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Before 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
Final League Tables
DIVISION ONE Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Aston Villa 34 19 7 8 76 40 45 2 Liverpool 34 19 5 10 49 33 43 3 Burnley 34 15 9 10 45 47 39 4 Everton 34 15 8 11 48 41 38 5 Notts County 34 12 13 9 47 51 37 6 Blackburn Rovers 34 14 8 12 60 52 36 7 Sunderland 34 15 6 13 41 41 36 8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 14 7 13 54 48 35 9 Derby County 34 12 11 11 62 57 35 10 Bury 34 14 7 13 48 49 35 11 Nottingham Forest 34 11 11 12 42 42 33 12 Stoke 34 13 7 14 47 52 33 13 Newcastle United 34 11 8 15 49 48 30 14 West Bromwich Albion 34 12 6 16 42 57 30 15 Preston North End 34 10 9 15 44 47 29 16 Sheffield United 34 9 11 14 45 51 29 17 Bolton Wanderers 34 9 7 18 37 51 25 18 Sheffield Wednesday 34 8 8 18 32 61 24 DIVISION TWO Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Manchester City 34 23 6 5 92 35 52 2 Glossop North End 34 20 6 8 76 38 46 3 Leicester Fosse 34 18 9 7 64 42 45 4 Newton Heath 34 19 5 10 67 43 43 5 New Brighton Tower 34 18 7 9 71 52 43 6 Walsall 34 15 12 7 79 36 42 7 Woolwich Arsenal 34 18 5 11 72 41 41 8 Small Heath 34 17 7 10 85 50 41 9 Burslem Port Vale 34 17 5 12 56 34 39 10 Grimsby Town 34 15 5 14 71 60 35 11 Barnsley 34 12 7 15 52 56 31 12 Lincoln City 34 12 7 15 51 56 31 13 Burton Swifts 34 10 8 16 51 70 28 14 Gainsborough Trinity 34 10 5 19 56 72 25 15 Luton Town 34 10 3 21 51 95 23 16 Blackpool 34 8 4 22 49 90 20 17 Loughborough Town 34 6 6 22 38 92 18 18 Darwen 34 2 5 27 22 141 9
Following this season
Blackpool left to join Lancashire League
Bolton Wanderers were relegated from Division One to Division Two
Chesterfield joined Division Two from Midland League
Darwen left from Division Two to join Lancashire League
Glossop North End were promoted from Division Two to Division One, changing name to Glossop ?
Manchester City were promoted from Division Two to Division One
Middlesbrough joined Division Two from Northern League
Sheffield Wednesday were relegated from Division One to Division Two
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