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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Sunderland AFC | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 33:9 | 24 | 21:3 |
| 2 |
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The Wednesday FC | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 22:6 | 16 | 20:2 |
| 3 |
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Aston Villa | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 27:9 | 18 | 19:3 |
| 4 |
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Everton FC | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 27:11 | 16 | 18:6 |
| 5 |
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Newcastle United | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 19:9 | 10 | 18:4 |
| 6 |
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Sheffield United | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 29:16 | 13 | 17:7 |
| 7 |
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Manchester City | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26:18 | 8 | 17:9 |
| 8 |
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Stoke City | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 38:21 | 17 | 15:11 |
| 9 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15:14 | 1 | 15:5 |
| 10 |
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Notts County | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16:19 | -3 | 15:11 |
| 11 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24:12 | 12 | 14:8 |
| 12 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18:8 | 10 | 14:6 |
| 13 |
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Derby County | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 34:28 | 6 | 13:13 |
| 14 |
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Bury FC | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17:13 | 4 | 12:8 |
| 15 |
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Liverpool FC | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15:15 | 0 | 12:10 |
| 16 |
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Small Heath Birmingham | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16:17 | -1 | 12:12 |
| 17 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 11:13 | -2 | 11:13 |
| 18 |
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Nottingham Forest | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20:18 | 2 | 10:10 |
