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Before 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
Final League Tables
DIVISION ONE
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Sheffield United 30 17 8 5 56 31 42
2 Sunderland 30 16 5 9 43 30 37
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 14 7 9 57 41 35
4 Everton 30 13 9 8 48 39 35
5 Sheffield Wednesday 30 15 3 12 51 42 33
6 Aston Villa 30 14 5 11 61 51 33
7 West Bromwich Albion 30 11 10 9 44 45 32
8 Nottingham Forest 30 11 9 10 47 49 31
9 Liverpool 30 11 6 13 48 45 28
10 Derby County 30 11 6 13 57 61 28
11 Bolton Wanderers 30 11 4 15 28 41 26
12 Preston North End 30 8 8 14 35 43 24
13 Notts County 30 8 8 14 36 46 24
14 Bury 30 8 8 14 39 51 24
15 Blackburn Rovers 30 7 10 13 39 54 24
16 Stoke 30 8 8 14 35 55 24
DIVISION TWO
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Burnley 30 20 8 2 80 24 48
2 Newcastle United 30 21 3 6 64 32 45
3 Manchester City 30 15 9 6 66 36 39
4 Newton Heath 30 16 6 8 64 35 38
5 Woolwich Arsenal 30 16 5 9 69 49 37
6 Small Heath 30 16 4 10 58 50 36
7 Leicester Fosse 30 13 7 10 46 35 33
8 Luton Town 30 13 4 13 68 50 30
9 Gainsborough Trinity 30 12 6 12 50 54 30
10 Walsall 30 12 5 13 58 58 29
11 Blackpool 30 10 5 15 49 61 25
12 Grimsby Town 30 10 4 16 52 62 24
13 Burton Swifts 30 8 5 17 38 69 21
14 Lincoln City 30 6 5 19 43 82 17
15 Darwen 30 6 2 22 31 76 14
16 Loughborough Town 30 6 2 22 24 87 14
Following this season
Barnsley joined Division Two from Midland and Yorkshire Leagues
Burnley were promoted from Division Two to Division One
Burslem Port Vale joined Division Two from Midland League
Glossop North End joined Division Two from Midland League
New Brighton Tower joined Division Two from Lancashire League
Newcastle United were promoted from Division One to Division Two
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