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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 | 40 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 83:48 | 35 | 53:26 |
| 2 |
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Stoke City | 40 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 83:49 | 34 | 51:27 |
| 3 |
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Manchester United | 40 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 48:29 | 19 | 51:28 |
| 4 |
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Sheffield United | 40 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 81:66 | 15 | 47:34 |
| 5 |
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Liverpool FC | 40 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 44:34 | 10 | 46:29 |
| 6 |
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Preston North End | 40 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 74:67 | 7 | 46:36 |
| 7 |
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Blackpool FC | 40 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 65:65 | 0 | 46:33 |
| 8 |
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Aston Villa | 40 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 63:46 | 17 | 45:34 |
| 9 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 40 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 68:61 | 7 | 41:37 |
| 10 |
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Sunderland AFC | 40 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 58:61 | -3 | 41:40 |
| 11 |
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Portsmouth FC | 40 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 65:55 | 10 | 40:40 |
| 12 |
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Everton FC | 40 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 55:60 | -5 | 40:41 |
| 13 |
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Derby County | 40 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 68:69 | -1 | 39:41 |
| 14 |
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Chelsea FC | 40 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 61:68 | -7 | 39:43 |
| 15 |
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Arsenal FC | 40 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 34:42 | -8 | 38:38 |
| 16 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 54:55 | -1 | 37:42 |
| 17 |
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Grimsby Town | 40 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 56:70 | -14 | 37:42 |
| 18 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 40 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 42:45 | -3 | 35:44 |
| 19 |
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Charlton Athletic | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 55:62 | -7 | 35:44 |
| 20 |
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Huddersfield Town | 40 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 47:71 | -24 | 31:48 |
| 21 |
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Brentford FC | 40 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 43:83 | -40 | 24:56 |
| 22 |
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Leeds United | 40 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 41:82 | -41 | 18:61 |
