English Second Division 1968/1969
Historical league standings at 16th September 1968
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Blackpool | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 1.83 |
| 2 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 1.36 |
| 3 | Millwall | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 1.46 |
| 4 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 1.54 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 1.18 |
| 6 | Norwich City | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 1.33 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1.30 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1.22 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 1.14 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 1.10 |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 0.93 |
| 13 | Derby County | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Bury | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 0.93 |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 0.91 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0.90 |
| 17 | Hull City | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 0.90 |
| 18 | Fulham | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0.43 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 0.62 |
| 20 | Aston Villa | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4 | 0.73 |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0.19 |
