| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Derby County | 37 | 72 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 21 | |||
| 2 | Liverpool | 37 | 71 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 13 | |||
| 3 | Manchester City | 37 | 70 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 26 | |||
| 4 | Leeds United | 36 | 69 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 18 | |||
| 5 | Arsenal | 35 | 60 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 25 | |||
| 6 | Manchester United | 36 | 60 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 30 | |||
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 37 | 59 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 28 | |||
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 35 | 56 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 31 | |||
| 9 | Sheffield United | 37 | 56 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 30 | |||
| 10 | Chelsea | 34 | 55 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | |||
| 11 | Newcastle United | 36 | 48 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 30 | |||
| 12 | West Ham United | 38 | 45 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 27 | |||
| 13 | Leicester City | 37 | 45 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 30 | |||
| 14 | Stoke City | 34 | 42 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 24 | |||
| 15 | Everton | 38 | 39 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 30 | |||
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 37 | 39 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 31 | |||
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 35 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 26 | |||
| 18 | Southampton | 36 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 48 | |||
| 19 | Coventry City | 36 | 35 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 40 | |||
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 37 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 31 | |||
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 36 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 31 | |||
| 22 | Nottingham Forest | 37 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 51 | |||