| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | S | U | N | TF | TG | Punkte |
| 1. | Bury | 30 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 78 | 33 | 48 |
| 2. | Notts County | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 75 | 45 | 39 |
| 3. | Newton Heath | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 78 | 44 | 38 |
| 4. | Leicester Fosse | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 72 | 53 | 38 |
| 5. | Grimsby Town | 30 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 79 | 52 | 37 |
| 6. | Darwen | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 74 | 43 | 36 |
| 7. | Burton Wanderers | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 67 | 39 | 35 |
| 8. | Woolwich Arsenal | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 75 | 58 | 34 |
| 9. | Manchester City | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 82 | 72 | 31 |
| 10. | Newcastle United | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 72 | 84 | 27 |
| 11. | Burton Swifts | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 52 | 74 | 25 |
| 12. | Rotherham Town | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 55 | 62 | 24 |
| 13. | Lincoln City | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 52 | 62 | 20 |
| 14. | Walsall Town Swifts | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 47 | 92 | 20 |
| 15. | Burslem Port Vale | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 39 | 77 | 18 |
| 16. | Crewe Alexandra | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 103 | 10 |