| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 28 | 61 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 12 | |||
| 2 | Manchester City | 29 | 56 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 17 | |||
| 3 | Everton | 29 | 53 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | |||
| 4 | Liverpool | 28 | 51 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | |||
| 5 | Arsenal | 29 | 49 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | |||
| 6 | Leeds United | 28 | 47 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 22 | |||
| 7 | Coventry City | 28 | 46 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 28 | |||
| 8 | Aston Villa | 27 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 15 | |||
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 27 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 24 | |||
| 10 | Manchester United | 28 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 30 | |||
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 28 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 25 | |||
| 12 | Norwich City | 28 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 30 | |||
| 13 | Bristol City | 30 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 18 | |||
| 14 | Derby County | 27 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 26 | |||
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 28 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 20 | |||
| 16 | Birmingham City | 28 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 17 | Chelsea | 28 | 33 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 29 | |||
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 25 | |||
| 19 | West Ham United | 29 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 26 | |||
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 28 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 24 | |||
| 21 | Newcastle United | 26 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 24 | |||
| 22 | Leicester City | 29 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 24 | |||