| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Everton | 34 | 73 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 15 | |||
| 2 | Leeds United | 35 | 71 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 20 | |||
| 3 | Chelsea | 33 | 58 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 20 | |||
| 4 | Derby County | 35 | 58 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 20 | |||
| 5 | Liverpool | 32 | 53 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 17 | |||
| 6 | Newcastle United | 35 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | |||
| 7 | Coventry City | 32 | 52 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 13 | |||
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 50 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 25 | |||
| 9 | Manchester United | 33 | 50 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 24 | |||
| 10 | Stoke City | 34 | 50 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 24 | |||
| 11 | Manchester City | 33 | 49 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 22 | |||
| 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 33 | 47 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 29 | |||
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 44 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 33 | |||
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 34 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 27 | |||
| 15 | Arsenal | 35 | 41 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 23 | |||
| 16 | Burnley | 34 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 26 | |||
| 17 | West Ham United | 35 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 36 | |||
| 18 | Southampton | 33 | 29 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 30 | |||
| 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 33 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 33 | |||
| 20 | Ipswich Town | 34 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 39 | |||
| 21 | Sunderland | 34 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 41 | |||
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 33 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 23 | |||