| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Manchester United | 37 | 79 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 24 | |||
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 79 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 22 | |||
| 3 | Newcastle United | 38 | 68 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 25 | |||
| 4 | Arsenal | 38 | 67 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 9 | |||
| 5 | Leeds United | 37 | 62 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 20 | |||
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 58 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 28 | |||
| 7 | Liverpool | 39 | 57 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 29 | |||
| 8 | Wimbledon | 38 | 56 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 27 | |||
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 37 | 54 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 30 | |||
| 10 | Aston Villa | 38 | 54 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 23 | |||
| 11 | Norwich City | 39 | 49 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 32 | |||
| 12 | Coventry City | 38 | 48 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 27 | |||
| 13 | West Ham United | 37 | 47 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 27 | |||
| 14 | Chelsea | 37 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 31 | |||
| 15 | Manchester City | 39 | 43 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 24 | |||
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 39 | 42 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 21 | |||
| 17 | Everton | 39 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 30 | |||
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 39 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 24 | |||
| 19 | Southampton | 38 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 27 | |||
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 36 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 28 | |||
| 21 | Sheffield United | 38 | 35 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 33 | |||
| 22 | Swindon Town | 38 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 52 | |||