Omit day and month for end of season table.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAvg | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 84 | 42 | 2.000 | 42 | 44 | |
| Sunderland | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 72 | 44 | 1.636 | 28 | 38 | |
| Derby County | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 73 | 62 | 1.177 | 11 | 36 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 69 | 53 | 1.302 | 16 | 34 | |
| Burnley | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 61 | 51 | 1.196 | 10 | 34 | |
| Everton | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 90 | 57 | 1.579 | 33 | 33 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 57 | 48 | 1.188 | 9 | 32 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 66 | 59 | 1.119 | 7 | 32 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 52 | 63 | 0.825 | -11 | 31 | |
| Sheffield United | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 47 | 61 | 0.770 | -14 | 31 | |
| Stoke | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 65 | 79 | 0.823 | -14 | 29 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 57 | 0.842 | -9 | 26 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 38 | 52 | 0.731 | -14 | 24 | |
| Preston North End | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 44 | 56 | 0.786 | -12 | 23 | |
| Darwen | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 37 | 83 | 0.446 | -46 | 19 | |
| Newton Heath | 30 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 36 | 72 | 0.500 | -36 | 14 |