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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Liverpool FC | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 37:13 | 24 | 25:7 |
| 2 |
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Preston North End | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 28:12 | 16 | 25:7 |
| 3 |
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Aston Villa | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 44:17 | 27 | 24:8 |
| 4 |
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The Wednesday FC | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 30:14 | 16 | 24:8 |
| 5 |
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Sunderland AFC | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 33:16 | 17 | 22:6 |
| 6 |
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Derby County | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 24:13 | 11 | 22:10 |
| 7 |
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Stoke City | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 28:11 | 17 | 21:7 |
| 8 |
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Birmingham FC | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 30:14 | 16 | 21:7 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 30:14 | 16 | 21:9 | |
| 10 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 43:15 | 28 | 20:8 |
| 11 |
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Manchester City | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 37:18 | 19 | 20:10 |
| 12 |
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Newcastle United | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 36:21 | 15 | 20:10 |
| 13 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 34:22 | 12 | 20:12 |
| 14 |
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Nottingham Forest | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 30:20 | 10 | 20:10 |
| 15 |
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Woolwich Arsenal | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 31:17 | 14 | 19:9 |
| 16 |
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Sheffield United | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 27:20 | 7 | 19:11 |
| 17 |
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Everton FC | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 32:23 | 9 | 18:10 |
| 18 |
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Notts County | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 26:20 | 6 | 18:12 |
| 19 |
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Bury FC | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23:25 | -2 | 16:16 |
| 20 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21:22 | -1 | 13:15 |
