Omit day and month for end of season table.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAvg | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 38 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 79 | 46 | 1.717 | 33 | 51 | |
| Preston North End | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 54 | 39 | 1.385 | 15 | 47 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 63 | 52 | 1.212 | 11 | 44 | |
| Newcastle United | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 74 | 48 | 1.542 | 26 | 43 | |
| Manchester City | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 73 | 54 | 1.352 | 19 | 43 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 81 | 67 | 1.209 | 14 | 41 | |
| Birmingham City | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 65 | 59 | 1.102 | 6 | 41 | |
| Aston Villa | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 72 | 56 | 1.286 | 16 | 40 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 54 | 52 | 1.038 | 2 | 40 | |
| Stoke | 37 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 52 | 1.038 | 2 | 39 | |
| Everton | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 70 | 66 | 1.061 | 4 | 37 | |
| Woolwich Arsenal | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 62 | 64 | 0.969 | -2 | 37 | |
| Sheffield United | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 57 | 62 | 0.919 | -5 | 36 | |
| Sunderland | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 61 | 70 | 0.871 | -9 | 35 | |
| Derby County | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 58 | 0.672 | -19 | 35 | |
| Notts County | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 55 | 71 | 0.775 | -16 | 34 | |
| Bury | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 57 | 74 | 0.770 | -17 | 32 | |
| Middlesbrough | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 71 | 0.789 | -15 | 31 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 38 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 58 | 79 | 0.734 | -21 | 31 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 58 | 99 | 0.586 | -41 | 23 | |
| Stoke City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3.000 | -3 | 0 |