| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Leeds United | 32 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 60:39 | 21 | 47:17 |
| 2 |
|
Chelsea FC | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 69:34 | 35 | 46:18 |
| 3 |
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Manchester United | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 65:32 | 33 | 46:18 |
| 4 |
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Nottingham Forest | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 60:56 | 4 | 37:27 |
| 5 |
|
Liverpool FC | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 56:50 | 6 | 36:28 |
| 6 |
|
Everton FC | 32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 52:48 | 4 | 36:28 |
| 7 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 59:52 | 7 | 35:29 |
| 8 |
|
West Ham United | 32 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 64:50 | 14 | 34:30 |
| 9 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 65:56 | 9 | 34:30 |
| 10 |
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 48:42 | 6 | 34:30 |
| 11 |
|
Arsenal FC | 32 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 56:62 | -6 | 32:32 |
| 12 |
|
Sheffield United | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 44:46 | -2 | 31:33 |
| 13 |
|
Stoke City | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 50:54 | -4 | 30:34 |
| 14 |
|
Burnley FC | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 51:56 | -5 | 29:35 |
| 15 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 51:49 | 2 | 28:36 |
| 16 |
|
Leicester City | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 61:65 | -4 | 28:36 |
| 17 |
|
Blackpool FC | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 53:62 | -9 | 27:37 |
| 18 |
|
Fulham FC | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 49:62 | -13 | 26:38 |
| 19 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 47:60 | -13 | 25:39 |
| 20 |
|
Aston Villa | 32 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 43:70 | -27 | 24:40 |
| 21 |
|
Birmingham City | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 48:71 | -23 | 22:42 |
| 22 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 32 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 39:74 | -35 | 17:47 |