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. |
LC League Cup; FAC FA Cup; CWC Cup Winners' Cup W Winner(s); F Finalist(s). |
| Position | Club | Points | History | Notes |
| Everton | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | CWC-W | |||
| Burnley | ||||
| Leicester City | FAC-F | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | ||||
| Arsenal | ||||
| Liverpool | ||||
| Nottingham Forest | ||||
| Sheffield United | ||||
| Blackburn Rovers | ||||
| West Ham United | ||||
| Blackpool | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | ||||
| Aston Villa | LC-F | |||
| Fulham | ||||
| Ipswich Town | ||||
| Bolton Wanderers | ||||
| Manchester United | FAC-W | |||
| Birmingham City | LC-W | |||
| Manchester City | ||||
| Leyton Orient |
| League Cup Final First Leg | Birmingham City 2 Aston Villa 1 |
| League Cup Final Second Leg | Aston Villa 0 Birmingham City 0 |
| FA Cup Final | Manchester United 3 Leicester City 1 |