| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Leeds United | 19 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | |||
| 2 | Manchester United | 18 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | |||
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 4 | Manchester City | 19 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | |||
| 5 | Aston Villa | 19 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 6 | Arsenal | 18 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | |||
| 7 | Everton | 19 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | |||
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 18 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 21 | |||
| 9 | Norwich City | 19 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | |||
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 11 | Liverpool | 17 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 12 | Chelsea | 19 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | |||
| 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | |||
| 14 | Wimbledon | 19 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | |||
| 15 | Coventry City | 19 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | |||
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 18 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 15 | |||
| 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 19 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | |||
| 18 | West Ham United | 19 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | |||
| 19 | Notts. County | 19 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 20 | Southampton | 19 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 21 | Sheffield United | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 24 | |||
| 22 | Luton Town | 19 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 29 | |||