| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | S | U | N | TF | TG | Punkte |
| 1. | FC Everton | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 63 | 29 | 29 |
| 2. | Preston North End (M) | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 23 | 27 |
| 3. | Notts County | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 52 | 35 | 26 |
| 4. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 50 | 26 |
| 5. | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 47 | 34 | 25 |
| 6. | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 52 | 43 | 24 |
| 7. | AFC Sunderland (N) | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 31 | 23 |
| 8. | FC Burnley | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 52 | 63 | 21 |
| 9. | Aston Villa | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 58 | 18 |
| 10. | FC Accrington | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 50 | 16 |
| 11. | Derby County | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 47 | 81 | 15 |
| 12. | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 34 | 57 | 12 |