1 Manchester United 22 17 3 2 49 15 54
2 Chelsea 21 14 5 2 37 17 47
3 Liverpool 22 12 4 6 32 16 40
4 Bolton Wanderers 22 12 3 7 27 21 39
5 Arsenal 21 10 6 5 37 19 36
6 Portsmouth 22 10 6 6 33 22 36
7 Tottenham Hotspur 22 9 5 8 26 28 32
8 Everton 22 8 7 7 28 22 31
9 Reading 22 9 3 10 30 30 30
10 Manchester City 22 8 5 9 19 25 29
11 Blackburn Rovers 21 8 4 9 24 29 28
12 Fulham 22 6 9 7 22 32 27
13 Newcastle United 22 7 5 10 23 28 26
14 Aston Villa 21 5 10 6 23 25 25
15 Middlesbrough 22 6 6 10 21 27 24
16 Sheffield United 22 6 5 11 17 29 23
17 Wigan Athletic 21 6 4 11 23 32 22
18 West Ham United 22 5 3 14 12 33 18
19 Charlton Athletic 21 4 4 13 17 36 16
20 Watford 20 1 9 10 12 26 12