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| Tables | First round | » Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Arsenal FC | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 38:9 | 29 | 42 |
| 2 |
|
Everton FC | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 30:22 | 8 | 33 |
| 3 |
|
Manchester City | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 32:26 | 6 | 33 |
| 4 |
|
Sheffield United | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 24:23 | 1 | 33 |
| 5 |
|
Queens Park Rangers | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 21:17 | 4 | 32 |
| 6 |
|
Liverpool FC | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 38:23 | 15 | 31 |
| 7 |
|
Wimbledon FC | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 24:18 | 6 | 31 |
| 8 |
|
Crystal Palace | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 20:23 | -3 | 30 |
| 9 |
|
Manchester United | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 29:24 | 5 | 28 |
| 10 |
|
Leeds United | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 32:29 | 3 | 28 |
| 11 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 37:23 | 14 | 27 |
| 12 |
|
Coventry City | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24:25 | -1 | 27 |
| 13 |
|
Southampton FC | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 32:33 | -1 | 26 |
| 14 |
|
Aston Villa | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 28:34 | -6 | 22 |
| 15 |
|
Chelsea FC | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 25:34 | -9 | 20 |
| 16 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17:31 | -14 | 19 |
| 17 |
|
Norwich City | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17:33 | -16 | 19 |
| 18 |
|
Luton Town | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 22:31 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 18:28 | -10 | 16 |
| 20 |
|
Derby County | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 20:42 | -22 | 7 |
