| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 30 | 46 | +74 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 106 | 32 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | 46 | +25 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 63 | 38 |
| 3 | Grimsby Town | 30 | 42 | +44 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 82 | 38 |
| 4 | 30 | 42 | +29 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 69 | 40 | |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 30 | 34 | +23 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 73 | 50 |
| 6 | Newton Heath | 30 | 33 | +9 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 66 | 57 |
| 7 | Woolwich Arsenal | 30 | 32 | +16 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 58 | 42 |
| 8 | Leicester Fosse | 30 | 32 | +13 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 57 | 44 |
| 9 | Darwen | 30 | 30 | +5 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 72 | 67 |
| 10 | Notts. County | 30 | 26 | +3 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 57 | 54 |
| 11 | 30 | 24 | -30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 39 | 69 | |
| 12 | 30 | 23 | -26 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 66 | |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 30 | 22 | -22 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 53 | 75 |
| 14 | Burslem Port Vale | 30 | 18 | -35 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 43 | 78 |
| 15 | 30 | 17 | -63 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 34 | 97 | |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 30 | 13 | -65 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 30 | 95 |