| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Liverpool | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 2 | Bradford City | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 4 | Oldham Athletic | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 5 | Bradford Park Avenue | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 8 | Manchester City | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Notts County | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Manchester United | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 19 | Everton | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 20 | Burnley | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0.89 |
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
