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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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Manchester City | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7:3 | 4 | 23 |
| 2 |
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Leeds United | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10:2 | 8 | 22 |
| 3 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12:5 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 |
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Everton FC | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8:4 | 4 | 22 |
| 5 |
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Manchester United | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 9:2 | 7 | 21 |
| 6 |
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Oldham Athletic | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9:6 | 3 | 19 |
| 7 |
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Notts County | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5:2 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 |
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Coventry City | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8:5 | 3 | 16 |
| 9 |
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Arsenal FC | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10:8 | 2 | 16 |
| 10 |
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Chelsea FC | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9:7 | 2 | 16 |
| 11 |
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Crystal Palace | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8:9 | -1 | 16 |
| 12 |
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Wimbledon FC | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8:10 | -2 | 16 |
| 13 |
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Nottingham Forest | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8:8 | 0 | 15 |
| 14 |
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Liverpool FC | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6:6 | 0 | 14 |
| 15 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 9:10 | -1 | 14 |
| 16 |
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Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3:6 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 |
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Southampton FC | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6:8 | -2 | 13 |
| 18 |
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Norwich City | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5:10 | -5 | 12 |
| 19 |
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West Ham United | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3:5 | -2 | 11 |
| 20 |
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Aston Villa | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5:10 | -5 | 8 |
| 21 |
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Luton Town | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2:11 | -9 | 8 |
| 22 |
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Sheffield United | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2:15 | -13 | 8 |
