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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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Leeds United | 35 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 28:9 | 19 | 60 |
| 2 |
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Manchester United | 35 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 26:11 | 15 | 57 |
| 3 |
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Nottingham Forest | 35 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 26:20 | 6 | 53 |
| 4 |
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Liverpool FC | 35 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 21:15 | 6 | 52 |
| 5 |
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Everton FC | 35 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 21:16 | 5 | 51 |
| 6 |
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Sheffield United | 35 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 25:24 | 1 | 51 |
| 7 |
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Manchester City | 35 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 18:20 | -2 | 49 |
| 8 |
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Arsenal FC | 35 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 21:18 | 3 | 45 |
| 9 |
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Luton Town | 35 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 15:18 | -3 | 45 |
| 10 |
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Crystal Palace | 35 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 20:25 | -5 | 45 |
| 11 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 35 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 23:20 | 3 | 44 |
| 12 |
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Oldham Athletic | 35 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 27:28 | -1 | 44 |
| 13 |
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Coventry City | 35 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 15:16 | -1 | 43 |
| 14 |
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Wimbledon FC | 35 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 16:22 | -6 | 43 |
| 15 |
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Southampton FC | 35 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 13:16 | -3 | 42 |
| 16 |
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Aston Villa | 35 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 16:15 | 1 | 41 |
| 17 |
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Queens Park Rangers | 35 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 13:16 | -3 | 41 |
| 18 |
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Notts County | 35 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 13:17 | -4 | 39 |
| 19 |
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Chelsea FC | 35 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 17:23 | -6 | 38 |
| 20 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 35 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 18:23 | -5 | 37 |
| 21 |
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Norwich City | 35 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 17:25 | -8 | 34 |
| 22 |
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West Ham United | 35 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 10:22 | -12 | 32 |
