| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Everton | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 42 | -26 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 6 | Notts County | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 8 | Burnley | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 39 | -20 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 31 | -14 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 10 | Accrington | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 31 | -22 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 40 | -24 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 12 | Derby County | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 53 | -44 | 2 | 0.18 |
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
