| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Arsenal | 21 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 13 | |||
| 2 | Norwich City | 22 | 41 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | |||
| 3 | Coventry City | 22 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | |||
| 4 | Liverpool | 22 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | |||
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 14 | |||
| 6 | Manchester United | 22 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | |||
| 7 | Millwall | 21 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | |||
| 8 | Derby County | 21 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | |||
| 9 | Everton | 21 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 22 | |||
| 11 | Wimbledon | 21 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | |||
| 13 | Luton Town | 22 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | |||
| 14 | Aston Villa | 22 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 22 | |||
| 15 | Southampton | 22 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 23 | |||
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 14 | |||
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | |||
| 19 | West Ham United | 22 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | |||
| 20 | Newcastle United | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 24 | |||