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| Tables | » First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Liverpool FC | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 50:29 | 21 | 30:12 |
| 2 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 53:25 | 28 | 30:12 |
| 3 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 44:29 | 15 | 28:14 |
| 4 |
|
Preston North End | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 45:35 | 10 | 28:14 |
| 5 |
|
Stoke City | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 47:31 | 16 | 27:15 |
| 6 |
|
Sheffield United | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 45:38 | 7 | 27:15 |
| 7 |
|
Blackpool FC | 21 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 38:39 | -1 | 25:17 |
| 8 |
|
Manchester United | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 47:29 | 18 | 25:17 |
| 9 |
|
Aston Villa | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 31:25 | 6 | 22:20 |
| 10 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 34:34 | 0 | 22:20 |
| 11 |
|
Derby County | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 40:41 | -1 | 22:20 |
| 12 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 24:24 | 0 | 20:22 |
| 13 |
|
Grimsby Town | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29:38 | -9 | 20:22 |
| 14 |
|
Chelsea FC | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 39:47 | -8 | 18:24 |
| 15 |
|
Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 31:35 | -4 | 17:25 |
| 16 |
|
Charlton Athletic | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 35:42 | -7 | 16:26 |
| 17 |
|
Everton FC | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 26:38 | -12 | 16:26 |
| 18 |
|
Arsenal FC | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 30:43 | -13 | 16:26 |
| 19 |
|
Brentford FC | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 28:46 | -18 | 15:27 |
| 20 |
|
Portsmouth FC | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 34:43 | -9 | 13:29 |
| 21 |
|
Leeds United | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 30:43 | -13 | 13:29 |
| 22 |
|
Huddersfield Town | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 25:51 | -26 | 12:30 |
