| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Sheffield United | 23 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 21 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | |||
| 3 | Coventry City | 21 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 14 | |||
| 4 | Chesterfield | 21 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 18 | |||
| 5 | Manchester United | 20 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | |||
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 23 | |||
| 7 | 21 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | ||||
| 8 | Burnley | 23 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | |||
| 9 | West Ham United | 20 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | |||
| 10 | Luton Town | 22 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 28 | |||
| 11 | Norwich City | 21 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 28 | |||
| 12 | 21 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | ||||
| 13 | Barnsley | 22 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 27 | |||
| 14 | 21 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | ||||
| 15 | Newcastle United | 20 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | |||
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | |||
| 17 | Southampton | 21 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 28 | |||
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 25 | |||
| 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | |||
| 20 | Swansea Town | 22 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | |||
| 21 | Fulham | 21 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 21 | |||
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 26 | |||