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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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Manchester United | 31 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 25:10 | 15 | 52 |
| 2 |
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Leeds United | 31 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 23:8 | 15 | 52 |
| 3 |
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Manchester City | 31 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 18:16 | 2 | 48 |
| 4 |
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Liverpool FC | 31 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 19:13 | 6 | 47 |
| 5 |
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Everton FC | 31 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 18:13 | 5 | 46 |
| 6 |
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Nottingham Forest | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 21:19 | 2 | 45 |
| 7 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 31 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 23:18 | 5 | 41 |
| 8 |
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Sheffield United | 31 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 21:24 | -3 | 41 |
| 9 |
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Coventry City | 31 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 14:13 | 1 | 40 |
| 10 |
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Oldham Athletic | 31 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 22:24 | -2 | 39 |
| 11 |
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Wimbledon FC | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 15:19 | -4 | 38 |
| 12 |
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Luton Town | 31 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 13:17 | -4 | 38 |
| 13 |
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Crystal Palace | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 18:24 | -6 | 38 |
| 14 |
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Aston Villa | 31 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 16:15 | 1 | 37 |
| 15 |
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Notts County | 31 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 12:13 | -1 | 37 |
| 16 |
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Queens Park Rangers | 31 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 10:14 | -4 | 36 |
| 17 |
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Arsenal FC | 31 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 18:18 | 0 | 35 |
| 18 |
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Southampton FC | 31 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 11:15 | -4 | 35 |
| 19 |
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Chelsea FC | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 17:22 | -5 | 35 |
| 20 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 31 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 18:22 | -4 | 34 |
| 21 |
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Norwich City | 31 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 16:20 | -4 | 33 |
| 22 |
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West Ham United | 31 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 9:20 | -11 | 28 |
