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 W Winner(s); F Finalist(s). |
| Position | Club | Points | History | Notes |
| Liverpool | ||||
| Manchester United | ||||
| Everton | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | ||||
| Chelsea | ||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | ||||
| Blackburn Rovers | ||||
| Arsenal | ||||
| Burnley | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | ||||
| Leicester City | LC-W | |||
| Sheffield United | ||||
| Nottingham Forest | ||||
| West Ham United | FAC-W | |||
| Fulham | ||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||||
| Stoke City | LC-F | |||
| Blackpool | ||||
| Aston Villa | ||||
| Birmingham City | ||||
| Bolton Wanderers | ||||
| Ipswich Town |
| League Cup Final First Leg | Stoke City 1 Leicester City 1 |
| League Cup Final Second Leg | Leicester City 3 Stoke City 2 |
| FA Cup Final | West Ham United 3 Preston North End 2 |
Stoke City, a founder member of the League, play in their first final.