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| Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | » First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Manchester United | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 22:7 | 15 | 44 |
| 2 |
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Leeds United | 24 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 18:5 | 13 | 42 |
| 3 |
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Everton FC | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 17:12 | 5 | 38 |
| 4 |
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Manchester City | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 14:10 | 4 | 38 |
| 5 |
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Liverpool FC | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 14:9 | 5 | 37 |
| 6 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 16:10 | 6 | 35 |
| 7 |
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Aston Villa | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16:13 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 |
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Notts County | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 11:9 | 2 | 32 |
| 9 |
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Nottingham Forest | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 15:15 | 0 | 31 |
| 10 |
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Oldham Athletic | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 18:19 | -1 | 31 |
| 11 |
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Crystal Palace | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 13:17 | -4 | 30 |
| 12 |
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Coventry City | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12:13 | -1 | 29 |
| 13 |
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Queens Park Rangers | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 9:12 | -3 | 29 |
| 14 |
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Sheffield United | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 11:19 | -8 | 29 |
| 15 |
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Wimbledon FC | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10:15 | -5 | 28 |
| 16 |
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Arsenal FC | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 14:14 | 0 | 27 |
| 17 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 16:17 | -1 | 27 |
| 18 |
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Chelsea FC | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 14:16 | -2 | 27 |
| 19 |
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Southampton FC | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9:14 | -5 | 26 |
| 20 |
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Luton Town | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 8:14 | -6 | 26 |
| 21 |
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Norwich City | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11:17 | -6 | 24 |
| 22 |
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West Ham United | 24 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7:18 | -11 | 19 |
