| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Sheffield U. Sheffield United | 12 | 10-0-2 10 | 0 | 2 | 29:17 | 12 | 20:4 | |
| 2 |
 |
Sheffield Wed. (M) Sheffield Wednesday (M) | 13 | 8-3-2 8 | 3 | 2 | 17:9 | 8 | 19:7 | |
| 3 |
 |
ManCity (N) Manchester City (N) | 12 | 9-0-3 9 | 0 | 3 | 22:14 | 8 | 18:6 | |
| 4 |
 |
Sunderland AFC Sunderland | 13 | 8-1-4 8 | 1 | 4 | 27:16 | 11 | 17:9 | |
| 5 |
 |
Villa Aston Villa | 13 | 7-2-4 7 | 2 | 4 | 25:18 | 7 | 16:10 | |
| 6 |
 |
Newcastle Newcastle United | 13 | 7-1-5 7 | 1 | 5 | 20:17 | 3 | 15:11 | |
| 7 |
 |
Everton FC Everton | 13 | 6-2-5 6 | 2 | 5 | 20:15 | 5 | 14:12 | |
| 8 |
 |
Wolves Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 7-0-5 7 | 0 | 5 | 17:23 | -6 | 14:10 | |
| 9 |
 |
Nottingham Nottingham Forest | 13 | 5-3-5 5 | 3 | 5 | 26:21 | 5 | 13:13 | |
| 10 |
 |
Middlesbrough FC Middlesbrough | 13 | 5-2-6 5 | 2 | 6 | 26:21 | 5 | 12:14 | |
| 11 |
 |
Stoke Stoke City | 13 | 5-1-7 5 | 1 | 7 | 28:25 | 3 | 11:15 | |
| 12 |
 |
Notts Notts County | 14 | 5-1-8 5 | 1 | 8 | 16:30 | -14 | 11:17 | |
| 13 |
 |
West Brom West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 3-4-6 3 | 4 | 6 | 11:15 | -4 | 10:16 | |
| 14 |
 |
Bury (P) FC Bury (P) | 13 | 2-6-5 2 | 6 | 5 | 18:23 | -5 | 10:16 | |
| 15 |
 |
Blackburn Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 4-2-7 4 | 2 | 7 | 14:20 | -6 | 10:16 | |
| 16 |
 |
Liverpool FC Liverpool | 13 | 4-1-8 4 | 1 | 8 | 21:29 | -8 | 9:17 | |
| 17 |
 |
Birmingham (N) Birmingham City (N) | 13 | 2-3-8 2 | 3 | 8 | 14:26 | -12 | 7:19 | |
| 18 |
 |
Derby Derby County | 13 | 2-2-9 2 | 2 | 9 | 18:30 | -12 | 6:20 |