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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 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 32:12 | 20 | 81 |
| 2 |
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Manchester United | 42 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 38:17 | 21 | 75 |
| 3 |
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Newcastle United | 42 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 29:15 | 14 | 65 |
| 4 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 29:18 | 11 | 64 |
| 5 |
|
Arsenal FC | 42 | 13 | 23 | 6 | 25:10 | 15 | 62 |
| 6 |
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Norwich City | 42 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 29:21 | 8 | 62 |
| 7 |
|
West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 23:19 | 4 | 58 |
| 8 |
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Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 26:27 | -1 | 57 |
| 9 |
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Leeds United | 42 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 19:15 | 4 | 56 |
| 10 |
|
Wimbledon FC | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 21:22 | -1 | 54 |
| 11 |
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Chelsea FC | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 25:28 | -3 | 54 |
| 12 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 20:19 | 1 | 53 |
| 13 |
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Liverpool FC | 42 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 27:28 | -1 | 53 |
| 14 |
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Everton FC | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 21:26 | -5 | 50 |
| 15 |
|
Oldham Athletic | 42 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 22:31 | -9 | 45 |
| 16 |
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Aston Villa | 42 | 8 | 20 | 14 | 18:27 | -9 | 44 |
| 17 |
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Ipswich Town | 42 | 7 | 22 | 13 | 16:24 | -8 | 43 |
| 18 |
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Coventry City | 42 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 14:25 | -11 | 43 |
| 19 |
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Sheffield United | 42 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 18:30 | -12 | 42 |
| 20 |
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Manchester City | 42 | 5 | 26 | 11 | 16:23 | -7 | 41 |
| 21 |
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Southampton FC | 42 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 19:29 | -10 | 38 |
| 22 |
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Swindon Town | 42 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 17:38 | -21 | 33 |
