| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Sheffield U. Sheffield United | 17 | 8-7-2 8 | 7 | 2 | 35:22 | 13 | 23:11 | |
| 2 |
 |
Villa (M, P) Aston Villa (M, P) | 17 | 10-3-4 10 | 3 | 4 | 42:30 | 12 | 23:11 | |
| 3 |
 |
West Brom West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 8-5-4 8 | 5 | 4 | 29:24 | 5 | 21:13 | |
| 4 |
 |
Wolves Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 8-4-5 8 | 4 | 5 | 31:22 | 9 | 20:14 | |
| 5 |
 |
Sheffield Wed. Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 8-3-6 8 | 3 | 6 | 32:24 | 8 | 19:15 | |
| 6 |
 |
Everton FC Everton | 16 | 7-5-4 7 | 5 | 4 | 27:24 | 3 | 19:13 | |
| 7 |
 |
Bolton Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 8-2-7 8 | 2 | 7 | 18:20 | -2 | 18:16 | |
| 8 |
 |
Nottingham Nottingham Forest | 17 | 6-5-6 6 | 5 | 6 | 29:27 | 2 | 17:17 | |
| 9 |
 |
Liverpool FC Liverpool | 18 | 7-3-8 7 | 3 | 8 | 28:28 | 0 | 17:19 | |
| 10 |
 |
Sunderland AFC Sunderland | 16 | 6-4-6 6 | 4 | 6 | 22:21 | 1 | 16:16 | |
| 11 |
 |
Blackburn Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 5-6-7 5 | 6 | 7 | 26:36 | -10 | 16:20 | |
| 12 |
 |
Derby Derby County | 17 | 5-5-7 5 | 5 | 7 | 33:32 | 1 | 15:19 | |
| 13 |
 |
Preston Preston North End | 18 | 4-5-9 4 | 5 | 9 | 19:27 | -8 | 13:23 | |
| 14 |
 |
Bury FC Bury | 14 | 4-4-6 4 | 4 | 6 | 16:23 | -7 | 12:16 | |
| 15 |
 |
Stoke Stoke City | 17 | 4-3-10 4 | 3 | 10 | 17:35 | -18 | 11:23 | |
| 16 |
 |
Notts (N) Notts County (N) | 17 | 2-6-9 2 | 6 | 9 | 19:28 | -9 | 10:24 |