Football League First Division Standings 1990-91 Season
English Football League First Division Final League Table for the 1990-91 Season
Arsenal 2 points deducted and Manchester United 1 point following a player brawl in a league fixture
Arsenal 2 points deducted and Manchester United 1 point following a player brawl in a league fixture
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points |
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 74 | 18 | 83 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 77 | 40 | 76 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 41 | 69 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 65 | 47 | 64 |
| 5 | Manchester City | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 64 | 53 | 62 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 58 | 45 | 60 |
| 7 | Wimbledon | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 53 | 46 | 56 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 65 | 50 | 54 |
| 9 | Everton | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 50 | 46 | 51 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 51 | 50 | 49 |
| 11 | Chelsea | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 69 | 49 |
| 12 | Queen′s Park Rangers | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 44 | 53 | 46 |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 55 | 46 |
| 14 | Southampton | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 58 | 69 | 45 |
| 15 | Norwich City | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 41 | 64 | 45 |
| 16 | Coventry City | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 42 | 49 | 44 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 46 | 58 | 41 |
| 18 | Luton Town | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 42 | 61 | 37 |
| 19 | Sunderland | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 60 | 34 |
| 20 | Derby County | 38 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 37 | 75 | 24 |
