| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Arsenal | 36 | 78 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 18 | |||
| 2 | Manchester United | 37 | 74 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 17 | |||
| 3 | Liverpool | 36 | 62 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 25 | |||
| 4 | Chelsea | 37 | 60 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 34 | 29 | |||
| 5 | Leeds United | 37 | 58 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 25 | |||
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 37 | 55 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 26 | |||
| 7 | Aston Villa | 37 | 54 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 24 | |||
| 8 | Leicester City | 37 | 53 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 22 | |||
| 9 | Derby County | 37 | 52 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 31 | |||
| 10 | West Ham United | 36 | 52 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 36 | |||
| 11 | Coventry City | 37 | 51 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 26 | |||
| 12 | Southampton | 37 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 31 | |||
| 13 | Newcastle United | 37 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 37 | 44 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 40 | |||
| 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 37 | 43 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 34 | |||
| 16 | Wimbledon | 37 | 43 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 20 | |||
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 37 | 40 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 37 | |||
| 18 | Everton | 37 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 29 | |||
| 19 | Barnsley | 37 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 47 | |||
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 36 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 32 | |||