
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Arsenal | 34 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 38 | 73 | |
| 2 | Manchester City | 33 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 37 | 70 | |
| 3 | Manchester United | 34 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 61 | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 13 | 58 | |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 34 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 5 | 58 | |
| 6 | Brentford | 35 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 6 | 51 | |
| 7 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 35 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 50 | |
| 8 | AFC Bournemouth | 34 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 33 | 0 | 49 | |
| 9 | Chelsea | 34 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 8 | 48 | |
| 10 | Fulham | 34 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 27 | -2 | 48 | |
| 11 | Everton | 34 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 47 | |
| 12 | Sunderland | 35 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -9 | 47 | |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 35 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 22 | -2 | 45 | |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 33 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 20 | -3 | 43 | |
| 15 | Leeds United | 35 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 31 | -5 | 43 | |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 24 | -4 | 39 | |
| 17 | West Ham United | 35 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 32 | -19 | 36 | |
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 34 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 23 | -10 | 34 | |
| 19 | Burnley | 35 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 45 | -36 | 20 | |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 35 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 30 | -38 | 18 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Arsenal | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 64 | 26 | 38 | 73 |
| 2 | Man City | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 66 | 29 | 37 | 70 |
| 3 | Man Utd | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 60 | 46 | 14 | 61 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 44 | 13 | 58 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 42 | 5 | 58 |
| 6 | Brentford | 35 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 46 | 6 | 51 |
| 7 | Brighton | 35 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 42 | 7 | 50 |
| 8 | Bournemouth | 34 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 49 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 45 | 8 | 48 |
| 10 | Fulham | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 44 | 46 | -2 | 48 |
| 11 | Everton | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 47 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 35 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 46 | -9 | 47 |
| 13 | Newcastle | 35 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 49 | 51 | -2 | 45 |
| 14 | Palace | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 39 | -3 | 43 |
| 15 | Leeds | 35 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 47 | 52 | -5 | 43 |
| 16 | Nottm Forest | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 41 | 45 | -4 | 39 |
| 17 | West Ham | 35 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 61 | -19 | 36 |
| 18 | Tottenham | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 53 | -10 | 34 |
| 19 | Burnley | 35 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 35 | 71 | -36 | 20 |
| 20 | Wolves | 35 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 63 | -38 | 18 |
| Portsmouth's Results | |||
| May 2 | Birmingham City | 1 - 1 | H |
| Apr 25 | Stoke City | 3 - 1 | A |
| Apr 21 | Coventry City | 1 - 5 | A |
| Portsmouth's Fixtures |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 16 | Watford | 46 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 46 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 46 | -15 | 55 |
| 19 | Charlton | 46 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 | Blackburn | 46 | -14 | 52 |