| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Bradford Bradford City | 19 | 12-3-4 12 | 3 | 4 | 43:22 | 21 | 27:11 | |
| 2 |
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Blackburn Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 11-4-3 11 | 4 | 3 | 42:21 | 21 | 26:10 | |
| 3 |
 |
Sheffield U. Sheffield United | 20 | 10-5-5 10 | 5 | 5 | 39:22 | 17 | 25:15 | |
| 4 |
 |
Villa Aston Villa | 19 | 11-3-5 11 | 3 | 5 | 35:21 | 14 | 25:13 | |
| 5 |
 |
Notts Notts County | 21 | 10-5-6 10 | 5 | 6 | 40:30 | 10 | 25:17 | |
| 6 |
 |
Liverpool FC Liverpool | 18 | 11-2-5 11 | 2 | 5 | 38:29 | 9 | 24:12 | |
| 7 |
 |
Sunderland AFC Sunderland | 19 | 9-3-7 9 | 3 | 7 | 36:26 | 10 | 21:17 | |
| 8 |
 |
Newcastle (M) Newcastle United (M) | 19 | 10-1-8 10 | 1 | 8 | 31:30 | 1 | 21:17 | |
| 9 |
 |
Nottingham Nottingham Forest | 19 | 8-5-6 8 | 5 | 6 | 30:29 | 1 | 21:17 | |
| 10 |
 |
ManUnited (P) Manchester United (P) | 19 | 9-3-7 9 | 3 | 7 | 29:33 | -4 | 21:17 | |
| 11 |
 |
Sheffield Wed. Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 7-6-6 7 | 6 | 6 | 35:35 | 0 | 20:18 | |
| 12 |
 |
Everton FC Everton | 19 | 8-3-8 8 | 3 | 8 | 27:28 | -1 | 19:19 | |
| 13 |
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Bristol City Bristol City | 19 | 5-6-8 5 | 6 | 8 | 24:32 | -8 | 16:22 | |
| 14 |
 |
Bury FC Bury | 20 | 6-3-11 6 | 3 | 11 | 33:40 | -7 | 15:25 | |
| 15 |
 |
Chelsea FC Chelsea | 19 | 6-2-11 6 | 2 | 11 | 25:38 | -13 | 14:24 | |
| 16 |
 |
Preston Preston North End | 19 | 5-3-11 5 | 3 | 11 | 27:36 | -9 | 13:25 | |
| 17 |
 |
Arsenal FC Arsenal | 18 | 5-3-10 5 | 3 | 10 | 21:45 | -24 | 13:23 | |
| 18 |
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Middlesbrough FC Middlesbrough | 19 | 5-2-12 5 | 2 | 12 | 29:40 | -11 | 12:26 | |
| 19 |
 |
Tottenham (N) Tottenham Hotspur (N) | 18 | 4-4-10 4 | 4 | 10 | 22:35 | -13 | 12:24 | |
| 20 |
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Bolton (N) Bolton Wanderers (N) | 19 | 4-2-13 4 | 2 | 13 | 22:36 | -14 | 10:28 |