Football League Second Division 1914/15
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Derby County | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 71 | 33 | 2.152 | 53 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Preston North End | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 61 | 42 | 1.452 | 50 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Barnsley | 38 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 51 | 51 | 1.000 | 47 | - |
| 4th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 77 | 52 | 1.481 | 46 | - |
| 5th | Arsenal | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 69 | 41 | 1.683 | 43 | ▲Elected |
| 6th | Birmingham | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 39 | 1.590 | 43 | - |
| 7th | Hull City | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 65 | 54 | 1.204 | 43 | - |
| 8th | Huddersfield Town | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 61 | 42 | 1.452 | 42 | - |
| 9th | Clapton Orient | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 50 | 48 | 1.042 | 41 | - |
| 10th | Blackpool | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 58 | 57 | 1.018 | 39 | - |
| 11th | Bury | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 61 | 56 | 1.089 | 38 | - |
| 12th | Fulham | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 53 | 47 | 1.128 | 37 | - |
| 13th | Bristol City | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 62 | 56 | 1.107 | 37 | - |
| 14th | Stockport County | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 54 | 60 | 0.900 | 37 | - |
| 15th | Leeds City | 38 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 65 | 64 | 1.016 | 32 | - |
| 16th | Lincoln City | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 46 | 65 | .0.708 | 31 | - |
| 17th | Grimsby Town | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 48 | 76 | 0.632 | 31 | - |
| 18th | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 43 | 77 | 0.558 | 29 | - |
| 19th | Leicester Fosse | 38 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 47 | 88 | 0.534 | 24 | Re Elected |
| 20th | Glossop | 38 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 31 | 87 | 0.355 | 18 | ▼Not 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 3 non-league clubs. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 33 | Leicester Fosse (later Leicester City) | Re Elected to the League |
| 21 | Stoke | ▲Elected to the League |
| 11 | South Shields | Not Elected to the League |
| 8 | Chesterfield Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 4 | Darlington | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Glossop | ▼Not Re Elected to the League |
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End of Season Notes |
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▼Tottenham Hotspur were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
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▲Derby County were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
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▲Preston North End were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
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▼Glossop were not Re-Elected to the Football League |
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▲Stoke were Elected to the Football League Second Division |
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Election for First Division Membership |
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| At the end of the 1914/15 Season, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur filled the bottom two places and were due to be replaced by Second Division Derby County and Preston North End, however the 1915/16 Season was cancelled due to the First World War, when the League returned, the Division was extended to 22 clubs, Chelsea were given one of those places without a vote whilst Tottenham Hotspur had to re-apply in a vote with 6 Second Division clubs. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 18 | Arsenal | ▲Elected to First Division |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | ▼Relegation Confirmed |
| 5 | Barnsley | Remained in Second Division |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Remained in Second Division |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | Remained in Second Division |
| 2 | Birmingham | Remained in Second Division |
| 1 | Hull City | Remained in Second Division |
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Election for League Membership |
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| When the League returned after the First World War, both First and Second Divisions extended to 22 Clubs, this meant 4 vacancies were left to fill in the Second Division | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 35 | Coventry City | ▲Elected to League |
| 32 | West Ham United | ▲Elected to League |
| 28 | Rotherham County | ▲Elected to League |
| 28 | South Shields | ▲Elected to League |
| 27 | Port Vale | Not Elected to the League |
| 7 | Rochdale | Not Elected to the League |
| 7 | Southport | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Chesterfield Town | Not Elected to the League |