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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 United | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 16:5 | 11 | 33 |
| 2 |
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Leeds United | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 13:3 | 10 | 32 |
| 3 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 16:9 | 7 | 30 |
| 4 |
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Manchester City | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 10:6 | 4 | 30 |
| 5 |
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Everton FC | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10:7 | 3 | 30 |
| 6 |
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Oldham Athletic | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 15:11 | 4 | 28 |
| 7 |
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Liverpool FC | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 11:8 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 |
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Notts County | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 8:6 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 |
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Nottingham Forest | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12:12 | 0 | 23 |
| 10 |
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Coventry City | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10:9 | 1 | 22 |
| 11 |
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Chelsea FC | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 11:11 | 0 | 22 |
| 12 |
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Crystal Palace | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10:13 | -3 | 22 |
| 13 |
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Arsenal FC | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11:10 | 1 | 21 |
| 14 |
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Aston Villa | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11:12 | -1 | 21 |
| 15 |
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Southampton FC | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8:10 | -2 | 21 |
| 16 |
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Norwich City | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9:13 | -4 | 20 |
| 17 |
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Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6:10 | -4 | 20 |
| 18 |
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Wimbledon FC | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8:13 | -5 | 20 |
| 19 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 10:13 | -3 | 18 |
| 20 |
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Luton Town | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5:13 | -8 | 17 |
| 21 |
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Sheffield United | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8:19 | -11 | 17 |
| 22 |
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West Ham United | 18 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6:11 | -5 | 16 |
