English Second Division 1926/1927
Historical league standings at 9th October 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 | Manchester City | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 1.60 |
| 3 | Hull City | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 4 | Swansea Town | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 1.83 |
| 5 | Port Vale | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 1.21 |
| 6 | Oldham Athletic | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 1.20 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 1.13 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 1.86 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Southampton | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 0.88 |
| 12 | Notts. County | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 0.84 |
| 13 | Fulham | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 0.73 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 0.93 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 0.87 |
| 16 | Clapton Orient | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 17 | Darlington | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 0.86 |
| 18 | Reading | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 0.65 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 0.47 |
| 20 | South Shields | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1.08 |
| 21 | Bradford City | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 0.52 |
| 22 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 0.39 |
