F.A. Carling Premiership 1998/1999
Historical league standings at 19th December 1998
| Home | Away | Overall | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Chelsea | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 33 | 12 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 33 | 10 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 23 | 31 | 13 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 30 | 21 | 30 | 9 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 29 | 14 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 0 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 26 | 7 |
| 8 | Wimbledon | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 26 | -6 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 25 | 7 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 1 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 1 |
| 12 | Derby County | 18 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 1 |
| 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 23 | -5 |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 1 |
| 15 | Everton | 18 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 22 | -5 |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 16 | -5 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 16 | -11 |
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 14 | -9 |
| 19 | Southampton | 18 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 13 | -20 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 12 | -15 |
