| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Manchester United | 36 | 71 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 16 | |||
| 2 | Leeds United | 37 | 69 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 22 | |||
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 37 | 64 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 24 | |||
| 4 | Arsenal | 37 | 61 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | |||
| 5 | Liverpool | 36 | 58 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 17 | |||
| 6 | Manchester City | 37 | 58 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 29 | |||
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 37 | 52 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 31 | |||
| 8 | Aston Villa | 37 | 51 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 24 | |||
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 36 | 51 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 25 | |||
| 10 | Wimbledon | 38 | 49 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 29 | |||
| 11 | Chelsea | 37 | 49 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 22 | |||
| 12 | Sheffield United | 36 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 36 | |||
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 37 | 47 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 23 | |||
| 14 | Everton | 37 | 46 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 29 | |||
| 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 36 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 21 | |||
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 37 | 44 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 30 | |||
| 17 | Norwich City | 37 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 28 | |||
| 18 | Southampton | 36 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 21 | |||
| 19 | Coventry City | 37 | 41 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 24 | |||
| 20 | Luton Town | 36 | 35 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 45 | |||
| 21 | Notts. County | 37 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 31 | |||
| 22 | West Ham United | 35 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 32 | |||