| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Sheffield United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 2 | Darwen | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 4 | Burton United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 5 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 6 | Northwich Victoria | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 8 | Port Vale | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 20 | -15 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 9 | Manchester City | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 10 | Bootle | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 29 | -23 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 31 | -26 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 12 | Walsall | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 28 | -26 | 0 | 0.00 |
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
