Pos Team Pld Pts GD Home   Away
  W D L F A   W D L F A
1 Manchester United 16 35   6 3 0 17 3   4 2 1 8 5
2 Leeds United 16 33   6 2 0 15 6   3 4 1 12 6
3 Manchester City 17 30   4 1 3 11 10   5 2 2 13 9
4 Aston Villa 16 27   5 1 2 13 5   3 2 3 9 10
5 Crystal Palace 16 27   4 2 2 12 12   4 1 3 14 18
6 Arsenal 16 26   5 1 2 16 9   2 4 2 15 12
7 Sheffield Wednesday 17 26   6 2 1 20 10   1 3 4 7 11
8 Norwich City 17 26   4 4 1 11 8   2 4 2 11 11
9 Everton 17 25   5 3 1 15 7   2 1 5 9 14
10 Nottingham Forest 16 23   5 1 2 19 13   2 1 5 11 12
11 Liverpool 15 22   4 2 1 10 6   1 5 2 5 6
12 Chelsea 17 22   2 4 2 14 13   3 3 3 10 11
13 Tottenham Hotspur 14 20   2 0 4 8 8   4 2 2 14 11
14 Coventry City 17 20   4 1 4 11 6   2 1 5 7 12
15 Oldham Athletic 16 19   3 4 1 15 11   2 0 6 8 13
16 Wimbledon 17 19   4 2 3 14 10   1 2 5 8 14
17 West Ham United 17 19   2 3 3 7 8   2 4 3 11 13
18 Notts. County 17 18   3 1 4 11 16   2 2 5 8 11
19 Southampton 17 16   2 2 5 5 16   2 2 4 9 10
20 Sheffield United 17 15   3 2 3 10 10   1 1 7 13 23
21 Queens Park Rangers 17 15   1 4 4 9 14   2 2 4 6 12
22 Luton Town 17 11   2 4 2 9 9   0 1 8 2 28