| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Birmingham City | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 3 | Blackpool | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 4 | Glossop North End | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 5 | New Brighton Tower | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Gainsborough Trinity | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Port Vale | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 9 | Burnley | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 12 | Manchester United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 15 | Burton United | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 16 | Stockport County | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 17 | Arsenal | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 18 | Walsall | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 17 | -12 | 2 | 0.25 |
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
