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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Liverpool FC | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 43:14 | 29 | 27:7 |
| 2 |
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The Wednesday FC | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 34:16 | 18 | 26:8 |
| 3 |
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Preston North End | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 29:14 | 15 | 25:9 |
| 4 |
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Aston Villa | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 44:18 | 26 | 24:10 |
| 5 |
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Sunderland AFC | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 36:17 | 19 | 24:6 |
| 6 |
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Stoke City | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 32:11 | 21 | 23:7 |
| 7 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 44:15 | 29 | 22:8 |
| 8 |
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Manchester City | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 39:18 | 21 | 22:10 |
| 9 |
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Newcastle United | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 39:22 | 17 | 22:10 |
| 10 |
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Birmingham FC | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 33:17 | 16 | 22:8 |
| 11 |
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Nottingham Forest | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 34:20 | 14 | 22:10 |
| 12 |
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Derby County | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25:15 | 10 | 22:12 |
| 13 |
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Woolwich Arsenal | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 32:17 | 15 | 21:9 |
| 14 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 31:16 | 15 | 21:11 |
| 15 |
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Everton FC | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 35:24 | 11 | 20:10 |
| 16 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 34:23 | 11 | 20:14 |
| 17 |
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Notts County | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 29:20 | 9 | 20:12 |
| 18 |
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Sheffield United | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 28:21 | 7 | 20:12 |
| 19 |
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Bury FC | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23:25 | -2 | 17:17 |
| 20 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21:24 | -3 | 13:17 |
