Final English Top Division Football (soccer) Table and Cup Final(s)
Position
Club
Points
History
Notes
1
Liverpool
51
3-1
2
Preston North End
47
2-2
3
Wednesday
44
2-6
4
Newcastle United
43
1-8
FAC-F
5
Manchester City
43
2-3
6
Bolton Wanderers
41
3-1
7
Birmingham
41
3-3
8
Aston Villa
40
1-18
9
Blackburn Rovers
40
1-18
10
Stoke
39
2-15
11
Everton
37
1-18
FAC-W
12
Woolwich Arsenal
37
1-2
13
Sheffield United
36
1-13
14
Sunderland
35
1-16
15
Derby County
35
1-18
16
Notts County
34
2-9
17
Bury
32
1-11
18
Middlesbrough
31
1-4
19
Nottingham Forest
31
1-14
20
Wolverhampton Wanderers
23
1-18
Legend and Abbreviations
Points: 2 for a win : 1 for a draw.
Clubs:
Red Relegated
History is in the form A-B:
A is the number of occasions that the club has been in the Top Division.
B is the current number of consecutive seasons in the Top Division.
Notes:
FAC FA Cup;
W Winners - F Finalists
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FA Cup Final
Everton 1 Newcastle United 0
History
The Top Division was expanded to 20 clubs.
Liverpool became the first club to win the Championship after being promoted into the Top Division.
Wolverhampton Wanderers were relegated after 18 seasons in the Top Division. Only four of the League's founder members had yet to be relegated.