Omit day and month for end of season table.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAvg | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds United | 42 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 66 | 31 | 2.129 | 35 | 62 | |
| Liverpool | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 52 | 31 | 1.677 | 21 | 57 | |
| Derby County | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 52 | 42 | 1.238 | 10 | 48 | |
| Ipswich Town | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 67 | 58 | 1.155 | 9 | 47 | |
| Stoke City | 42 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 54 | 42 | 1.286 | 12 | 46 | |
| Burnley | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 56 | 53 | 1.057 | 3 | 46 | |
| Everton | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 50 | 48 | 1.042 | 2 | 44 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 56 | 52 | 1.077 | 4 | 43 | |
| Leicester City | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 51 | 41 | 1.244 | 10 | 42 | |
| Arsenal | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 51 | 0.961 | -2 | 42 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 45 | 50 | 0.900 | -5 | 42 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 1.000 | 0 | 41 | |
| Sheffield United | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 44 | 49 | 0.898 | -5 | 40 | |
| Manchester City | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 39 | 46 | 0.848 | -7 | 40 | |
| Newcastle United | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 49 | 48 | 1.021 | 1 | 38 | |
| Coventry City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 43 | 54 | 0.796 | -11 | 38 | |
| Chelsea | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 56 | 60 | 0.933 | -4 | 37 | |
| West Ham United | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 55 | 60 | 0.917 | -5 | 37 | |
| Birmingham City | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 52 | 64 | 0.813 | -12 | 37 | |
| Southampton | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 47 | 68 | 0.691 | -21 | 36 | |
| Manchester United | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 38 | 48 | 0.792 | -10 | 32 | |
| Norwich City | 42 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 37 | 62 | 0.597 | -25 | 29 |