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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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Sheffield Wednesday | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 22:11 | 11 | 47 |
| 2 |
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Manchester United | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 16:9 | 7 | 42 |
| 3 |
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Arsenal FC | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 16:8 | 8 | 40 |
| 4 |
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Aston Villa | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 19:12 | 7 | 40 |
| 5 |
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Coventry City | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 19:17 | 2 | 40 |
| 6 |
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Manchester City | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 17:13 | 4 | 38 |
| 7 |
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Oldham Athletic | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 23:22 | 1 | 38 |
| 8 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 18:12 | 6 | 37 |
| 9 |
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Southampton FC | 26 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 12:10 | 2 | 37 |
| 10 |
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Chelsea FC | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 12:11 | 1 | 35 |
| 11 |
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Liverpool FC | 26 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 19:15 | 4 | 34 |
| 12 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 14:15 | -1 | 34 |
| 13 |
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Ipswich Town | 26 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 11:10 | 1 | 31 |
| 14 |
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Queens Park Rangers | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11:12 | -1 | 31 |
| 15 |
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Wimbledon FC | 26 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 14:16 | -2 | 29 |
| 16 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 10:16 | -6 | 29 |
| 17 |
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Crystal Palace | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 15:22 | -7 | 29 |
| 18 |
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Sheffield United | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11:15 | -4 | 27 |
| 19 |
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Everton FC | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 9:15 | -6 | 27 |
| 20 |
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Norwich City | 26 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 14:21 | -7 | 27 |
| 21 |
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Nottingham Forest | 26 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9:17 | -8 | 24 |
| 22 |
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Leeds United | 26 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8:20 | -12 | 20 |
