| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Aston Villa | 30 | 59 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 12 | |||
| 2 | Liverpool | 28 | 56 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 19 | |||
| 3 | Arsenal | 29 | 47 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 21 | |||
| 4 | Chelsea | 30 | 46 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 19 | |||
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 29 | 44 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | |||
| 6 | Coventry City | 30 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 | |||
| 7 | Southampton | 29 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 29 | |||
| 8 | Everton | 28 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 23 | |||
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | |||
| 10 | Norwich City | 30 | 41 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 21 | |||
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 28 | 40 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 17 | |||
| 12 | Derby County | 29 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | |||
| 13 | Wimbledon | 28 | 39 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 12 | |||
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 | 36 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 29 | |||
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 36 | |||
| 16 | Manchester United | 29 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 25 | |||
| 17 | Manchester City | 29 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 26 | |||
| 18 | Luton Town | 30 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 31 | |||
| 19 | Millwall | 29 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 33 | |||
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 30 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 25 | |||