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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 | 36 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 29:15 | 14 | 63 |
| 2 |
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Nottingham Forest | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 33:19 | 14 | 62 |
| 3 |
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Liverpool FC | 36 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 24:11 | 13 | 61 |
| 4 |
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Millwall FC | 36 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 28:23 | 5 | 49 |
| 5 |
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Charlton Athletic | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 20:21 | -1 | 49 |
| 6 |
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Manchester United | 36 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 17:14 | 3 | 48 |
| 7 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 21:23 | -2 | 46 |
| 8 |
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Norwich City | 36 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 18:14 | 4 | 45 |
| 9 |
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Queens Park Rangers | 36 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 17:16 | 1 | 45 |
| 10 |
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Southampton FC | 36 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 22:23 | -1 | 45 |
| 11 |
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Aston Villa | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 22:23 | -1 | 44 |
| 12 |
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Everton FC | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 23:25 | -2 | 44 |
| 13 |
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West Ham United | 36 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 23:26 | -3 | 44 |
| 14 |
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Luton Town | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 21:26 | -5 | 44 |
| 15 |
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Wimbledon FC | 36 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 24:23 | 1 | 43 |
| 16 |
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Coventry City | 36 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 19:18 | 1 | 43 |
| 17 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 36 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 12:20 | -8 | 38 |
| 18 |
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Newcastle United | 36 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 14:26 | -12 | 37 |
| 19 |
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Derby County | 36 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 10:20 | -10 | 32 |
| 20 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 36 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 19:30 | -11 | 31 |
