| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GA | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Newcastle United | 34 | 48 | 2.18 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 21 | ||
| 2nonMover | Everton | 34 | 47 | 1.75 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 25 | ||
| 3nonMover | Manchester City | 34 | 46 | 1.78 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 20 | ||
| 4nonMover | Aston Villa | 34 | 42 | 1.47 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 28 | ||
| 5nonMover | Sunderland | 34 | 40 | 1.36 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 25 | ||
| 6nonMover | Sheffield United | 34 | 40 | 1.14 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 36 | ||
| 7nonMover | Small Heath | 34 | 39 | 1.42 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 21 | ||
| 8nonMover | Preston North End | 34 | 36 | 1.14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 24 | ||
| 9nonMover | The Wednesday | 34 | 33 | 1.07 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 35 | ||
| 10nonMover | Woolwich Arsenal | 34 | 33 | 0.90 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 28 | ||
| 11nonMover | Derby County | 34 | 32 | 0.77 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 29 | ||
| 12nonMover | Stoke | 34 | 30 | 0.69 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 40 | ||
| 13nonMover | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 27 | 0.78 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 33 | ||
| 14nonMover | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 26 | 0.64 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 50 | ||
| 15nonMover | Middlesbrough | 34 | 26 | 0.64 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 32 | ||
| 16nonMover | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 25 | 0.66 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 33 | ||
| 17nonMover | Bury | 34 | 24 | 0.70 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 41 | ||
| 18nonMover | Notts. County | 34 | 18 | 0.52 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 36 | ||