| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Liverpool | 35 | 74 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 18 | |||
| 2 | Arsenal | 36 | 74 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 20 | |||
| 3 | Leeds United | 32 | 63 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 22 | |||
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 34 | 58 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | |||
| 5 | Newcastle United | 35 | 55 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 26 | |||
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 54 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 22 | |||
| 7 | West Ham United | 35 | 51 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 26 | |||
| 8 | Derby County | 35 | 49 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 35 | |||
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 33 | 48 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 20 | |||
| 10 | Coventry City | 34 | 45 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 21 | |||
| 11 | Southampton | 35 | 43 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 28 | |||
| 12 | Manchester City | 34 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 38 | |||
| 13 | Everton | 33 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | |||
| 14 | Chelsea | 33 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 25 | |||
| 15 | Sheffield United | 35 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 35 | |||
| 16 | Leicester City | 35 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 26 | |||
| 17 | Birmingham City | 35 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 31 | |||
| 18 | Stoke City | 35 | 36 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 35 | |||
| 19 | Manchester United | 34 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 38 | |||
| 20 | Norwich City | 34 | 33 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 36 | |||
| 21 | Crystal Palace | 34 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 25 | |||
| 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 34 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 32 | |||