| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Liverpool | 36 | 74 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 21 | |||
| 2 | Manchester United | 36 | 67 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 24 | |||
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 37 | 65 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 24 | |||
| 4 | Arsenal | 35 | 58 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 16 | |||
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 35 | 54 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 29 | |||
| 6 | Southampton | 36 | 54 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 26 | |||
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 33 | 54 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 22 | |||
| 8 | Aston Villa | 36 | 54 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 20 | |||
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 35 | 52 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 19 | |||
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 36 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 35 | |||
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 37 | 48 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 26 | |||
| 12 | Coventry City | 35 | 48 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 36 | |||
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 37 | 48 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 29 | |||
| 14 | Leeds United | 37 | 46 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 29 | |||
| 15 | Norwich City | 37 | 44 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 32 | |||
| 16 | Stoke City | 36 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 27 | |||
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 36 | 41 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 33 | |||
| 18 | Everton | 37 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 19 | Manchester City | 37 | 39 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 37 | |||
| 20 | Derby County | 36 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 28 | |||
| 21 | Bristol City | 35 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 28 | |||
| 22 | Bolton Wanderers | 35 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 49 | |||