| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GC | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 36 | 2.778 | 48 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 57 | 39 | 1.462 | 37 |
| 3 | Everton | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 74 | 51 | 1.451 | 36 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 73 | 62 | 1.177 | 35 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 56 | 55 | 1.018 | 32 |
| 6 | Burnley | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 51 | 44 | 1.159 | 30 |
| 7 | Stoke | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 58 | 48 | 1.208 | 29 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 58 | 69 | 0.841 | 29 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 56 | 0.839 | 29 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 52 | 0.923 | 28 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 68 | 0.691 | 28 |
| 12 | The Wednesday | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 55 | 65 | 0.846 | 27 |
| 13 | Derby County | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 64 | 0.813 | 27 |
| 14 | Notts County | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 53 | 61 | 0.869 | 24 |
| 15 | Accrington | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 57 | 81 | 0.704 | 23 |
| 16 | Newton Heath | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 50 | 85 | 0.588 | 18 |