English Second Division 1927/1928
Historical league standings at 17th September 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 | Clapton Orient | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 3.25 |
| 2 | Bristol City | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 4.00 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 1.33 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 1.75 |
| 5 | Oldham Athletic | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 1.70 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1.67 |
| 7 | Swansea Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 1.38 |
| 8 | Hull City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3.00 |
| 10 | Leeds United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2.80 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1.64 |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 1.31 |
| 13 | Fulham | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 0.69 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 0.90 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 0.64 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 17 | Southampton | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 18 | Reading | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 0.44 |
| 19 | South Shields | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 20 | Blackpool | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0.30 |
| 21 | Port Vale | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0.23 |
| 22 | Notts. County | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0.17 |
