| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Leeds Leeds United | 42 | 22-16-4 22 | 16 | 4 | 74:37 | 37 | 82 | |
| 2 |
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ManUnited Manchester United | 42 | 21-15-6 21 | 15 | 6 | 63:33 | 30 | 78 | |
| 3 |
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Sheffield Wed. (N) Sheffield Wednesday (N) | 42 | 21-12-9 21 | 12 | 9 | 62:49 | 13 | 75 | |
| 4 |
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Arsenal (M) FC Arsenal (M) | 42 | 19-15-8 19 | 15 | 8 | 81:46 | 35 | 72 | |
| 5 |
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ManCity Manchester City | 42 | 20-10-12 20 | 10 | 12 | 61:48 | 13 | 70 | |
| 6 |
 |
Liverpool FC Liverpool | 42 | 16-16-10 16 | 16 | 10 | 47:40 | 7 | 64 | |
| 7 |
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Villa Aston Villa | 42 | 17-9-16 17 | 9 | 16 | 48:44 | 4 | 60 | |
| 8 |
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Nottingham Nottingham Forest | 42 | 16-11-15 16 | 11 | 15 | 60:58 | 2 | 59 | |
| 9 |
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Sheffield U. Sheffield United | 42 | 16-9-17 16 | 9 | 17 | 65:63 | 2 | 57 | |
| 10 |
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Palace Crystal Palace | 42 | 14-15-13 14 | 15 | 13 | 53:61 | -8 | 57 | |
| 11 |
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QPR Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 12-18-12 12 | 18 | 12 | 48:47 | 1 | 54 | |
| 12 |
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Everton FC Everton | 42 | 13-14-15 13 | 14 | 15 | 52:51 | 1 | 53 | |
| 13 |
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Wimbledon FC Wimbledon | 42 | 13-14-15 13 | 14 | 15 | 53:53 | 0 | 53 | |
| 14 |
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Chelsea FC Chelsea | 42 | 13-14-15 13 | 14 | 15 | 50:60 | -10 | 53 | |
| 15 |
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Tottenham (P) Tottenham Hotspur (P) | 42 | 15-7-20 15 | 7 | 20 | 58:63 | -5 | 52 | |
| 16 |
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Southampton FC Southampton | 42 | 14-10-18 14 | 10 | 18 | 39:55 | -16 | 52 | |
| 17 |
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Oldham (N) Oldham Athletic (N) | 42 | 14-9-19 14 | 9 | 19 | 63:67 | -4 | 51 | |
| 18 |
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Norwich Norwich City | 42 | 11-12-19 11 | 12 | 19 | 47:63 | -16 | 45 | |
| 19 |
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Coventry Coventry City | 42 | 11-11-20 11 | 11 | 20 | 35:44 | -9 | 44 | |
| 20 |
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Luton Luton Town | 42 | 10-12-20 10 | 12 | 20 | 38:71 | -33 | 42 | |
| 21 |
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Notts (N) Notts County (N) | 42 | 10-10-22 10 | 10 | 22 | 40:62 | -22 | 40 | |
| 22 |
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West Ham (N) West Ham United (N) | 42 | 9-11-22 9 | 11 | 22 | 37:59 | -22 | 38 |