| Place | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | Points |
| 1. | FC Liverpool | 30 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 106 | 32 | 46 |
| 2. | Manchester City | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 63 | 38 | 46 |
| 3. | Grimsby Town | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 82 | 38 | 42 |
| 4. | Burton Wanderers | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 69 | 40 | 42 |
| 5. | Newcastle United | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 73 | 50 | 34 |
| 6. | Newton Heath | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 66 | 57 | 33 |
| 7. | Woolwich Arsenal | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 59 | 42 | 32 |
| 8. | Leicester Fosse | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 57 | 44 | 32 |
| 9. | FC Darwen | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 72 | 67 | 30 |
| 10. | Notts County | 30 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 57 | 54 | 26 |
| 11. | Burton Swifts | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 39 | 69 | 24 |
| 12. | FC Loughborough | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 67 | 23 |
| 13. | Lincoln City | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 53 | 75 | 22 |
| 14. | Burslem Port Vale | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 43 | 78 | 18 |
| 15. | Rotherham Town | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 34 | 97 | 17 |
| 16. | Crewe Alexander | 30 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 30 | 95 | 13 |