| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Villa Aston Villa | 30 | 15-10-5 15 | 10 | 5 | 69:36 | 33 | 40:20 | |
| 2 |
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Sheffield Wed. Sheffield Wednesday | 30 | 16-6-8 16 | 6 | 8 | 50:41 | 9 | 38:22 | |
| 3 |
 |
Sunderland AFC Sunderland | 29 | 17-3-9 17 | 3 | 9 | 65:36 | 29 | 37:21 | |
| 4 |
 |
Bolton Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 14-9-7 14 | 9 | 7 | 52:44 | 8 | 37:23 | |
| 5 |
 |
ManCity Manchester City | 31 | 16-4-11 16 | 4 | 11 | 43:30 | 13 | 36:26 | |
| 6 |
 |
Oldham Oldham Athletic | 29 | 12-12-5 12 | 12 | 5 | 40:35 | 5 | 36:22 | |
| 7 |
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ManUnited Manchester United | 29 | 14-6-9 14 | 6 | 9 | 54:38 | 16 | 34:24 | |
| 8 |
 |
Blackburn (M) Blackburn Rovers (M) | 30 | 11-10-9 11 | 10 | 9 | 52:35 | 17 | 32:28 | |
| 9 |
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West Brom West Bromwich Albion | 29 | 11-9-9 11 | 9 | 9 | 45:36 | 9 | 31:27 | |
| 10 |
 |
Derby (N) Derby County (N) | 30 | 13-5-12 13 | 5 | 12 | 52:54 | -2 | 31:29 | |
| 11 |
 |
Liverpool FC Liverpool | 30 | 13-5-12 13 | 5 | 12 | 45:51 | -6 | 31:29 | |
| 12 |
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Everton FC Everton | 30 | 13-4-13 13 | 4 | 13 | 36:41 | -5 | 30:30 | |
| 13 |
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Newcastle Newcastle United | 30 | 11-6-13 11 | 6 | 13 | 39:37 | 2 | 28:32 | |
| 14 |
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Sheffield U. Sheffield United | 31 | 11-6-14 11 | 6 | 14 | 48:58 | -10 | 28:34 | |
| 15 |
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Bradford Bradford City | 29 | 9-9-11 9 | 9 | 11 | 40:43 | -3 | 27:31 | |
| 16 |
 |
Middlesbrough FC Middlesbrough | 28 | 10-6-12 10 | 6 | 12 | 46:54 | -8 | 26:30 | |
| 17 |
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Tottenham Tottenham Hotspur | 30 | 10-4-16 10 | 4 | 16 | 37:58 | -21 | 24:36 | |
| 18 |
 |
Chelsea (N) FC Chelsea (N) | 31 | 7-6-18 7 | 6 | 18 | 36:58 | -22 | 20:42 | |
| 19 |
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Notts Notts County | 30 | 5-5-20 5 | 5 | 20 | 19:47 | -28 | 15:45 | |
| 20 |
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Arsenal FC Arsenal | 30 | 3-9-18 3 | 9 | 18 | 19:55 | -36 | 15:45 |