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 |
| Liverpool | ||||
| Sunderland | ||||
| Notts County | ||||
| Nottingham Forest | ||||
| Bury | ||||
| Newcastle United | ||||
| Everton | ||||
| Wednesday | ||||
| Blackburn Rovers | ||||
| Bolton Wanderers | ||||
| Manchester City | ||||
| Derby County | ||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||||
| Sheffield United | FAC-F | |||
| Aston Villa | ||||
| Stoke | ||||
| Preston North End | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion |
| FA Cup Final | Tottenham Hotspur 2 Sheffield United 2 Tottenham Hotspur 3 Sheffield United 1 |
Tottenham Hotspur become the first and only non-League club to win the FA Cup. They are also the first London club to win a trophy since the professionalisation of football.
The relegation of Preston North End and West Bromwich Albion leaves only five founder members of the League which have not been relegated.