| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29 | 56 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 25 | |||
| 2 | Arsenal | 31 | 56 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 26 | |||
| 3 | Manchester United | 30 | 54 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 27 | |||
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 28 | 49 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 5 | West Ham United | 29 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 31 | |||
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 28 | 46 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 22 | |||
| 7 | Blackpool | 29 | 46 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 23 | |||
| 8 | Preston North End | 30 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 31 | |||
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 28 | 45 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 27 | |||
| 10 | Birmingham City | 28 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 23 | |||
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 29 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 31 | |||
| 12 | Newcastle United | 29 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 34 | |||
| 13 | Burnley | 28 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 29 | |||
| 14 | Chelsea | 29 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 40 | |||
| 15 | Everton | 30 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 37 | |||
| 16 | Leeds United | 31 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 36 | |||
| 17 | Luton Town | 27 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 | |||
| 18 | Manchester City | 29 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 45 | |||
| 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | 29 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 35 | |||
| 20 | Leicester City | 28 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 43 | |||
| 21 | Aston Villa | 30 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 41 | |||
| 22 | Portsmouth | 29 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 45 | |||