| Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | » First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
West Ham United | 39 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 32:10 | 22 | 69 |
| 2 |
|
Manchester United | 39 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 31:10 | 21 | 69 |
| 3 |
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 39 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 30:18 | 12 | 68 |
| 4 |
|
Liverpool FC | 39 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 35:15 | 20 | 65 |
| 5 |
|
Everton FC | 39 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 27:18 | 9 | 64 |
| 6 |
|
Luton Town | 39 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 25:17 | 8 | 64 |
| 7 |
|
Watford FC | 39 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 32:19 | 13 | 62 |
| 8 |
|
Chelsea FC | 39 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 24:24 | 0 | 58 |
| 9 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 39 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 33:22 | 11 | 57 |
| 10 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 39 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 26:24 | 2 | 56 |
| 11 |
|
Arsenal FC | 39 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 17:15 | 2 | 53 |
| 12 |
|
Queens Park Rangers | 39 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 24:29 | -5 | 48 |
| 13 |
|
Ipswich Town | 39 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 17:22 | -5 | 47 |
| 14 |
|
Aston Villa | 39 | 8 | 22 | 9 | 24:23 | 1 | 46 |
| 15 |
|
Southampton FC | 39 | 8 | 20 | 11 | 18:22 | -4 | 44 |
| 16 |
|
Coventry City | 39 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 19:30 | -11 | 44 |
| 17 |
|
Oxford United | 39 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 25:36 | -11 | 41 |
| 18 |
|
Newcastle United | 39 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 23:35 | -12 | 41 |
| 19 |
|
Leicester City | 39 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 26:33 | -7 | 39 |
| 20 |
|
Manchester City | 39 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 16:28 | -12 | 37 |
| 21 |
|
Birmingham City | 39 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 13:33 | -20 | 28 |
| 22 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 39 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 11:45 | -34 | 22 |