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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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Season Notes |
| ♦ Preston North End finished as Football League Champions |
| ♦ Everton finished as Football League Runners Up |
| ♦ Notts County were Re-Elected to the League automatically without a vote taken place |
| ♦ Burnley were Re-Elected to the League automatically without a vote taken place |
| ▼Stoke were Not Re-Elected to the League even though no vote was taken |
| ▲Sunderland were Elected to the League automatically without a vote taken place |