| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 28 | 50 | +59 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 77 | 18 |
| 2 | Small Heath | 28 | 42 | +59 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 103 | 44 |
| 3 | Notts. County | 28 | 39 | +39 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 70 | 31 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 28 | 36 | +27 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 66 | 39 |
| 5 | Grimsby Town | 28 | 32 | +13 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 71 | 58 |
| 6 | 28 | 31 | +18 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 79 | 61 | |
| 7 | Burslem Port Vale | 28 | 30 | +2 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 66 | 64 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 28 | 28 | +1 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 59 | 58 |
| 9 | Woolwich Arsenal | 28 | 28 | -3 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 52 | 55 |
| 10 | Walsall Town Swifts | 28 | 23 | -10 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 51 | 61 |
| 11 | 28 | 20 | -35 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 72 | |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 28 | 19 | -31 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 73 |
| 13 | Ardwick | 28 | 18 | -24 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 47 | 71 |
| 14 | 28 | 15 | -47 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 44 | 91 | |
| 15 | 28 | 9 | -68 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 30 | 98 |