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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Aston Villa | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 55:19 | 36 | 32:2 |
| 2 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 40:15 | 25 | 28:6 |
| 3 |
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Liverpool FC | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 43:22 | 21 | 25:9 |
| 4 |
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Manchester United | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 33:19 | 14 | 24:8 |
| 5 |
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Newcastle United | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 32:19 | 13 | 24:10 |
| 6 |
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Preston North End | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 30:12 | 18 | 23:7 |
| 7 |
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Bradford City | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 31:13 | 18 | 22:8 |
| 8 |
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Sunderland AFC | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 31:15 | 16 | 22:8 |
| 9 |
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Sheffield United | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 35:14 | 21 | 21:11 |
| 10 |
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Notts County | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 32:20 | 12 | 21:9 |
| 11 |
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The Wednesday FC | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 34:24 | 10 | 21:9 |
| 12 |
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Everton FC | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26:20 | 6 | 20:12 |
| 13 |
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Chelsea FC | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26:23 | 3 | 20:14 |
| 14 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 27:20 | 7 | 20:10 |
| 15 |
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Bristol City | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23:17 | 6 | 19:13 |
| 16 |
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Woolwich Arsenal | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16:13 | 3 | 16:16 |
| 17 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 28:31 | -3 | 16:16 |
| 18 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 27:30 | -3 | 14:20 |
| 19 |
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Bury FC | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 26:26 | 0 | 13:17 |
| 20 |
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Nottingham Forest | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17:28 | -11 | 13:21 |
