English Second Division 1927/1928
Historical league standings at 28th 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 | Manchester City | 41 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 99 | 57 | 59 | 1.74 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 41 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 63 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 29 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 97 | 44 | 57 | 2.20 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 41 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 74 | 43 | 54 | 1.72 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 41 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 94 | 62 | 51 | 1.52 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 41 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 42 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 73 | 58 | 50 | 1.26 |
| 6 | Swansea Town | 40 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 45 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 74 | 62 | 46 | 1.19 |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 41 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 42 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 90 | 70 | 45 | 1.29 |
| 8 | Oldham Athletic | 41 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 33 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 70 | 51 | 44 | 1.37 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 41 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 68 | 57 | 43 | 1.19 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 41 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 54 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 45 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 82 | 82 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 41 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 42 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 65 | 77 | 40 | 0.84 |
| 12 | Hull City | 41 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 41 | 49 | 39 | 0.84 |
| 13 | Bristol City | 41 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 61 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 75 | 78 | 38 | 0.96 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 41 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 48 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 63 | 84 | 37 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Notts. County | 41 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 48 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 66 | 73 | 36 | 0.90 |
| 16 | Reading | 41 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 53 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 53 | 75 | 34 | 0.71 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 40 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 60 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 62 | 90 | 34 | 0.69 |
| 18 | Southampton | 41 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 52 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 66 | 76 | 33 | 0.87 |
| 19 | Fulham | 41 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 22 | 63 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 68 | 85 | 33 | 0.80 |
| 20 | Clapton Orient | 41 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 60 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 55 | 85 | 33 | 0.65 |
| 21 | Blackpool | 41 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 51 | 43 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 58 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 79 | 101 | 32 | 0.78 |
| 22 | South Shields | 41 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 69 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 55 | 110 | 22 | 0.50 |
