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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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Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 23 | 4 | 35:18 | 17 | 68 |
| 2 |
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Oldham Athletic | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 37:30 | 7 | 68 |
| 3 |
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Manchester United | 42 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 25:12 | 13 | 66 |
| 4 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 28:21 | 7 | 63 |
| 5 |
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Aston Villa | 42 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 26:19 | 7 | 62 |
| 6 |
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Manchester City | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 24:22 | 2 | 61 |
| 7 |
|
Coventry City | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 28:28 | 0 | 60 |
| 8 |
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Arsenal FC | 42 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 23:15 | 8 | 58 |
| 9 |
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Wimbledon FC | 42 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 25:23 | 2 | 54 |
| 10 |
|
Southampton FC | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 24:25 | -1 | 54 |
| 11 |
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Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 24:24 | 0 | 53 |
| 12 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 42 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 23:24 | -1 | 53 |
| 13 |
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Ipswich Town | 42 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 21:22 | -1 | 53 |
| 14 |
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Liverpool FC | 42 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 25:22 | 3 | 52 |
| 15 |
|
Sheffield United | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 28:26 | 2 | 52 |
| 16 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 23:30 | -7 | 52 |
| 17 |
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Everton FC | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 23:27 | -4 | 50 |
| 18 |
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Crystal Palace | 42 | 9 | 20 | 13 | 22:31 | -9 | 47 |
| 19 |
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Norwich City | 42 | 9 | 20 | 13 | 25:36 | -11 | 47 |
| 20 |
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Chelsea FC | 42 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 16:25 | -9 | 45 |
| 21 |
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Leeds United | 42 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 18:30 | -12 | 42 |
| 22 |
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Nottingham Forest | 42 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 18:31 | -13 | 39 |
