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 |
| Sheffield United | ||||
| Sunderland | ||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||||
| Everton | ||||
| Wednesday | ||||
| Aston Villa | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | ||||
| Nottingham Forest | FAC-W | |||
| Liverpool | ||||
| Derby County | FAC-F | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | ||||
| Preston North End | ||||
| Notts County | ||||
| Bury | ||||
| Blackburn Rovers | ||||
| Stoke |
| FA Cup Final | Nottingham Forest 3 Derby County 1 |