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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Bury FC | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 37:14 | 23 | 27:5 |
| 2 |
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Derby County | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 31:9 | 22 | 25:5 |
| 3 |
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The Wednesday FC | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 28:6 | 22 | 25:7 |
| 4 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 32:16 | 16 | 24:8 |
| 5 |
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Aston Villa | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 39:16 | 23 | 23:9 |
| 6 |
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Sunderland AFC | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 25:10 | 15 | 23:9 |
| 7 |
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Stoke City | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 27:11 | 16 | 22:10 |
| 8 |
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Liverpool FC | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 44:20 | 24 | 21:9 |
| 9 |
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Newcastle United | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 29:11 | 18 | 21:9 |
| 10 |
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Nottingham Forest | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 32:22 | 10 | 21:11 |
| 11 |
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Everton FC | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 26:18 | 8 | 20:12 |
| 12 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 22:15 | 7 | 20:10 |
| 13 |
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Notts County | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22:13 | 9 | 19:11 |
| 14 |
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Sheffield United | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 31:22 | 9 | 18:12 |
| 15 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 32:26 | 6 | 18:12 |
| 16 |
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Grimsby Town | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 28:20 | 8 | 17:15 |
| 17 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23:23 | 0 | 16:14 |
| 18 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15:17 | -2 | 12:18 |
