| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Manchester United | 32 | 67 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 16 | |||
| 2 | Arsenal | 33 | 66 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 9 | |||
| 3 | Chelsea | 33 | 64 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 15 | |||
| 4 | Leeds United | 33 | 59 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 21 | |||
| 5 | Aston Villa | 34 | 52 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 15 | |||
| 6 | West Ham United | 34 | 51 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 20 | |||
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 34 | 50 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 31 | |||
| 8 | Derby County | 33 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 33 | 46 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 19 | |||
| 10 | Liverpool | 32 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 23 | |||
| 11 | Newcastle United | 33 | 42 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 25 | |||
| 12 | Wimbledon | 34 | 41 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 37 | |||
| 13 | Leicester City | 32 | 40 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 18 | |||
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 33 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 25 | |||
| 15 | Everton | 34 | 37 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 30 | |||
| 16 | Coventry City | 34 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 29 | |||
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 33 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 27 | |||
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 34 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 29 | |||
| 19 | Southampton | 34 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 38 | |||
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 35 | |||