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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Sunderland AFC | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 58:23 | 35 | 30:2 |
| 2 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 47:20 | 27 | 27:5 |
| 3 |
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Preston North End | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 33:17 | 16 | 25:9 |
| 4 |
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Huddersfield Town | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 26:10 | 16 | 25:7 |
| 5 |
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Derby County | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 34:19 | 15 | 25:9 |
| 6 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 43:21 | 22 | 24:10 |
| 7 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 47:23 | 24 | 23:11 |
| 8 |
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Birmingham FC | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 32:18 | 14 | 23:9 |
| 9 |
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Portsmouth FC | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30:19 | 11 | 23:9 |
| 10 |
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Manchester City | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 33:13 | 20 | 22:12 |
| 11 |
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Liverpool FC | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 37:18 | 19 | 22:12 |
| 12 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25:16 | 9 | 22:12 |
| 13 |
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Everton FC | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 42:23 | 19 | 21:11 |
| 14 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 34:23 | 11 | 21:13 |
| 15 |
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Stoke City | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 29:19 | 10 | 21:11 |
| 16 |
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Arsenal FC | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 35:18 | 17 | 20:12 |
| 17 |
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Leeds United | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 34:21 | 13 | 20:14 |
| 18 |
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Grimsby Town | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26:17 | 9 | 20:12 |
| 19 |
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Chelsea FC | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 26:23 | 3 | 20:12 |
| 20 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 33:24 | 9 | 19:15 |
| 21 |
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Brentford FC | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 31:21 | 10 | 18:14 |
| 22 |
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Aston Villa | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 37:47 | -10 | 15:19 |
