| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Everton | 22 | 51 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | |||
| 2 | Leeds United | 23 | 46 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 12 | |||
| 3 | Liverpool | 23 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | |||
| 4 | Manchester City | 22 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 11 | |||
| 5 | Derby County | 23 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | |||
| 6 | Chelsea | 22 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | |||
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | |||
| 8 | Coventry City | 22 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | |||
| 9 | Stoke City | 22 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | |||
| 11 | Manchester United | 23 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | |||
| 12 | Newcastle United | 22 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | |||
| 13 | Arsenal | 23 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 23 | |||
| 15 | West Ham United | 22 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | |||
| 16 | Burnley | 23 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | |||
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 18 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | |||
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 14 | |||
| 20 | Southampton | 23 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 24 | |||
| 21 | Sunderland | 24 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 27 | |||
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 26 | |||