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| Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | » Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Liverpool FC | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 40:8 | 32 | 56 |
| 2 |
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Newcastle United | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 19:16 | 3 | 41 |
| 3 |
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Manchester United | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 20:12 | 8 | 38 |
| 4 |
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Arsenal FC | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 17:9 | 8 | 38 |
| 5 |
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Nottingham Forest | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 23:14 | 9 | 37 |
| 6 |
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Wimbledon FC | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 23:16 | 7 | 36 |
| 7 |
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Everton FC | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 14:8 | 6 | 35 |
| 8 |
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West Ham United | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 15:15 | 0 | 34 |
| 9 |
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Southampton FC | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 19:17 | 2 | 33 |
| 10 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 13:13 | 0 | 33 |
| 11 |
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Luton Town | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 16:17 | -1 | 31 |
| 12 |
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Norwich City | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 18:17 | 1 | 30 |
| 13 |
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Queens Park Rangers | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 17:18 | -1 | 30 |
| 14 |
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Derby County | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 13:18 | -5 | 28 |
| 15 |
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Chelsea FC | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 19:27 | -8 | 26 |
| 16 |
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Charlton Athletic | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 10:17 | -7 | 25 |
| 17 |
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Oxford United | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16:24 | -8 | 25 |
| 18 |
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Portsmouth FC | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 12:21 | -9 | 22 |
| 19 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11:23 | -12 | 22 |
| 20 |
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Coventry City | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 11:25 | -14 | 21 |
| 21 |
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Watford FC | 24 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8:19 | -11 | 19 |
