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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 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 42:21 | 21 | 78 |
| 2 |
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Newcastle United | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 53:26 | 27 | 76 |
| 3 |
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Leeds United | 42 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 46:24 | 22 | 73 |
| 4 |
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Arsenal FC | 42 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 28:18 | 10 | 67 |
| 5 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 31:24 | 7 | 64 |
| 6 |
|
Coventry City | 42 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 29:20 | 9 | 61 |
| 7 |
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 47:36 | 11 | 59 |
| 8 |
|
Liverpool FC | 42 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 32:27 | 5 | 59 |
| 9 |
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Wimbledon FC | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 35:31 | 4 | 59 |
| 10 |
|
Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 36:34 | 2 | 58 |
| 11 |
|
Aston Villa | 42 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 28:23 | 5 | 56 |
| 12 |
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Manchester City | 42 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 22:26 | -4 | 56 |
| 13 |
|
Chelsea FC | 42 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 24:25 | -1 | 53 |
| 14 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 34:40 | -6 | 48 |
| 15 |
|
Norwich City | 42 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 36:40 | -4 | 46 |
| 16 |
|
Sheffield United | 42 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 24:30 | -6 | 46 |
| 17 |
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Southampton FC | 42 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 30:37 | -7 | 45 |
| 18 |
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Ipswich Town | 42 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 19:34 | -15 | 43 |
| 19 |
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Everton FC | 42 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 21:37 | -16 | 42 |
| 20 |
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West Ham United | 42 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 24:39 | -15 | 40 |
| 21 |
|
Oldham Athletic | 42 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 20:37 | -17 | 37 |
| 22 |
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Swindon Town | 42 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 30:62 | -32 | 32 |
