| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Liverpool | 32 | 63 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 16 | |||
| 2 | Arsenal | 32 | 63 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 17 | |||
| 3 | Norwich City | 32 | 56 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 17 | |||
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 32 | 54 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 21 | |||
| 5 | Millwall | 33 | 51 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 23 | |||
| 6 | Coventry City | 33 | 49 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 34 | 48 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 20 | |||
| 8 | Derby County | 31 | 46 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | |||
| 9 | Wimbledon | 31 | 46 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 23 | |||
| 10 | Manchester United | 30 | 45 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 11 | Everton | 32 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 23 | |||
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 32 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 19 | |||
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 34 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 25 | |||
| 14 | Aston Villa | 33 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 30 | |||
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 33 | 37 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 29 | |||
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 32 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 24 | |||
| 17 | Southampton | 32 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 37 | |||
| 18 | Luton Town | 32 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 30 | |||
| 19 | Newcastle United | 32 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 28 | |||
| 20 | West Ham United | 30 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 22 | |||