English First Division 1928/1929
Historical league standings at 15th December 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 | The Wednesday | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 26 | 27 | 1.42 |
| 2 | Derby County | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 28 | 24 | 1.64 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 23 | 1.33 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 36 | 23 | 1.08 |
| 5 | Leicester City | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 33 | 22 | 1.45 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 19 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 46 | 34 | 21 | 1.35 |
| 7 | Burnley | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 47 | 49 | 21 | 0.96 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 33 | 20 | 1.18 |
| 9 | Everton | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 20 | 1.07 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 36 | 44 | 20 | 0.82 |
| 11 | Liverpool | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 30 | 19 | 1.27 |
| 12 | West Ham United | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 45 | 19 | 0.87 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 37 | 18 | 1.03 |
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 32 | 17 | 1.25 |
| 15 | Birmingham | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 37 | 16 | 0.89 |
| 16 | Arsenal | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 33 | 16 | 0.88 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 36 | 16 | 0.83 |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 1.04 |
| 19 | Manchester United | 18 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 15 | 0.82 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 46 | 15 | 0.61 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 41 | 14 | 0.54 |
| 22 | Bury | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 11 | 0.43 |
