| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GA | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | ||||||
| 1 | Aston Villa | 34 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 76 | 40 | 45 | 1.900 | 36 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 34 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 33 | 43 | 1.484 | 16 |
| 3 | Burnley | 34 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 47 | 39 | .957 | -2 |
| 4 | Everton | 34 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 41 | 38 | 1.170 | 7 |
| 5 | Notts County | 34 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 51 | 37 | .921 | -4 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 52 | 36 | 1.153 | 8 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 34 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 41 | 36 | 1.000 | 0 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 54 | 48 | 35 | 1.125 | 6 |
| 9 | Derby County | 34 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 57 | 35 | 1.087 | 5 |
| 10 | Bury | 34 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 48 | 49 | 35 | .979 | -1 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 33 | 1.000 | 0 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 52 | 33 | .903 | -5 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 34 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 48 | 30 | 1.020 | 1 |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 34 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 42 | 57 | 30 | .736 | -15 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 47 | 29 | .936 | -3 |
| 16 | Sheffield United | 34 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 31 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 51 | 29 | .882 | -6 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 37 | 51 | 25 | .725 | -14 |
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 34 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 61 | 24 | .524 | -29 |
| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GA | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | ||||||
| 1 | Manchester City | 34 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 92 | 35 | 52 | 2.628 | 57 |
| 2 | Glossop North End | 34 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 76 | 38 | 46 | 2.000 | 38 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 34 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 64 | 42 | 45 | 1.523 | 22 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 34 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 67 | 43 | 43 | 1.558 | 24 |
| 5 | New Brighton Tower | 34 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 71 | 52 | 43 | 1.365 | 19 |
| 6 | Walsall | 34 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 64 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 79 | 36 | 42 | 2.194 | 43 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 34 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 72 | 41 | 41 | 1.756 | 31 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 34 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 85 | 50 | 41 | 1.700 | 35 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 34 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 56 | 34 | 39 | 1.647 | 22 |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 43 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 71 | 60 | 35 | 1.183 | 11 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 56 | 31 | .928 | -4 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 40 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 51 | 56 | 31 | .910 | -5 |
| 13 | Burton Swifts | 34 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 45 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 51 | 70 | 28 | .728 | -19 |
| 14 | Gainsborough Trinity | 34 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 50 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 56 | 72 | 25 | .777 | -16 |
| 15 | Luton Town | 34 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 37 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 64 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 51 | 95 | 23 | .536 | -44 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 34 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 60 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 49 | 90 | 20 | .544 | -41 |
| 17 | Loughborough | 34 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 66 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 38 | 92 | 18 | .413 | -54 |
| 18 | Darwen | 34 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 109 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 141 | 9 | .156 | -119 |