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