Omit day and month for end of season table.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Town | 31 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 62 | 25 | 37 | 48 | |
| Aston Villa | 31 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 53 | 26 | 27 | 46 | |
| Liverpool | 32 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 54 | 37 | 17 | 40 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 31 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 43 | 30 | 13 | 39 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 33 | 15 | 37 | |
| Arsenal | 32 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 47 | 39 | 8 | 37 | |
| Southampton | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 60 | 47 | 13 | 36 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 57 | 51 | 6 | 35 | |
| Manchester United | 32 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 32 | |
| Everton | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 39 | 7 | 31 | |
| Middlesbrough | 31 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 45 | 43 | 2 | 31 | |
| Leeds United | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 41 | -14 | 31 | |
| Manchester City | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 43 | -1 | 30 | |
| Birmingham City | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 42 | 48 | -6 | 30 | |
| Stoke City | 31 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 36 | 46 | -10 | 29 | |
| Coventry City | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 51 | -13 | 28 | |
| Sunderland | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 43 | -12 | 26 | |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 38 | 56 | -18 | 23 | |
| Norwich City | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 35 | 61 | -26 | 22 | |
| Leicester City | 32 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 24 | 49 | -25 | 21 | |
| Crystal Palace | 32 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 39 | 67 | -28 | 15 |