| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Birmingham City | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 57 | 11 | +46 | 34 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 64 | 15 | +49 | 31 | 1.82 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 46 | 9 | +37 | 30 | 1.76 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 18 | +25 | 27 | 1.59 |
| 5 | Port Vale | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 27 | 1.59 |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 43 | 10 | +33 | 26 | 1.53 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 12 | +27 | 25 | 1.47 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 13 | +19 | 22 | 1.29 |
| 9 | Manchester United | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 15 | +17 | 22 | 1.29 |
| 10 | Gainsborough Trinity | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 22 | 1.29 |
| 11 | Burton United | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 22 | 1.29 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 21 | 1.24 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 19 | 1.12 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 19 | 1.12 |
| 15 | Glossop North End | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 19 | 1.12 |
| 16 | Burnley | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 19 | 1.12 |
| 17 | Stockport County | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 16 | 0.94 |
| 18 | Leicester City | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 15 | 0.88 |
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
