| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Manchester City | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 61 | 35 | 35 |
| 2nd | Burnley | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 71 | 43 | 33 |
| 3rd | Blackpool | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 54 | 41 | 31 |
| 4th | Everton | 25* | 15 | 0 | 10 | 59 | 42 | 30 |
| 5th | Oldham Athletic | 25* | 13 | 3 | 9 | 52 | 44 | 29 |
| 6th | Liverpool | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 48 | 42 | 29 |
| 7th | Stockport County | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 47 | 43 | 29 |
| 8th | Stoke | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 46 | 27 |
| 9th | Southport Central | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 24 |
| 10th | Bury | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 46 | 52 | 23 |
| 11th | Manchester United | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 51 | 22 |
| 12th | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 48 | 65 | 21 |
| 13th | Rochdale | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 56 | 19 |
| 14th | Preston North End | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 23 | 67 | 10 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points
* Everton and Oldham Athletic were unable to play a postponed match
