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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Sheffield United | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13:11 | 2 | 13:9 |
| 2 |
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Sunderland AFC | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16:17 | -1 | 12:12 |
| 3 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13:16 | -3 | 12:12 |
| 4 |
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Stoke City | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16:18 | -2 | 11:11 |
| 5 |
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Nottingham Forest | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10:12 | -2 | 10:10 |
| 6 |
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Notts County | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13:22 | -9 | 10:14 |
| 7 |
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Aston Villa | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11:16 | -5 | 8:12 |
| 8 |
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The Wednesday FC | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 15:21 | -6 | 8:14 |
| 9 |
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Derby County | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12:19 | -7 | 7:15 |
| 10 |
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Liverpool FC | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12:20 | -8 | 7:15 |
| 11 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8:21 | -13 | 7:17 |
| 12 |
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Newcastle United | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5:27 | -22 | 6:16 |
| 13 |
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Everton FC | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12:24 | -12 | 5:19 |
| 14 |
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Bury FC | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9:16 | -7 | 4:16 |
| 15 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6:21 | -15 | 4:16 |
| 16 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11:29 | -18 | 3:17 |
| 17 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 15:44 | -29 | 3:23 |
| 18 |
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Grimsby Town | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9:28 | -19 | 1:17 |
