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