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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Liverpool FC | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24:19 | 5 | 16:12 |
| 2 |
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Manchester City | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21:23 | -2 | 16:14 |
| 3 |
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Preston North End | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15:17 | -2 | 14:14 |
| 4 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 29:36 | -7 | 14:18 |
| 5 |
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The Wednesday FC | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17:20 | -3 | 13:15 |
| 6 |
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Newcastle United | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22:20 | 2 | 12:18 |
| 7 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16:24 | -8 | 11:19 |
| 8 |
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Everton FC | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 23:31 | -8 | 10:22 |
| 9 |
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Sheffield United | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 20:32 | -12 | 10:20 |
| 10 |
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Stoke City | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13:28 | -15 | 10:22 |
| 11 |
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Birmingham FC | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14:34 | -20 | 10:22 |
| 12 |
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Aston Villa | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16:27 | -11 | 9:19 |
| 13 |
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Notts County | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 18:38 | -20 | 8:22 |
| 14 |
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Derby County | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9:29 | -20 | 8:20 |
| 15 |
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Woolwich Arsenal | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15:36 | -21 | 7:25 |
| 16 |
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Bury FC | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 19:38 | -19 | 6:22 |
| 17 |
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Sunderland AFC | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 16:38 | -22 | 6:26 |
| 18 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 14 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11:31 | -20 | 5:23 |
| 19 |
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Nottingham Forest | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15:41 | -26 | 5:25 |
| 20 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 14:62 | -48 | 2:30 |
