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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Liverpool FC | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 46:14 | 32 | 29:7 |
| 2 |
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Stoke City | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 39:13 | 26 | 27:7 |
| 3 |
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The Wednesday FC | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 37:19 | 18 | 27:9 |
| 4 |
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Preston North End | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 33:15 | 18 | 27:9 |
| 5 |
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Aston Villa | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 49:18 | 31 | 26:10 |
| 6 |
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Birmingham FC | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 39:18 | 21 | 26:8 |
| 7 |
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Sunderland AFC | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 38:18 | 20 | 26:8 |
| 8 |
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Woolwich Arsenal | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 39:18 | 21 | 25:9 |
| 9 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 47:19 | 28 | 24:10 |
| 10 |
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Newcastle United | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 41:23 | 18 | 24:10 |
| 11 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 33:17 | 16 | 24:12 |
| 12 |
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Everton FC | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 39:27 | 12 | 23:11 |
| 13 |
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Notts County | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 31:21 | 10 | 23:13 |
| 14 |
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Derby County | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 25:15 | 10 | 23:13 |
| 15 |
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Manchester City | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 40:20 | 20 | 22:12 |
| 16 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 39:23 | 16 | 22:14 |
| 17 |
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Nottingham Forest | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 35:22 | 13 | 22:12 |
| 18 |
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Sheffield United | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 29:22 | 7 | 22:14 |
| 19 |
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Bury FC | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25:26 | -1 | 19:17 |
| 20 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 25:27 | -2 | 15:19 |
