| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Villa Aston Villa | 7 | 4-2-1 4 | 2 | 1 | 17:9 | 8 | 10:4 | |
| 2 |
 |
Blackburn Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 4-2-1 4 | 2 | 1 | 12:5 | 7 | 10:4 | |
| 3 |
 |
Notts Notts County | 7 | 3-4-0 3 | 4 | 0 | 9:6 | 3 | 10:4 | |
| 4 |
 |
Everton FC Everton | 7 | 3-3-1 3 | 3 | 1 | 8:4 | 4 | 9:5 | |
| 5 |
 |
Sheffield Wed. Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 4-1-3 4 | 1 | 3 | 11:13 | -2 | 9:7 | |
| 6 |
 |
Sunderland AFC Sunderland | 6 | 3-2-1 3 | 2 | 1 | 9:7 | 2 | 8:4 | |
| 7 |
 |
Sheffield U. (M) Sheffield United (M) | 7 | 1-6-0 1 | 6 | 0 | 9:8 | 1 | 8:6 | |
| 8 |
 |
Liverpool FC Liverpool | 7 | 3-1-3 3 | 1 | 3 | 8:7 | 1 | 7:7 | |
| 9 |
 |
Stoke Stoke City | 7 | 2-3-2 2 | 3 | 2 | 10:10 | 0 | 7:7 | |
| 10 |
 |
Burnley (N) FC Burnley (N) | 7 | 2-3-2 2 | 3 | 2 | 11:13 | -2 | 7:7 | |
| 11 |
 |
Nottingham (P) Nottingham Forest (P) | 7 | 1-4-2 1 | 4 | 2 | 8:8 | 0 | 6:8 | |
| 12 |
 |
Derby Derby County | 7 | 1-4-2 1 | 4 | 2 | 9:10 | -1 | 6:8 | |
| 13 |
 |
Bury FC Bury | 6 | 2-2-2 2 | 2 | 2 | 7:8 | -1 | 6:6 | |
| 14 |
 |
West Brom West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 2-2-3 2 | 2 | 3 | 10:12 | -2 | 6:8 | |
| 15 |
 |
Wolves Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 2-2-4 2 | 2 | 4 | 9:11 | -2 | 6:10 | |
| 16 |
 |
Bolton Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 1-3-3 1 | 3 | 3 | 6:10 | -4 | 5:9 | |
| 17 |
 |
Preston Preston North End | 9 | 1-3-5 1 | 3 | 5 | 12:17 | -5 | 5:13 | |
| 18 |
 |
Newcastle (N) Newcastle United (N) | 7 | 0-3-4 0 | 3 | 4 | 7:14 | -7 | 3:11 |