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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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Manchester United | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 37:13 | 24 | 47 |
| 2 |
|
Everton FC | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 41:22 | 19 | 38 |
| 3 |
|
Liverpool FC | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 36:18 | 18 | 37 |
| 4 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 32:22 | 10 | 36 |
| 5 |
|
Newcastle United | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 26:21 | 5 | 33 |
| 6 |
|
Arsenal FC | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25:17 | 8 | 32 |
| 7 |
|
Aston Villa | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 27:20 | 7 | 31 |
| 8 |
|
West Ham United | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 22:24 | -2 | 28 |
| 9 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24:19 | 5 | 27 |
| 10 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 20:26 | -6 | 27 |
| 11 |
|
Wimbledon FC | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 31:31 | 0 | 26 |
| 12 |
|
Coventry City | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 17:19 | -2 | 23 |
| 13 |
|
Chelsea FC | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 28:25 | 3 | 22 |
| 14 |
|
Manchester City | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 23:30 | -7 | 22 |
| 15 |
|
Southampton FC | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15:22 | -7 | 20 |
| 16 |
|
Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 21:35 | -14 | 19 |
| 17 |
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 20:32 | -12 | 18 |
| 18 |
|
Queens Park Rangers | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 23:31 | -8 | 15 |
| 19 |
|
Leeds United | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13:30 | -17 | 15 |
| 20 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12:36 | -24 | 10 |
