| Pos | Team Name | Sn | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Ch | Rel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everton | 90 | 3483 | 1461 | 841 | 1181 | 5675 | 4948 | +727 | 3953 | 9 | 2 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 78 | 3099 | 1409 | 769 | 921 | 5100 | 3959 | +1141 | 3814 | 18 | 3 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 76 | 3099 | 1323 | 798 | 978 | 5028 | 4181 | +847 | *3636 | 10 | 1 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 82 | 3149 | 1328 | 693 | 1128 | 5494 | 4894 | +600 | 3476 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 68 | 2743 | 1163 | 705 | 875 | 4528 | 3878 | +650 | *3213 | 7 | 5 |
| 6 | Manchester City | 68 | 2772 | 1061 | 677 | 1034 | 4317 | 4242 | +75 | 2880 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 71 | 2735 | 1108 | 621 | 1006 | 4537 | 4224 | +313 | *2878 | 6 | 5 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 57 | 2356 | 964 | 563 | 829 | 3812 | 3441 | +371 | 2663 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 68 | 2652 | 988 | 637 | 1027 | 4134 | 4224 | -90 | 2662 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 63 | 2544 | 991 | 606 | 947 | 3955 | 3774 | +181 | 2651 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 58 | 2266 | 879 | 523 | 864 | 3567 | 3567 | 0 | 2389 | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 58 | 2363 | 829 | 620 | 914 | 3443 | 3758 | -315 | 2380 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 60 | 2273 | 911 | 508 | 854 | 3877 | 3675 | +202 | 2336 | 3 | 5 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 61 | 2311 | 870 | 513 | 928 | 3587 | 3727 | -140 | 2253 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Derby County | 59 | 2205 | 840 | 515 | 850 | 3496 | 3493 | +3 | 2240 | 2 | 6 |
| 16 | Sheffield United | 58 | 2237 | 841 | 525 | 871 | 3406 | 3595 | -189 | 2236 | 1 | 5 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 51 | 1980 | 740 | 490 | 750 | 2840 | 2884 | -44 | 2150 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | Burnley | 51 | 1982 | 784 | 447 | 751 | 3163 | 3157 | +6 | 2015 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 55 | 2027 | 755 | 468 | 804 | 3382 | 3446 | -64 | 1978 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 50 | 2040 | 651 | 501 | 888 | 2776 | 3296 | -520 | 1835 | 0 | 9 |
| 21 | Stoke City | 53 | 1995 | 663 | 475 | 857 | 2664 | 3138 | -474 | 1833 | 0 | 6 |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 47 | 1867 | 653 | 446 | 768 | 2781 | 2980 | -199 | 1761 | 0 | 5 |
| 23 | Leeds United | 39 | 1595 | 657 | 399 | 539 | 2438 | 2213 | +225 | 1754 | 3 | 5 |
| 24 | Preston North End | 47 | 1723 | 671 | 392 | 660 | 2701 | 2571 | +130 | 1734 | 2 | 6 |
| 25 | West Ham United | 38 | 1590 | 549 | 388 | 653 | 2427 | 2614 | -187 | 1604 | 0 | 4 |
| 26 | Leicester City | 38 | 1592 | 519 | 410 | 663 | 2442 | 2791 | -349 | 1497 | 0 | 8 |
| 27 | Huddersfield Town | 31 | 1263 | 481 | 317 | 465 | 1876 | 1857 | +19 | 1279 | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | Blackpool | 28 | 1137 | 408 | 273 | 456 | 1738 | 1865 | -127 | 1089 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Coventry City | 25 | 1036 | 331 | 284 | 421 | 1217 | 1464 | -247 | 1078 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Portsmouth | 27 | 1093 | 406 | 257 | 430 | 1732 | 1833 | -101 | 1076 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Southampton | 22 | 910 | 314 | 254 | 342 | 1270 | 1342 | -72 | 1027 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Notts County | 30 | 1068 | 341 | 253 | 474 | 1403 | 1712 | -309 | 970 | 0 | 6 |
| 33 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 882 | 345 | 212 | 325 | 1223 | 1188 | +35 | 956 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Norwich City | 17 | 700 | 214 | 212 | 274 | 807 | 997 | -190 | 762 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Queens Park Rangers | 16 | 658 | 218 | 184 | 256 | 804 | 879 | -75 | 753 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Bury | 22 | 804 | 279 | 180 | 345 | 1176 | 1340 | -164 | 738 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 749 | 264 | 171 | 314 | 1085 | 1213 | -128 | 736 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Luton Town | 16 | 658 | 213 | 168 | 277 | 863 | 1011 | -148 | 725 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Cardiff City | 15 | 630 | 224 | 154 | 252 | 865 | 993 | -128 | 602 | 0 | 3 |
| 40 | Grimsby Town | 13 | 491 | 168 | 98 | 225 | 758 | 944 | -186 | 434 | 0 | 3 |
| 41 | Fulham | 12 | 504 | 148 | 122 | 234 | 724 | 928 | -204 | 418 | 0 | 2 |
| 42 | Oldham Athletic | 10 | 400 | 137 | 106 | 157 | 499 | 571 | -72 | 394 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | Bradford City | 10 | 392 | 138 | 106 | 148 | 516 | 533 | -17 | 382 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 370 | 100 | 107 | 163 | 386 | 549 | -163 | 354 | 0 | 2 |
| 45 | Wimbledon | 6 | 238 | 87 | 77 | 74 | 318 | 282 | +36 | 338 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Watford | 6 | 250 | 93 | 58 | 99 | 386 | 372 | +14 | 337 | 0 | 1 |
| 47 | Bristol City | 9 | 358 | 114 | 94 | 150 | 428 | 510 | -82 | 322 | 0 | 2 |
| 48 | Brentford | 6 | 213 | 77 | 47 | 89 | 333 | 362 | -29 | 201 | 0 | 1 |
| 49 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 4 | 168 | 47 | 48 | 73 | 182 | 244 | -62 | 151 | 0 | 1 |
| 50 | Oxford United | 3 | 124 | 27 | 38 | 59 | 150 | 229 | -79 | 119 | 0 | 1 |
| 51 | Bradford Park Avenue | 3 | 122 | 40 | 27 | 55 | 172 | 204 | -32 | 107 | 0 | 1 |
| 52 | Accrington Stanley | 5 | 122 | 35 | 33 | 54 | 226 | 313 | -87 | 103 | 0 | 1 |
| 53 | Swansea City | 2 | 84 | 31 | 17 | 36 | 109 | 120 | -11 | 89 | 0 | 1 |
| 54 | Millwall | 2 | 76 | 19 | 22 | 35 | 86 | 117 | -31 | 79 | 0 | 1 |
| 55 | Northampton Town | 1 | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 55 | 92 | -37 | 33 | 0 | 1 |
| 56 | Darwen | 2 | 56 | 11 | 8 | 37 | 75 | 195 | -120 | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 57 | Carlisle United | 1 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 43 | 59 | -16 | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 58 | Leyton Orient | 1 | 42 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 37 | 81 | -44 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 59 | Glossop | 1 | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 74 | -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.