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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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Newcastle United | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 37:23 | 14 | 39 |
| 2 |
|
Arsenal FC | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 39:23 | 16 | 36 |
| 3 |
|
Liverpool FC | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 28:20 | 8 | 36 |
| 4 |
|
Leeds United | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 29:17 | 12 | 35 |
| 5 |
|
Manchester United | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 45:28 | 17 | 33 |
| 6 |
|
Chelsea FC | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 29:15 | 14 | 30 |
| 7 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 30:26 | 4 | 27 |
| 8 |
|
Aston Villa | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25:24 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 17:17 | 0 | 26 |
| 10 |
|
Fulham FC | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 18:19 | -1 | 24 |
| 11 |
|
West Ham United | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24:30 | -6 | 24 |
| 12 |
|
Charlton Athletic | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 21:22 | -1 | 23 |
| 13 |
|
Everton FC | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23:25 | -2 | 23 |
| 14 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 25:24 | 1 | 22 |
| 15 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19:27 | -8 | 22 |
| 16 |
|
Southampton FC | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 21:30 | -9 | 22 |
| 17 |
|
Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21:29 | -8 | 21 |
| 18 |
|
Derby County | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14:35 | -21 | 16 |
| 19 |
|
Ipswich Town | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19:28 | -9 | 15 |
| 20 |
|
Leicester City | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12:34 | -22 | 15 |
