| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Manchester United | 21 | 48 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 11 | |||
| 2 | Leeds United | 23 | 46 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 7 | |||
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 4 | Manchester City | 23 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | |||
| 5 | Aston Villa | 22 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | |||
| 6 | Liverpool | 22 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 9 | |||
| 7 | Arsenal | 21 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | |||
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | |||
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 18 | |||
| 10 | Everton | 23 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 21 | |||
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 23 | |||
| 12 | Chelsea | 23 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 13 | Coventry City | 22 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | |||
| 14 | Norwich City | 22 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | |||
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | |||
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 19 | |||
| 17 | Wimbledon | 22 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | |||
| 18 | Notts. County | 22 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | |||
| 19 | Sheffield United | 23 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 25 | |||
| 20 | Luton Town | 22 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 29 | |||
| 21 | West Ham United | 22 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | |||
| 22 | Southampton | 22 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | |||