English Football League 1888/1889
Historical league standings at 8th 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2.50 |
| 2 | Derby County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Everton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Accrington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 9 | Burnley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 11 | Notts. County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 12 | Stoke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
