| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | S | U | N | TF | TG | Punkte |
| 1. | Liverpool | 28 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 77 | 18 | 50 |
| 2. | Small Heath | 28 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 103 | 44 | 42 |
| 3. | Notts County | 28 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 70 | 31 | 39 |
| 4. | Newcastle United | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 66 | 39 | 36 |
| 5. | Grimsby Town | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 71 | 58 | 32 |
| 6. | Burton Swifts | 28 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 79 | 61 | 31 |
| 7. | Burslem Port Vale | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 66 | 64 | 30 |
| 8. | Lincoln City | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 59 | 58 | 28 |
| 9. | Woolwich Arsenal | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 52 | 55 | 28 |
| 10. | Walsall Town Swifts | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 51 | 61 | 23 |
| 11. | Middlesbrough Ironopolis | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 72 | 20 |
| 12. | Crewe Alexandra | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 73 | 19 |
| 13. | Ardwick | 28 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 47 | 71 | 18 |
| 14. | Rotherham Town | 28 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 44 | 91 | 15 |
| 15. | Northwich Victoria | 28 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 30 | 98 | 9 |