Football League Second Division 1930/31
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Everton | 42 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 121 | 66 | 1.833 | 61 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 83 | 49 | 1.694 | 54 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 88 | 55 | 1.600 | 51 | - |
| 4th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 84 | 67 | 1.254 | 47 | - |
| 5th | Port Vale | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 67 | 61 | 1.098 | 47 | - |
| 6th | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 97 | 66 | 1.470 | 46 | - |
| 7th | Preston North End | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 83 | 64 | 1.297 | 45 | - |
| 8th | Burnley | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 81 | 77 | 1.052 | 45 | - |
| 9th | Southampton | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 74 | 62 | 1.194 | 44 | - |
| 10th | Bradford City | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 61 | 63 | 0.968 | 44 | - |
| 11th | Stoke City | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 71 | 0.901 | 44 | - |
| 12th | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 61 | 72 | 0.847 | 42 | - |
| 13th | Bury | 42 | 19 | 3 | 20 | 75 | 82 | 0.915 | 41 | - |
| 14th | Millwall | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 80 | 0.888 | 39 | - |
| 15th | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 59 | 86 | 0.686 | 39 | - |
| 16th | Bristol City | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 54 | 82 | 0.659 | 38 | - |
| 17th | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 80 | 85 | 0.941 | 37 | - |
| 18th | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 76 | 84 | 0.905 | 36 | - |
| 19th | Barnsley | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 79 | 0.747 | 35 | - |
| 20th | Swansea Town | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 51 | 74 | 0.689 | 34 | - |
| 21st | Reading | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 72 | 96 | 0.750 | 30 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Cardiff City | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 47 | 87 | 0.540 | 25 | ▼Relegated |
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End of Season Notes |
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▼Leeds United were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
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▼Manchester United were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
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▲Everton were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
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▲West Bromwich Albion were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
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▼Reading were Relegated to the Football League Third Division South |
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▼Cardiff City were Relegated to the Football League Third Division South |
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▲Chesterfield were Promoted from the Football League Third Division North |
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▲Notts County were Promoted from the Football League Third Division South |