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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 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 35:19 | 16 | 41 |
| 2 |
|
Newcastle United | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 45:19 | 26 | 37 |
| 3 |
|
Arsenal FC | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 27:14 | 13 | 32 |
| 4 |
|
Liverpool FC | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 30:19 | 11 | 32 |
| 5 |
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 31:31 | 0 | 30 |
| 6 |
|
Aston Villa | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 20:17 | 3 | 28 |
| 7 |
|
Chelsea FC | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 28:28 | 0 | 28 |
| 8 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 25:21 | 4 | 25 |
| 9 |
|
Southampton FC | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22:20 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 |
|
Leicester City | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 28:29 | -1 | 25 |
| 11 |
|
Leeds United | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 12:15 | -3 | 24 |
| 12 |
|
Derby County | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25:33 | -8 | 24 |
| 13 |
|
West Ham United | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22:22 | 0 | 23 |
| 14 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 27:30 | -3 | 23 |
| 15 |
|
Coventry City | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21:29 | -8 | 22 |
| 16 |
|
Wimbledon FC | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18:23 | -5 | 21 |
| 17 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 15:25 | -10 | 21 |
| 18 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 23:32 | -9 | 18 |
| 19 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16:27 | -11 | 17 |
| 20 |
|
Everton FC | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16:33 | -17 | 14 |
