# Team M. W D L goals Dif. Pt.
1 Manchester City, England Manchester City 16 14 1 1 64:13 51 43
2 Manchester United, England Manchester United 15 12 2 1 51:11 40 38
3 Derby County, England Derby County 15 9 2 4 51:27 24 29
4 Blackburn Rovers, England Blackburn Rovers 14 8 1 5 36:38 -2 25
5 Sunderland AFC, England Sunderland AFC 15 7 2 6 35:29 6 23
6 Everton FC, England Everton FC 14 7 2 5 29:33 -4 23
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers, England Wolverhampton Wanderers 16 5 3 8 26:31 -5 18
8 Newcastle United, England Newcastle United 15 5 3 7 30:39 -9 18
9 Nottingham Forest, England Nottingham Forest 15 5 1 9 23:42 -19 16
10 Middlesbrough FC, England Middlesbrough FC 15 4 3 8 26:42 -16 15
11 Stoke City, England Stoke City 15 3 4 8 25:38 -13 13
12 Liverpool FC, England Liverpool FC 15 3 2 10 25:43 -18 11
13 Leeds United, England Leeds United 14 0 4 10 14:49 -35 4
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