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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Newcastle United | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 34:27 | 7 | 18:14 |
| 2 |
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Liverpool FC | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 26:29 | -3 | 16:16 |
| 3 |
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Everton FC | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20:26 | -6 | 16:18 |
| 4 |
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Bradford City | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 26:25 | 1 | 15:19 |
| 5 |
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Sheffield United | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19:19 | 0 | 15:17 |
| 6 |
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Nottingham Forest | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 30:33 | -3 | 15:17 |
| 7 |
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Aston Villa | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18:18 | 0 | 14:18 |
| 8 |
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Sunderland AFC | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 26:30 | -4 | 14:20 |
| 9 |
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Notts County | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23:29 | -6 | 14:20 |
| 10 |
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Manchester United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 25:36 | -11 | 14:20 |
| 11 |
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Bury FC | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 27:34 | -7 | 13:21 |
| 12 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 24:32 | -8 | 13:19 |
| 13 |
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The Wednesday FC | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15:31 | -16 | 11:23 |
| 14 |
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Woolwich Arsenal | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17:42 | -25 | 11:21 |
| 15 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18:30 | -12 | 9:23 |
| 16 |
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Bristol City | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13:33 | -20 | 9:25 |
| 17 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11:35 | -24 | 5:27 |
| 18 |
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Chelsea FC | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13:39 | -26 | 5:27 |
| 19 |
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Preston North End | 17 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13:41 | -28 | 3:31 |
| 20 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 15:45 | -30 | 3:31 |
