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| Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | » First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Newcastle United | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 21:12 | 9 | 43 |
| 2 |
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Aston Villa | 24 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 14:3 | 11 | 40 |
| 3 |
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Manchester United | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 19:12 | 7 | 40 |
| 4 |
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Nottingham Forest | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 19:13 | 6 | 38 |
| 5 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 19:14 | 5 | 37 |
| 6 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 17:12 | 5 | 37 |
| 7 |
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Liverpool FC | 24 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 19:11 | 8 | 34 |
| 8 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 14:13 | 1 | 34 |
| 9 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 14:13 | 1 | 32 |
| 10 |
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Everton FC | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 18:13 | 5 | 31 |
| 11 |
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Leeds United | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 14:16 | -2 | 31 |
| 12 |
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Arsenal FC | 24 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 13:12 | 1 | 30 |
| 13 |
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Chelsea FC | 24 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 11:11 | 0 | 29 |
| 14 |
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West Ham United | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9:17 | -8 | 29 |
| 15 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 12:17 | -5 | 27 |
| 16 |
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Queens Park Rangers | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8:13 | -5 | 24 |
| 17 |
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Wimbledon FC | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 17:28 | -11 | 24 |
| 18 |
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Southampton FC | 24 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 8:16 | -8 | 23 |
| 19 |
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Manchester City | 24 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4:13 | -9 | 20 |
| 20 |
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Coventry City | 24 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 11:22 | -11 | 16 |
