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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Sheffield United | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22:22 | 0 | 17:17 |
| 2 |
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Sunderland AFC | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24:24 | 0 | 16:16 |
| 3 |
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Aston Villa | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 16:22 | -6 | 14:18 |
| 4 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 17:26 | -9 | 14:20 |
| 5 |
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Liverpool FC | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 20:28 | -8 | 13:21 |
| 6 |
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The Wednesday FC | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 20:29 | -9 | 13:19 |
| 7 |
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Nottingham Forest | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16:23 | -7 | 12:20 |
| 8 |
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Stoke City | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16:26 | -10 | 12:20 |
| 9 |
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Notts County | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 16:33 | -17 | 10:24 |
| 10 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 14:34 | -20 | 9:25 |
| 11 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17:39 | -22 | 9:25 |
| 12 |
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Everton FC | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14:28 | -14 | 8:24 |
| 13 |
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Grimsby Town | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15:40 | -25 | 8:26 |
| 14 |
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Derby County | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 16:33 | -17 | 7:25 |
| 15 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14:39 | -25 | 7:25 |
| 16 |
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Newcastle United | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10:40 | -30 | 7:27 |
| 17 |
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Bury FC | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13:27 | -14 | 6:26 |
| 18 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 19:53 | -34 | 5:29 |
