| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Manchester United | 38 | 79 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 35 | 19 | |||
| 2 | Arsenal | 38 | 78 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 12 | |||
| 3 | Chelsea | 38 | 75 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 17 | |||
| 4 | Leeds United | 38 | 67 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 25 | |||
| 5 | West Ham United | 38 | 57 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 27 | |||
| 6 | Aston Villa | 38 | 55 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 18 | |||
| 7 | Liverpool | 38 | 54 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 25 | |||
| 8 | Derby County | 38 | 52 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 26 | |||
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 51 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 36 | |||
| 10 | Leicester City | 38 | 49 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 21 | |||
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 24 | |||
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 46 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 27 | |||
| 13 | Newcastle United | 38 | 46 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 29 | |||
| 14 | Everton | 38 | 43 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 35 | |||
| 15 | Coventry City | 38 | 42 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 30 | |||
| 16 | Wimbledon | 38 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 42 | |||
| 17 | Southampton | 38 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 38 | |||
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 36 | |||
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 28 | |||
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 38 | |||