| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Everton FC | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 76:31 | 45 | 86 |
| 2 |
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Liverpool FC | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 72:42 | 30 | 77 |
| 3 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 68:43 | 25 | 71 |
| 4 |
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Arsenal FC | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 58:35 | 23 | 70 |
| 5 |
|
Norwich City | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 53:51 | 2 | 68 |
| 6 |
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Wimbledon FC | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 57:50 | 7 | 66 |
| 7 |
|
Luton Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 47:45 | 2 | 66 |
| 8 |
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Nottingham Forest | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 64:51 | 13 | 65 |
| 9 |
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Watford FC | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 67:54 | 13 | 63 |
| 10 |
|
Coventry City | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 50:45 | 5 | 63 |
| 11 |
|
Manchester United | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 52:45 | 7 | 56 |
| 12 |
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Southampton FC | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 69:68 | 1 | 52 |
| 13 |
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58:59 | -1 | 52 |
| 14 |
|
Chelsea FC | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 53:64 | -11 | 52 |
| 15 |
|
West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 52:67 | -15 | 52 |
| 16 |
|
Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 48:64 | -16 | 50 |
| 17 |
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Newcastle United | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 47:65 | -18 | 47 |
| 18 |
|
Oxford United | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 44:69 | -25 | 46 |
| 19 |
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Charlton Athletic | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 45:55 | -10 | 44 |
| 20 |
|
Leicester City | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 54:76 | -22 | 42 |
| 21 |
|
Manchester City | 42 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 36:57 | -21 | 39 |
| 22 |
|
Aston Villa | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 45:79 | -34 | 36 |