Place | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | Points |
1. | AFC Sunderland | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 36 | 48 |
2. | Preston North End | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 57 | 39 | 37 |
3. | FC Everton | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 74 | 51 | 36 |
4. | Aston Villa | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 73 | 62 | 35 |
5. | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 56 | 55 | 32 |
6. | FC Burnley | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 51 | 44 | 30 |
7. | FC Stoke | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 58 | 48 | 29 |
8. | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 58 | 69 | 29 |
9. | Blackburn Robers | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 56 | 29 |
10 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 52 | 28 |
11. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 68 | 28 |
12. | The Wednesday | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 55 | 65 | 27 |
13. | Derby County | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 64 | 27 |
14. | Notts County | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 53 | 61 | 24 |
15. | FC Accrington | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 57 | 81 | 23 |
16. | Newton Heath | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 50 | 85 | 18 |