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