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| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA* | Pts | |||||
| Results | 1 | Preston North End | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 2.37 | 33 | ||
| Results | 2 | Everton | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 1.63 | 31 | ||
| Results | 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 1.90 | 27 | ||
| Results | 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 1.34 | 25 | ||
| Results | 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 0.94 | 25 | ||
| Results | 6 | Accrington | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 31 | 0.95 | 24 | ||
| Results | 7 | Derby County | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 42 | 0.78 | 21 | ||
| Results | 8 | Aston Villa | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 0.84 | 19 | ** | |
| Results | 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 41 | 0.83 | 19 | ** | |
| Results | 10 | Notts County | 22 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 32 | 0.84 | 17 |
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| Results | 11 | Burnley | 22 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 44 | 0.55 | 13 |
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| Results | 12 | Stoke | 22 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 0.39 | 10 |
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| * Goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded) decided positions where points were equal. | |||||||||||||||||
| ** As both Aston Villa and Bolton Wanderers finished equal on 19 points apiece it was agreed that neither would need to face re-election, which would normally be required of the club finishing fourth from bottom. | |||||||||||||||||
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