English Second Division 1926/1927
Historical league standings at 20th September 1926
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Swansea Town | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 2.29 |
| 2 | Hull City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Oldham Athletic | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 1.67 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 1.38 |
| 7 | Port Vale | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 1.20 |
| 8 | Clapton Orient | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1.13 |
| 9 | Blackpool | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1.33 |
| 10 | Southampton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Fulham | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0.89 |
| 12 | Grimsby Town | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0.89 |
| 13 | Reading | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 0.82 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 0.80 |
| 15 | Notts. County | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 0.69 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 17 | South Shields | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Darlington | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0.77 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0.44 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 21 | Bradford City | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0.38 |
| 22 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0.27 |
