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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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Arsenal FC | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 38:19 | 19 | 29:13 |
| 2 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 40:26 | 14 | 26:16 |
| 3 |
|
Preston North End | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 29:19 | 10 | 26:16 |
| 4 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 35:26 | 9 | 26:16 |
| 5 |
|
Blackpool FC | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 37:29 | 8 | 25:17 |
| 6 |
|
Portsmouth FC | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 32:23 | 9 | 24:18 |
| 7 |
|
Charlton Athletic | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 34:22 | 12 | 23:19 |
| 8 |
|
Everton FC | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 46:36 | 10 | 23:19 |
| 9 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 23:21 | 2 | 22:20 |
| 10 |
|
Liverpool FC | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 33:33 | 0 | 22:20 |
| 11 |
|
Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29:32 | -3 | 21:21 |
| 12 |
|
Grimsby Town | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 27:33 | -6 | 20:22 |
| 13 |
|
Brentford FC | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 33:30 | 3 | 19:23 |
| 14 |
|
Birmingham FC | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 29:35 | -6 | 19:23 |
| 15 |
|
Leicester City | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23:40 | -17 | 19:23 |
| 16 |
|
Chelsea FC | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 25:27 | -2 | 18:24 |
| 17 |
|
Derby County | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 32:46 | -14 | 18:24 |
| 18 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 38:49 | -11 | 17:25 |
| 19 |
|
Leeds United | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27:38 | -11 | 17:25 |
| 20 |
|
Stoke City | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 24:36 | -12 | 17:25 |
| 21 |
|
Huddersfield Town | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 25:41 | -16 | 16:26 |
| 22 |
|
Manchester City | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 41:39 | 2 | 15:27 |
