English Football League 1888/1889
Historical league standings at 29th September 1888
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Preston North End | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 4.25 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1.44 |
| 5 | Accrington | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1.10 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0.88 |
| 7 | Everton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0.70 |
| 8 | Derby County | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1.11 |
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 0.87 |
| 10 | Burnley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 0.63 |
| 11 | Stoke | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0.55 |
| 12 | Notts. County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0.14 |
