| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Liverpool | 22 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 18 | |||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 21 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | |||
| 3 | Arsenal | 21 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | |||
| 4 | Southampton | 21 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 20 | |||
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | |||
| 6 | Norwich City | 21 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | |||
| 7 | Chelsea | 21 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | |||
| 8 | Everton | 21 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | |||
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | |||
| 10 | Derby County | 21 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | |||
| 11 | Coventry City | 21 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | |||
| 12 | Wimbledon | 21 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | |||
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 28 | |||
| 15 | Manchester United | 21 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | |||
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 24 | |||
| 17 | Millwall | 21 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 24 | |||
| 18 | Manchester City | 21 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 22 | |||
| 19 | Luton Town | 21 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | |||
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | |||