Football League Second Division 1925/26
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | The Wednesday | 42 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 88 | 48 | 1.833 | 60 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Derby County | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 77 | 42 | 1.833 | 57 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Chelsea | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 76 | 49 | 1.551 | 53 | - |
| 4th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 84 | 60 | 1.400 | 49 | - |
| 5th | Swansea Town | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 77 | 57 | 1.351 | 49 | - |
| 6th | Blackpool | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 76 | 69 | 1.101 | 45 | - |
| 7th | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 74 | 62 | 1.194 | 44 | - |
| 8th | Port Vale | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 79 | 69 | 1.145 | 44 | - |
| 9th | South Shields | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 74 | 65 | 1.138 | 44 | - |
| 10th | Middlesbrough | 42 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 77 | 68 | 1.132 | 44 | - |
| 11th | Portsmouth | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 79 | 74 | 1.068 | 44 | - |
| 12th | Preston North End | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 71 | 84 | 0.845 | 43 | - |
| 13th | Hull City | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 63 | 61 | 1.033 | 41 | - |
| 14th | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 63 | 63 | 1.000 | 38 | - |
| 15th | Darlington | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 72 | 77 | 0.935 | 38 | - |
| 16th | Bradford City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 47 | 66 | 0.712 | 36 | - |
| 17th | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 51 | 73 | 0.699 | 36 | - |
| 18th | Barnsley | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 58 | 84 | 0.690 | 36 | - |
| 19th | Fulham | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 77 | 0.597 | 34 | - |
| 20th | Clapton Orient | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 50 | 65 | 0.769 | 33 | - |
| 21st | Stoke City | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 54 | 77 | 0.701 | 32 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Stockport County | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 51 | 97 | 0.526 | 25 | ▼Relegated |
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End of Season Notes |
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▼Manchester City were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
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▼Notts County were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
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▲The Wednesday were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
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▲Derby County were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
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▼Stoke City were Relegated to the Football League Third Division North |
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▼Stockport County were Relegated to the Football League Third Division North |
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▲Grimsby Town were Promoted from the Football League Third Division North |
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▲Reading were Promoted from the Football League Third Division South |