| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | S | U | N | TF | TG | Punkte |
| 1. | AFC Sunderland | 26 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 93 | 36 | 42 |
| 2. | Preston North End | 26 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 61 | 31 | 37 |
| 3. | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 51 | 37 | 36 |
| 4. | Aston Villa | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 89 | 56 | 30 |
| 5. | FC Everton (M) | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 49 | 49 | 28 |
| 6. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 59 | 46 | 26 |
| 7. | FC Burnley | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 45 | 26 |
| 8. | Notts County | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 55 | 51 | 26 |
| 9. | Blackburn Robers (P) | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 58 | 65 | 26 |
| 10. | Derby County | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 46 | 52 | 24 |
| 11. | FC Accrington | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 40 | 78 | 20 |
| 12. | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 51 | 58 | 18 |
| 13 | FC Stoke (N) | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 38 | 61 | 14 |
| 14. | FC Darwen | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 38 | 112 | 11 |