| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Arsenal | 33 | 66 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 17 | |||
| 2 | Liverpool | 32 | 63 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 16 | |||
| 3 | Norwich City | 34 | 58 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | |||
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 33 | 57 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 24 | |||
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 36 | 54 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 21 | |||
| 6 | Derby County | 33 | 52 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | |||
| 7 | Millwall | 34 | 51 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 26 | |||
| 8 | Coventry City | 35 | 50 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 18 | |||
| 9 | Wimbledon | 33 | 47 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 23 | |||
| 10 | Manchester United | 32 | 45 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 17 | |||
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 34 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 19 | |||
| 12 | Everton | 33 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 25 | |||
| 13 | Aston Villa | 34 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 32 | |||
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 35 | 38 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 29 | |||
| 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 35 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 26 | |||
| 16 | Southampton | 35 | 38 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 38 | |||
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 33 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 24 | |||
| 18 | Luton Town | 34 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 30 | |||
| 19 | Newcastle United | 34 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 29 | |||
| 20 | West Ham United | 32 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 22 | |||