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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Arsenal FC | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 32:26 | 6 | 16:16 |
| 2 |
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Everton FC | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 30:32 | -2 | 15:17 |
| 3 |
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Sheffield United | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 28:31 | -3 | 14:18 |
| 4 |
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Huddersfield Town | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 24:28 | -4 | 14:16 |
| 5 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 23:27 | -4 | 14:18 |
| 6 |
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Aston Villa | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 34:36 | -2 | 11:21 |
| 7 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 27:44 | -17 | 11:19 |
| 8 |
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Manchester City | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 26:36 | -10 | 10:22 |
| 9 |
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Chelsea FC | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 24:38 | -14 | 10:22 |
| 10 |
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Portsmouth FC | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19:35 | -16 | 9:21 |
| 11 |
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Newcastle United | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 22:43 | -21 | 9:23 |
| 12 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20:48 | -28 | 9:23 |
| 13 |
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Birmingham FC | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 19:32 | -13 | 8:22 |
| 14 |
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Sunderland AFC | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18:36 | -18 | 8:22 |
| 15 |
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West Ham United | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 20:43 | -23 | 8:22 |
| 16 |
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Liverpool FC | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14:38 | -24 | 8:22 |
| 17 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 22:41 | -19 | 7:23 |
| 18 |
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Leicester City | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 19:44 | -25 | 6:24 |
| 19 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 17:45 | -28 | 5:27 |
| 20 |
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Blackpool FC | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 14:52 | -38 | 5:25 |
| 21 |
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Derby County | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12:37 | -25 | 4:26 |
| 22 |
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Grimsby Town | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 20:53 | -33 | 4:28 |
