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