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| Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | » Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Arsenal FC | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 26:13 | 13 | 41 |
| 2 |
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Derby County | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 19:6 | 13 | 40 |
| 3 |
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Manchester United | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 20:12 | 8 | 36 |
| 4 |
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Coventry City | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 18:11 | 7 | 36 |
| 5 |
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Everton FC | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 15:8 | 7 | 34 |
| 6 |
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Liverpool FC | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 19:11 | 8 | 33 |
| 7 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 19:15 | 4 | 33 |
| 8 |
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Nottingham Forest | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 15:13 | 2 | 32 |
| 9 |
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Norwich City | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 18:18 | 0 | 32 |
| 10 |
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Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 13:11 | 2 | 28 |
| 11 |
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Luton Town | 22 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 12:10 | 2 | 28 |
| 12 |
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Wimbledon FC | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 14:16 | -2 | 28 |
| 13 |
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Millwall FC | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11:14 | -3 | 26 |
| 14 |
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Aston Villa | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 16:22 | -6 | 25 |
| 15 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 15:17 | -2 | 24 |
| 16 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 11:18 | -7 | 23 |
| 17 |
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Charlton Athletic | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 13:22 | -9 | 21 |
| 18 |
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Southampton FC | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17:28 | -11 | 21 |
| 19 |
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Newcastle United | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 8:21 | -13 | 18 |
| 20 |
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West Ham United | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7:20 | -13 | 14 |
