| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27 | 53 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 23 | |||
| 2 | Arsenal | 29 | 52 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 25 | |||
| 3 | Manchester United | 28 | 48 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 27 | |||
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 27 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 5 | Preston North End | 29 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 29 | |||
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 27 | 45 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 26 | |||
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 44 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 19 | |||
| 8 | Blackpool | 27 | 43 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 22 | |||
| 9 | West Ham United | 27 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 30 | |||
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 27 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 30 | |||
| 11 | Birmingham City | 27 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 23 | |||
| 12 | Chelsea | 28 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 40 | |||
| 13 | Leeds United | 28 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 29 | |||
| 14 | Newcastle United | 28 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 34 | |||
| 15 | Burnley | 27 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 28 | |||
| 16 | Everton | 28 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 35 | |||
| 17 | Luton Town | 26 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 | |||
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 35 | |||
| 19 | Leicester City | 27 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 39 | |||
| 20 | Manchester City | 27 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 41 | |||
| 21 | Aston Villa | 28 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 40 | |||
| 22 | Portsmouth | 28 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 41 | |||