| Final Ranking | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Newcastle United | 48 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 72: | 33 | | 2. Everton | 47 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 63: | 36 | | 3. Manchester City | 46 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 66: | 37 | | 4. Aston Villa | 42 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 63: | 43 | | 5. Sunderland | 40 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 60: | 44 | | 6. Sheffield United | 40 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 64: | 56 | | 7. Small Heath | 39 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 54: | 38 | | 8. Preston North End | 36 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 42: | 37 | | 9. Sheffield Wednesday | 33 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 61: | 57 | | 10.Woolwich Arsenal | 33 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 36: | 40 | | 11.Derby County | 32 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 37: | 48 | | 12.Stoke | 30 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 40: | 58 | | 13.Blackburn Rovers | 27 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 40: | 51 | | 14.Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 47: | 73 | | 15.Middlesborough | 26 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 36: | 56 | | 16.Nottingham Forest | 25 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 40: | 61 | | 17.Bury | 24 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 47: | 67 | | 18.Notts County | 18 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 36: | 69 |
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