English League Tables
1888/89 Tables◄ 1889/90 Tables ►1890/91 Tables
Football League 1889/90
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Preston North End | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 71 | 30 | 2.367 | 33 | Champions |
| 2nd | Everton | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 65 | 40 | 1.625 | 31 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 78 | 41 | 1.902 | 27 | - |
| 4th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 38 | 1.342 | 25 | - |
| 5th | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 47 | 50 | 0.940 | 25 | - |
| 6th | Accrington | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 56 | 0.946 | 24 | - |
| 7th | Derby County | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 43 | 55 | 0.782 | 21 | - |
| 8th | Aston Villa | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 51 | 0.843 | 19 | - |
| 9th | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 54 | 65 | 0.831 | 19 | - |
| 10th | Notts County | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 51 | 0.843 | 17 | Re Elected |
| 11th | Burnley | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 65 | 0.554 | 13 | Re Elected |
| 12th | Stoke | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 69 | 0.391 | 10 | ▼Not Re Elected |
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Election for League Membership |
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| Without a vote being taken it was agreed to re-elect Burnley and Notts County, to elect Sunderland in place of Stoke, and reject the applications of Bootle, Darwen, Grimsby Town, Newton Heath and Sunderland Albion. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| - | Notts County | Re-Elected to the League |
| - | Burnley | Re-Elected to the League |
| - | Sunderland | ▲Elected to the League |
| - | Stoke | ▼Not Re-Elected to the League |
| - | Bootle | Not Elected to the League |
| - | Darwen | Not Elected to the League |
| - | Grimsby Town | Not Elected to the League |
| - | Newton Heath | Not Elected to the League |
| - | Sunderland Albion | Not Elected to the League |
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