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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Liverpool FC | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 26:25 | 1 | 18:14 |
| 2 |
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Manchester City | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 24:27 | -3 | 18:16 |
| 3 |
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Preston North End | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16:17 | -1 | 17:15 |
| 4 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20:26 | -6 | 15:19 |
| 5 |
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Newcastle United | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 24:23 | 1 | 14:20 |
| 6 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 30:42 | -12 | 14:22 |
| 7 |
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The Wednesday FC | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17:22 | -5 | 13:19 |
| 8 |
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Everton FC | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 25:33 | -8 | 12:24 |
| 9 |
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Sheffield United | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 22:34 | -12 | 12:22 |
| 10 |
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Birmingham FC | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15:37 | -22 | 11:25 |
| 11 |
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Stoke City | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13:35 | -22 | 10:26 |
| 12 |
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Aston Villa | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18:34 | -16 | 9:23 |
| 13 |
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Woolwich Arsenal | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 19:41 | -22 | 9:27 |
| 14 |
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Notts County | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 19:42 | -23 | 9:25 |
| 15 |
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Derby County | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9:32 | -23 | 8:24 |
| 16 |
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Bury FC | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 22:43 | -21 | 7:25 |
| 17 |
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Sunderland AFC | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 20:44 | -24 | 7:29 |
| 18 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 16 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 13:38 | -25 | 6:26 |
| 19 |
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Nottingham Forest | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16:48 | -32 | 5:29 |
| 20 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 19:67 | -48 | 4:32 |
