English Second Division 1927/1928
Historical league standings at 1st October 1927
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Manchester City | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 1.41 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 1.80 |
| 4 | Clapton Orient | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 1.33 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 1.25 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 1.47 |
| 7 | Swansea Town | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 1.33 |
| 8 | Hull City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Barnsley | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 1.13 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 2.33 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 12 | Oldham Athletic | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 1.38 |
| 13 | Fulham | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 0.88 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 1.22 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 0.68 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 0.68 |
| 17 | Southampton | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 0.65 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 19 | Reading | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 0.47 |
| 20 | Notts. County | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 21 | Blackpool | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 22 | South Shields | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 1 | 0.41 |
