| » 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 City | 35 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 81:51 | 30 | 45:25 |
| 2 |
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Arsenal FC | 35 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 73:44 | 29 | 45:25 |
| 3 |
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Charlton Athletic | 35 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 47:45 | 2 | 43:27 |
| 4 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 35 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 68:60 | 8 | 42:28 |
| 5 |
|
Brentford FC | 35 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 73:62 | 11 | 41:29 |
| 6 |
|
Portsmouth FC | 35 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 56:51 | 5 | 41:29 |
| 7 |
|
Derby County | 35 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 81:77 | 4 | 41:29 |
| 8 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 35 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 72:57 | 15 | 40:30 |
| 9 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 35 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 79:69 | 10 | 38:32 |
| 10 |
|
Chelsea FC | 35 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 49:51 | -2 | 36:34 |
| 11 |
|
Grimsby Town | 35 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 69:67 | 2 | 35:35 |
| 12 |
|
Everton FC | 35 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 74:67 | 7 | 34:36 |
| 13 |
|
Preston North End | 35 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 49:60 | -11 | 33:37 |
| 14 |
|
Stoke City | 35 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 56:49 | 7 | 32:38 |
| 15 |
|
Birmingham FC | 35 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 54:53 | 1 | 32:38 |
| 16 |
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Huddersfield Town | 35 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 56:58 | -2 | 31:39 |
| 17 |
|
Liverpool FC | 35 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 53:69 | -16 | 29:41 |
| 18 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 35 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 68:90 | -22 | 29:41 |
| 19 |
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 35 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 47:55 | -8 | 27:43 |
| 20 |
|
Bolton Wanderers | 35 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 39:61 | -22 | 27:43 |
| 21 |
|
Manchester United | 35 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 47:69 | -22 | 25:45 |
| 22 |
|
Leeds United | 35 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 48:74 | -26 | 24:46 |