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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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Liverpool FC | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 30:18 | 12 | 29:13 |
| 2 |
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Burnley FC | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 42:25 | 17 | 28:14 |
| 3 |
|
Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 36:28 | 8 | 26:16 |
| 4 |
|
Aston Villa | 21 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 42:28 | 14 | 25:17 |
| 5 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 39:27 | 12 | 25:17 |
| 6 |
|
Huddersfield Town | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 28:18 | 10 | 25:17 |
| 7 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 36:30 | 6 | 24:18 |
| 8 |
|
Preston North End | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 29:31 | -2 | 23:19 |
| 9 |
|
Manchester City | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 33:35 | -2 | 22:20 |
| 10 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 28:22 | 6 | 21:21 |
| 11 |
|
Birmingham FC | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 29:28 | 1 | 21:21 |
| 12 |
|
Newcastle United | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 23:27 | -4 | 20:22 |
| 13 |
|
Oldham Athletic | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 17:23 | -6 | 20:22 |
| 14 |
|
Cardiff City | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 21:28 | -7 | 19:23 |
| 15 |
|
Chelsea FC | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 16:25 | -9 | 19:23 |
| 16 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 20:33 | -13 | 18:24 |
| 17 |
|
Everton FC | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 28:29 | -1 | 17:25 |
| 18 |
|
Sheffield United | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 26:27 | -1 | 17:25 |
| 19 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 26:28 | -2 | 17:25 |
| 20 |
|
Bradford City | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 24:39 | -15 | 17:25 |
| 21 |
|
Manchester United | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 23:37 | -14 | 15:27 |
| 22 |
|
Arsenal FC | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19:29 | -10 | 14:28 |
