| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Leeds United | 40 | 76 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 22 | |||
| 2 | Manchester United | 39 | 75 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 17 | |||
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 40 | 73 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 24 | |||
| 4 | Arsenal | 40 | 68 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 23 | |||
| 5 | Manchester City | 40 | 64 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 32 | |||
| 6 | Liverpool | 39 | 59 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 22 | |||
| 7 | Sheffield United | 40 | 57 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 37 | |||
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 39 | 57 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 28 | |||
| 9 | Aston Villa | 40 | 57 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 26 | |||
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 40 | 56 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 35 | |||
| 11 | Chelsea | 40 | 52 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 28 | |||
| 12 | Oldham Athletic | 40 | 51 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 30 | |||
| 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 40 | 51 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 25 | |||
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 40 | 50 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 25 | |||
| 15 | Everton | 40 | 49 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 29 | |||
| 16 | Wimbledon | 40 | 49 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 32 | |||
| 17 | Southampton | 40 | 49 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 22 | |||
| 18 | Norwich City | 40 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 34 | |||
| 19 | Coventry City | 40 | 41 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 27 | |||
| 20 | Luton Town | 40 | 39 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 52 | |||
| 21 | Notts. County | 40 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 31 | |||
| 22 | West Ham United | 39 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 34 | |||