| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 26 | 57 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 9 | |||
| 2 | Manchester City | 26 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | |||
| 3 | Liverpool | 26 | 48 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | |||
| 4 | Everton | 26 | 47 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 15 | |||
| 5 | Arsenal | 26 | 47 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 14 | |||
| 6 | Coventry City | 26 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 25 | |||
| 7 | Leeds United | 26 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 22 | |||
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 24 | |||
| 9 | Norwich City | 26 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 27 | |||
| 10 | Aston Villa | 25 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | |||
| 11 | Manchester United | 25 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 25 | |||
| 12 | Derby County | 26 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 | |||
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 26 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 24 | |||
| 14 | Chelsea | 26 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 27 | |||
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | |||
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 26 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 | |||
| 17 | Birmingham City | 26 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 18 | Bristol City | 25 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 14 | |||
| 19 | West Ham United | 26 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 24 | |||
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 26 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 22 | |||
| 21 | Newcastle United | 25 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 24 | |||
| 22 | Leicester City | 26 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 22 | |||