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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 | 3 | 3 | 38:12 | 26 | 48 |
| 2 |
|
Liverpool FC | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 33:19 | 14 | 42 |
| 3 |
|
Wimbledon FC | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 30:24 | 6 | 37 |
| 4 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 36:20 | 16 | 36 |
| 5 |
|
Watford FC | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 30:26 | 4 | 34 |
| 6 |
|
Norwich City | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 23:20 | 3 | 34 |
| 7 |
|
Luton Town | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 25:24 | 1 | 34 |
| 8 |
|
Chelsea FC | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 32:24 | 8 | 33 |
| 9 |
|
Manchester United | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 27:19 | 8 | 33 |
| 10 |
|
Coventry City | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 30:25 | 5 | 31 |
| 11 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 21:22 | -1 | 29 |
| 12 |
|
Arsenal FC | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 23:24 | -1 | 28 |
| 13 |
|
Newcastle United | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23:30 | -7 | 26 |
| 14 |
|
Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26:37 | -11 | 26 |
| 15 |
|
Southampton FC | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 31:26 | 5 | 25 |
| 16 |
|
Charlton Athletic | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 26:23 | 3 | 24 |
| 17 |
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 23:23 | 0 | 23 |
| 18 |
|
West Ham United | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 21:31 | -10 | 21 |
| 19 |
|
Oxford United | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21:35 | -14 | 21 |
| 20 |
|
Leicester City | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 25:44 | -19 | 18 |
| 21 |
|
Manchester City | 21 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 15:31 | -16 | 15 |
| 22 |
|
Aston Villa | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18:38 | -20 | 13 |
