Football League Second Division 1927/28
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Manchester City | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 100 | 59 | 1.695 | 59 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Leeds United | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 98 | 49 | 2.000 | 57 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Chelsea | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 75 | 45 | 1.667 | 54 | - |
| 4th | Preston North End | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 100 | 66 | 1.515 | 53 | - |
| 5th | Stoke City | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 78 | 59 | 1.322 | 52 | - |
| 6th | Swansea Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 75 | 63 | 1.190 | 48 | - |
| 7th | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 75 | 51 | 1.471 | 46 | - |
| 8th | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 90 | 70 | 1.286 | 46 | - |
| 9th | Port Vale | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 68 | 57 | 1.193 | 44 | - |
| 10th | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 83 | 84 | 0.988 | 40 | - |
| 11th | Grimsby Town | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 69 | 83 | 0.831 | 40 | - |
| 12th | Bristol City | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 76 | 79 | 0.962 | 39 | - |
| 13th | Barnsley | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 85 | 0.765 | 39 | - |
| 14th | Hull City | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 41 | 54 | 0.759 | 39 | - |
| 15th | Notts County | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 68 | 74 | 0.919 | 38 | - |
| 16th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 91 | 0.692 | 36 | - |
| 17th | Southampton | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 68 | 77 | 0.883 | 35 | - |
| 18th | Reading | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 53 | 75 | 0.707 | 35 | - |
| 19th | Blackpool | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 83 | 101 | 0.822 | 34 | - |
| 20th | Clapton Orient | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 55 | 85 | 0.647 | 34 | - |
| 21st | Fulham | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 68 | 89 | 0.764 | 33 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | South Shields | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 56 | 111 | 0.505 | 23 | ▼Relegated |
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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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▼Middlesbrough 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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▲Leeds United were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
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▼Fulham were Relegated to the Football League Third Division South |
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▼South Shields were Relegated to the Football League Third Division North |
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▲Bradford Park Avenue were Promoted from the Football League Third Division North |
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▲Millwall were Promoted from the Football League Third Division South |