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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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Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 33:17 | 16 | 45 |
| 2 |
|
Manchester United | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 37:21 | 16 | 40 |
| 3 |
|
Newcastle United | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 41:22 | 19 | 39 |
| 4 |
|
Arsenal FC | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 33:15 | 18 | 37 |
| 5 |
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 39:25 | 14 | 37 |
| 6 |
|
Wimbledon FC | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 33:25 | 8 | 37 |
| 7 |
|
Coventry City | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 22:17 | 5 | 32 |
| 8 |
|
Chelsea FC | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 34:30 | 4 | 32 |
| 9 |
|
Leeds United | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 29:15 | 14 | 31 |
| 10 |
|
Southampton FC | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30:33 | -3 | 29 |
| 11 |
|
Liverpool FC | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 24:27 | -3 | 28 |
| 12 |
|
Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27:32 | -5 | 28 |
| 13 |
|
Manchester City | 21 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 19:22 | -3 | 26 |
| 14 |
|
Aston Villa | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22:27 | -5 | 26 |
| 15 |
|
Sheffield United | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 24:27 | -3 | 25 |
| 16 |
|
West Ham United | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 29:33 | -4 | 23 |
| 17 |
|
Oldham Athletic | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 26:36 | -10 | 21 |
| 18 |
|
Norwich City | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 31:36 | -5 | 20 |
| 19 |
|
Everton FC | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 22:37 | -15 | 19 |
| 20 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 25:35 | -10 | 18 |
| 21 |
|
Swindon Town | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 28:57 | -29 | 16 |
| 22 |
|
Ipswich Town | 21 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 15:34 | -19 | 14 |
