Football League Second Division 1909/10
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Manchester City | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 81 | 40 | 2.025 | 54 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Oldham Athletic | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 79 | 39 | 2.026 | 53 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Hull City | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 80 | 46 | 1.739 | 53 | - |
| 4th | Derby County | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 72 | 47 | 1.532 | 53 | - |
| 5th | Leicester Fosse | 38 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 79 | 58 | 1.362 | 44 | - |
| 6th | Glossop | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 64 | 57 | 1.123 | 43 | - |
| 7th | Fulham | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 51 | 43 | 1.186 | 41 | - |
| 8th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 62 | 63 | 1.016 | 40 | - |
| 9th | Barnsley | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 62 | 59 | 1.051 | 39 | - |
| 10th | Bradford Park Avenue | 38 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 64 | 59 | 1.085 | 38 | - |
| 11th | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 58 | 56 | 1.036 | 37 | - |
| 12th | Blackpool | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 50 | 52 | 0.962 | 36 | - |
| 13th | Stockport County | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 50 | 47 | 1.064 | 34 | - |
| 14th | Burnley | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 62 | 61 | 1.016 | 34 | - |
| 15th | Lincoln City | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 42 | 69 | 0.609 | 31 | - |
| 16th | Clapton Orient | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 37 | 60 | 0.617 | 30 | - |
| 17th | Leeds City | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 46 | 80 | 0.575 | 27 | - |
| 18th | Gainsborough Trinity | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 33 | 75 | 0.440 | 26 | - |
| 19th | Grimsby Town | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 50 | 77 | 0.649 | 24 | ▼Not Re Elected |
| 20th | Birmingham | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 42 | 78 | 0.538 | 23 | Re Elected |
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Election for League Membership |
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| The bottom two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for League membership by 6 non-league clubs. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 30 | Birmingham | Re Elected to the League |
| 26 | Huddersfield Town | ▲Elected to the League |
| 12 | Grimsby Town | ▼Not Re Elected to the League |
| 7 | Darlington | Not Elected to the League |
| 6 | Chesterfield Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 3 | Stoke | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Hartlepools United | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Rochdale | Not Elected to the League |
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End of Season Notes |
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▼Chelsea were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
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▼Bolton Wanderers were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
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▲Manchester City were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
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▲Oldham Athletic were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
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- Birmingham were Re-Elected to the Football League |
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▼Grimsby Town were were Not Re-Elected to the Football League |
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▲Huddersfield Town were Elected to the Football League |