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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Sunderland AFC | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11:10 | 1 | 11:9 |
| 2 |
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Liverpool FC | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16:19 | -3 | 11:11 |
| 3 |
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Nottingham Forest | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15:10 | 5 | 10:8 |
| 4 |
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Newcastle United | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11:14 | -3 | 10:12 |
| 5 |
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Notts County | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11:21 | -10 | 10:14 |
| 6 |
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Bury FC | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11:12 | -1 | 8:10 |
| 7 |
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Aston Villa | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12:18 | -6 | 8:14 |
| 8 |
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Everton FC | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9:15 | -6 | 7:15 |
| 9 |
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Sheffield United | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10:19 | -9 | 7:13 |
| 10 |
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Preston North End | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11:22 | -11 | 7:15 |
| 11 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7:20 | -13 | 6:16 |
| 12 |
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The Wednesday FC | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10:17 | -7 | 5:17 |
| 13 |
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Derby County | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8:16 | -8 | 5:17 |
| 14 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4:20 | -16 | 5:15 |
| 15 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15:34 | -19 | 5:17 |
| 16 |
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Manchester City | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11:28 | -17 | 3:17 |
| 17 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10:31 | -21 | 3:19 |
| 18 |
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Stoke City | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8:22 | -14 | 2:16 |
