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 |
| Aston Villa | ||||
| Sheffield United | ||||
| Sunderland | ||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||||
| Newcastle United | ||||
| Derby County | ||||
| Manchester City | ||||
| Nottingham Forest | ||||
| Stoke | ||||
| Liverpool | ||||
| Everton | ||||
| Bury | FAC-W | |||
| West Bromwich Albion | ||||
| Blackburn Rovers | ||||
| Notts County | ||||
| Preston North End | ||||
| Burnley | ||||
| Glossop North End |
| FA Cup Final | Bury 4 Southampton 0 |
Southampton become the first non-League club to play in an FA Cup final since the founding of the League.