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 | FAC-F | |||
| Aston Villa | FAC-W | |||
| Wednesday | ||||
| Manchester United | ||||
| Blackburn Rovers | ||||
| Manchester City | ||||
| Derby County | ||||
| Bolton Wanderers | ||||
| Oldham Athletic | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | ||||
| Everton | ||||
| Liverpool | ||||
| Bradford City | ||||
| Newcastle United | ||||
| Sheffield United | ||||
| Middlesbrough | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | ||||
| Chelsea | ||||
| Notts County | ||||
| Woolwich Arsenal |
| FA Cup Final | Aston Villa 1 Sunderland 0 |