| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | S | U | N | TF | TG | Punkte |
| 1. | Preston North End | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 15 | 40 |
| 2. | Aston Villa | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 43 | 29 |
| 3. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 37 | 28 |
| 4. | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 66 | 45 | 26 |
| 5. | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 63 | 59 | 22 |
| 6. | West Bromwich Albion (P) | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 40 | 46 | 22 |
| 7. | FC Accrington | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 48 | 20 |
| 8. | FC Everton | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 20 |
| 9. | FC Burnley | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 42 | 62 | 17 |
| 10. | Derby County | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 41 | 61 | 16 |
| 11. | Notts County | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 40 | 73 | 12 |
| 12. | FC Stoke | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 51 | 12 |