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| Tables | First round | » Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Liverpool FC | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 24:10 | 14 | 29:13 |
| 2 |
|
Arsenal FC | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 35:12 | 23 | 28:14 |
| 3 |
|
Cardiff City | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 43:21 | 22 | 28:14 |
| 4 |
|
Huddersfield Town | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 33:14 | 19 | 28:14 |
| 5 |
|
Aston Villa | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 39:22 | 17 | 26:16 |
| 6 |
|
Everton FC | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 35:28 | 7 | 25:17 |
| 7 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 31:26 | 5 | 25:17 |
| 8 |
|
Newcastle United | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 22:19 | 3 | 25:17 |
| 9 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 24:24 | 0 | 23:19 |
| 10 |
|
Sheffield United | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 40:36 | 4 | 21:21 |
| 11 |
|
Manchester City | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 22:23 | -1 | 21:21 |
| 12 |
|
Preston North End | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 30:28 | 2 | 20:22 |
| 13 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 21:32 | -11 | 20:22 |
| 14 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 22:20 | 2 | 19:23 |
| 15 |
|
Chelsea FC | 21 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 23:25 | -2 | 19:23 |
| 16 |
|
Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 19:31 | -12 | 18:24 |
| 17 |
|
Birmingham FC | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 23:37 | -14 | 18:24 |
| 18 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 19:37 | -18 | 17:25 |
| 19 |
|
Oldham Athletic | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13:26 | -13 | 15:27 |
| 20 |
|
Stoke City | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18:35 | -17 | 14:28 |
| 21 |
|
Burnley FC | 21 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 21:37 | -16 | 13:29 |
| 22 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 21 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 21:35 | -14 | 10:32 |
