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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Liverpool FC | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 30:28 | 2 | 20:16 |
| 2 |
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Manchester City | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 25:28 | -3 | 19:17 |
| 3 |
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Preston North End | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16:22 | -6 | 17:19 |
| 4 |
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The Wednesday FC | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22:30 | -8 | 15:21 |
| 5 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 20:34 | -14 | 15:23 |
| 6 |
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Newcastle United | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 24:24 | 0 | 14:22 |
| 7 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 30:45 | -15 | 14:24 |
| 8 |
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Everton FC | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 26:36 | -10 | 12:26 |
| 9 |
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Sheffield United | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 24:39 | -15 | 12:26 |
| 10 |
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Birmingham FC | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16:39 | -23 | 11:27 |
| 11 |
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Aston Villa | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20:37 | -17 | 10:26 |
| 12 |
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Stoke City | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13:40 | -27 | 10:28 |
| 13 |
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Derby County | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12:42 | -30 | 10:28 |
| 14 |
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Bury FC | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 24:48 | -24 | 9:27 |
| 15 |
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Woolwich Arsenal | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 19:43 | -24 | 9:29 |
| 16 |
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Notts County | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 21:50 | -29 | 9:29 |
| 17 |
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Sunderland AFC | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 21:49 | -28 | 7:31 |
| 18 |
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Nottingham Forest | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 17:48 | -31 | 7:29 |
| 19 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 18 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 14:47 | -33 | 6:30 |
| 20 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 19:67 | -48 | 4:32 |
