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| Tables | First round | » Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Arsenal FC | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 41:17 | 24 | 39 |
| 2 |
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 28:27 | 1 | 39 |
| 3 |
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Leeds United | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 39:23 | 16 | 38 |
| 4 |
|
Sheffield United | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 38:27 | 11 | 37 |
| 5 |
|
Manchester City | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 32:22 | 10 | 37 |
| 6 |
|
Manchester United | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 27:22 | 5 | 31 |
| 7 |
|
Southampton FC | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 22:25 | -3 | 31 |
| 8 |
|
Aston Villa | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 20:18 | 2 | 30 |
| 9 |
|
Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 28:19 | 9 | 29 |
| 10 |
|
Wimbledon FC | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 28:25 | 3 | 29 |
| 11 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 26:28 | -2 | 29 |
| 12 |
|
Liverpool FC | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21:23 | -2 | 28 |
| 13 |
|
Oldham Athletic | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 32:33 | -1 | 27 |
| 14 |
|
Luton Town | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 24:30 | -6 | 26 |
| 15 |
|
Crystal Palace | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 20:22 | -2 | 25 |
| 16 |
|
Chelsea FC | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 20:28 | -8 | 25 |
| 17 |
|
Everton FC | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 20:23 | -3 | 24 |
| 18 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 30:36 | -6 | 24 |
| 19 |
|
Coventry City | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 15:21 | -6 | 20 |
| 20 |
|
Notts County | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18:30 | -12 | 20 |
| 21 |
|
West Ham United | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 17:30 | -13 | 18 |
| 22 |
|
Norwich City | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 20:37 | -17 | 17 |
