| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Liverpool | 24 | 53 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 9 | |||
| 2 | Manchester United | 24 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | |||
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | |||
| 4 | Watford | 24 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 19 | |||
| 5 | Coventry City | 24 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | |||
| 6 | West Ham United | 24 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 22 | |||
| 7 | Aston Villa | 24 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 22 | |||
| 8 | Manchester City | 24 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 27 | |||
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 24 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 14 | |||
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 22 | |||
| 11 | Everton | 24 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | |||
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | |||
| 13 | Arsenal | 24 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | |||
| 14 | Stoke City | 24 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 23 | |||
| 15 | Southampton | 24 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 26 | |||
| 16 | Notts. County | 24 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 28 | |||
| 17 | Luton Town | 24 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 31 | |||
| 18 | Swansea City | 24 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 25 | |||
| 19 | Sunderland | 24 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 26 | |||
| 20 | Norwich City | 24 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 28 | |||
| 21 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 34 | |||
| 22 | Birmingham City | 24 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | |||