Premier League League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Liverpool | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 28 | 47 | |
| 2 | Arsenal | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 22 | 43 | |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 41 | |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 38 | |
| 5 | Chelsea | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 37 | |
| 6 | Manchester City | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 35 | |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -1 | 35 | |
| 8 | AFC Bournemouth | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 34 | |
| 9 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 21 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 31 | |
| 10 | Fulham | 21 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 30 | |
| 11 | Brentford | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 28 | |
| 12 | Manchester United | 21 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 26 | |
| 13 | West Ham United | 21 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -14 | 26 | |
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 24 | |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | -5 | 24 | |
| 16 | Everton | 20 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -11 | 17 | |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 25 | -17 | 16 | |
| 18 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -17 | 16 | |
| 19 | Leicester City | 21 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 27 | -23 | 14 | |
| 20 | Southampton | 21 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 20 | -34 | 6 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Liverpool | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 20 | 28 | 47 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 22 | 43 |
| 3 | Nottm Forest | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 41 |
| 4 | Newcastle | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 38 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 37 |
| 6 | Man City | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 35 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 32 | -1 | 35 |
| 8 | Bournemouth | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 34 |
| 9 | Brighton | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 31 |
| 10 | Fulham | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 30 |
| 11 | Brentford | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 28 |
| 12 | Man Utd | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 26 |
| 13 | West Ham | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 41 | -14 | 26 |
| 14 | Tottenham | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 43 | 32 | 11 | 24 |
| 15 | Palace | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 24 |
| 16 | Everton | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 17 |
| 17 | Wolves | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 48 | -17 | 16 |
| 18 | Ipswich | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 37 | -17 | 16 |
| 19 | Leicester | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 46 | -23 | 14 |
| 20 | Southampton | 21 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 47 | -34 | 6 |
| Northampton Town's Results | |||
| Jan 18 | Lincoln City | -1 - -1 | H |
| Jan 11 | Barnsley | -1 - -1 | H |
| Jan 4 | Burton Albion | 1 - 0 | A |
| Northampton Town's Fixtures | |||
| Jan 25 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | |
| Jan 28 | Bolton Wanderers | A | |
| Feb 1 | Huddersfield Town | H | |
| League One Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 16 | Rotherham | 23 | -2 | 28 |
| 17 | Wigan | 22 | -2 | 26 |
| 18 | Northampton | 25 | -15 | 26 |
| 19 | Peterboro | 24 | -5 | 25 |
| 20 | Bristol R | 24 | -16 | 25 |