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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Liverpool FC | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 26:20 | 6 | 18:12 |
| 2 |
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Preston North End | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16:17 | -1 | 16:14 |
| 3 |
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Manchester City | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 21:26 | -5 | 16:16 |
| 4 |
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Newcastle United | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 24:20 | 4 | 14:18 |
| 5 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 29:40 | -11 | 14:20 |
| 6 |
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The Wednesday FC | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17:21 | -4 | 13:17 |
| 7 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18:25 | -7 | 13:19 |
| 8 |
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Everton FC | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 25:32 | -7 | 12:22 |
| 9 |
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Sheffield United | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 21:32 | -11 | 12:20 |
| 10 |
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Stoke City | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13:30 | -17 | 10:24 |
| 11 |
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Birmingham FC | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15:37 | -22 | 10:24 |
| 12 |
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Aston Villa | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17:30 | -13 | 9:21 |
| 13 |
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Notts County | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18:38 | -20 | 9:23 |
| 14 |
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Derby County | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9:30 | -21 | 8:22 |
| 15 |
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Bury FC | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 20:39 | -19 | 7:23 |
| 16 |
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Woolwich Arsenal | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 17:40 | -23 | 7:27 |
| 17 |
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Sunderland AFC | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 17:41 | -24 | 6:28 |
| 18 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 15 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12:37 | -25 | 5:25 |
| 19 |
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Nottingham Forest | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15:45 | -30 | 5:27 |
| 20 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 17:65 | -48 | 3:31 |
