| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Leeds United | 32 | 64 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 13 | |||
| 2 | Manchester United | 30 | 62 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 13 | |||
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 31 | 54 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | |||
| 4 | Manchester City | 32 | 53 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 26 | |||
| 5 | Liverpool | 30 | 49 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 14 | |||
| 6 | Arsenal | 31 | 47 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 20 | |||
| 7 | Everton | 32 | 44 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 23 | |||
| 8 | Aston Villa | 32 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 22 | |||
| 9 | Wimbledon | 32 | 42 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 20 | |||
| 10 | Chelsea | 32 | 42 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | |||
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 32 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 28 | |||
| 12 | Norwich City | 31 | 41 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | |||
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 32 | 39 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 19 | |||
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 33 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 27 | |||
| 15 | Coventry City | 31 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 20 | |||
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 28 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 19 | |||
| 17 | Tottenham Hotspur | 29 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | |||
| 18 | Sheffield United | 30 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 33 | |||
| 19 | Notts. County | 31 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 22 | |||
| 20 | Luton Town | 32 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 42 | |||
| 21 | Southampton | 30 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 21 | |||
| 22 | West Ham United | 29 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | |||