| pld | w | d | l | f | a | pts | |
| . | |||||||
| Manchester United | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 10 | 41 |
| Manchester City | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 20 | 35 |
| Liverpool | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 30 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 29 |
| Sunderland | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 23 |
| Wigan Athletic | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 35 | 21 |
| Burnley | 18 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 36 | 21 |
| Hull City | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 20 |
| Everton | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 18 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 37 | 17 |