Mike Hunt Smells said:Taylor was yet another ex-player with quality whose career was ended prematurely due to injury. In recent years, there has been Jones, Eadie, Taylor and Rowett who have all suffered this unfortunate fate.
| P | Pld | Pts | |
| 1 | Liverpool | 20 | 47 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 21 | 43 |
| 3 | Nottm F | 21 | 41 |
| 4 | Newcastle | 21 | 38 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 21 | 37 |
| 6 | Manchester C | 21 | 35 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 21 | 35 |
| 8 | Bournemouth | 21 | 34 |
| 9 | Brighton | 21 | 31 |
| 10 | Fulham | 21 | 30 |
| 11 | Brentford | 21 | 28 |
| 12 | Manchester U | 21 | 26 |
| 13 | West Ham | 21 | 26 |
| 14 | Tottenham | 21 | 24 |
| 15 | Palace | 21 | 24 |
| 16 | Everton | 20 | 17 |
| 17 | Wolves | 21 | 16 |
| 18 | Ipswich | 21 | 16 |
| 19 | Leicester | 21 | 14 |
| 20 | Southampton | 21 | 6 |
