| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds United | 42 | 82 | +37 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 74 | 37 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 42 | 78 | +30 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 63 | 33 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 75 | +13 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 62 | 49 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 42 | 72 | +35 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 81 | 46 |
| 5 | Manchester City | 42 | 70 | +13 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 61 | 48 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 42 | 64 | +7 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 47 | 40 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 42 | 60 | +4 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 44 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 59 | +2 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 60 | 58 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 42 | 57 | +2 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 65 | 63 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 57 | -8 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 53 | 61 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 54 | +1 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 48 | 47 |
| 12 | Everton | 42 | 53 | +1 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 52 | 51 |
| 13 | Wimbledon | 42 | 53 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 53 | 53 |
| 14 | Chelsea | 42 | 53 | -10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 60 |
| 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 52 | -5 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 58 | 63 |
| 16 | Southampton | 42 | 52 | -16 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 55 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 51 | -4 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 63 | 67 |
| 18 | Norwich City | 42 | 45 | -16 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 47 | 63 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 42 | 44 | -9 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 44 |
| 20 | Luton Town | 42 | 42 | -33 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 38 | 71 |
| 21 | Notts. County | 42 | 40 | -22 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 62 |
| 22 | West Ham United | 42 | 38 | -22 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 37 | 59 |