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| Tables | First round | » Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Huddersfield Town | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 24:14 | 10 | 29:13 |
| 2 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 33:26 | 7 | 27:15 |
| 3 |
|
Everton FC | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 33:24 | 9 | 26:16 |
| 4 |
|
Birmingham FC | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 27:21 | 6 | 25:17 |
| 5 |
|
Liverpool FC | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 26:20 | 6 | 25:17 |
| 6 |
|
Cardiff City | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 24:16 | 8 | 25:17 |
| 7 |
|
Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 33:16 | 17 | 24:18 |
| 8 |
|
Sheffield United | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 35:25 | 10 | 24:18 |
| 9 |
|
Aston Villa | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 26:22 | 4 | 23:19 |
| 10 |
|
Newcastle United | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 28:28 | 0 | 22:20 |
| 11 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 19:22 | -3 | 22:20 |
| 12 |
|
Preston North End | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 27:24 | 3 | 21:21 |
| 13 |
|
West Ham United | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22:21 | 1 | 21:21 |
| 14 |
|
Notts County | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 25:27 | -2 | 19:23 |
| 15 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 24:31 | -7 | 19:23 |
| 16 |
|
Manchester City | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 28:38 | -10 | 19:23 |
| 17 |
|
Burnley FC | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25:31 | -6 | 18:24 |
| 18 |
|
Arsenal FC | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 22:30 | -8 | 17:25 |
| 19 |
|
Chelsea FC | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 18:27 | -9 | 17:25 |
| 20 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 16:29 | -13 | 16:26 |
| 21 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 27:38 | -11 | 13:29 |
| 22 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18:30 | -12 | 10:32 |
