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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 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 15:2 | 13 | 34 |
| 2 |
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Chelsea FC | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 12:6 | 6 | 29 |
| 3 |
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Aston Villa | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 11:6 | 5 | 27 |
| 4 |
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Coventry City | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 12:9 | 3 | 27 |
| 5 |
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Liverpool FC | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 14:9 | 5 | 24 |
| 6 |
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Manchester United | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9:5 | 4 | 24 |
| 7 |
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Oldham Athletic | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 14:13 | 1 | 24 |
| 8 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12:9 | 3 | 23 |
| 9 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11:8 | 3 | 23 |
| 10 |
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Manchester City | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11:9 | 2 | 23 |
| 11 |
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Southampton FC | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 5:3 | 2 | 23 |
| 12 |
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Ipswich Town | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 9:6 | 3 | 22 |
| 13 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 10:8 | 2 | 18 |
| 14 |
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Sheffield United | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7:9 | -2 | 16 |
| 15 |
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Queens Park Rangers | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5:7 | -2 | 16 |
| 16 |
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Crystal Palace | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9:13 | -4 | 16 |
| 17 |
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Everton FC | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6:11 | -5 | 16 |
| 18 |
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Wimbledon FC | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8:12 | -4 | 15 |
| 19 |
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Leeds United | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6:13 | -7 | 15 |
| 20 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5:14 | -9 | 15 |
| 21 |
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Norwich City | 16 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8:17 | -9 | 12 |
| 22 |
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Nottingham Forest | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3:13 | -10 | 9 |
