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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Newcastle United | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 31:27 | 4 | 16:14 |
| 2 |
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Liverpool FC | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24:25 | -1 | 16:14 |
| 3 |
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Nottingham Forest | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 29:29 | 0 | 15:15 |
| 4 |
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Sheffield United | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19:19 | 0 | 15:17 |
| 5 |
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Bradford City | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25:24 | 1 | 14:18 |
| 6 |
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Aston Villa | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16:15 | 1 | 14:16 |
| 7 |
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Notts County | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23:27 | -4 | 14:18 |
| 8 |
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Everton FC | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16:23 | -7 | 14:16 |
| 9 |
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Bury FC | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 26:30 | -4 | 13:19 |
| 10 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24:28 | -4 | 13:17 |
| 11 |
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Sunderland AFC | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 23:29 | -6 | 12:20 |
| 12 |
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Manchester United | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 22:35 | -13 | 11:19 |
| 13 |
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Woolwich Arsenal | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17:42 | -25 | 11:21 |
| 14 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18:30 | -12 | 9:23 |
| 15 |
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The Wednesday FC | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14:31 | -17 | 9:23 |
| 16 |
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Bristol City | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13:25 | -12 | 9:21 |
| 17 |
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Chelsea FC | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13:37 | -24 | 5:25 |
| 18 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11:35 | -24 | 4:26 |
| 19 |
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Preston North End | 16 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11:36 | -25 | 3:29 |
| 20 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15:43 | -28 | 3:29 |
