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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 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 47:10 | 37 | 55 |
| 2 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 36:23 | 13 | 39 |
| 3 |
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Manchester United | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 26:13 | 13 | 39 |
| 4 |
|
Ipswich Town | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 34:27 | 7 | 38 |
| 5 |
|
Arsenal FC | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 27:19 | 8 | 36 |
| 6 |
|
Swansea City | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 27:21 | 6 | 35 |
| 7 |
|
Southampton FC | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 36:36 | 0 | 32 |
| 8 |
|
Aston Villa | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 29:28 | 1 | 31 |
| 9 |
|
Everton FC | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 27:27 | 0 | 30 |
| 10 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 20:23 | -3 | 29 |
| 11 |
|
Coventry City | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24:26 | -2 | 27 |
| 12 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 22:25 | -3 | 27 |
| 13 |
|
Notts County | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 32:31 | 1 | 25 |
| 14 |
|
West Ham United | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 26:30 | -4 | 24 |
| 15 |
|
Birmingham City | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21:26 | -5 | 23 |
| 16 |
|
Manchester City | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 20:28 | -8 | 23 |
| 17 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16:21 | -5 | 22 |
| 18 |
|
Leeds United | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18:24 | -6 | 21 |
| 19 |
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Stoke City | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18:29 | -11 | 21 |
| 20 |
|
Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 17:31 | -14 | 21 |
| 21 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19:32 | -13 | 20 |
| 22 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18:30 | -12 | 19 |
