| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 61 | 35 | 2.346 | 35 |
| 2 | Burnley | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 71 | 43 | 2.730 | 33 |
| 3 | Blackpool | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 54 | 41 | 2.076 | 31 |
| 4 | Everton | 26 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 59 | 42 | 2.269 | 30 |
| 5 | Oldham Athletic | 26 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 52 | 44 | 2.000 | 29 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 48 | 42 | 1.846 | 29 |
| 7 | Stockport County | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 47 | 43 | 1.807 | 29 |
| 8 | Stoke | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 46 | 1.653 | 27 |
| 9 | Southport Central | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 1.576 | 24 |
| 10 | Bury | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 46 | 52 | 1.769 | 23 |
| 11 | Manchester United | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 51 | 1.576 | 22 |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 48 | 65 | 1.846 | 21 |
| 13 | Rochdale | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 56 | 1.307 | 19 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 23 | 67 | 0.884 | 10 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
