| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | 48 | +45 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 78 | 33 | |
| 2 | Notts. County | 30 | 39 | +30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 75 | 45 |
| 3 | Newton Heath | 30 | 38 | +34 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 78 | 44 |
| 4 | Leicester Fosse | 30 | 38 | +19 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 72 | 53 |
| 5 | Grimsby Town | 30 | 37 | +27 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 79 | 52 |
| 6 | Darwen | 30 | 36 | +31 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 74 | 43 |
| 7 | 30 | 35 | +28 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 67 | 39 | |
| 8 | Woolwich Arsenal | 30 | 34 | +17 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 75 | 58 |
| 9 | Manchester City | 30 | 31 | +10 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 82 | 72 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 30 | 27 | -12 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 72 | 84 |
| 11 | 30 | 25 | -22 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 52 | 74 | |
| 12 | 30 | 24 | -7 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 55 | 62 | |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 30 | 20 | -40 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 52 | 92 |
| 14 | Walsall Town Swifts | 30 | 20 | -45 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 47 | 92 |
| 15 | Burslem Port Vale | 30 | 18 | -38 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 39 | 77 |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 30 | 10 | -77 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 103 |