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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Liverpool FC | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23:22 | 1 | 19:15 |
| 2 |
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Nottingham Forest | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21:20 | 1 | 15:17 |
| 3 |
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Sunderland AFC | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 14:15 | -1 | 15:17 |
| 4 |
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Bury FC | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 22:27 | -5 | 13:19 |
| 5 |
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Everton FC | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 16:22 | -6 | 13:19 |
| 6 |
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Newcastle United | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15:24 | -9 | 13:21 |
| 7 |
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Notts County | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 15:28 | -13 | 12:22 |
| 8 |
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Sheffield United | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13:29 | -16 | 11:23 |
| 9 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12:26 | -14 | 10:22 |
| 10 |
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Aston Villa | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13:33 | -20 | 9:25 |
| 11 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18:40 | -22 | 9:25 |
| 12 |
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Preston North End | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20:45 | -25 | 9:25 |
| 13 |
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The Wednesday FC | 16 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 13:23 | -10 | 8:24 |
| 14 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11:33 | -22 | 8:24 |
| 15 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 18:43 | -25 | 8:26 |
| 16 |
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Derby County | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12:24 | -12 | 7:27 |
| 17 |
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Stoke City | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 21:42 | -21 | 6:26 |
| 18 |
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Manchester City | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 15:41 | -26 | 4:28 |
