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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Derby County | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 49:25 | 24 | 29:3 |
| 2 |
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Leeds United | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 39:14 | 25 | 24:8 |
| 3 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 54:35 | 19 | 24:8 |
| 4 |
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Leicester City | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 42:29 | 13 | 24:10 |
| 5 |
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Liverpool FC | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 30:20 | 10 | 24:10 |
| 6 |
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Birmingham FC | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 31:14 | 17 | 23:9 |
| 7 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 37:13 | 24 | 22:8 |
| 8 |
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West Ham United | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 41:23 | 18 | 22:12 |
| 9 |
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Newcastle United | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 43:27 | 16 | 22:10 |
| 10 |
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Manchester City | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 40:25 | 15 | 22:10 |
| 11 |
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Huddersfield Town | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26:13 | 13 | 22:10 |
| 12 |
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Sheffield United | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 48:31 | 17 | 21:13 |
| 13 |
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Aston Villa | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 41:24 | 17 | 21:11 |
| 14 |
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Portsmouth FC | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 36:21 | 15 | 20:10 |
| 15 |
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Manchester United | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 30:23 | 7 | 20:12 |
| 16 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 38:23 | 15 | 19:13 |
| 17 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 31:20 | 11 | 19:13 |
| 18 |
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Sunderland AFC | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 35:30 | 5 | 19:13 |
| 19 |
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Burnley FC | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 34:27 | 7 | 17:13 |
| 20 |
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Arsenal FC | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 33:19 | 14 | 15:15 |
| 21 |
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Grimsby Town | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 30:36 | -6 | 15:19 |
| 22 |
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Everton FC | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 33:33 | 0 | 13:17 |
