| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Arsenal | 17 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | |||
| 2 | Norwich City | 17 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | |||
| 3 | Liverpool | 18 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | |||
| 4 | Millwall | 17 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | |||
| 5 | Everton | 17 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | |||
| 6 | Coventry City | 18 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | |||
| 7 | Derby County | 17 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | |||
| 8 | Southampton | 18 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | |||
| 9 | Manchester United | 18 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 10 | Aston Villa | 18 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | |||
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 13 | |||
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | |||
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | |||
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 16 | Luton Town | 18 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| 17 | Wimbledon | 17 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 18 | Newcastle United | 18 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | |||
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | |||
| 20 | West Ham United | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | |||