| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Liverpool | 30 | 59 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 20 | |||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 31 | 59 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 13 | |||
| 3 | Arsenal | 31 | 53 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 22 | |||
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 32 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 21 | |||
| 5 | Everton | 31 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 25 | |||
| 6 | Chelsea | 32 | 48 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 20 | |||
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 31 | 44 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 18 | |||
| 8 | Norwich City | 32 | 44 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 24 | |||
| 9 | Coventry City | 32 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 28 | |||
| 10 | Southampton | 31 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 32 | |||
| 11 | Wimbledon | 30 | 43 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 12 | |||
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 30 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 18 | |||
| 13 | Derby County | 31 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 33 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 30 | |||
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 31 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 37 | |||
| 16 | Manchester United | 32 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 26 | |||
| 17 | Luton Town | 32 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 33 | |||
| 18 | Manchester City | 30 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 26 | |||
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 32 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 26 | |||
| 20 | Millwall | 32 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 35 | |||