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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 | 33 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 26:10 | 16 | 56 |
| 2 |
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Leeds United | 33 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 25:9 | 16 | 56 |
| 3 |
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Liverpool FC | 33 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 21:14 | 7 | 51 |
| 4 |
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Nottingham Forest | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 24:20 | 4 | 49 |
| 5 |
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Everton FC | 33 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 19:14 | 5 | 48 |
| 6 |
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Manchester City | 33 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 18:19 | -1 | 48 |
| 7 |
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Sheffield United | 33 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 23:24 | -1 | 45 |
| 8 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 33 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 23:20 | 3 | 42 |
| 9 |
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Wimbledon FC | 33 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 16:19 | -3 | 42 |
| 10 |
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Arsenal FC | 33 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 20:18 | 2 | 41 |
| 11 |
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Coventry City | 33 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 14:15 | -1 | 41 |
| 12 |
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Crystal Palace | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 19:25 | -6 | 41 |
| 13 |
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Queens Park Rangers | 33 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 13:15 | -2 | 40 |
| 14 |
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Oldham Athletic | 33 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 23:26 | -3 | 40 |
| 15 |
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Aston Villa | 33 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 16:15 | 1 | 39 |
| 16 |
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Southampton FC | 33 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 12:15 | -3 | 39 |
| 17 |
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Luton Town | 33 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 13:18 | -5 | 39 |
| 18 |
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Notts County | 33 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 12:14 | -2 | 38 |
| 19 |
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Chelsea FC | 33 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 17:22 | -5 | 37 |
| 20 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 33 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 18:23 | -5 | 35 |
| 21 |
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Norwich City | 33 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 16:21 | -5 | 34 |
| 22 |
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West Ham United | 33 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 9:21 | -12 | 29 |
