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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Bury FC | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 26:11 | 15 | 20:4 |
| 2 |
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Derby County | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 26:8 | 18 | 19:3 |
| 3 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24:14 | 10 | 18:6 |
| 4 |
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Liverpool FC | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 36:13 | 23 | 17:5 |
| 5 |
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The Wednesday FC | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 22:4 | 18 | 17:5 |
| 6 |
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Newcastle United | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 23:7 | 16 | 16:6 |
| 7 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 25:13 | 12 | 16:4 |
| 8 |
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Aston Villa | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 27:14 | 13 | 15:9 |
| 9 |
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Stoke City | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18:6 | 12 | 15:7 |
| 10 |
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Everton FC | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21:10 | 11 | 15:5 |
| 11 |
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Notts County | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14:7 | 7 | 15:5 |
| 12 |
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Nottingham Forest | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20:15 | 5 | 15:9 |
| 13 |
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Sunderland AFC | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17:7 | 10 | 14:6 |
| 14 |
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Sheffield United | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 22:14 | 8 | 14:8 |
| 15 |
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Grimsby Town | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 24:19 | 5 | 12:14 |
| 16 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14:12 | 2 | 12:8 |
| 17 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16:19 | -3 | 11:13 |
| 18 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7:13 | -6 | 4:14 |
