| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Manchester United | 41 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 86:39 | 47 | 59:23 |
| 2 |
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Leeds United | 41 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 80:52 | 28 | 59:23 |
| 3 |
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Chelsea FC | 41 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 87:48 | 39 | 56:26 |
| 4 |
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Everton FC | 41 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 68:60 | 8 | 47:35 |
| 5 |
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Nottingham Forest | 41 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 71:65 | 6 | 47:35 |
| 6 |
|
Liverpool FC | 41 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 67:70 | -3 | 44:38 |
| 7 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 41 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 81:69 | 12 | 43:39 |
| 8 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 41 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 57:54 | 3 | 43:39 |
| 9 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 41 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 78:74 | 4 | 41:41 |
| 10 |
|
Arsenal FC | 41 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 69:74 | -5 | 41:41 |
| 11 |
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West Ham United | 41 | 18 | 4 | 19 | 80:70 | 10 | 40:42 |
| 12 |
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Stoke City | 41 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 64:65 | -1 | 40:42 |
| 13 |
|
Burnley FC | 41 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 64:68 | -4 | 40:42 |
| 14 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 41 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 69:65 | 4 | 37:45 |
| 15 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 41 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 63:71 | -8 | 37:45 |
| 16 |
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Aston Villa | 41 | 16 | 4 | 21 | 56:81 | -25 | 36:46 |
| 17 |
|
Blackpool FC | 41 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 66:76 | -10 | 35:47 |
| 18 |
|
Leicester City | 41 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 67:79 | -12 | 35:47 |
| 19 |
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Sheffield United | 41 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 50:61 | -11 | 35:47 |
| 20 |
|
Fulham FC | 41 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 59:77 | -18 | 33:49 |
| 21 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 41 | 12 | 4 | 25 | 57:89 | -32 | 28:54 |
| 22 |
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Birmingham City | 41 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 59:91 | -32 | 26:56 |