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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 | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 30:16 | 14 | 67 |
| 2 |
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Newcastle United | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 28:17 | 11 | 65 |
| 3 |
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Aston Villa | 38 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 21:8 | 13 | 61 |
| 4 |
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Nottingham Forest | 38 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 26:21 | 5 | 58 |
| 5 |
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Liverpool FC | 38 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 32:17 | 15 | 56 |
| 6 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 27:19 | 8 | 55 |
| 7 |
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Everton FC | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 30:21 | 9 | 54 |
| 8 |
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Arsenal FC | 38 | 9 | 23 | 6 | 20:15 | 5 | 50 |
| 9 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 23:21 | 2 | 50 |
| 10 |
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Chelsea FC | 38 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 28:21 | 7 | 49 |
| 11 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 18:20 | -2 | 49 |
| 12 |
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West Ham United | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17:26 | -9 | 48 |
| 13 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 38 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 18:23 | -5 | 45 |
| 14 |
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Leeds United | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 20:32 | -12 | 41 |
| 15 |
|
Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 19:29 | -10 | 40 |
| 16 |
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Queens Park Rangers | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15:22 | -7 | 39 |
| 17 |
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Southampton FC | 38 | 6 | 21 | 11 | 15:23 | -8 | 39 |
| 18 |
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Wimbledon FC | 38 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 24:37 | -13 | 38 |
| 19 |
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Coventry City | 38 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 18:28 | -10 | 34 |
| 20 |
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Manchester City | 38 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 11:24 | -13 | 34 |
