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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Aston Villa | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 74:29 | 45 | 31:5 |
| 2 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 50:22 | 28 | 31:7 |
| 3 |
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Arsenal FC | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 58:25 | 33 | 28:8 |
| 4 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 59:27 | 32 | 28:8 |
| 5 |
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Manchester City | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 40:28 | 12 | 27:13 |
| 6 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 49:24 | 25 | 26:10 |
| 7 |
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Chelsea FC | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 38:17 | 21 | 26:10 |
| 8 |
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Derby County | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 47:28 | 19 | 26:12 |
| 9 |
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Liverpool FC | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 44:24 | 20 | 25:11 |
| 10 |
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Sheffield United | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 47:30 | 17 | 25:15 |
| 11 |
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Portsmouth FC | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 42:26 | 16 | 25:13 |
| 12 |
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Sunderland AFC | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 57:37 | 20 | 24:14 |
| 13 |
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Grimsby Town | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 47:27 | 20 | 24:12 |
| 14 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 35:23 | 12 | 24:12 |
| 15 |
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Leicester City | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 45:36 | 9 | 24:14 |
| 16 |
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West Ham United | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 53:39 | 14 | 23:15 |
| 17 |
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Huddersfield Town | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 40:26 | 14 | 23:13 |
| 18 |
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Blackpool FC | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 38:41 | -3 | 21:17 |
| 19 |
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Newcastle United | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 40:41 | -1 | 20:18 |
| 20 |
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Leeds United | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 42:28 | 14 | 19:17 |
| 21 |
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Birmingham FC | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 32:27 | 5 | 19:17 |
| 22 |
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Manchester United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22:31 | -9 | 14:20 |
