| Place | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | Points |
| 1. | Aston Villa FC | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 76 | 40 | 45 |
| 2. | Liverpool FC | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 33 | 43 |
| 3. | Burnley FC | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 47 | 39 |
| 4. | Everton FC | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 41 | 38 |
| 5. | Notts County FC | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 51 | 37 |
| 6. | Blackburn Rovers FC | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 52 | 36 |
| 7. | Sunderland AFC | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 41 | 36 |
| 8. | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 54 | 48 | 35 |
| 9. | Derby County FC | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 57 | 35 |
| 10. | Bury FC | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 48 | 49 | 35 |
| 11. | Nottingham Forest FC | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 33 |
| 12. | Stoke FC | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 52 | 33 |
| 13. | Newcastle United FC | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 48 | 30 |
| 14. | West Bromwich Albion FC | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 42 | 57 | 30 |
| 15. | Preston North End FC | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 47 | 29 |
| 16. | Sheffield United FC | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 51 | 29 |
| 17. | Bolton Wanderers FC | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 37 | 51 | 25 |
| 18. | The Wednesday FC | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 61 | 24 |