| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Everton | 28 | 56 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 20 | |||
| 2 | Manchester United | 28 | 56 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 17 | |||
| 3 | Liverpool | 29 | 54 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | |||
| 4 | Chelsea | 27 | 54 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | |||
| 5 | West Ham United | 26 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | |||
| 6 | Luton Town | 29 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 24 | |||
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 29 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 22 | |||
| 8 | Arsenal | 26 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | |||
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 27 | 46 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 22 | |||
| 10 | Newcastle United | 28 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 24 | |||
| 11 | Manchester City | 29 | 41 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 18 | |||
| 12 | Watford | 27 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 29 | |||
| 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 14 | Southampton | 28 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 27 | |||
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 28 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 31 | |||
| 16 | Coventry City | 29 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 24 | |||
| 17 | Leicester City | 28 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 29 | |||
| 18 | Oxford United | 29 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 39 | |||
| 19 | Ipswich Town | 28 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 22 | |||
| 20 | Aston Villa | 28 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 25 | |||
| 21 | Birmingham City | 28 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 21 | |||
| 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 29 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 38 | |||