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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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Manchester United | 42 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 42:19 | 23 | 75 |
| 2 |
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Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 31:21 | 10 | 66 |
| 3 |
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Liverpool FC | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 37:33 | 4 | 66 |
| 4 |
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Chelsea FC | 42 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 35:29 | 6 | 63 |
| 5 |
|
Leeds United | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 39:32 | 7 | 61 |
| 6 |
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Norwich City | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 36:29 | 7 | 61 |
| 7 |
|
Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 39:31 | 8 | 60 |
| 8 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 33:28 | 5 | 59 |
| 9 |
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Manchester City | 42 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 32:29 | 3 | 56 |
| 10 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 37:36 | 1 | 56 |
| 11 |
|
Wimbledon FC | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 31:32 | -1 | 54 |
| 12 |
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 27:30 | -3 | 53 |
| 13 |
|
Southampton FC | 42 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 30:36 | -6 | 53 |
| 14 |
|
Sheffield United | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 26:27 | -1 | 52 |
| 15 |
|
Everton FC | 42 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 30:28 | 2 | 51 |
| 16 |
|
Crystal Palace | 42 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 26:30 | -4 | 50 |
| 17 |
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Ipswich Town | 42 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 29:33 | -4 | 49 |
| 18 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 23:31 | -8 | 49 |
| 19 |
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Arsenal FC | 42 | 8 | 23 | 11 | 17:23 | -6 | 47 |
| 20 |
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Coventry City | 42 | 8 | 22 | 12 | 24:29 | -5 | 46 |
| 21 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 42 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 31:51 | -20 | 38 |
| 22 |
|
Oldham Athletic | 42 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 26:44 | -18 | 32 |
