
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Arsenal | 36 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 42 | 79 | |
| 2 | Manchester City | 35 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 40 | 74 | |
| 3 | Manchester United | 36 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 65 | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 36 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 12 | 59 | |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 36 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 4 | 59 | |
| 6 | AFC Bournemouth | 36 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 4 | 55 | |
| 7 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 36 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 10 | 53 | |
| 8 | Brentford | 36 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 3 | 51 | |
| 9 | Chelsea | 36 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 49 | |
| 10 | Everton | 36 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 49 | |
| 11 | Fulham | 36 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 30 | -6 | 48 | |
| 12 | Sunderland | 36 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -9 | 48 | |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 36 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 23 | -2 | 46 | |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 35 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 23 | -6 | 44 | |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 36 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 25 | -2 | 43 | |
| 16 | Leeds United | 35 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 31 | -5 | 43 | |
| 17 | Tottenham Hotspur | 35 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 24 | -9 | 37 | |
| 18 | West Ham United | 36 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 32 | -20 | 36 | |
| 19 | Burnley | 36 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 45 | -36 | 21 | |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 36 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 33 | -41 | 18 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Arsenal | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 68 | 26 | 42 | 79 |
| 2 | Man City | 35 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 72 | 32 | 40 | 74 |
| 3 | Man Utd | 36 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 63 | 48 | 15 | 65 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 60 | 48 | 12 | 59 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 50 | 46 | 4 | 59 |
| 6 | Bournemouth | 36 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 56 | 52 | 4 | 55 |
| 7 | Brighton | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 52 | 42 | 10 | 53 |
| 8 | Brentford | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 52 | 49 | 3 | 51 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 55 | 49 | 6 | 49 |
| 10 | Everton | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 49 |
| 11 | Fulham | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 44 | 50 | -6 | 48 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 37 | 46 | -9 | 48 |
| 13 | Newcastle | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 50 | 52 | -2 | 46 |
| 14 | Palace | 35 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 38 | 44 | -6 | 44 |
| 15 | Nottm Forest | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 47 | -2 | 43 |
| 16 | Leeds | 35 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 47 | 52 | -5 | 43 |
| 17 | Tottenham | 35 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 45 | 54 | -9 | 37 |
| 18 | West Ham | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 42 | 62 | -20 | 36 |
| 19 | Burnley | 36 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 37 | 73 | -36 | 21 |
| 20 | Wolves | 36 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 66 | -41 | 18 |
| Southampton's Results | |||
| May 9 | Middlesbrough | 0 - 0 | A |
| May 2 | Preston North End | 3 - 1 | A |
| Apr 28 | Ipswich Town | 2 - 2 | H |
| Southampton's Fixtures | |||
| May 12 | Middlesbrough | H | |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 2 | Ipswich | 46 | 33 | 84 |
| 3 | Millwall | 47 | 15 | 84 |
| 4 | Southampton | 47 | 26 | 81 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 47 | 25 | 81 |
| 6 | Hull City | 47 | 4 | 74 |