| Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | » Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Manchester United | 35 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 41:12 | 29 | 67 |
| 2 |
|
Leeds United | 35 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 31:16 | 15 | 66 |
| 3 |
|
Ipswich Town | 35 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 34:20 | 14 | 61 |
| 4 |
|
Liverpool FC | 35 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 35:21 | 14 | 57 |
| 5 |
|
Arsenal FC | 35 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 32:18 | 14 | 54 |
| 6 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 35 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 28:19 | 9 | 52 |
| 7 |
|
Chelsea FC | 35 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 32:24 | 8 | 48 |
| 8 |
|
Aston Villa | 35 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 25:20 | 5 | 48 |
| 9 |
|
Newcastle United | 35 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 22:26 | -4 | 48 |
| 10 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 35 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 25:23 | 2 | 47 |
| 11 |
|
Southampton FC | 35 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 21:25 | -4 | 44 |
| 12 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 35 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 19:23 | -4 | 44 |
| 13 |
|
Leicester City | 35 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 18:26 | -8 | 44 |
| 14 |
|
Charlton Athletic | 35 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 21:31 | -10 | 43 |
| 15 |
|
West Ham United | 35 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 24:22 | 2 | 42 |
| 16 |
|
Everton FC | 35 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 23:32 | -9 | 40 |
| 17 |
|
Manchester City | 35 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 22:36 | -14 | 37 |
| 18 |
|
Derby County | 35 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 17:32 | -15 | 36 |
| 19 |
|
Bradford City | 35 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 14:40 | -26 | 30 |
| 20 |
|
Coventry City | 35 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 17:35 | -18 | 28 |