Football League First Division 1989/90
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Liverpool | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 78 | 37 | +41 | 79 | Champions |
| 2nd | Aston Villa | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 38 | +19 | 70 | Runners Up ♦UC |
| 3rd | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 63 | - |
| 4th | Arsenal | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 62 | - |
| 5th | Chelsea | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 60 | - |
| 6th | Everton | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 59 | - |
| 7th | Southampton | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 71 | 63 | +8 | 55 | - |
| 8th | Wimbledon | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 55 | - |
| 9th | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 54 | - |
| 10th | Norwich City | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 53 | - |
| 11th | Queens Park Rangers | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 50 | - |
| 12th | Coventry City | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 59 | -20 | 49 | - |
| 13th | Manchester United | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 47 | -1 | 48 | - |
| 14th | Manchester City | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 43 | 52 | -9 | 48 | - |
| 15th | Crystal Palace | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 66 | -24 | 48 | - |
| 16th | Derby County | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 46 | - |
| 17th | Luton Town | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 43 | 57 | -14 | 43 | - |
| 18th | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 51 | -16 | 43 | ▼Relegated |
| 19th | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 57 | -26 | 30 | ▼Relegated |
| 20th | Millwall | 38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 39 | 65 | -26 | 25 | ▼Relegated |
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End of Season Notes |
| ♦ Liverpool finished as Football League First Division Champions |
| ♦ Aston Villa finished as Football League First Division Runners Up |
| ▼Sheffield Wednesday were Relegated to the Football League Second Division |
| ▼Charlton Athletic were Relegated to the Football League Second Division |
| ▼Millwall were Relegated to the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Leeds United were Promoted from the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Sheffield United were Promoted from the Football League Second Division |
| ♦▲Sunderland were Promoted from the Football League Second Division, taking the place instead of Playoff Winners Swindon Town. |