
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Arsenal | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 26 | 48 | |
| 2 | Manchester City | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 26 | 43 | |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 43 | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 34 | |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 32 | |
| 6 | Manchester United | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 32 | |
| 7 | Chelsea | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 31 | |
| 8 | Fulham | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 31 | |
| 9 | Brentford | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 30 | |
| 10 | Sunderland | 21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -1 | 30 | |
| 11 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 29 | |
| 12 | Everton | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 29 | |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | -1 | 28 | |
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 27 | |
| 15 | AFC Bournemouth | 21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 29 | -6 | 26 | |
| 16 | Leeds United | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -8 | 22 | |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -13 | 21 | |
| 18 | West Ham United | 20 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -19 | 14 | |
| 19 | Burnley | 21 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 26 | -19 | 13 | |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 18 | -26 | 7 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Arsenal | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 26 | 48 |
| 2 | Man City | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 19 | 26 | 43 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 43 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 34 |
| 5 | Newcastle | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 32 |
| 6 | Man Utd | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 32 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 31 |
| 8 | Fulham | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 31 |
| 9 | Brentford | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 30 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 30 |
| 11 | Brighton | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 29 |
| 12 | Everton | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 29 |
| 13 | Palace | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 28 |
| 14 | Tottenham | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 27 |
| 15 | Bournemouth | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 40 | -6 | 26 |
| 16 | Leeds | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 37 | -8 | 22 |
| 17 | Nottm Forest | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 21 |
| 18 | West Ham | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 41 | -19 | 14 |
| 19 | Burnley | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 41 | -19 | 13 |
| 20 | Wolves | 21 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 41 | -26 | 7 |
| Chesterfield's Results | |||
| Jan 4 | MK Dons | 2 - 2 | A |
| Jan 1 | Oldham Athletic | 1 - 1 | A |
| Dec 29 | Cambridge United | 0 - 1 | H |
| Chesterfield's Fixtures | |||
| Jan 10 | Colchester United | H | |
| Jan 17 | Bromley | H | |
| Jan 24 | Newport County | A | |
| League Two Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 5 | MK Dons | 25 | 18 | 41 |
| 6 | Cambridge | 24 | 9 | 41 |
| 7 | Chesterfield | 25 | 7 | 40 |
| 8 | Notts County | 24 | 10 | 39 |
| 9 | Colchester | 24 | 10 | 36 |