| Place | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | Points |
| 1. | Bury FC | 30 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 88 | 33 | 48 |
| 2. | Notts County FC | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 75 | 45 | 39 |
| 3. | Newton Heath FC | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 78 | 44 | 38 |
| 4. | Leicester Fosse FC | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 72 | 53 | 38 |
| 5. | Grimsby Town FC | 30 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 79 | 52 | 37 |
| 6. | Darwen FC | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 74 | 43 | 36 |
| 7. | Burton Wanderers FC | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 67 | 39 | 35 |
| 8. | Woolwich Arsenal FC | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 75 | 68 | 34 |
| 9. | Manchester City FC | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 82 | 72 | 31 |
| 10. | Newcastle United FC | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 72 | 84 | 27 |
| 11. | Burton Swifts FC | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 52 | 74 | 25 |
| 12. | Rotherham Town FC | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 55 | 62 | 24 |
| 13. | Lincoln City FC | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 52 | 92 | 20 |
| 14. | Walsall Town Swifts FC | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 47 | 92 | 20 |
| 15. | Burslem Port Vale FC | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 39 | 77 | 18 |
| 16. | Crewe Alexandra FC | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 103 | 10 |