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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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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 75:46 | 29 | 49:26 |
| 2 |
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Manchester United | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 47:29 | 18 | 48:27 |
| 3 |
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Stoke City | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 78:49 | 29 | 47:27 |
| 4 |
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Blackpool FC | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 65:60 | 5 | 46:29 |
| 5 |
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Sheffield United | 38 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 77:64 | 13 | 44:33 |
| 6 |
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Liverpool FC | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 43:33 | 10 | 44:27 |
| 7 |
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Preston North End | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 72:65 | 7 | 44:34 |
| 8 |
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Aston Villa | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 56:43 | 13 | 42:33 |
| 9 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 67:57 | 10 | 41:33 |
| 10 |
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Sunderland AFC | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 57:57 | 0 | 39:38 |
| 11 |
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Portsmouth FC | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 62:55 | 7 | 37:39 |
| 12 |
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Derby County | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 65:62 | 3 | 37:39 |
| 13 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 52:50 | 2 | 37:38 |
| 14 |
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Chelsea FC | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 59:65 | -6 | 37:41 |
| 15 |
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Everton FC | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 50:60 | -10 | 36:41 |
| 16 |
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Grimsby Town | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 53:64 | -11 | 36:39 |
| 17 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 40:41 | -1 | 35:40 |
| 18 |
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Arsenal FC | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 32:42 | -10 | 35:37 |
| 19 |
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Charlton Athletic | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 53:60 | -7 | 33:42 |
| 20 |
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Huddersfield Town | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 46:71 | -25 | 28:47 |
| 21 |
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Brentford FC | 38 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 43:80 | -37 | 23:53 |
| 22 |
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Leeds United | 38 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 41:80 | -39 | 18:57 |
