| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Manchester United | 30 | 68 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 17 | |||
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 31 | 64 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | |||
| 3 | Newcastle United | 31 | 54 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 20 | |||
| 4 | Arsenal | 31 | 54 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 8 | |||
| 5 | Aston Villa | 31 | 49 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 16 | |||
| 6 | Leeds United | 30 | 48 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 17 | |||
| 7 | Liverpool | 31 | 47 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 26 | |||
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 31 | 45 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 22 | |||
| 9 | Norwich City | 32 | 44 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 26 | |||
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 29 | 43 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 21 | |||
| 11 | Wimbledon | 30 | 42 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | |||
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 31 | 39 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 15 | |||
| 13 | Coventry City | 32 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 26 | |||
| 14 | West Ham United | 30 | 38 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | |||
| 15 | Everton | 31 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | |||
| 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 32 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 20 | |||
| 17 | Chelsea | 29 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 24 | |||
| 18 | Southampton | 31 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 21 | |||
| 19 | Manchester City | 32 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 22 | |||
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 30 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 23 | |||
| 21 | Sheffield United | 30 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 32 | |||
| 22 | Swindon Town | 33 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 47 | |||