| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Everton | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 3 | Burnley | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 4 | Bradford Park Avenue | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 5 | Manchester City | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 6 | Oldham Athletic | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 13 | Manchester United | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 24 | -13 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Notts County | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 17 | Bradford City | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 31 | -15 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 19 | Liverpool | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 22 | -16 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 20 | Chelsea | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 3 | 0.33 |
2 points for a win
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
