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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 | 6 | 2 | 33:12 | 21 | 32:10 |
| 2 |
|
Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 38:19 | 19 | 31:11 |
| 3 |
|
Manchester United | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34:22 | 12 | 28:14 |
| 4 |
|
Derby County | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 44:32 | 12 | 25:17 |
| 5 |
|
Ipswich Town | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32:27 | 5 | 25:17 |
| 6 |
|
Leicester City | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 25:23 | 2 | 25:17 |
| 7 |
|
Leeds United | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 28:23 | 5 | 24:18 |
| 8 |
|
Norwich City | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 28:24 | 4 | 24:18 |
| 9 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 34:30 | 4 | 23:19 |
| 10 |
|
Coventry City | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25:27 | -2 | 21:21 |
| 11 |
|
Newcastle United | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 34:31 | 3 | 20:22 |
| 12 |
|
Birmingham City | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 28:30 | -2 | 20:22 |
| 13 |
|
Arsenal FC | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 21:24 | -3 | 20:22 |
| 14 |
|
Everton FC | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23:28 | -5 | 19:23 |
| 15 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 24:26 | -2 | 18:24 |
| 16 |
|
Aston Villa | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 24:29 | -5 | 18:24 |
| 17 |
|
Manchester City | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 28:27 | 1 | 17:25 |
| 18 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 28:33 | -5 | 17:25 |
| 19 |
|
Sheffield United | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 19:34 | -15 | 17:25 |
| 20 |
|
Stoke City | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20:27 | -7 | 16:26 |
| 21 |
|
Burnley FC | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 21:33 | -12 | 13:29 |
| 22 |
|
West Ham United | 21 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17:47 | -30 | 9:33 |
