Current Holders: Leeds
| | HOME | | AWAY | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Leeds | 42 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 24 | +37 | 82 (C) |
| 2 | Man Utd | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 20 | +30 | 78 (Q) |
| 3 | Sheff Wed | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 25 | +13 | 75 (Q) |
| 4 | Arsenal | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 51 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 24 | +35 | 72 |
| 5 | Man City | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 35 | +12 | 69 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 23 | +7 | 64 (Q) |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 28 | +4 | 60 |
| 8 | Nottm Forest | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 31 | +2 | 59 |
| 9 | Sheff Utd | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 36 | 40 | +2 | 57 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 36 | -8 | 57 |
| 11 | QPR | 41 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 26 | +3 | 54 |
| 12 | Everton | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 32 | +1 | 53 |
| 13 | Wimbledon | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 0 | 53 |
| 14 | Chelsea | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 30 | -10 | 53 |
| 15 | Tottenham | 42 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 28 | -5 | 52 |
| 16 | Southampton | 42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 27 | -17 | 50 |
| 17 | Oldham | 41 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 30 | -6 | 48 |
| 18 | Norwich | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 35 | -15 | 47 |
| 19 | Coventry | 42 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 29 | -9 | 44 |
| 20 | Luton | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 54 | -32 | 43 (R) |
| 21 | Notts Co | 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 33 | -22 | 40 (R) |
| 22 | West Ham | 42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 35 | -22 | 38 (R) |
