| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 79 | 30 | 55 |
| 2 | Bradford City | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 96 | 50 | 50 |
| 3 | Burnley | 38 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 87 | 47 | 48 |
| 4 | Burslam Port Vale | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 55 | 38 | 45 |
| 5 | Stalybridge | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 65 | 48 | 45 |
| 6 | Oldham Athletic | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 58 | 50 | 45 |
| 7 | Rochdale | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 67 | 71 | 44 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 57 | 49 | 44 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 55 | 47 | 43 |
| 10 | Everton | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 79 | 68 | 41 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 70 | 61 | 40 |
| 12 | Manchester City | 38 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 46 | 54 | 36 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 38 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 65 | 68 | 31 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 50 | 31 |
| 15 | Southport Central | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 44 | 76 | 30 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 38 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 40 | 63 | 30 |
| 17 | Stockport County | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 76 | 29 |
| 18 | Preston North End | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 47 | 77 | 26 |
| 19 | Bury | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 46 | 94 | 24 |
| 20 | Glossop | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 40 | 88 | 23 |
Any idea when Moses Russell left Southport Central? He played for Merthyr v Reading FC on 22/03/1913, then 11/10/1913 and 14/02/1914.
We understand that it was in February 1913 that he left for Merthyr having taken the offer of a free transfer rather than a cut in wages.