| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Norwich City | 13 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | |||
| 2 | Arsenal | 12 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | |||
| 3 | Millwall | 12 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | |||
| 4 | Liverpool | 13 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | |||
| 5 | Southampton | 13 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 6 | Derby County | 12 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |||
| 7 | Coventry City | 12 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | |||
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | |||
| 10 | Everton | 12 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | |||
| 11 | Manchester United | 12 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | |||
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||
| 13 | Aston Villa | 13 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | |||
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 13 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | |||
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 13 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |||
| 16 | Luton Town | 13 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | |||
| 17 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 18 | Wimbledon | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |||
| 19 | West Ham United | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | |||
| 20 | Newcastle United | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 18 | |||