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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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Arsenal FC | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 19:8 | 11 | 30 |
| 2 |
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Derby County | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 15:5 | 10 | 29 |
| 3 |
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Everton FC | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 13:5 | 8 | 28 |
| 4 |
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Coventry City | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 12:5 | 7 | 27 |
| 5 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17:13 | 4 | 26 |
| 6 |
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Nottingham Forest | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 11:11 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 |
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Liverpool FC | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 13:7 | 6 | 23 |
| 8 |
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Luton Town | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 8:6 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 |
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Manchester United | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 12:10 | 2 | 21 |
| 10 |
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Norwich City | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12:14 | -2 | 21 |
| 11 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 10:11 | -1 | 20 |
| 12 |
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Queens Park Rangers | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7:8 | -1 | 19 |
| 13 |
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Aston Villa | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13:16 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 |
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Southampton FC | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12:13 | -1 | 18 |
| 15 |
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Millwall FC | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8:11 | -3 | 17 |
| 16 |
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Wimbledon FC | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9:15 | -6 | 15 |
| 17 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10:16 | -6 | 14 |
| 18 |
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Charlton Athletic | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10:19 | -9 | 14 |
| 19 |
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Newcastle United | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6:16 | -10 | 13 |
| 20 |
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West Ham United | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6:14 | -8 | 12 |
