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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 | 41 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 29:13 | 16 | 66 |
| 2 |
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Leeds United | 41 | 14 | 23 | 4 | 29:12 | 17 | 65 |
| 3 |
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Sheffield United | 41 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 31:26 | 5 | 65 |
| 4 |
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Manchester City | 41 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 24:21 | 3 | 63 |
| 5 |
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Liverpool FC | 41 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 24:19 | 5 | 60 |
| 6 |
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Arsenal FC | 41 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 30:20 | 10 | 58 |
| 7 |
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Nottingham Forest | 41 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 29:27 | 2 | 58 |
| 8 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 41 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 28:21 | 7 | 55 |
| 9 |
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Oldham Athletic | 41 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 31:30 | 1 | 55 |
| 10 |
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Southampton FC | 41 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 16:16 | 0 | 54 |
| 11 |
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Everton FC | 41 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 22:23 | -1 | 53 |
| 12 |
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Luton Town | 41 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 20:23 | -3 | 53 |
| 13 |
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Crystal Palace | 41 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 23:31 | -8 | 50 |
| 14 |
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Coventry City | 41 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 17:20 | -3 | 49 |
| 15 |
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Aston Villa | 41 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 19:19 | 0 | 47 |
| 16 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 41 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 28:29 | -1 | 47 |
| 17 |
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Queens Park Rangers | 41 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 14:18 | -4 | 47 |
| 18 |
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Wimbledon FC | 41 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 20:29 | -9 | 47 |
| 19 |
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Chelsea FC | 41 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 19:25 | -6 | 45 |
| 20 |
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Notts County | 41 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 16:22 | -6 | 45 |
| 21 |
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Norwich City | 41 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 18:30 | -12 | 39 |
| 22 |
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West Ham United | 41 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 13:26 | -13 | 37 |
