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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Notts County | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 33:12 | 21 | 23:3 |
| 2 |
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Sunderland AFC | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 36:10 | 26 | 21:7 |
| 3 |
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Bury FC | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 28:8 | 20 | 20:6 |
| 4 |
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Everton FC | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 31:14 | 17 | 20:8 |
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The Wednesday FC | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 31:14 | 17 | 20:6 | |
| 6 |
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Manchester City | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22:13 | 9 | 20:6 |
| 7 |
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Derby County | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 36:15 | 21 | 19:7 |
| 8 |
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Newcastle United | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 18:8 | 10 | 19:5 |
| 9 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14:8 | 6 | 18:8 |
| 10 |
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Liverpool FC | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 26:11 | 15 | 17:7 |
| 11 |
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Nottingham Forest | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22:12 | 10 | 17:9 |
| 12 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 18:13 | 5 | 16:10 |
| 13 |
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Sheffield United | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16:17 | -1 | 16:10 |
| 14 |
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Aston Villa | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 26:12 | 14 | 15:9 |
| 15 |
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Stoke City | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19:14 | 5 | 14:14 |
| 16 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16:14 | 2 | 14:10 |
| 17 |
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Preston North End | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17:23 | -6 | 10:16 |
| 18 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18:24 | -6 | 9:19 |
