| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Arsenal | 23 | 50 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 14 | |||
| 2 | Norwich City | 24 | 47 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | |||
| 3 | Manchester United | 24 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 12 | |||
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 38 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 16 | |||
| 5 | Coventry City | 24 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | |||
| 6 | Liverpool | 23 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | |||
| 7 | Millwall | 23 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 18 | |||
| 8 | Derby County | 23 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | |||
| 9 | Everton | 24 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 10 | Wimbledon | 23 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | |||
| 11 | Aston Villa | 25 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 24 | |||
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 23 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 22 | |||
| 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 14 | Southampton | 24 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 26 | |||
| 15 | Luton Town | 23 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | |||
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 24 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 14 | |||
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 24 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | |||
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | |||
| 19 | Newcastle United | 24 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 25 | |||
| 20 | West Ham United | 23 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | |||