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| Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | » Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Sheffield United | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 39:31 | 8 | 25:14 |
| 2 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 41:23 | 18 | 25:12 |
| 3 |
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Stoke City | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 42:29 | 13 | 24:12 |
| 4 |
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Preston North End | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 38:30 | 8 | 24:15 |
| 5 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 34:26 | 8 | 24:12 |
| 6 |
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Manchester United | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 22:14 | 8 | 24:11 |
| 7 |
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Liverpool FC | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 24:15 | 9 | 23:14 |
| 8 |
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Blackpool FC | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 33:32 | 1 | 22:15 |
| 9 |
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Aston Villa | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28:18 | 10 | 21:16 |
| 10 |
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Grimsby Town | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 28:31 | -3 | 20:17 |
| 11 |
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Sunderland AFC | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 29:29 | 0 | 19:20 |
| 12 |
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Charlton Athletic | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 35:37 | -2 | 18:20 |
| 13 |
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Derby County | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 33:35 | -2 | 18:20 |
| 14 |
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Chelsea FC | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 33:36 | -3 | 18:22 |
| 15 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 30:27 | 3 | 17:21 |
| 16 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 21:22 | -1 | 17:21 |
| 17 |
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Everton FC | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 18:29 | -11 | 15:24 |
| 18 |
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Brentford FC | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 26:38 | -12 | 15:23 |
| 19 |
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Leeds United | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 27:37 | -10 | 13:25 |
| 20 |
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Arsenal FC | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12:28 | -16 | 13:23 |
| 21 |
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Portsmouth FC | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 30:35 | -5 | 12:26 |
| 22 |
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Huddersfield Town | 19 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 20:41 | -21 | 11:27 |
