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| Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | » Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 92:52 | 40 | 57:26 |
| 2 |
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Stoke City | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 88:50 | 38 | 55:27 |
| 3 |
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Manchester United | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 50:29 | 21 | 55:28 |
| 4 |
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Sheffield United | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 84:67 | 17 | 50:35 |
| 5 |
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Blackpool FC | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 67:66 | 1 | 49:34 |
| 6 |
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Liverpool FC | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 44:34 | 10 | 48:29 |
| 7 |
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Aston Villa | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 64:47 | 17 | 47:35 |
| 8 |
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Preston North End | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 75:70 | 5 | 47:39 |
| 9 |
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Sunderland AFC | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 61:62 | -1 | 44:40 |
| 10 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 69:63 | 6 | 42:40 |
| 11 |
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Everton FC | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 57:62 | -5 | 42:43 |
| 12 |
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Portsmouth FC | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 66:57 | 9 | 41:43 |
| 13 |
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Derby County | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 70:72 | -2 | 41:43 |
| 14 |
|
Chelsea FC | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 66:74 | -8 | 41:45 |
| 15 |
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Arsenal FC | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 39:44 | -5 | 40:41 |
| 16 |
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Grimsby Town | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58:74 | -16 | 39:44 |
| 17 |
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Charlton Athletic | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 57:63 | -6 | 38:46 |
| 18 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 55:61 | -6 | 37:46 |
| 19 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 42:48 | -6 | 35:48 |
| 20 |
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Huddersfield Town | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 48:73 | -25 | 32:51 |
| 21 |
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Brentford FC | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 44:86 | -42 | 25:59 |
| 22 |
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Leeds United | 42 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 43:85 | -42 | 19:64 |
