Omit day and month for end of season table.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAvg | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 21 | 1.667 | 14 | 18 | |
| Sheffield United | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 1.176 | 3 | 15 | |
| Burnley | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 1.333 | 6 | 13 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 1.048 | 1 | 12 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 1.375 | 6 | 11 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 1.294 | 5 | 11 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 0.800 | -4 | 11 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 1.071 | 1 | 10 | |
| Everton | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 24 | 1.417 | 10 | 9 | |
| Sunderland | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 1.118 | 2 | 9 | |
| Stoke | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 0.621 | -11 | 9 | |
| Preston North End | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 1.167 | 2 | 8 | |
| Derby County | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 0.750 | -6 | 8 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 0.741 | -7 | 8 | |
| Newton Heath | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0.688 | -5 | 7 | |
| Darwen | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 0.433 | -17 | 5 |