| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Aston Villa | 31 | 59 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 13 | |||
| 2 | Liverpool | 29 | 56 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 20 | |||
| 3 | Arsenal | 30 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 22 | |||
| 4 | Everton | 30 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 24 | |||
| 5 | Chelsea | 31 | 47 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 20 | |||
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | |||
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 44 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 18 | |||
| 8 | Coventry City | 31 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 | |||
| 9 | Southampton | 30 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 29 | |||
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 29 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 17 | |||
| 11 | Norwich City | 31 | 41 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 24 | |||
| 12 | Wimbledon | 29 | 40 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 12 | |||
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 32 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 30 | |||
| 14 | Derby County | 30 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | |||
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 30 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 36 | |||
| 16 | Manchester United | 31 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 26 | |||
| 17 | Luton Town | 31 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 31 | |||
| 18 | Manchester City | 30 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 26 | |||
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 31 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 26 | |||
| 20 | Millwall | 31 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 35 | |||