English Second Division 1927/1928
Historical league standings at 21st April 1928
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Leeds United | 40 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 29 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 97 | 43 | 57 | 2.26 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 39 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 92 | 56 | 55 | 1.64 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 40 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 72 | 42 | 52 | 1.71 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 40 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 61 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 38 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 93 | 61 | 50 | 1.52 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 40 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 71 | 58 | 48 | 1.22 |
| 6 | Swansea Town | 39 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 45 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 71 | 60 | 44 | 1.18 |
| 7 | Oldham Athletic | 40 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 32 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 69 | 50 | 43 | 1.38 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 40 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 40 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 87 | 68 | 43 | 1.28 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 39 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 66 | 57 | 40 | 1.16 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 39 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 45 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 82 | 78 | 40 | 1.05 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 40 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 63 | 74 | 40 | 0.85 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 41 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 61 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 75 | 78 | 38 | 0.96 |
| 13 | Hull City | 40 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 48 | 38 | 0.83 |
| 14 | Notts. County | 40 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 47 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 72 | 35 | 0.90 |
| 15 | Barnsley | 40 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 48 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 61 | 83 | 35 | 0.73 |
| 16 | Reading | 40 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 52 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 53 | 74 | 34 | 0.72 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 39 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 60 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 61 | 88 | 34 | 0.69 |
| 18 | Southampton | 40 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 52 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 65 | 70 | 33 | 0.93 |
| 19 | Blackpool | 40 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 51 | 43 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 56 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 78 | 99 | 32 | 0.79 |
| 20 | Clapton Orient | 40 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 60 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 55 | 85 | 32 | 0.65 |
| 21 | Fulham | 40 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 45 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 22 | 63 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 67 | 85 | 31 | 0.79 |
| 22 | South Shields | 40 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 69 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 53 | 107 | 22 | 0.50 |



