| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Wednesday | 34 | 54 | +62 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 84 | 22 |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 52 | +54 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 79 | 25 |
| 3 | Small Heath | 34 | 46 | +40 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 78 | 38 |
| 4 | Newton Heath | 34 | 44 | +36 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 63 | 27 |
| 5 | Leicester Fosse | 34 | 43 | +17 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 36 |
| 6 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 40 | +21 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 67 | 46 |
| 7 | Chesterfield | 34 | 38 | +5 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 65 | 60 |
| 8 | Woolwich Arsenal | 34 | 36 | +18 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 61 | 43 |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 34 | 36 | +3 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 43 |
| 10 | 34 | 35 | +8 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 66 | 58 | |
| 11 | Burslem Port Vale | 34 | 34 | -10 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 49 |
| 12 | Walsall | 34 | 32 | -5 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 50 | 55 |
| 13 | 34 | 25 | -28 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 47 | 75 | |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 34 | 24 | -30 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 39 | 69 |
| 15 | 34 | 24 | -41 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 43 | 84 | |
| 16 | Barnsley | 34 | 23 | -33 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 46 | 79 |
| 17 | Luton Town | 34 | 18 | -35 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 40 | 75 |
| 18 | 34 | 8 | -82 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 100 |