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 | ||||
| Liverpool | ||||
| Blackburn Rovers | ||||
| Newcastle United | FAC-W | |||
| Manchester United | ||||
| Sheffield United | ||||
| Bradford City | ||||
| Sunderland | ||||
| Notts County | ||||
| Everton | ||||
| Wednesday | ||||
| Preston North End | ||||
| Bury | ||||
| Nottingham Forest | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | ||||
| Bristol City | ||||
| Middlesbrough | ||||
| Woolwich Arsenal | ||||
| Chelsea | ||||
| Bolton Wanderers |
| FA Cup Final | Newcastle United 1 Barnsley 1 Newcastle United 2 Barnsley 0 |
Newcastle United's second goal in the FA Cup replay was a penalty, the first in a final.