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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 | 40 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 34:8 | 26 | 84 |
| 2 |
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Nottingham Forest | 40 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 33:17 | 16 | 69 |
| 3 |
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Everton FC | 40 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 30:16 | 14 | 66 |
| 4 |
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Manchester United | 40 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 32:17 | 15 | 62 |
| 5 |
|
Luton Town | 40 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 27:23 | 4 | 62 |
| 6 |
|
Arsenal FC | 40 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 31:22 | 9 | 60 |
| 7 |
|
Wimbledon FC | 40 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 24:18 | 6 | 58 |
| 8 |
|
Queens Park Rangers | 40 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 21:15 | 6 | 57 |
| 9 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 40 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 28:28 | 0 | 55 |
| 10 |
|
Chelsea FC | 40 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 20:22 | -2 | 52 |
| 11 |
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Coventry City | 40 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 22:21 | 1 | 50 |
| 12 |
|
Newcastle United | 40 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 22:27 | -5 | 50 |
| 13 |
|
Charlton Athletic | 40 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 20:22 | -2 | 46 |
| 14 |
|
West Ham United | 40 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 15:23 | -8 | 46 |
| 15 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 40 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 17:20 | -3 | 45 |
| 16 |
|
Southampton FC | 40 | 8 | 19 | 13 | 20:27 | -7 | 43 |
| 17 |
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Derby County | 40 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 15:20 | -5 | 42 |
| 18 |
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Watford FC | 40 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 12:23 | -11 | 39 |
| 19 |
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Norwich City | 40 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 9:21 | -12 | 39 |
| 20 |
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Oxford United | 40 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 15:39 | -24 | 36 |
| 21 |
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Portsmouth FC | 40 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 13:31 | -18 | 35 |
