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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Sunderland AFC | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 66:27 | 39 | 34:4 |
| 2 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 54:21 | 33 | 28:10 |
| 3 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 49:22 | 27 | 28:6 |
| 4 |
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Preston North End | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 35:17 | 18 | 27:9 |
| 5 |
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Manchester City | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 42:16 | 26 | 26:14 |
| 6 |
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Grimsby Town | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 37:18 | 19 | 26:12 |
| 7 |
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Derby County | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 36:21 | 15 | 26:10 |
| 8 |
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Portsmouth FC | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 32:19 | 13 | 26:10 |
| 9 |
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Huddersfield Town | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 28:13 | 15 | 25:9 |
| 10 |
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Stoke City | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 32:20 | 12 | 25:11 |
| 11 |
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Chelsea FC | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 29:24 | 5 | 25:13 |
| 12 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 51:29 | 22 | 24:14 |
| 13 |
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Arsenal FC | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 41:20 | 21 | 24:14 |
| 14 |
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Leeds United | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 37:21 | 16 | 24:14 |
| 15 |
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Birmingham FC | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 34:21 | 13 | 24:12 |
| 16 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 29:23 | 6 | 24:16 |
| 17 |
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Everton FC | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 47:25 | 22 | 23:13 |
| 18 |
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Liverpool FC | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 39:22 | 17 | 23:15 |
| 19 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 35:23 | 12 | 23:13 |
| 20 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 37:25 | 12 | 22:16 |
| 21 |
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Brentford FC | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 33:22 | 11 | 20:14 |
| 22 |
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Aston Villa | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 43:50 | -7 | 19:19 |
