| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Leeds United | 41 | 79 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 24 | |||
| 2 | Manchester United | 41 | 75 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 20 | |||
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 41 | 74 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 25 | |||
| 4 | Arsenal | 41 | 69 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 24 | |||
| 5 | Manchester City | 41 | 67 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 32 | |||
| 6 | Liverpool | 41 | 63 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 41 | 59 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 28 | |||
| 8 | Sheffield United | 41 | 57 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 37 | |||
| 9 | Aston Villa | 41 | 57 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 28 | |||
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 41 | 57 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 35 | |||
| 11 | Chelsea | 41 | 53 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 28 | |||
| 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 41 | 52 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 25 | |||
| 13 | Southampton | 41 | 52 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 22 | |||
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 41 | 51 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 31 | |||
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 41 | 51 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 26 | |||
| 16 | Everton | 41 | 50 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 32 | |||
| 17 | Wimbledon | 41 | 50 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 33 | |||
| 18 | Norwich City | 41 | 45 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 34 | |||
| 19 | Coventry City | 41 | 44 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 27 | |||
| 20 | Luton Town | 41 | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 52 | |||
| 21 | Notts. County | 41 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 33 | |||
| 22 | West Ham United | 41 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 35 | |||