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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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West Ham United | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 46:24 | 22 | 23:5 |
| 2 |
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Aston Villa | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 49:22 | 27 | 21:5 |
| 3 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 38:17 | 21 | 21:5 |
| 4 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 36:16 | 20 | 21:7 |
| 5 |
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Derby County | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 35:18 | 17 | 21:7 |
| 6 |
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Sheffield United | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 36:23 | 13 | 19:9 |
| 7 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25:17 | 8 | 19:9 |
| 8 |
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Leicester City | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 34:30 | 4 | 19:9 |
| 9 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 40:15 | 25 | 18:6 |
| 10 |
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Arsenal FC | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 43:19 | 24 | 18:6 |
| 11 |
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Huddersfield Town | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 32:16 | 16 | 18:8 |
| 12 |
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Manchester City | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 28:23 | 5 | 18:10 |
| 13 |
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Chelsea FC | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 29:11 | 18 | 17:7 |
| 14 |
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Liverpool FC | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 31:18 | 13 | 17:9 |
| 15 |
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Portsmouth FC | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 27:16 | 11 | 17:7 |
| 16 |
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Birmingham FC | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 27:18 | 9 | 16:10 |
| 17 |
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Sunderland AFC | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 42:32 | 10 | 15:11 |
| 18 |
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Leeds United | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 36:23 | 13 | 14:12 |
| 19 |
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Grimsby Town | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 28:17 | 11 | 14:10 |
| 20 |
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Newcastle United | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 31:34 | -3 | 12:14 |
| 21 |
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Blackpool FC | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24:30 | -6 | 12:12 |
| 22 |
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Manchester United | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19:25 | -6 | 11:13 |
