| Year |
Winner |
Points |
Second |
Points |
Third |
Points |
| 1891-1892 |
Sunderland |
42 |
Preston North End |
37 |
Bolton Wanderers |
36 |
| 1890-1891 |
Everton |
29 |
Preston North End |
27 |
Notts County |
26 |
| 1889-1890 |
Preston North End |
33 |
Everton |
31 |
Blackburn Rovers |
27 |
| 1888-1889 |
Preston North End |
40 |
Aston Villa |
29 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
28 |
|
