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                         P   W  D  L   F   A   W  D  L   F   A  Pts
Aston Villa              38  17  2  0  62  19   6  5  8  22  23   53
Liverpool                38  13  3  3  47  23   8  3  8  31  34   48
Blackburn Rovers         38  13  6  0  47  17   5  3 11  26  38   45
Newcastle United         38  11  3  5  33  22   8  4  7  37  34   45
Manchester United        38  14  2  3  41  20   5  5  9  28  41   45
Sheffield United         38  10  5  4  42  19   6  5  8  20  22   42
Bradford City            38  12  3  4  38  17   5  5  9  26  30   42
Sunderland               38  12  3  4  40  18   6  2 11  26  33   41
Notts County             38  10  5  4  41  26   5  5  9  26  33   40
Everton                  38   8  6  5  30  28   8  2  9  21  28   40
Sheffield Wednesday      38  11  4  4  38  28   4  5 10  22  35   39
Preston North End        38  14  2  3  36  13   1  3 15  16  45   35
Bury                     38   8  3  8  35  30   4  6  9  27  36   33
Nottingham Forest        38   4  7  8  19  34   7  4  8  35  38   33
Tottenham Hotspur        38  10  6  3  35  23   1  4 14  18  46   32
Bristol City             38   9  5  5  28  18   3  3 13  17  42   32
Middlesbrough            38   8  4  7  34  36   3  5 11  22  37   31
Arsenal                  38   6  5  8  17  19   5  4 10  20  48   31
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Chelsea                  38  10  4  5  32  24   1  3 15  15  46   29
Bolton Wanderers         38   7  2 10  31  34   2  4 13  13  37   24