| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Arsenal | 33 | 69 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 18 | |||
| 2 | Manchester United | 35 | 68 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 17 | |||
| 3 | Liverpool | 34 | 59 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 21 | |||
| 4 | Chelsea | 34 | 57 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 26 | |||
| 5 | Leeds United | 35 | 57 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 22 | |||
| 6 | West Ham United | 34 | 52 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 31 | |||
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 51 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 24 | |||
| 8 | Aston Villa | 35 | 51 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 23 | |||
| 9 | Derby County | 34 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 30 | |||
| 10 | Leicester City | 34 | 46 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 22 | |||
| 11 | Coventry City | 34 | 46 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 23 | |||
| 12 | Southampton | 35 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 29 | |||
| 13 | Wimbledon | 34 | 41 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | |||
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 35 | 41 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 39 | |||
| 15 | Newcastle United | 34 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 21 | |||
| 16 | Everton | 35 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 25 | |||
| 17 | Tottenham Hotspur | 35 | 37 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 32 | |||
| 18 | Barnsley | 35 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 46 | |||
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 35 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 36 | |||
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 34 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 27 | |||