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| Tables | First round | » Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 32:23 | 9 | 27:15 |
| 2 |
|
Huddersfield Town | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 37:25 | 12 | 26:16 |
| 3 |
|
Aston Villa | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 41:34 | 7 | 26:16 |
| 4 |
|
Leicester City | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 48:38 | 10 | 25:17 |
| 5 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 40:35 | 5 | 25:17 |
| 6 |
|
Arsenal FC | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 49:28 | 21 | 24:18 |
| 7 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 43:36 | 7 | 24:18 |
| 8 |
|
Portsmouth FC | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 33:31 | 2 | 23:19 |
| 9 |
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 33:37 | -4 | 23:19 |
| 10 |
|
Sheffield United | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 34:30 | 4 | 22:20 |
| 11 |
|
Birmingham FC | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 27:25 | 2 | 22:20 |
| 12 |
|
Newcastle United | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 30:36 | -6 | 22:20 |
| 13 |
|
Liverpool FC | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 39:42 | -3 | 20:22 |
| 14 |
|
Chelsea FC | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 33:29 | 4 | 19:23 |
| 15 |
|
Everton FC | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 42:40 | 2 | 19:23 |
| 16 |
|
Manchester City | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 25:30 | -5 | 19:23 |
| 17 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25:38 | -13 | 18:24 |
| 18 |
|
Derby County | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 30:36 | -6 | 17:25 |
| 19 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 31:56 | -25 | 17:25 |
| 20 |
|
Blackpool FC | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 36:39 | -3 | 16:26 |
| 21 |
|
Leeds United | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 28:39 | -11 | 16:26 |
| 22 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 33:42 | -9 | 12:30 |
