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| Tables | First round | » Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Preston North End | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 56:20 | 36 | 34:8 |
| 2 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 51:20 | 31 | 31:11 |
| 3 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 46:32 | 14 | 29:13 |
| 4 |
|
Burnley FC | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 37:34 | 3 | 26:16 |
| 5 |
|
Manchester City | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 50:48 | 2 | 24:18 |
| 6 |
|
Leeds United | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 24:23 | 1 | 23:19 |
| 7 |
|
Aston Villa | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 37:41 | -4 | 23:19 |
| 8 |
|
Blackpool FC | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 47:35 | 12 | 22:20 |
| 9 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 42:36 | 6 | 22:20 |
| 10 |
|
Birmingham City | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 39:41 | -2 | 21:21 |
| 11 |
|
Luton Town | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 36:33 | 3 | 20:22 |
| 12 |
|
Chelsea FC | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 39:41 | -2 | 20:22 |
| 13 |
|
Leicester City | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 50:56 | -6 | 20:22 |
| 14 |
|
Manchester United | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 36:39 | -3 | 18:24 |
| 15 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 27:33 | -6 | 18:24 |
| 16 |
|
Arsenal FC | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 40:48 | -8 | 18:24 |
| 17 |
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 35:43 | -8 | 18:24 |
| 18 |
|
Newcastle United | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 42:46 | -4 | 17:25 |
| 19 |
|
Everton FC | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 33:39 | -6 | 15:27 |
| 20 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 28:49 | -21 | 15:27 |
| 21 |
|
Portsmouth FC | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 35:51 | -16 | 14:28 |
| 22 |
|
Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 26:48 | -22 | 14:28 |
