| Final Ranking | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Manchester City | 54 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 95: | 29 |  | 2. Small Heath | 51 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 74: | 36 |  | 3. Woolwich Arsenal | 48 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 66: | 30 |  | 4. Bristol City | 42 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 59: | 38 |  | 5. Manchester United | 38 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 53: | 38 |  | 6. Chesterfield | 37 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 67: | 40 |  | 7. Preston North End | 36 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 56: | 40 |  | 8. Barnsley | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 55: | 51 |  | 9. Burslem Port Vale | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 57: | 62 |  | 10.Lincoln City | 30 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 46: | 53 |  | 11.Glossop | 29 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 43: | 58 |  | 12.Gainsborough Trinity | 29 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 41: | 59 |  | 13.Burton United | 29 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 39: | 59 |  | 14.Blackpool | 28 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 44: | 59 |  | 15.Leicester Fosse | 28 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 41: | 65 |  | 16.Doncaster Rovers | 25 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 35: | 72 |  | 17.Stockport County | 20 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 39: | 74 |  | 18.Burnley | 20 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 30: | 77 |   
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