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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 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 24:4 | 20 | 61 |
| 2 |
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Nottingham Forest | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 24:12 | 12 | 52 |
| 3 |
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Everton FC | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 23:11 | 12 | 48 |
| 4 |
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Luton Town | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 19:16 | 3 | 45 |
| 5 |
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Queens Park Rangers | 28 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 15:10 | 5 | 42 |
| 6 |
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Manchester United | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 20:13 | 7 | 41 |
| 7 |
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Arsenal FC | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 22:14 | 8 | 39 |
| 8 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 20:17 | 3 | 39 |
| 9 |
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Wimbledon FC | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 17:15 | 2 | 36 |
| 10 |
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Chelsea FC | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 12:14 | -2 | 36 |
| 11 |
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Coventry City | 27 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 14:13 | 1 | 32 |
| 12 |
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Newcastle United | 27 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 14:20 | -6 | 32 |
| 13 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 28 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 13:15 | -2 | 31 |
| 14 |
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West Ham United | 27 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 12:19 | -7 | 31 |
| 15 |
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Southampton FC | 27 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 15:20 | -5 | 29 |
| 16 |
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Portsmouth FC | 28 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 11:20 | -9 | 29 |
| 17 |
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Oxford United | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 13:25 | -12 | 29 |
| 18 |
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Charlton Athletic | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12:19 | -7 | 28 |
| 19 |
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Derby County | 27 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 9:14 | -5 | 27 |
| 20 |
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Watford FC | 28 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 7:16 | -9 | 26 |
| 21 |
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Norwich City | 28 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 6:15 | -9 | 25 |
