FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1891-92
| SEASON END TABLE | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result |
| 1 | Sunderland | 26 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 93 | 36 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 2.58333 | 42 | Champions |
| 2 | Preston North End | 26 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 61 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 1.96774 | 37 | |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 51 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 1.37838 | 36 | |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 89 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 1.58929 | 30 | |
| 5 | Everton | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 49 | 49 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 1.00000 | 28 | |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 59 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 1.28261 | 26 | |
| 7 | Burnley | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 1.08889 | 26 | |
| 8 | Notts County | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 55 | 51 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 1.07843 | 26 | |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 58 | 65 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 39 | .89231 | 26 | |
| 10 | Derby County | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 46 | 52 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 34 | .88462 | 24 | |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 40 | 78 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 58 | .51282 | 20 | Re-elected |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 51 | 58 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 34 | .87931 | 18 | FA Cup holders - No re-election was required |
| 13 | Stoke City | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 38 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 42 | .62295 | 14 | Re-elected |
| 14 | Darwen | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 38 | 112 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 69 | .33929 | 11 | Failed re-elected and joined the (new) Second Division |
FOOTBALL ALLIANCE (Tier 2) - 1891-92
| SEASON END TABLE | Home | Away | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 59 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 2.68182 | 33 | Champions; Elected to the First Division | |||
| 2 | Newton Heath LYR | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 60 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 1.87500 | 31 | Elected to the First Division | 3-0 | 1-1 | |
| 3 | Small Heath | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 53 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 1.47222 | 29 | Elected to the Second Division | 2-0 | 2-1 | |
| 4 | The Wednesday | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 65 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 1.85714 | 28 | Elected to the First Division | 1-1 | 1-3 | |
| 5 | Burton Swifts | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 54 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 1.03846 | 26 | Elected to the Second Division | 7-0 | 3-1 | |
| 6 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 1.02564 | 18 | Elected to the Second Division | 3-3 | 1-1 | |
| 7 | Ardwick | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 51 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 30 | .76471 | 18 | Elected to the Second Division | 4-0 | 3-1 | |
| 8 | Bootle | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 42 | 64 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 45 | .65625 | 18 | Elected to the Second Division | 5-1 | 4-1 | |
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 49 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 33 | .69388 | 17 | Elected to the Second Division | 5-0 | 0-2 | |
| 10 | Lincoln City | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 56 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 36 | .64286 | 17 | Elected to the Second Division | 0-0 | 4-1 | |
| 11 | Walsall Town Swifts | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 59 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 41 | .55932 | 15 | Elected to the Second Division | 5-1 | 0-3 | |
| 12 | Birmingham St George's | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 54 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 35 | .62963 | 14 | Disbanded at end of season | 3-0 | 2-1 | |