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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Liverpool FC | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 32:17 | 15 | 40 |
| 2 |
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Leeds United | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 32:13 | 19 | 38 |
| 3 |
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Manchester United | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 29:10 | 19 | 37 |
| 4 |
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Manchester City | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 28:14 | 14 | 37 |
| 5 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 35:24 | 11 | 37 |
| 6 |
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Arsenal FC | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 38:20 | 18 | 34 |
| 7 |
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Aston Villa | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 25:15 | 10 | 33 |
| 8 |
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Nottingham Forest | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 33:26 | 7 | 33 |
| 9 |
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Luton Town | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 22:16 | 6 | 33 |
| 10 |
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Oldham Athletic | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 38:30 | 8 | 32 |
| 11 |
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Sheffield United | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26:19 | 7 | 32 |
| 12 |
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Everton FC | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 25:14 | 11 | 29 |
| 13 |
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Wimbledon FC | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26:19 | 7 | 29 |
| 14 |
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Norwich City | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28:26 | 2 | 29 |
| 15 |
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Crystal Palace | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23:24 | -1 | 27 |
| 16 |
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Chelsea FC | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 28:28 | 0 | 25 |
| 17 |
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Southampton FC | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 16:27 | -11 | 23 |
| 18 |
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Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 21:18 | 3 | 22 |
| 19 |
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Coventry City | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17:14 | 3 | 22 |
| 20 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 27:30 | -3 | 20 |
| 21 |
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Notts County | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20:25 | -5 | 20 |
| 22 |
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West Ham United | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15:22 | -7 | 18 |
