| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Preston Preston North End | 16 | 12-1-3 12 | 1 | 3 | 34:17 | 17 | 25:7 | |
| 2 |
 |
Sunderland (M) AFC Sunderland (M) | 13 | 10-1-2 10 | 1 | 2 | 47:15 | 32 | 21:5 | |
| 3 |
 |
Villa Aston Villa | 17 | 10-0-7 10 | 0 | 7 | 39:35 | 4 | 20:14 | |
| 4 |
 |
Sheffield Wed. (N) Sheffield Wednesday (N) | 15 | 8-2-5 8 | 2 | 5 | 31:28 | 3 | 18:12 | |
| 5 |
 |
Notts Notts County | 17 | 7-3-7 7 | 3 | 7 | 38:32 | 6 | 17:17 | |
| 6 |
 |
Bolton Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 7-3-6 7 | 3 | 6 | 34:28 | 6 | 17:15 | |
| 7 |
 |
Stoke Stoke City | 16 | 7-3-6 7 | 3 | 6 | 32:29 | 3 | 17:15 | |
| 8 |
 |
Wolves Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 7-3-6 7 | 3 | 6 | 32:35 | -3 | 17:15 | |
| 9 |
 |
Everton FC Everton | 16 | 6-4-6 6 | 4 | 6 | 35:39 | -4 | 16:16 | |
| 10 |
 |
West Brom (P) West Bromwich Albion (P) | 17 | 7-2-8 7 | 2 | 8 | 33:43 | -10 | 16:18 | |
| 11 |
 |
Blackburn Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 4-6-6 4 | 6 | 6 | 28:35 | -7 | 14:18 | |
| 12 |
 |
FC Accrington FC Accrington (bis 1896) | 16 | 4-6-6 4 | 6 | 6 | 36:47 | -11 | 14:18 | |
| 13 |
 |
Nottingham (N) Nottingham Forest (N) | 16 | 3-5-8 3 | 5 | 8 | 23:30 | -7 | 11:21 | |
| 14 |
 |
Derby Derby County | 14 | 3-5-6 3 | 5 | 6 | 27:35 | -8 | 11:17 | |
| 15 |
 |
Burnley FC Burnley | 17 | 4-3-10 4 | 3 | 10 | 17:28 | -11 | 11:23 | |
| 16 |
 |
ManUnited (N) Manchester United (N) | 16 | 2-5-9 2 | 5 | 9 | 31:41 | -10 | 9:23 |