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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 | 6 | 3 | 30:21 | 9 | 30:12 |
| 2 |
|
Liverpool FC | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 30:17 | 13 | 29:13 |
| 3 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 33:20 | 13 | 26:16 |
| 4 |
|
Leeds United | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32:21 | 11 | 25:17 |
| 5 |
|
West Ham United | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 30:24 | 6 | 25:17 |
| 6 |
|
Birmingham City | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 25:21 | 4 | 25:17 |
| 7 |
|
Derby County | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 29:24 | 5 | 23:19 |
| 8 |
|
Stoke City | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 30:22 | 8 | 22:20 |
| 9 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 30:25 | 5 | 22:20 |
| 10 |
|
Newcastle United | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 25:21 | 4 | 22:20 |
| 11 |
|
Ipswich Town | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26:23 | 3 | 22:20 |
| 12 |
|
Sheffield United | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30:30 | 0 | 21:21 |
| 13 |
|
Leicester City | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 16:16 | 0 | 21:21 |
| 14 |
|
Manchester City | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27:28 | -1 | 21:21 |
| 15 |
|
Manchester United | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24:31 | -7 | 21:21 |
| 16 |
|
Southampton FC | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 25:31 | -6 | 19:23 |
| 17 |
|
Everton FC | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 20:27 | -7 | 19:23 |
| 18 |
|
Crystal Palace | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25:28 | -3 | 16:26 |
| 19 |
|
Chelsea FC | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17:26 | -9 | 16:26 |
| 20 |
|
Coventry City | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19:33 | -14 | 14:28 |
| 21 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17:32 | -15 | 12:30 |
| 22 |
|
Norwich City | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14:33 | -19 | 11:31 |
