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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 | 9 | 1 | 35:13 | 22 | 31:11 |
| 2 |
|
Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 37:11 | 26 | 28:14 |
| 3 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 27:18 | 9 | 28:14 |
| 4 |
|
Newcastle United | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 33:19 | 14 | 26:16 |
| 5 |
|
Bury FC | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 28:21 | 7 | 26:16 |
| 6 |
|
Liverpool FC | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 28:26 | 2 | 26:16 |
| 7 |
|
Cardiff City | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 26:19 | 7 | 25:17 |
| 8 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 32:23 | 9 | 24:18 |
| 9 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 26:21 | 5 | 23:19 |
| 10 |
|
West Ham United | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 38:31 | 7 | 22:20 |
| 11 |
|
Sheffield United | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32:30 | 2 | 22:20 |
| 12 |
|
Notts County | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23:18 | 5 | 21:21 |
| 13 |
|
Manchester City | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 31:33 | -2 | 20:22 |
| 14 |
|
Birmingham FC | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 25:28 | -3 | 20:22 |
| 15 |
|
Everton FC | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 22:29 | -7 | 20:22 |
| 16 |
|
Burnley FC | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 24:43 | -19 | 18:24 |
| 17 |
|
Aston Villa | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 24:39 | -15 | 17:25 |
| 18 |
|
Preston North End | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 21:30 | -9 | 16:26 |
| 19 |
|
Leeds United | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20:30 | -10 | 15:27 |
| 20 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 26:40 | -14 | 14:28 |
| 21 |
|
Arsenal FC | 21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 18:35 | -17 | 11:31 |
| 22 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 21 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 12:31 | -19 | 9:33 |
