| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Arsenal | 35 | 72 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 17 | |||
| 2 | Liverpool | 34 | 67 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 16 | |||
| 3 | Norwich City | 36 | 61 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 22 | |||
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 35 | 60 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 25 | |||
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 37 | 57 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 21 | |||
| 6 | Derby County | 36 | 55 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | |||
| 7 | Coventry City | 36 | 53 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 18 | |||
| 8 | Millwall | 37 | 52 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 31 | |||
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 36 | 50 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 19 | |||
| 10 | Wimbledon | 36 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 25 | |||
| 11 | Manchester United | 37 | 48 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 22 | |||
| 12 | Everton | 36 | 48 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 27 | |||
| 13 | Southampton | 37 | 44 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 39 | |||
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 37 | 42 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 30 | |||
| 15 | Aston Villa | 37 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 34 | |||
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 37 | 39 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 30 | |||
| 17 | Luton Town | 37 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 31 | |||
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 36 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 26 | |||
| 19 | West Ham United | 35 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 23 | |||
| 20 | Newcastle United | 37 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 33 | |||