| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Birmingham City | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 37 | 9 | +28 | 29 | 1.61 |
| 2 | Glossop North End | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 28 | 1.56 |
| 3 | Grimsby Town | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 28 | 1.56 |
| 4 | New Brighton Tower | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 24 | 1.33 |
| 5 | Blackpool | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 21 | 1.31 |
| 6 | Lincoln City | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 23 | 1.28 |
| 7 | Burnley | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 23 | 1.28 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 23 | 1.28 |
| 9 | Chesterfield | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 20 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 18 | 1.13 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 20 | 1.11 |
| 12 | Gainsborough Trinity | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 17 | 1.06 |
| 13 | Barnsley | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Manchester United | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Arsenal | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Stockport County | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 15 | 0.94 |
| 17 | Burton United | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 12 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Walsall | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 33 | -14 | 9 | 0.56 |
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
