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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Manchester United | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 37:27 | 10 | 19:13 |
| 2 |
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Newcastle United | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21:24 | -3 | 14:16 |
| 3 |
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Liverpool FC | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22:23 | -1 | 13:15 |
| 4 |
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Chelsea FC | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18:23 | -5 | 13:17 |
| 5 |
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Bury FC | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 25:35 | -10 | 12:20 |
| 6 |
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The Wednesday FC | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19:29 | -10 | 12:16 |
| 7 |
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Bristol City | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 23:31 | -8 | 11:19 |
| 8 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16:26 | -10 | 11:21 |
| 9 |
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Aston Villa | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18:29 | -11 | 11:17 |
| 10 |
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Everton FC | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 22:34 | -12 | 10:22 |
| 11 |
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Sheffield United | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 22:35 | -13 | 10:22 |
| 12 |
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Birmingham FC | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13:27 | -14 | 10:20 |
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Preston North End | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13:27 | -14 | 10:18 | |
| 14 |
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Manchester City | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 22:31 | -9 | 9:21 |
| 15 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 15:27 | -12 | 9:23 |
| 16 |
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Notts County | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10:27 | -17 | 7:21 |
| 17 |
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Woolwich Arsenal | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14:37 | -23 | 7:23 |
| 18 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13:33 | -20 | 6:24 |
| 19 |
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Nottingham Forest | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15:37 | -22 | 6:24 |
| 20 |
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Sunderland AFC | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 16:35 | -19 | 5:23 |
