| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Liverpool | 26 | 59 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 10 | |||
| 2 | Manchester United | 26 | 47 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 3 | Watford | 26 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 20 | |||
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 26 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 25 | |||
| 5 | Everton | 26 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 20 | |||
| 6 | Aston Villa | 26 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 23 | |||
| 7 | Coventry City | 26 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 25 | |||
| 8 | West Ham United | 26 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 25 | |||
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | |||
| 10 | Manchester City | 26 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 28 | |||
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 26 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 24 | |||
| 12 | Arsenal | 26 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | |||
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 26 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 15 | |||
| 14 | Stoke City | 26 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 24 | |||
| 15 | Southampton | 26 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 28 | |||
| 16 | Notts. County | 26 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 31 | |||
| 17 | Luton Town | 26 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 33 | |||
| 18 | Sunderland | 26 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 27 | |||
| 19 | Swansea City | 26 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 25 | |||
| 20 | Birmingham City | 26 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 19 | |||
| 21 | Norwich City | 26 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 32 | |||
| 22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 26 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 37 | |||