Pos Team Pld Pts GD Home   Away
  W D L F A   W D L F A
1 Aston Villa 12 28   5 1 0 11 4   3 3 0 7 2
2 Manchester United 12 25   5 2 0 18 6   2 2 1 8 5
3 Arsenal 13 24   4 3 0 10 2   2 3 1 4 3
4 Chelsea 11 20   4 2 0 10 3   1 3 1 7 7
5 Leeds United 13 20   3 2 1 6 2   1 6 0 10 8
6 West Ham United 13 20   3 3 1 10 8   2 2 2 6 7
7 Middlesbrough 13 19   2 4 0 10 5   2 3 2 11 11
8 Derby County 13 18   2 3 1 6 4   2 3 2 8 8
9 Leicester City 13 17   3 2 1 7 4   1 3 3 6 9
10 Wimbledon 13 17   2 3 1 10 8   2 2 3 7 14
11 Liverpool 13 16   2 3 2 13 10   2 1 3 7 7
12 Charlton Athletic 13 16   2 3 1 12 6   1 4 2 8 11
13 Newcastle United 13 16   3 2 2 10 9   1 2 3 6 8
14 Tottenham Hotspur 13 16   2 2 2 9 12   2 2 3 7 9
15 Coventry City 13 14   3 1 3 8 9   1 1 4 4 9
16 Sheffield Wednesday 13 12   2 2 2 4 2   1 1 5 6 11
17 Everton 13 12   0 4 2 1 5   2 2 3 6 9
18 Nottingham Forest 13 10   1 3 3 4 7   1 1 4 6 13
19 Blackburn Rovers 13 9   2 1 3 9 8   0 2 5 5 12
20 Southampton 13 7   1 2 4 9 16   0 2 4 1 14