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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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Ipswich Town | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 43:12 | 31 | 33:9 |
| 2 |
|
Liverpool FC | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 36:15 | 21 | 30:12 |
| 3 |
|
Manchester United | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 32:21 | 11 | 28:14 |
| 4 |
|
Arsenal FC | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 26:20 | 6 | 28:14 |
| 5 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 33:14 | 19 | 27:15 |
| 6 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 31:19 | 12 | 23:19 |
| 7 |
|
Southampton FC | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 31:25 | 6 | 22:20 |
| 8 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 29:25 | 4 | 22:20 |
| 9 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 24:22 | 2 | 22:20 |
| 10 |
|
Aston Villa | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 27:30 | -3 | 22:20 |
| 11 |
|
Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 24:23 | 1 | 21:21 |
| 12 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 24:28 | -4 | 19:23 |
| 13 |
|
Coventry City | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23:28 | -5 | 19:23 |
| 14 |
|
Leeds United | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22:25 | -3 | 18:24 |
| 15 |
|
Stoke City | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 19:26 | -7 | 18:24 |
| 16 |
|
Everton FC | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 17:23 | -6 | 17:25 |
| 17 |
|
Norwich City | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 26:38 | -12 | 17:25 |
| 18 |
|
Crystal Palace | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15:29 | -14 | 16:26 |
| 19 |
|
Manchester City | 21 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 20:36 | -16 | 16:26 |
| 20 |
|
Derby County | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 27:36 | -9 | 15:27 |
| 21 |
|
Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 23:36 | -13 | 15:27 |
| 22 |
|
Bristol City | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20:41 | -21 | 14:28 |
