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Before this season
Blackpool joined Division Two from Lancashire League
Burslem Port Vale left from Division Two to join Midland League
Crewe Alexandra left from Division Two to join The Combination
Gainsborough Trinity joined Division Two from Midland League
Liverpool were promoted from Division Two to Division One
Rotherham Town left from Division Two
Small Heath were relegated from Division One to Division Two
Walsall joined Division Two from Midland League
Final League Tables
DIVISION ONE
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Aston Villa 30 21 5 4 73 38 47
2 Sheffield United 30 13 10 7 42 29 36
3 Derby County 30 16 4 10 70 50 36
4 Preston North End 30 11 12 7 55 40 34
5 Liverpool 30 12 9 9 46 38 33
6 Sheffield Wednesday 30 10 11 9 42 37 31
7 Everton 30 14 3 13 62 57 31
8 Bolton Wanderers 30 12 6 12 40 43 30
9 Bury 30 10 10 10 39 44 30
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 11 6 13 45 41 28
11 Nottingham Forest 30 9 8 13 44 49 26
12 West Bromwich Albion 30 10 6 14 33 56 26
13 Stoke 30 11 3 16 48 59 25
14 Blackburn Rovers 30 11 3 16 35 62 25
15 Sunderland 30 7 9 14 34 47 23
16 Burnley 30 6 7 17 43 61 19
DIVISION TWO
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Notts County 30 19 4 7 92 43 42
2 Newton Heath 30 17 5 8 56 34 39
3 Grimsby Town 30 17 4 9 66 45 38
4 Small Heath 30 16 5 9 69 47 37
5 Newcastle United 30 17 1 12 56 52 35
6 Manchester City 30 12 8 10 58 50 32
7 Gainsborough Trinity 30 12 7 11 50 47 31
8 Blackpool 30 13 5 12 59 56 31
9 Leicester Fosse 30 13 4 13 59 56 30
10 Woolwich Arsenal 30 13 4 13 68 70 30
11 Darwen 30 14 0 16 67 61 28
12 Walsall 30 11 4 15 53 69 26
13 Loughborough Town 30 12 1 17 50 64 25
14 Burton Swifts 30 9 6 15 46 61 24
15 Burton Wanderers 30 9 2 19 31 67 20
16 Lincoln City 30 5 2 23 27 85 12
Following this season
Burnley were relegated from Division One to Division Two
Burton Wanderers left from Division Two to join Midland League
Luton Town joined Division Two from United League
Notts County were promoted from Division One to Division Two
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