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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 | 41 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 81:49 | 32 | 55:28 |
| 2 |
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Arsenal FC | 41 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 52:34 | 18 | 52:30 |
| 3 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 41 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 76:55 | 21 | 51:31 |
| 4 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 41 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 61:54 | 7 | 50:34 |
| 5 |
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Burnley FC | 41 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 60:46 | 14 | 48:34 |
| 6 |
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Blackpool FC | 41 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 64:64 | 0 | 44:38 |
| 7 |
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Aston Villa | 41 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 59:56 | 3 | 42:39 |
| 8 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 41 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 61:66 | -5 | 42:37 |
| 9 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 41 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 73:61 | 12 | 41:41 |
| 10 |
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Cardiff City | 41 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 46:38 | 8 | 41:38 |
| 11 |
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Charlton Athletic | 41 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 64:57 | 7 | 41:41 |
| 12 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 41 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 58:63 | -5 | 40:43 |
| 13 |
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Manchester United | 41 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 32:42 | -10 | 39:42 |
| 14 |
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Sunderland AFC | 41 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 57:76 | -19 | 39:41 |
| 15 |
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Portsmouth FC | 41 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 70:75 | -5 | 38:44 |
| 16 |
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Manchester City | 41 | 15 | 7 | 19 | 69:78 | -9 | 37:45 |
| 17 |
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Newcastle United | 41 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 54:63 | -9 | 36:47 |
| 18 |
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Chelsea FC | 41 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 51:59 | -8 | 35:47 |
| 19 |
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Stoke City | 41 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 46:59 | -13 | 34:47 |
| 20 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 41 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 59:66 | -7 | 33:51 |
| 21 |
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Derby County | 41 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 56:68 | -12 | 32:48 |
| 22 |
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Liverpool FC | 41 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 25:45 | -20 | 32:42 |
