| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | Manchester United | 31 | 70 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 23 | |||
| 2 | Leeds United | 31 | 60 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 22 | |||
| 3 | Liverpool | 31 | 59 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 13 | |||
| 4 | Arsenal | 31 | 57 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | |||
| 5 | Chelsea | 31 | 55 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 6 | Aston Villa | 32 | 49 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 19 | |||
| 7 | Sunderland | 31 | 48 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 31 | |||
| 8 | West Ham United | 31 | 45 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 26 | |||
| 9 | Everton | 32 | 44 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 26 | |||
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 | 43 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 18 | |||
| 11 | Newcastle United | 31 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 30 | |||
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 31 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 23 | |||
| 13 | Leicester City | 30 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 24 | |||
| 14 | Coventry City | 32 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 22 | |||
| 15 | Southampton | 31 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 37 | |||
| 16 | Wimbledon | 31 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 37 | |||
| 17 | Derby County | 31 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 23 | |||
| 18 | Bradford City | 31 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 32 | |||
| 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 31 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 40 | |||
| 20 | Watford | 31 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 40 | |||