| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Norwich City | 14 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | |||
| 2 | Arsenal | 13 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | |||
| 3 | Millwall | 13 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 | |||
| 4 | Liverpool | 14 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | |||
| 5 | Coventry City | 14 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 6 | Southampton | 14 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 7 | Derby County | 13 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |||
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | |||
| 9 | Everton | 13 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | |||
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |||
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 14 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | |||
| 12 | Manchester United | 13 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | |||
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 14 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | |||
| 14 | Aston Villa | 14 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | |||
| 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 16 | Luton Town | 14 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | |||
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |||
| 18 | Wimbledon | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | |||
| 19 | West Ham United | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | |||
| 20 | Newcastle United | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 18 | |||