A is the number of occasions that the club has been in the Top Division; B is the number of consecutive seasons in the Top Division. |
LC League Cup; FAC FA Cup; UEFA UEFA Cup W Winner(s); F Finalist(s). |
| Position | Club | Points | History | Notes |
| Leeds United | ||||
| Liverpool | FAC-W | |||
| Derby County | ||||
| Ipswich Town | ||||
| Stoke City | ||||
| Burnley | ||||
| Everton | ||||
| Queens Park Rangers | ||||
| Leicester City | ||||
| Arsenal | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | UEFA-F | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | LC-W | |||
| Sheffield United | ||||
| Manchester City | LC-F | |||
| Newcastle United | FAC-F | |||
| Coventry City | ||||
| Chelsea | ||||
| West Ham United | ||||
| Birmingham City | ||||
| Southampton | ||||
| Manchester United | ||||
| Norwich City |
| League Cup Final | Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Manchester City 1 |
| FA Cup Final | Liverpool 3 Newcastle United 0 |
Three clubs are relegated instead of two. Manchester United go down after 29 consecutive years in the First Division. They lost their final match 0 - 1 to their rivals Manchester City.