W sezonie1888/1889 najwyższą klasą rozgrywek w Anglii byłaThe Football League.
| M | Z | R | P | B+ | B- | GA | Pkt | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preston North End | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 15 | 4.933 | 40 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 43 | 1.419 | 29 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 37 | 1.351 | 28 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 66 | 45 | 1.467 | 26 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 63 | 59 | 1.068 | 22 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 40 | 46 | 0.870 | 22 |
| 7 | Accrington | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 48 | 1.000 | 20 |
| 8 | Everton | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 0.761 | 20 |
| 9 | Burnley[1] | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 42 | 62 | 0.677 | 17 |
| 10 | Derby County[1] | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 41 | 61 | 0.672 | 16 |
| 11 | Notts County[1] | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 40 | 73 | 0.548 | 12 |
| 12 | Stoke City[1] | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 51 | 0.510 | 12 |
M = rozegrane mecze; Z = zwycięstwa; R = remisy; P = porażki; B+ = bramki zdobyte; B- = bramki stracone; GA = średnia bramek; Pkt = punkty
| M | Piłkarz | Klub | Bramki | Mecze rozegrane | Bramki na mecz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  John Goodall | Preston North End | 21 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 2 |  James D. Ross | Preston North End | 18 | 21 | 0.86 |
| 3 | Albert Allen | Aston Villa | 17 | 21 | 0.81 |
| 4 | John Southworth | Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 21 | 0.76 |
| Harry Wood | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 17 | 0.94 |
