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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 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 24:11 | 13 | 39 |
| 2 |
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Nottingham Forest | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 15:9 | 6 | 36 |
| 3 |
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Luton Town | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 16:12 | 4 | 35 |
| 4 |
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Southampton FC | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 27:21 | 6 | 34 |
| 5 |
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Liverpool FC | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 25:12 | 13 | 33 |
| 6 |
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Aston Villa | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 18:13 | 5 | 33 |
| 7 |
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Derby County | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 14:11 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 |
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Everton FC | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 15:14 | 1 | 30 |
| 9 |
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Coventry City | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 13:12 | 1 | 30 |
| 10 |
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Chelsea FC | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 15:15 | 0 | 30 |
| 11 |
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Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 12:12 | 0 | 28 |
| 12 |
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Millwall FC | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16:17 | -1 | 28 |
| 13 |
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Norwich City | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 13:15 | -2 | 27 |
| 14 |
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Manchester United | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 15:17 | -2 | 23 |
| 15 |
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Wimbledon FC | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12:15 | -3 | 22 |
| 16 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9:16 | -7 | 22 |
| 17 |
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Crystal Palace | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 11:22 | -11 | 22 |
| 18 |
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Manchester City | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9:22 | -13 | 22 |
| 19 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 11:17 | -6 | 20 |
| 20 |
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Charlton Athletic | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10:17 | -7 | 19 |
