| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 25 | 1.846 | 35 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 36 | 1.961 | 31 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 43 | 36 | 1.653 | 29 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 52 | 32 | 2.000 | 28 |
| 5 | Leicester Fosse | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 42 | 34 | 1.615 | 28 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 46 | 55 | 1.769 | 28 |
| 7 | The Wednesday | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 43 | 1.769 | 27 |
| 8 | Notts County | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 36 | 1.500 | 26 |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 54 | 54 | 2.076 | 26 |
| 10 | Leeds City | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 43 | 1.500 | 25 |
| 11 | Hull City | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 42 | 58 | 1.615 | 23 |
| 12 | Bradford Park Avenue | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 46 | 46 | 1.769 | 22 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 46 | 1.192 | 20 |
| 14 | Derby County | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 39 | 74 | 1.500 | 16 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
