| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa | 30 | 44 | +42 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 84 | 42 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 30 | 38 | +28 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 72 | 44 |
| 3 | Derby County | 30 | 36 | +11 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 73 | 62 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 34 | +16 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 69 | 53 |
| 5 | Burnley | 30 | 34 | +10 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 61 | 51 |
| 6 | Everton | 30 | 33 | +33 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 90 | 57 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 32 | +9 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 57 | 48 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 32 | +7 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 66 | 59 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 31 | -11 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 52 | 63 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 30 | 31 | -14 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 47 | 61 |
| 11 | Stoke | 30 | 29 | -14 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 65 | 79 |
| 12 | The Wednesday | 30 | 26 | -9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 57 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 24 | -14 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 38 | 52 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 30 | 23 | -12 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 44 | 56 |
| 15 | Darwen | 30 | 19 | -46 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 37 | 83 |
| 16 | Newton Heath | 30 | 14 | -36 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 36 | 72 |