Football League Second Division 1950/51
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Preston North End | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 91 | 49 | 1.857 | 57 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Manchester City | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 89 | 61 | 1.459 | 52 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Cardiff City | 42 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 53 | 45 | 1.178 | 50 | - |
| 4th | Birmingham City | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 53 | 1.208 | 49 | - |
| 5th | Leeds United | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 63 | 55 | 1.145 | 48 | - |
| 6th | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 65 | 66 | 0.985 | 46 | - |
| 7th | Coventry City | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 75 | 59 | 1.271 | 45 | - |
| 8th | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 72 | 62 | 1.161 | 44 | - |
| 9th | Brentford | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 75 | 74 | 1.014 | 44 | - |
| 10th | Hull City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 74 | 70 | 1.057 | 43 | - |
| 11th | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 64 | 68 | 0.941 | 43 | - |
| 12th | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 66 | 73 | 0.904 | 43 | - |
| 13th | West Ham United | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 68 | 69 | 0.986 | 42 | - |
| 14th | Leicester City | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 68 | 58 | 1.172 | 41 | - |
| 15th | Barnsley | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 74 | 68 | 1.088 | 40 | - |
| 16th | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 71 | 82 | 0.866 | 40 | - |
| 17th | Notts County | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 61 | 60 | 1.017 | 39 | - |
| 18th | Swansea Town | 42 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 54 | 77 | 0.701 | 36 | - |
| 19th | Luton Town | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 57 | 70 | 0.814 | 32 | - |
| 20th | Bury | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 60 | 86 | 0.698 | 32 | - |
| 21st | Chesterfield | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 69 | 0.638 | 30 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Grimsby Town | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 61 | 95 | 0.642 | 28 | ▼Relegated |
-
|
End of Season Notes |
| ▼Sheffield Wednesday were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
| ▼Everton were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
| ▲Preston North End were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
| ▲Manchester City were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
| ▼Chesterfield were Relegated to the Football League Third Division North |
| ▼Grimsby Town were Relegated to the Football League Third Division North |
| ▲Rotherham United were Promoted from the Football League Third Division North |
| ▲Nottingham Forest were Promoted from the Football League Third Division South |