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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Sunderland AFC | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 44:12 | 32 | 22:2 |
| 2 |
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Aston Villa | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 40:7 | 33 | 20:2 |
| 3 |
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Everton FC | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 36:10 | 26 | 20:2 |
| 4 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 35:14 | 21 | 20:6 |
| 5 |
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The Wednesday FC | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30:11 | 19 | 20:4 |
| 6 |
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Burnley FC | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 22:12 | 10 | 17:5 |
| 7 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21:22 | -1 | 17:11 |
| 8 |
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Nottingham Forest | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 24:16 | 8 | 16:6 |
| 9 |
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Small Heath Birmingham | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 29:20 | 9 | 14:6 |
| 10 |
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Preston North End | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19:10 | 9 | 14:8 |
| 11 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 29:21 | 8 | 14:10 |
| 12 |
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Sheffield United | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17:13 | 4 | 14:6 |
| 13 |
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Liverpool FC | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 25:17 | 8 | 12:10 |
| 14 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 26:17 | 9 | 11:11 |
| 15 |
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Derby County | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18:19 | -1 | 10:14 |
| 16 |
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Stoke City | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20:21 | -1 | 9:11 |
