| Pos | Team Name | Sn | Pl | Home | Away | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Ch | Rel | ||||
| 1 | Everton | 90 | 3483 | 989 | 412 | 340 | 3548 | 1919 | 472 | 429 | 841 | 2127 | 3029 | +727 | 3953 | 9 | 2 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 78 | 3099 | 926 | 354 | 270 | 3169 | 1571 | 483 | 415 | 651 | 1931 | 2388 | +1141 | 3814 | 18 | 3 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 76 | 3099 | 864 | 386 | 300 | 3000 | 1612 | 459 | 412 | 678 | 2028 | 2569 | +847 | *3636 | 10 | 1 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 82 | 3149 | 919 | 329 | 327 | 3448 | 1896 | 409 | 364 | 801 | 2046 | 2998 | +600 | 3476 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 68 | 2743 | 759 | 339 | 273 | 2618 | 1440 | 404 | 366 | 602 | 1910 | 2438 | +650 | *3213 | 7 | 5 |
| 6 | Manchester City | 68 | 2772 | 757 | 320 | 309 | 2663 | 1662 | 304 | 357 | 725 | 1654 | 2580 | +75 | 2880 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 71 | 2735 | 770 | 322 | 276 | 2794 | 1558 | 338 | 299 | 730 | 1743 | 2666 | +313 | *2878 | 6 | 5 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 57 | 2356 | 638 | 261 | 279 | 2363 | 1456 | 326 | 302 | 550 | 1449 | 1985 | +371 | 2663 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 68 | 2652 | 667 | 324 | 335 | 2528 | 1621 | 321 | 313 | 692 | 1606 | 2603 | -90 | 2662 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 63 | 2544 | 689 | 284 | 299 | 2463 | 1512 | 302 | 322 | 648 | 1492 | 2262 | +181 | 2651 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 58 | 2266 | 630 | 257 | 246 | 2235 | 1334 | 249 | 266 | 618 | 1332 | 2233 | 0 | 2389 | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 58 | 2363 | 553 | 317 | 312 | 2032 | 1522 | 276 | 303 | 602 | 1411 | 2236 | -315 | 2380 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 60 | 2273 | 628 | 257 | 251 | 2400 | 1396 | 283 | 251 | 603 | 1477 | 2279 | +202 | 2336 | 3 | 5 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 61 | 2311 | 627 | 253 | 275 | 2258 | 1390 | 243 | 260 | 653 | 1329 | 2337 | -140 | 2253 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Derby County | 59 | 2205 | 598 | 254 | 251 | 2282 | 1362 | 242 | 261 | 599 | 1214 | 2131 | +3 | 2240 | 2 | 6 |
| 16 | Sheffield United | 58 | 2237 | 578 | 275 | 265 | 2085 | 1356 | 263 | 250 | 606 | 1321 | 2239 | -189 | 2236 | 1 | 5 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 51 | 1980 | 498 | 240 | 252 | 1690 | 1108 | 242 | 250 | 498 | 1150 | 1776 | -44 | 2150 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | Burnley | 51 | 1982 | 546 | 223 | 222 | 1957 | 1161 | 238 | 224 | 529 | 1206 | 1996 | +6 | 2015 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 55 | 2027 | 547 | 227 | 239 | 2161 | 1328 | 208 | 241 | 565 | 1221 | 2118 | -64 | 1978 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 50 | 2040 | 474 | 260 | 286 | 1692 | 1273 | 177 | 241 | 602 | 1084 | 2023 | -520 | 1835 | 0 | 9 |
| 21 | Stoke City | 53 | 1995 | 500 | 241 | 257 | 1713 | 1106 | 163 | 234 | 600 | 951 | 2032 | -474 | 1833 | 0 | 6 |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 47 | 1867 | 470 | 236 | 227 | 1725 | 1076 | 183 | 210 | 541 | 1056 | 1904 | -199 | 1761 | 0 | 5 |
| 23 | Leeds United | 39 | 1595 | 446 | 196 | 156 | 1520 | 832 | 211 | 203 | 383 | 918 | 1381 | +225 | 1754 | 3 | 5 |
| 24 | Preston North End | 47 | 1723 | 460 | 195 | 207 | 1663 | 1005 | 211 | 197 | 453 | 1038 | 1566 | +130 | 1734 | 2 | 6 |
| 25 | West Ham United | 38 | 1590 | 378 | 208 | 209 | 1504 | 1048 | 171 | 180 | 444 | 923 | 1566 | -187 | 1604 | 0 | 4 |
| 26 | Leicester City | 38 | 1592 | 368 | 216 | 212 | 1497 | 1097 | 151 | 194 | 451 | 945 | 1694 | -349 | 1497 | 0 | 8 |
| 27 | Huddersfield Town | 31 | 1263 | 322 | 154 | 155 | 1072 | 649 | 159 | 163 | 310 | 804 | 1208 | +19 | 1279 | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | Blackpool | 28 | 1137 | 268 | 143 | 158 | 1024 | 748 | 140 | 130 | 298 | 714 | 1117 | -127 | 1089 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Coventry City | 25 | 1036 | 229 | 141 | 148 | 754 | 592 | 102 | 143 | 273 | 463 | 872 | -247 | 1078 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Portsmouth | 27 | 1093 | 292 | 133 | 121 | 1059 | 670 | 114 | 124 | 309 | 673 | 1163 | -101 | 1076 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Southampton | 22 | 910 | 222 | 132 | 101 | 784 | 524 | 92 | 122 | 241 | 486 | 818 | -72 | 1027 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Notts County | 30 | 1068 | 242 | 147 | 145 | 894 | 648 | 99 | 106 | 329 | 509 | 1064 | -309 | 970 | 0 | 6 |
| 33 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 882 | 234 | 97 | 110 | 749 | 475 | 111 | 115 | 215 | 474 | 713 | +35 | 956 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Norwich City | 17 | 700 | 147 | 121 | 82 | 487 | 391 | 67 | 91 | 192 | 320 | 606 | -190 | 762 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Queens Park Rangers | 16 | 658 | 151 | 97 | 81 | 473 | 344 | 67 | 87 | 175 | 331 | 535 | -75 | 753 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Bury | 22 | 804 | 204 | 93 | 105 | 737 | 502 | 75 | 87 | 240 | 439 | 838 | -164 | 738 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 749 | 176 | 92 | 106 | 656 | 477 | 88 | 79 | 208 | 429 | 736 | -128 | 736 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Luton Town | 16 | 658 | 156 | 88 | 85 | 536 | 367 | 57 | 80 | 192 | 327 | 644 | -148 | 725 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Cardiff City | 15 | 630 | 155 | 76 | 84 | 540 | 378 | 69 | 78 | 168 | 325 | 615 | -128 | 602 | 0 | 3 |
| 40 | Grimsby Town | 13 | 491 | 125 | 56 | 65 | 473 | 332 | 43 | 42 | 160 | 285 | 612 | -186 | 434 | 0 | 3 |
| 41 | Fulham | 12 | 504 | 101 | 67 | 84 | 443 | 385 | 47 | 55 | 150 | 281 | 543 | -204 | 418 | 0 | 2 |
| 42 | Oldham Athletic | 10 | 400 | 102 | 55 | 43 | 319 | 200 | 35 | 51 | 114 | 180 | 371 | -72 | 394 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | Bradford City | 10 | 392 | 98 | 51 | 47 | 327 | 208 | 40 | 55 | 101 | 189 | 325 | -17 | 382 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 370 | 66 | 60 | 59 | 230 | 227 | 34 | 47 | 104 | 156 | 322 | -163 | 354 | 0 | 2 |
| 45 | Wimbledon | 6 | 238 | 52 | 36 | 31 | 176 | 126 | 35 | 41 | 43 | 142 | 156 | +36 | 338 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Watford | 6 | 250 | 62 | 30 | 33 | 226 | 147 | 31 | 28 | 66 | 160 | 225 | +14 | 337 | 0 | 1 |
| 47 | Bristol City | 9 | 358 | 78 | 51 | 50 | 259 | 197 | 36 | 43 | 100 | 169 | 313 | -82 | 322 | 0 | 2 |
| 48 | Brentford | 6 | 213 | 52 | 23 | 31 | 200 | 146 | 25 | 24 | 58 | 133 | 216 | -29 | 201 | 0 | 1 |
| 49 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 4 | 168 | 34 | 25 | 25 | 110 | 92 | 13 | 23 | 48 | 72 | 152 | -62 | 151 | 0 | 1 |
| 50 | Oxford United | 3 | 124 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 88 | 86 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 62 | 143 | -79 | 119 | 0 | 1 |
| 51 | Bradford Park Avenue | 3 | 122 | 25 | 15 | 21 | 100 | 81 | 15 | 12 | 34 | 72 | 123 | -32 | 107 | 0 | 1 |
| 52 | Accrington Stanley | 5 | 122 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 131 | 115 | 7 | 17 | 37 | 95 | 198 | -87 | 103 | 0 | 1 |
| 53 | Swansea City | 2 | 84 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 66 | 45 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 43 | 75 | -11 | 89 | 0 | 1 |
| 54 | Millwall | 2 | 76 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 46 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 36 | 71 | -31 | 79 | 0 | 1 |
| 55 | Northampton Town | 1 | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 60 | -37 | 33 | 0 | 1 |
| 56 | Darwen | 2 | 56 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 56 | 71 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 124 | -120 | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 57 | Carlisle United | 1 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 38 | -16 | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 58 | Leyton Orient | 1 | 42 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 44 | -44 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 59 | Glossop | 1 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 52 | -43 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
Abbreviations: Pos = Position, Sn = Seasons, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, GD = Goal Difference, Pts = Points, Ch = # times Champions, Rel = # times Relegated
2 points for a win until 1982/83 season, 3 points thereafter.
1939/40 season abandoned after 3 matches due to WWII.
* Arsenal deducted 2 points.
* Manchester United deducted 1 point.
* Sunderland deducted 2 points.