English Second Division 1925/1926
Historical league standings at 17th April 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 | The Wednesday | 40 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 84 | 47 | 56 | 1.79 |
| 2 | Derby County | 39 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 75 | 37 | 55 | 2.03 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 39 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 74 | 43 | 50 | 1.72 |
| 4 | Swansea Town | 39 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 37 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 74 | 52 | 47 | 1.42 |
| 5 | Port Vale | 40 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 46 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 77 | 63 | 44 | 1.22 |
| 6 | Blackpool | 40 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 51 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 76 | 67 | 44 | 1.13 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 39 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 70 | 55 | 43 | 1.27 |
| 8 | Oldham Athletic | 39 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 66 | 57 | 42 | 1.16 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 40 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 55 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 40 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 75 | 66 | 42 | 1.14 |
| 10 | South Shields | 40 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 68 | 60 | 42 | 1.13 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 40 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 46 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 75 | 73 | 42 | 1.03 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 40 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 55 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 66 | 81 | 40 | 0.81 |
| 13 | Hull City | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 57 | 52 | 37 | 1.10 |
| 14 | Southampton | 40 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 61 | 60 | 37 | 1.02 |
| 15 | Darlington | 40 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 45 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 68 | 72 | 37 | 0.94 |
| 16 | Bradford City | 39 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 44 | 59 | 35 | 0.75 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 39 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 40 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 43 | 63 | 34 | 0.68 |
| 18 | Barnsley | 38 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 49 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 50 | 70 | 33 | 0.71 |
| 19 | Fulham | 39 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 48 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 75 | 29 | 0.55 |
| 20 | Clapton Orient | 39 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 43 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 44 | 62 | 28 | 0.71 |
| 21 | Stoke City | 39 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 53 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 50 | 75 | 27 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Stockport County | 40 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 67 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 46 | 95 | 22 | 0.48 |
