| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 49 | 1.44 |
| 2 | Birmingham City | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 57 | 24 | +33 | 48 | 1.41 |
| 3 | Burnley | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 53 | 29 | +24 | 44 | 1.29 |
| 4 | New Brighton Tower | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 57 | 38 | +19 | 42 | 1.24 |
| 5 | Glossop North End | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 38 | 1.12 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 37 | 1.09 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 36 | 1.06 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 33 | 0.97 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 45 | 47 | -2 | 33 | 0.97 |
| 10 | Manchester United | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 32 | 0.94 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 32 | 0.94 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 58 | -25 | 31 | 0.91 |
| 13 | Gainsborough Trinity | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 60 | -15 | 30 | 0.88 |
| 14 | Chesterfield | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 58 | -12 | 28 | 0.82 |
| 15 | Barnsley | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 60 | -13 | 27 | 0.79 |
| 16 | Walsall | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 56 | -16 | 27 | 0.79 |
| 17 | Stockport County | 34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 38 | 68 | -30 | 25 | 0.74 |
| 18 | Burton United | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 66 | -32 | 20 | 0.59 |
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
