| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Manchester United | 27 | 57 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 13 | |||
| 2 | Leeds United | 28 | 56 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 11 | |||
| 3 | Liverpool | 28 | 48 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 11 | |||
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 27 | 47 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | |||
| 5 | Manchester City | 28 | 47 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 20 | |||
| 6 | Arsenal | 27 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 19 | |||
| 7 | Chelsea | 28 | 39 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | |||
| 8 | Aston Villa | 28 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | |||
| 9 | Everton | 28 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | |||
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 26 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 25 | |||
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 26 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | |||
| 12 | Oldham Athletic | 28 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 22 | |||
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 28 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 17 | |||
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 26 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 19 | |||
| 15 | Sheffield United | 28 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 31 | |||
| 16 | Norwich City | 27 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | |||
| 17 | Coventry City | 27 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 19 | |||
| 18 | Wimbledon | 27 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 19 | |||
| 19 | Notts. County | 27 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 19 | |||
| 20 | West Ham United | 26 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 21 | Luton Town | 27 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 35 | |||
| 22 | Southampton | 26 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | |||