| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa | 38 | 53 | +42 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 84 | 42 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 38 | 48 | +21 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 78 | 57 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 45 | +18 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 73 | 55 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 38 | 45 | +14 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 70 | 56 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 38 | 45 | +8 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 69 | 61 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 38 | 42 | +21 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 62 | 41 |
| 7 | Bradford City | 38 | 42 | +17 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 64 | 47 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 38 | 41 | +15 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 66 | 51 |
| 9 | Notts. County | 38 | 40 | +8 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 67 | 59 |
| 10 | Everton | 38 | 40 | -5 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 51 | 56 |
| 11 | The Wednesday | 38 | 39 | -3 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 60 | 63 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 38 | 35 | -6 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 52 | 58 |
| 13 | 38 | 33 | -4 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 62 | 66 | |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 33 | -18 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 54 | 72 |
| 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 32 | -16 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 53 | 69 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 38 | 32 | -15 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 60 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 31 | -17 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 56 | 73 |
| 18 | Woolwich Arsenal | 38 | 31 | -30 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 37 | 67 |
| 19 | Chelsea | 38 | 29 | -23 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 47 | 70 |
| 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 24 | -27 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 44 | 71 |