| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Manchester United | 38 | 75 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 17 | |||
| 2 | Leeds United | 39 | 73 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 22 | |||
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 39 | 70 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 24 | |||
| 4 | Arsenal | 39 | 65 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 42 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 23 | |||
| 5 | Manchester City | 39 | 61 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 31 | |||
| 6 | Liverpool | 38 | 59 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 54 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 27 | |||
| 8 | Sheffield United | 39 | 54 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 36 | |||
| 9 | Aston Villa | 39 | 54 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 26 | |||
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 39 | 53 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 35 | |||
| 11 | Chelsea | 39 | 52 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 25 | |||
| 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 39 | 51 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 24 | |||
| 13 | Everton | 39 | 49 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 29 | |||
| 14 | Wimbledon | 39 | 49 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 32 | |||
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 39 | 48 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 30 | |||
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 39 | 47 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 25 | |||
| 17 | Southampton | 39 | 46 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 22 | |||
| 18 | Norwich City | 39 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 32 | |||
| 19 | Coventry City | 39 | 41 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 25 | |||
| 20 | Luton Town | 39 | 39 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 50 | |||
| 21 | Notts. County | 39 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 31 | |||
| 22 | West Ham United | 38 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 34 | |||