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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 | 40 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 41:21 | 20 | 74 |
| 2 |
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Newcastle United | 40 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 51:24 | 27 | 73 |
| 3 |
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Leeds United | 40 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 40:24 | 16 | 67 |
| 4 |
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Arsenal FC | 40 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 28:14 | 14 | 67 |
| 5 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 40 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 31:23 | 8 | 63 |
| 6 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 40 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 47:35 | 12 | 58 |
| 7 |
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Liverpool FC | 40 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 32:25 | 7 | 58 |
| 8 |
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Coventry City | 40 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 28:20 | 8 | 57 |
| 9 |
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Wimbledon FC | 40 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 33:28 | 5 | 56 |
| 10 |
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Queens Park Rangers | 40 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 34:31 | 3 | 55 |
| 11 |
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Aston Villa | 40 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 25:21 | 4 | 53 |
| 12 |
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Manchester City | 40 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 21:26 | -5 | 52 |
| 13 |
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Chelsea FC | 40 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 21:24 | -3 | 49 |
| 14 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 40 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 33:37 | -4 | 48 |
| 15 |
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Sheffield United | 40 | 8 | 19 | 13 | 21:27 | -6 | 43 |
| 16 |
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Norwich City | 40 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 35:40 | -5 | 42 |
| 17 |
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Ipswich Town | 40 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 19:33 | -14 | 42 |
| 18 |
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Southampton FC | 40 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 26:34 | -8 | 41 |
| 19 |
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Everton FC | 40 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 19:34 | -15 | 39 |
| 20 |
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Oldham Athletic | 40 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 20:36 | -16 | 36 |
| 21 |
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West Ham United | 40 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 20:37 | -17 | 36 |
| 22 |
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Swindon Town | 40 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 27:58 | -31 | 29 |
