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| Tables | First round | » Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Manchester United | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 42:14 | 28 | 49 |
| 2 |
|
Aston Villa | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 26:16 | 10 | 39 |
| 3 |
|
Wimbledon FC | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 30:22 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 |
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 30:23 | 7 | 35 |
| 5 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 35:28 | 7 | 34 |
| 6 |
|
Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 37:31 | 6 | 34 |
| 7 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 40:40 | 0 | 33 |
| 8 |
|
Norwich City | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 27:31 | -4 | 32 |
| 9 |
|
Sheffield United | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 36:25 | 11 | 31 |
| 10 |
|
Liverpool FC | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 26:20 | 6 | 31 |
| 11 |
|
Everton FC | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 34:29 | 5 | 30 |
| 12 |
|
Manchester City | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27:28 | -1 | 28 |
| 13 |
|
Leeds United | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 24:25 | -1 | 27 |
| 14 |
|
Southampton FC | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 33:37 | -4 | 26 |
| 15 |
|
Arsenal FC | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 17:17 | 0 | 25 |
| 16 |
|
Oldham Athletic | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 27:33 | -6 | 25 |
| 17 |
|
Crystal Palace | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 20:28 | -8 | 25 |
| 18 |
|
Chelsea FC | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23:32 | -9 | 22 |
| 19 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 21:31 | -10 | 22 |
| 20 |
|
Coventry City | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19:30 | -11 | 20 |
| 21 |
|
Ipswich Town | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 21:33 | -12 | 19 |
| 22 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 21:43 | -22 | 17 |
