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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Arsenal FC | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 57:31 | 26 | 31:9 |
| 2 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 37:41 | -4 | 21:19 |
| 3 |
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Aston Villa | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 40:41 | -1 | 20:18 |
| 4 |
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Portsmouth FC | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 38:39 | -1 | 20:20 |
| 5 |
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Huddersfield Town | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 34:35 | -1 | 19:19 |
| 6 |
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Manchester City | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 30:35 | -5 | 17:21 |
| 7 |
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Derby County | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 37:42 | -5 | 16:22 |
| 8 |
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Newcastle United | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 35:38 | -3 | 15:23 |
| 9 |
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Liverpool FC | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 37:54 | -17 | 14:26 |
| 10 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 32:54 | -22 | 12:26 |
| 11 |
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Sheffield United | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 27:47 | -20 | 11:27 |
| 12 |
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Sunderland AFC | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 25:47 | -22 | 11:29 |
| 13 |
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Grimsby Town | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 26:54 | -28 | 11:29 |
| 14 |
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Leicester City | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 28:51 | -23 | 10:28 |
| 15 |
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Chelsea FC | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 22:46 | -24 | 10:30 |
| 16 |
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Birmingham FC | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18:42 | -24 | 10:30 |
| 17 |
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West Ham United | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 22:47 | -25 | 10:28 |
| 18 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 26:52 | -26 | 9:29 |
| 19 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 23:49 | -26 | 9:29 |
| 20 |
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Blackpool FC | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 28:75 | -47 | 9:31 |
| 21 |
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Leeds United | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 19:50 | -31 | 7:33 |
| 22 |
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Manchester United | 20 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 22:72 | -50 | 4:36 |
