| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Leeds United | 18 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | |||
| 2 | Manchester United | 17 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | |||
| 3 | Manchester City | 18 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | |||
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 5 | Aston Villa | 18 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 18 | |||
| 7 | Arsenal | 16 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | |||
| 8 | Norwich City | 18 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | |||
| 9 | Liverpool | 16 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |||
| 10 | Everton | 18 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | |||
| 11 | Chelsea | 18 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | |||
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 13 | Coventry City | 18 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |||
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 17 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 13 | |||
| 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | |||
| 16 | Wimbledon | 18 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | |||
| 17 | West Ham United | 18 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 18 | Notts. County | 18 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | |||
| 20 | Sheffield United | 18 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 21 | Southampton | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 22 | Luton Town | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 29 | |||