| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Leeds United | 24 | 49 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 8 | |||
| 2 | Manchester United | 22 | 48 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 11 | |||
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 4 | Manchester City | 24 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | |||
| 5 | Liverpool | 23 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 9 | |||
| 6 | Aston Villa | 23 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | |||
| 7 | Arsenal | 22 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | |||
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | |||
| 9 | Everton | 24 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 23 | |||
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 18 | |||
| 12 | Norwich City | 23 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | |||
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 24 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | |||
| 14 | Chelsea | 24 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 15 | Coventry City | 23 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | |||
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 20 | |||
| 17 | Wimbledon | 23 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | |||
| 18 | Notts. County | 23 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 15 | |||
| 19 | Luton Town | 23 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 30 | |||
| 20 | Sheffield United | 24 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 27 | |||
| 21 | West Ham United | 23 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | |||
| 22 | Southampton | 23 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | |||