| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GA | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Stoke City | 40 | 59 | 2.21 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 28 | ||
| 2nonMover | Rochdale | 40 | 54 | 1.61 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 41 | ||
| 3nonMover | Bradford Park Avenue | 40 | 53 | 1.68 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 36 | ||
| 4nonMover | Nelson | 39 | 51 | 1.58 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 46 | ||
| 5nonMover | Halifax Town | 40 | 51 | 1.43 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 44 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 25 | ||
| 6nonMover | Chesterfield | 40 | 47 | 1.41 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 63 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 42 | ||
| 7nonMover | Stockport County * | 40 | 45 | 1.29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 37 | ||
| 8nonMover | Doncaster Rovers | 40 | 45 | 1.16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 36 | ||
| 9nonMover | New Brighton | 38 | 42 | 1.15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 42 | ||
| 10nonMover | Tranmere Rovers | 40 | 42 | 1.15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 45 | ||
| 11nonMover | Lincoln City | 39 | 39 | 1.17 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 42 | ||
| 12nonMover | Southport | 39 | 37 | 0.97 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 49 | ||
| 13nonMover | Walsall | 40 | 37 | 0.91 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 53 | ||
| 14nonMover | Wrexham | 39 | 35 | 0.88 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 42 | ||
| 15nonMover | Crewe Alexandra | 40 | 34 | 0.82 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 51 | ||
| 16nonMover | Ashington | 40 | 34 | 0.65 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 54 | ||
| 17nonMover | Hartlepools United | 40 | 32 | 0.81 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 51 | ||
| 18nonMover | Rotherham United | 40 | 32 | 0.79 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 54 | ||
| 19nonMover | Wigan Borough | 40 | 30 | 0.78 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 53 | ||
| 20nonMover | Accrington Stanley | 40 | 25 | 0.64 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 42 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 54 | ||
| 21nonMover | Durham City | 39 | 25 | 0.51 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 65 | ||
| 22nonMover | Barrow | 39 | 21 | 0.30 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 70 | ||
| Points adjustments | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/1927 | Stockport County | Deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player. |