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 |
| Huddersfield Town | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | ||||
| Bolton Wanderers | ||||
| Liverpool | ||||
| Bury | ||||
| Newcastle United | ||||
| Sunderland | ||||
| Birmingham | ||||
| Notts County | ||||
| Cardiff City | FAC-F | |||
| Manchester City | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | ||||
| West Ham United | ||||
| Sheffield United | FAC-W | |||
| Aston Villa | ||||
| Blackburn Rovers | ||||
| Everton | ||||
| Leeds United | ||||
| Burnley | ||||
| Arsenal | ||||
| Preston North End | ||||
| Nottingham Forest |
| FA Cup Final | Sheffield United 1 Cardiff City 0 |
The rules were changed to allow a goal to be scored direct from a corner kick.