| Final Ranking | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Notts County | 53 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 46: | 34 |  | 2. West Ham United | 51 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 63: | 38 |  | 3. Leicester City | 51 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 65: | 44 |  | 4. Manchester United | 48 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 51: | 36 |  | 5. Blackpool | 47 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 60: | 43 |  | 6. Bury | 47 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 55: | 46 |  | 7. Leeds United | 47 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 43: | 36 |  | 8. Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 54: | 47 |  | 9. Barnsley | 45 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 62: | 51 |  | 10.Fulham | 44 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 43: | 32 |  | 11.Southampton | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 40: | 40 |  | 12.Hull City | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 43: | 45 |  | 13.South Shields | 40 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 35: | 44 |  | 14.Derby County | 39 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 46: | 50 |  | 15.Bradford City | 37 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 41: | 45 |  | 16.Crystal Palace | 37 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 54: | 62 |  | 17.Port Vale | 37 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 39: | 51 |  | 18.Coventry City | 37 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 46: | 63 |  | 19.Clapton Orient | 36 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 40: | 50 |  | 20.Stockport County | 36 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 43: | 58 |  | 21.Rotherdam County | 35 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 44: | 63 |  | 22.Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 42: | 77 |   
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