The Season 173 Premier League was won by Liverpool. They were chased hard by Chelsea and Manchester United, but the Merseysiders managed to hold out to clinch their eighth title.
POS | CLUB | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
Qualification or Relegation |
1 | Newcastle United | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 72 | 43 | +29 | 78 |
Promotion to Premier Division |
2 | Everton (r) | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 78 | 36 | +42 | 77 |
Promotion to Premier Division |
3 | Sheffield Wednesday (r) ¶ | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 72 | 58 | +14 | 75 |
Qualification to Promotion Play-offs |
4 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 73 | 50 | +23 | 73 |
Qualification to Promotion Play-offs |
5 | West Ham United | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 70 | 53 | +17 | 71 |
Qualification to Promotion Play-offs |
6 | Crystal Palace (p) | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 74 | 57 | +17 | 69 |
Qualification to Promotion Play-offs |
7 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 62 | 59 | +3 | 64 |
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8 | Aston Villa | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 63 | 55 | +8 | 63 |
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9 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 65 | 79 | -14 | 58 |
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10 | Watford | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 58 | 61 | -3 | 54 |
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11 | Millwall | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 72 | 64 | +8 | 53 |
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12 | Derby County | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 53 |
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13 | Reading | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 71 | 79 | -8 | 53 |
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14 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 62 | 64 | -2 | 52 |
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15 | Nottingham Forest (r) | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 74 | 77 | -3 | 52 |
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16 | Leeds United (p) | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 60 | 75 | -15 | 52 |
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17 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 69 | 80 | -11 | 51 |
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18 | Blackpool | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 55 | 69 | -14 | 50 |
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19 | Crawley Town | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 50 | 75 | -25 | 46 |
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20 | Queen's Park Rangers | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 65 | 86 | -21 | 42 |
Relegation to Division Two |
21 | Rotherham United (p) | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 51 | 76 | -25 | 42 |
Relegation to Division Two |
22 | Birmingham City | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 67 | 87 | -20 | 38 |
Relegation to Division Two |
POS | CLUB | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
Qualification or Relegation |
1 | Barnsley (r) | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 83 | 36 | +47 | 86 |
Promotion to Division One |
2 | Sheffield United | 42 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 69 | 47 | +22 | 78 |
Promotion to Division One |
3 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 86 | 58 | +28 | 72 |
Qualification to the Promotion Play-offs |
4 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 70 | 54 | +16 | 71 |
Qualification to the Promotion Play-offs |
5 | AFC Bournemouth | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 63 | 53 | +10 | 66 |
Qualification to the Promotion Play-offs |
6 | Crewe Alexandra (r) ¶ | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 65 |
Qualification to the Promotion Play-offs |
7 | Bristol City | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 67 | 63 | +4 | 63 |
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8 | Wolverhampton Wand | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 60 |
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9 | Milton Keynes Dons | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 60 |
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10 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 60 |
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11 | Bradford City | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 55 | -5 | 60 |
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12 | Coventry City | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 59 |
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13 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 59 | 60 | -1 | 59 |
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14 | Brentford | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 54 | 65 | -11 | 57 |
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15 | Colchester United | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 66 | 71 | -5 | 55 |
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16 | Portsmouth (p) | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 71 | -11 | 54 |
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17 | Swindon Town | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 58 | 64 | -6 | 52 |
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18 | Port Vale | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 66 | 61 | +5 | 51 |
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19 | Shrewsbury Town (p) | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 59 | 79 | -20 | 47 |
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20 | Stevenage (p) | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 48 | 78 | -30 | 44 |
Relegation to Division Three |
21 | Peterborough United | 42 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 46 | 83 | -37 | 35 |
Relegation to Division Three |
22 | Plymouth Argyle (r) | 42 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 44 | 95 | -51 | 32 |
Relegation to Division Three |
POS | CLUB | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
Qualification or Relegation |
1 | Oldham Athletic (r) | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 83 | 51 | +32 | 79 |
Promotion to Division Two |
2 | Carlisle United | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 89 | 66 | +23 | 72 |
Promotion to Division Two |
3 | Preston North End ¶ | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 69 | 56 | +13 | 69 |
Qualification to Promotion Play-offs |
4 | Scunthorpe United (r) | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 71 | 47 | +24 | 68 |
Qualification to Promotion Play-offs |
5 | Hartlepool United | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 73 | 70 | +3 | 68 |
Qualification to Promotion Play-offs |
6 | Bury | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 72 | 54 | +18 | 67 |
Qualification to Promotion Play-offs |
7 | Walsall | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 75 | 58 | +17 | 66 |
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8 | Rochdale | 42 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 64 |
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9 | Burton Albion | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 68 | 59 | +9 | 61 |
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10 | Southend United | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 60 | 54 | +6 | 61 |
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11 | Notts County | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 67 | 61 | +6 | 58 |
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12 | Accrington Stanley (r) | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 57 | 65 | -8 | 58 |
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13 | Gillingham | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 74 | 74 | 0 | 57 |
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14 | Morecambe (p) | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 64 | 62 | +2 | 55 |
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15 | Oxford United | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 57 | 70 | -13 | 55 |
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16 | Chesterfield | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 49 | 54 | -5 | 53 |
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17 | Fleetwood Town | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 48 | 73 | -25 | 53 |
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18 | Exeter City | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 56 | 75 | -19 | 51 |
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19 | AFC Wimbledon | 42 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 52 | 69 | -17 | 49 |
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20 | Torquay United | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 61 | 72 | -11 | 45 |
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21 | Dagenham & Redbridge (p) | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 44 | 68 | -24 | 40 |
Relegation to Regional Leagues |
22 | Wycombe Wanderers | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 43 | 77 | -34 | 32 |
Relegation to Regional Leagues |
Scores in penalty shoot-outs shown in parentheses.