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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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Coventry City | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 17:12 | 5 | 35 |
| 2 |
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Arsenal FC | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 15:6 | 9 | 34 |
| 3 |
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Chelsea FC | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 12:6 | 6 | 33 |
| 4 |
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Manchester United | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 11:5 | 6 | 32 |
| 5 |
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Aston Villa | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 15:10 | 5 | 32 |
| 6 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 16:11 | 5 | 31 |
| 7 |
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Oldham Athletic | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 19:19 | 0 | 30 |
| 8 |
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Liverpool FC | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 17:10 | 7 | 29 |
| 9 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 13:8 | 5 | 28 |
| 10 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13:12 | 1 | 27 |
| 11 |
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Manchester City | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12:11 | 1 | 27 |
| 12 |
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Southampton FC | 20 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 9:8 | 1 | 27 |
| 13 |
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Ipswich Town | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10:8 | 2 | 25 |
| 14 |
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Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8:10 | -2 | 22 |
| 15 |
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Crystal Palace | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11:17 | -6 | 22 |
| 16 |
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Everton FC | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8:13 | -5 | 21 |
| 17 |
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Wimbledon FC | 20 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 12:14 | -2 | 20 |
| 18 |
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Sheffield United | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9:12 | -3 | 20 |
| 19 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6:15 | -9 | 20 |
| 20 |
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Norwich City | 20 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 10:18 | -8 | 18 |
| 21 |
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Leeds United | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7:16 | -9 | 17 |
| 22 |
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Nottingham Forest | 20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7:16 | -9 | 15 |
