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| Tables | First round | » Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Aston Villa | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 49:21 | 28 | 28:10 |
| 2 |
|
Newcastle United | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 42:25 | 17 | 26:12 |
| 3 |
|
Manchester United | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 38:26 | 12 | 24:14 |
| 4 |
|
Liverpool FC | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 37:26 | 11 | 23:15 |
| 5 |
|
Everton FC | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24:29 | -5 | 21:17 |
| 6 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 30:25 | 5 | 20:18 |
| 7 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 32:31 | 1 | 20:18 |
| 8 |
|
Preston North End | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 22:22 | 0 | 20:18 |
| 9 |
|
Bury FC | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 31:28 | 3 | 19:19 |
| 10 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 27:33 | -6 | 19:19 |
| 11 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 29:32 | -3 | 19:19 |
| 12 |
|
Sheffield United | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25:21 | 4 | 18:20 |
| 13 |
|
The Wednesday FC | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 25:30 | -5 | 18:20 |
| 14 |
|
Notts County | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 33:32 | 1 | 17:21 |
| 15 |
|
Woolwich Arsenal | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 15:21 | -6 | 17:21 |
| 16 |
|
Bristol City | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 23:31 | -8 | 17:21 |
| 17 |
|
Chelsea FC | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22:31 | -9 | 15:23 |
| 18 |
|
Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 22:36 | -14 | 14:24 |
| 19 |
|
Bradford City | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19:26 | -7 | 13:25 |
| 20 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 25:44 | -19 | 12:26 |
