English Football League 1888/1889
Historical league standings at 12th January 1889
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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 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 70 | 15 | 36 | 4.67 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 33 | 26 | 1.64 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 32 | 22 | 1.31 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 37 | 20 | 1.46 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 41 | 19 | 0.88 |
| 6 | Accrington | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 41 | 18 | 1.05 |
| 7 | Everton | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 36 | 18 | 0.86 |
| 8 | Burnley | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 57 | 15 | 0.68 |
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 44 | 50 | 13 | 0.88 |
| 10 | Stoke | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 44 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 11 | Notts. County | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 54 | 8 | 0.52 |
| 12 | Derby County | 15 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 50 | 7 | 0.54 |
