| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Leeds United | 36 | 69 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 18 | |||
| 2 | Manchester United | 34 | 67 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 15 | |||
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 35 | 60 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 24 | |||
| 4 | Liverpool | 34 | 55 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 17 | |||
| 5 | Arsenal | 34 | 54 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 21 | |||
| 6 | Manchester City | 35 | 54 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 28 | |||
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 36 | 49 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 31 | |||
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 32 | 47 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 19 | |||
| 9 | Aston Villa | 35 | 47 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 22 | |||
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 36 | 47 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 21 | |||
| 11 | Everton | 35 | 46 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 27 | |||
| 12 | Chelsea | 36 | 46 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 22 | |||
| 13 | Oldham Athletic | 36 | 44 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 28 | |||
| 14 | Norwich City | 35 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 28 | |||
| 15 | Sheffield United | 34 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 35 | |||
| 16 | Wimbledon | 35 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 25 | |||
| 17 | Coventry City | 35 | 40 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 24 | |||
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 33 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | |||
| 19 | Southampton | 33 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | |||
| 20 | Luton Town | 35 | 32 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 45 | |||
| 21 | Notts. County | 35 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 27 | |||
| 22 | West Ham United | 33 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 27 | |||