The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.
The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
[2] Portsmouth retained the First Division title, finishing level on points with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Sunderland finished a single point behind the leading pair, with Manchester United and Newcastle United completing the top five.
Sixth placed Arsenal, the 1948 champions, finished four points off the top of the table but beat Liverpool to win their first postwar FA Cup.