English Second Division 1926/1927
Historical league standings at 2nd 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 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 2.09 |
| 2 | Swansea Town | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Preston North End | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 1.62 |
| 4 | Port Vale | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 1.29 |
| 5 | Hull City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 2.50 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 1.36 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 1.08 |
| 8 | Oldham Athletic | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 1.71 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Southampton | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 0.86 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 0.92 |
| 14 | Clapton Orient | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 0.83 |
| 15 | Notts. County | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 0.78 |
| 16 | Fulham | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 0.77 |
| 17 | Reading | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 0.71 |
| 18 | Darlington | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 0.75 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 0.44 |
| 20 | Bradford City | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 0.65 |
| 21 | South Shields | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 22 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0.31 |
