| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Liverpool | 18 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 8 | |||
| 2 | Arsenal | 19 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | |||
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | |||
| 4 | Everton | 19 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | |||
| 5 | Manchester United | 18 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | |||
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | |||
| 7 | Wimbledon | 20 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | |||
| 8 | Chelsea | 19 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 21 | |||
| 9 | Luton Town | 19 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 10 | Southampton | 20 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | |||
| 11 | Derby County | 18 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | |||
| 12 | Coventry City | 20 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 13 | West Ham United | 19 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | |||
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | |||
| 15 | Newcastle United | 18 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 15 | |||
| 16 | Oxford United | 19 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | |||
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | |||
| 18 | Portsmouth | 19 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 22 | |||
| 19 | Watford | 19 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | |||
| 20 | Norwich City | 20 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 14 | |||
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | |||