FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1888-89
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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 | Preston North End | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 8 | 59 | 40 | Champions and FA Cup Winners |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 27 | 18 | 29 | |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 13 | 28 | |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 66 | 45 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 26 | |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 63 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 29 | 4 | 22 | |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 40 | 46 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -6 | 22 | |
| 7 | Accrington Stanley | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 48 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 31 | 0 | 20 | |
| 8 | Everton | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -11 | 20 | |
| 9 | Burnley | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 42 | 62 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 43 | -20 | 17 | Re-elected |
| 10 | Derby County | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 41 | 61 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 41 | -20 | 16 | Re-elected |
| 11 | Notts County | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 40 | 73 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 41 | -33 | 12 | Re-elected |
| 12 | Stoke | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 51 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 33 | -25 | 12 | Re-elected |