| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Burnley | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 39 | 6 | +33 | 32 | 1.88 |
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 46 | 11 | +35 | 31 | 1.82 |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 8 | +33 | 30 | 1.76 |
| 4 | New Brighton Tower | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 34 | 8 | +26 | 29 | 1.71 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 29 | 1.71 |
| 6 | Lincoln City | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 39 | 11 | +28 | 27 | 1.59 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 13 | +25 | 26 | 1.53 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 9 | +22 | 25 | 1.47 |
| 9 | Glossop North End | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 9 | +25 | 24 | 1.41 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 23 | 1.35 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 22 | 1.29 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 21 | 1.24 |
| 13 | Walsall | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 21 | 1.24 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 20 | 1.18 |
| 15 | Gainsborough Trinity | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 20 | 1.18 |
| 16 | Stockport County | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 20 | 1.18 |
| 17 | Chesterfield | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Burton United | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 17 | 1.00 |
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
