| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Arsenal | 19 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 12 | |||
| 2 | Norwich City | 20 | 38 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | |||
| 3 | Millwall | 19 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | |||
| 4 | Liverpool | 20 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | |||
| 5 | Coventry City | 20 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 6 | Everton | 19 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | |||
| 7 | Derby County | 19 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | |||
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | |||
| 9 | Manchester United | 20 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | |||
| 10 | Southampton | 20 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 21 | |||
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 12 | Wimbledon | 19 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | |||
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | |||
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | |||
| 15 | Luton Town | 20 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | |||
| 16 | Aston Villa | 20 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | |||
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | |||
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | |||
| 19 | Newcastle United | 20 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 21 | |||
| 20 | West Ham United | 20 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | |||