| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 53 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 9 | |||
| 2 | Liverpool | 24 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | |||
| 3 | Everton | 24 | 44 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | |||
| 4 | Arsenal | 24 | 44 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 12 | |||
| 5 | Manchester City | 24 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | |||
| 6 | Coventry City | 24 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 23 | |||
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 23 | |||
| 8 | Norwich City | 24 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 25 | |||
| 9 | Leeds United | 24 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | |||
| 10 | Derby County | 24 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | |||
| 11 | Aston Villa | 23 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | |||
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 24 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 15 | |||
| 13 | Manchester United | 23 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 24 | |||
| 14 | Chelsea | 24 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 22 | |||
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | |||
| 16 | Birmingham City | 24 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 21 | |||
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 24 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 22 | |||
| 18 | Bristol City | 23 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 13 | |||
| 19 | West Ham United | 24 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 21 | |||
| 20 | Newcastle United | 23 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 23 | |||
| 21 | Queens Park Rangers | 24 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | |||
| 22 | Leicester City | 24 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 22 | |||