| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Manchester United | 21 | 49 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | |||
| 2 | Liverpool | 21 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | |||
| 3 | West Ham United | 21 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | |||
| 4 | Chelsea | 21 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | |||
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | |||
| 6 | Everton | 21 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 17 | |||
| 7 | Arsenal | 21 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | |||
| 8 | Luton Town | 21 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | |||
| 9 | Newcastle United | 21 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | |||
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | |||
| 11 | Watford | 21 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 26 | |||
| 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | |||
| 13 | Southampton | 22 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 23 | |||
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 18 | |||
| 15 | Coventry City | 21 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | |||
| 16 | Manchester City | 21 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | |||
| 17 | Aston Villa | 22 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | |||
| 18 | Leicester City | 22 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 22 | |||
| 19 | Oxford United | 22 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 33 | |||
| 20 | Birmingham City | 20 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 19 | |||
| 21 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 19 | |||
| 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 32 | |||