A is the number of occasions that the club has been in the Top Division; B is the number of consecutive seasons in the Top Division. |
FAC FA Cup W Winner(s); F Finalist(s). |
| Position | Club | Points | History | Notes |
| Sunderland | ||||
| Preston North End | ||||
| Bolton Wanderers | ||||
| Aston Villa | FAC-F | |||
| Everton | ||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||||
| Burnley | ||||
| Notts County | ||||
| Blackburn Rovers | ||||
| Derby County | ||||
| Accrington Stanley | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | FAC-W | |||
| Stoke | ||||
| Darwen |
| FA Cup Final | West Bromwich Albion 3 Aston Villa 0 |