| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Aston Villa | 28 | 55 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 11 | |||
| 2 | Liverpool | 27 | 53 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 18 | |||
| 3 | Arsenal | 28 | 47 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 21 | |||
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 28 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | |||
| 5 | Chelsea | 29 | 43 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 19 | |||
| 6 | Coventry City | 28 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 25 | |||
| 7 | Southampton | 28 | 42 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 26 | |||
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 29 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 9 | Norwich City | 28 | 39 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 21 | |||
| 10 | Derby County | 27 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | |||
| 11 | Wimbledon | 27 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 12 | |||
| 12 | Everton | 26 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 | |||
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 26 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 17 | |||
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 29 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 28 | |||
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 27 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 32 | |||
| 16 | Manchester United | 27 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 25 | |||
| 17 | Manchester City | 28 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 25 | |||
| 18 | Luton Town | 29 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 31 | |||
| 19 | Millwall | 28 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 32 | |||
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 29 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 25 | |||