| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Manchester United | 36 | 79 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 23 | |||
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 36 | 76 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 19 | |||
| 3 | Newcastle United | 37 | 65 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 25 | |||
| 4 | Arsenal | 36 | 63 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 9 | |||
| 5 | Leeds United | 36 | 59 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 20 | |||
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 37 | 57 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 27 | |||
| 7 | Liverpool | 38 | 57 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 29 | |||
| 8 | Wimbledon | 36 | 52 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 26 | |||
| 9 | Aston Villa | 36 | 51 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 21 | |||
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 35 | 50 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 30 | |||
| 11 | Norwich City | 38 | 48 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 31 | |||
| 12 | Coventry City | 37 | 47 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 27 | |||
| 13 | West Ham United | 36 | 44 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 26 | |||
| 14 | Chelsea | 35 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 29 | |||
| 15 | Manchester City | 38 | 42 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 24 | |||
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 38 | 41 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 21 | |||
| 17 | Everton | 38 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 28 | |||
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 37 | 39 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 22 | |||
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 35 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 28 | |||
| 20 | Southampton | 37 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 27 | |||
| 21 | Sheffield United | 37 | 35 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 33 | |||
| 22 | Swindon Town | 37 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 51 | |||