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| Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | » Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Preston North End | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 78:46 | 32 | 52:25 |
| 2 |
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Arsenal FC | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 49:31 | 18 | 49:28 |
| 3 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 68:50 | 18 | 48:28 |
| 4 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 58:53 | 5 | 46:31 |
| 5 |
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Burnley FC | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 52:40 | 12 | 44:32 |
| 6 |
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Blackpool FC | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 60:53 | 7 | 42:34 |
| 7 |
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Charlton Athletic | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 62:53 | 9 | 39:37 |
| 8 |
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Cardiff City | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 44:35 | 9 | 39:34 |
| 9 |
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Sunderland AFC | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 55:66 | -11 | 38:36 |
| 10 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 68:57 | 11 | 37:39 |
| 11 |
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Aston Villa | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 52:51 | 1 | 37:38 |
| 12 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 54:59 | -5 | 37:40 |
| 13 |
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Manchester United | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 31:38 | -7 | 37:37 |
| 14 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 52:64 | -12 | 37:36 |
| 15 |
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Newcastle United | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 51:54 | -3 | 36:41 |
| 16 |
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Manchester City | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 63:71 | -8 | 35:41 |
| 17 |
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Portsmouth FC | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 64:72 | -8 | 34:42 |
| 18 |
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Chelsea FC | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 49:57 | -8 | 32:44 |
| 19 |
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Stoke City | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 43:56 | -13 | 31:45 |
| 20 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 51:61 | -10 | 30:48 |
| 21 |
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Derby County | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 49:66 | -17 | 28:45 |
| 22 |
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Liverpool FC | 38 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 22:42 | -20 | 28:39 |
