Pos Team Pld Pts GD Home   Away
  W D L F A   W D L F A
1 Aston Villa 13 28   5 1 1 13 8   3 3 0 7 2
2 Manchester United 13 25   5 2 0 18 6   2 2 2 9 8
3 Arsenal 14 24   4 3 0 10 2   2 3 2 4 4
4 Chelsea 12 23   4 2 0 10 3   2 3 1 11 9
5 Leeds United 14 23   4 2 1 10 3   1 6 0 10 8
6 Middlesbrough 14 22   3 4 0 12 5   2 3 2 11 11
7 West Ham United 13 20   3 3 1 10 8   2 2 2 6 7
8 Wimbledon 14 20   3 3 1 11 8   2 2 3 7 14
9 Liverpool 14 19   2 3 2 13 10   3 1 3 11 9
10 Tottenham Hotspur 14 19   3 2 2 11 12   2 2 3 7 9
11 Derby County 13 18   2 3 1 6 4   2 3 2 8 8
12 Leicester City 14 17   3 2 2 9 8   1 3 3 6 9
13 Newcastle United 13 16   3 2 2 10 9   1 2 3 6 8
14 Charlton Athletic 14 16   2 3 1 12 6   1 4 3 9 15
15 Sheffield Wednesday 14 15   3 2 2 7 3   1 1 5 6 11
16 Coventry City 14 14   3 1 3 8 9   1 1 5 4 11
17 Everton 13 12   0 4 2 1 5   2 2 3 6 9
18 Nottingham Forest 14 10   1 3 3 4 7   1 1 5 6 15
19 Southampton 14 10   1 2 4 9 16   1 2 4 3 14
20 Blackburn Rovers 14 9   2 1 4 9 10   0 2 5 5 12