| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GA | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Stoke City | 41 | 61 | 2.23 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 29 | ||
| 2nonMover | Rochdale | 41 | 56 | 1.62 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 72 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 41 | ||
| 3nonMover | Bradford Park Avenue | 41 | 53 | 1.64 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 38 | ||
| 4nonMover | Halifax Town | 41 | 53 | 1.44 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 25 | ||
| 5nonMover | Nelson | 41 | 51 | 1.42 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 55 | ||
| 6nonMover | Chesterfield | 41 | 47 | 1.38 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 63 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 27 | 44 | ||
| 7nonMover | Stockport County * | 41 | 47 | 1.34 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 37 | ||
| 8nonMover | Doncaster Rovers | 41 | 45 | 1.14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 38 | ||
| 9nonMover | Tranmere Rovers | 41 | 44 | 1.24 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 45 | ||
| 10nonMover | New Brighton | 40 | 44 | 1.15 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 46 | ||
| 11nonMover | Lincoln City | 41 | 40 | 1.13 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 33 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 43 | ||
| 12nonMover | Southport | 40 | 39 | 0.99 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 49 | ||
| 13nonMover | Walsall | 41 | 37 | 0.84 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 59 | ||
| 14nonMover | Crewe Alexandra | 41 | 36 | 0.87 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 51 | ||
| 15nonMover | Wrexham | 41 | 36 | 0.84 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 47 | ||
| 16nonMover | Hartlepools United | 41 | 34 | 0.86 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 51 | ||
| 17nonMover | Ashington | 41 | 34 | 0.63 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 60 | ||
| 18nonMover | Rotherham United | 41 | 32 | 0.77 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 57 | ||
| 19nonMover | Wigan Borough | 41 | 31 | 0.79 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 55 | ||
| 20nonMover | Accrington Stanley | 41 | 27 | 0.66 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 54 | ||
| 21nonMover | Durham City | 40 | 27 | 0.52 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 65 | ||
| 22nonMover | Barrow | 40 | 22 | 0.32 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 70 | ||
| Points adjustments | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/1927 | Stockport County | Deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player. |