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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 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 39:7 | 32 | 35:7 |
| 2 |
|
Ipswich Town | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 39:20 | 19 | 32:10 |
| 3 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 34:15 | 19 | 30:12 |
| 4 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 33:20 | 13 | 28:14 |
| 5 |
|
Leeds United | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 32:25 | 7 | 27:15 |
| 6 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29:27 | 2 | 24:18 |
| 7 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 27:20 | 7 | 23:19 |
| 8 |
|
Aston Villa | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 34:31 | 3 | 23:19 |
| 9 |
|
Everton FC | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 22:23 | -1 | 21:21 |
| 10 |
|
Southampton FC | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 22:24 | -2 | 21:21 |
| 11 |
|
Manchester City | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 29:29 | 0 | 20:22 |
| 12 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 26:27 | -1 | 19:23 |
| 13 |
|
Manchester United | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 30:32 | -2 | 19:23 |
| 14 |
|
Arsenal FC | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 24:30 | -6 | 19:23 |
| 15 |
|
Coventry City | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 29:38 | -9 | 19:23 |
| 16 |
|
Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 26:35 | -9 | 19:23 |
| 17 |
|
Bristol City | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 24:29 | -5 | 18:24 |
| 18 |
|
Norwich City | 21 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 19:24 | -5 | 18:24 |
| 19 |
|
Birmingham City | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18:29 | -11 | 13:29 |
| 20 |
|
Derby County | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19:32 | -13 | 13:29 |
| 21 |
|
Chelsea FC | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 23:43 | -20 | 11:31 |
| 22 |
|
Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 28:46 | -18 | 10:32 |
