
| Pts. | P | W | D | L | F | A | YC | RD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ![]() | Liverpool | 87 | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 80 | 32 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2 | ![]() | Ipswich Town | 83 | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 75 | 53 | 2 | 1 | |
| 3 | ![]() | Manchester United | 78 | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 59 | 29 | 4 | 0 | |
| 4 | ![]() | Tottenham | 71 | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 67 | 48 | 2 | 1 | |
| 5 | ![]() | Arsenal | 71 | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 48 | 37 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | ![]() | Swansea | 69 | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 58 | 51 | 3 | 0 | |
| 7 | ![]() | Southampton | 66 | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 72 | 67 | 4 | 1 | |
| 8 | ![]() | Everton | 64 | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 56 | 50 | 29 | 1 | |
| 9 | ![]() | West Ham | 58 | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 66 | 57 | 2 | 0 | |
| 10 | ![]() | Manchester City | 58 | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 49 | 50 | 6 | 1 | |
| 11 | ![]() | Aston Villa | 57 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 55 | 53 | 16 | 0 | |
| 12 | ![]() | Nottingham Forest | 57 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 42 | 48 | 7 | 0 | |
| 13 | ![]() | Brighton | 52 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 52 | 5 | 1 | |
| 14 | ![]() | Coventry | 50 | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 56 | 62 | 2 | 2 | |
| 15 | ![]() | Notts County | 47 | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 61 | 69 | 5 | 2 | |
| 16 | ![]() | Birmingham | 44 | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 61 | 6 | 1 | |
| 17 | ![]() | West Bromwich Albion | 44 | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 46 | 57 | 3 | 2 | |
| 18 | ![]() | Stoke City | 44 | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 44 | 63 | 8 | 0 | |
| 19 | ![]() | Sunderland | 44 | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 31 | 2 | |
![]() | 20 | ![]() | Leeds | 42 | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 61 | 5 | 1 |
![]() | 21 | ![]() | Wolverhampton | 40 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 63 | 42 | 1 |
![]() | 22 | ![]() | Middlesbrough | 39 | 42 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 52 | 7 | 0 |