| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Manchester United | 25 | 55 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | |||
| 2 | Leeds United | 26 | 53 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 9 | |||
| 3 | Liverpool | 25 | 44 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 11 | |||
| 4 | Manchester City | 26 | 44 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 16 | |||
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 25 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | |||
| 6 | Aston Villa | 26 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 7 | Arsenal | 24 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | |||
| 8 | Chelsea | 26 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | |||
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 24 | |||
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 18 | |||
| 11 | Everton | 26 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 23 | |||
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 19 | |||
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 26 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | |||
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 26 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 21 | |||
| 15 | Norwich City | 25 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | |||
| 16 | Coventry City | 25 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | |||
| 17 | Wimbledon | 25 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 18 | Notts. County | 25 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | |||
| 19 | Sheffield United | 26 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 29 | |||
| 20 | West Ham United | 25 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 21 | Southampton | 25 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | |||
| 22 | Luton Town | 25 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 32 | |||