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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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Everton FC | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 42:14 | 28 | 49 |
| 2 |
|
Liverpool FC | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 44:17 | 27 | 44 |
| 3 |
|
West Ham United | 21 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 36:21 | 15 | 40 |
| 4 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 36:21 | 15 | 38 |
| 5 |
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 31:24 | 7 | 35 |
| 6 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 36:26 | 10 | 34 |
| 7 |
|
Arsenal FC | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 25:22 | 3 | 34 |
| 8 |
|
Luton Town | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 26:19 | 7 | 33 |
| 9 |
|
Newcastle United | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 38:41 | -3 | 31 |
| 10 |
|
Watford FC | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32:27 | 5 | 30 |
| 11 |
|
Chelsea FC | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23:34 | -11 | 30 |
| 12 |
|
Manchester United | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 30:24 | 6 | 27 |
| 13 |
|
Ipswich Town | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 15:20 | -5 | 26 |
| 14 |
|
Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 33:38 | -5 | 25 |
| 15 |
|
Aston Villa | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 26:34 | -8 | 25 |
| 16 |
|
Oxford United | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 34:38 | -4 | 23 |
| 17 |
|
Manchester City | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19:28 | -9 | 23 |
| 18 |
|
Southampton FC | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 24:32 | -8 | 22 |
| 19 |
|
Leicester City | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 30:40 | -10 | 21 |
| 20 |
|
Coventry City | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 22:40 | -18 | 19 |
| 21 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19:37 | -18 | 16 |
| 22 |
|
Birmingham City | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18:42 | -24 | 12 |
