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; CWC Cup Winners' Cup W Winner(s); F Finalist(s). |
| Position | Club | Points | History | Notes |
| Blackburn Rovers | ||||
| Manchester United | FAC-F | |||
| Nottinghan Forest | ||||
| Liverpool | LC-W | |||
| Leeds United | ||||
| Newcastle United | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | ||||
| Queens Park Rangers | ||||
| Wimbledon | ||||
| Southampton | ||||
| Chelsea | ||||
| Arsenal | CWC-F | |||
| Sheffield Wednesday | ||||
| West Ham United | ||||
| Everton | FAC-W | |||
| Coventry City | ||||
| Manchester City | ||||
| Aston Villa | ||||
| Crystal Palace | ||||
| Norwich City | ||||
| Leicester City | ||||
| Ipswich Town |
| League Cup Final | Liverpool 2 Bolton Wanderers 1 |
| FA Cup Final | Everton 1 Manchester United 0 |
Four clubs are relegated because the Premiership is to be reduced in size.
Liverpool win the League Cup for a record 5th time.
Arsenal reach consecutive finals in the Cup Winners Cup.