| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Birmingham City | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 12 | +50 | 24 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 11 | +31 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Darwen | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 5 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 6 | Port Vale | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 7 | Northwich Victoria | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 8 | Burton United | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Lincoln City | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 11 | Bootle | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 12 | Walsall | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 8 | 0.80 |
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
