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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Leeds United | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 37:13 | 24 | 44 |
| 2 |
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Liverpool FC | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 34:17 | 17 | 44 |
| 3 |
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Manchester City | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 32:14 | 18 | 43 |
| 4 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 39:24 | 15 | 43 |
| 5 |
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Arsenal FC | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 46:21 | 25 | 40 |
| 6 |
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Manchester United | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 31:12 | 19 | 40 |
| 7 |
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Aston Villa | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 29:16 | 13 | 39 |
| 8 |
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Oldham Athletic | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 44:31 | 13 | 38 |
| 9 |
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Nottingham Forest | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 36:27 | 9 | 37 |
| 10 |
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Luton Town | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 25:17 | 8 | 37 |
| 11 |
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Sheffield United | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29:23 | 6 | 33 |
| 12 |
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Wimbledon FC | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 29:20 | 9 | 32 |
| 13 |
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Norwich City | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 29:28 | 1 | 30 |
| 14 |
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Everton FC | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 26:18 | 8 | 29 |
| 15 |
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Chelsea FC | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 31:30 | 1 | 29 |
| 16 |
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Crystal Palace | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 24:25 | -1 | 29 |
| 17 |
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Southampton FC | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 17:28 | -11 | 26 |
| 18 |
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Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 24:21 | 3 | 25 |
| 19 |
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Coventry City | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18:15 | 3 | 25 |
| 20 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 33:35 | -2 | 24 |
| 21 |
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Notts County | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 22:28 | -6 | 23 |
| 22 |
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West Ham United | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 19:24 | -5 | 21 |
