1940's◄ English Football Tier 2 ►1960's
English Football - League Positions - 1950'S
| Tier 2 - FL 2nd Division (from 1892/93) |
Finishing League Positions - Tier 2
|
Club |
49/50 | 50/51 | 51/52 | 52/53 | 53/54 | 54/55 | 55/56 | 56/57 | 57/58 | 58/59 |
| Barnsley | 13th | 15th | 20th | 22nd | - | - | 18th | 19th | 14th | 22nd |
| Birmingham City | - | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 7th | 1st | - | - | - | - |
| Blackburn Rovers | 16th | 6th | 14th | 9th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | - |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 22nd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brentford | 9th | 9th | 10th | 17th | 21st | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12th |
| Bristol City | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11th | 13th | 17th | 10th |
| Bristol Rovers | - | - | - | - | 9th | 9th | 6th | 9th | 10th | 6th |
| Bury | 18th | 20th | 17th | 20th | 17th | 13th | 15th | 21st | - | - |
| Cardiff City | 10th | 3rd | 2nd | - | - | - | - | - | 15th | 9th |
| Charlton Athletic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3rd | 8th |
| Chesterfield | 14th | 21st | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coventry City | 12th | 7th | 21st | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Derby County | - | - | - | - | 18th | 22nd | - | - | 16th | 7th |
| Doncaster Rovers | - | 11th | 16th | 13th | 12th | 18th | 17th | 14th | 22nd | - |
| Everton | - | - | 7th | 16th | 2nd | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fulham | - | - | - | 8th | 8th | 14th | 9th | 11th | 5th | 2nd |
| Grimsby Town | 11th | 22nd | - | - | - | - | - | 16th | 13th | 21st |
| Huddersfield Town | - | - | - | 2nd | - | - | - | 12th | 9th | 14th |
| Hull City | 7th | 10th | 18th | 18th | 15th | 19th | 22nd | - | - | - |
| Ipswich Town | - | - | - | - | - | 21st | - | - | 8th | 16th |
| Leeds United | 5th | 5th | 6th | 10th | 10th | 4th | 2nd | - | - | - |
| Leicester City | 15th | 14th | 5th | 5th | 1st | - | 5th | 1st | - | - |
| Leyton Orient | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15th | 12th | 17th |
| Lincoln City | - | - | - | 15th | 16th | 16th | 8th | 18th | 20th | 19th |
| Liverpool | - | - | - | - | - | 11th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 4th |
| Luton Town | 17th | 19th | 8th | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | - | - | - | - |
| Manchester City | - | 2nd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Middlesbrough | - | - | - | - | - | 12th | 14th | 6th | 7th | 13th |
| Nottingham Forest | - | - | 4th | 7th | 4th | 15th | 7th | 2nd | - | - |
| Notts County | - | 17th | 15th | 19th | 14th | 7th | 20th | 20th | 21st | - |
| Oldham Athletic | - | - | - | - | 22nd | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plymouth Argyle | 21st | - | - | 4th | 19th | 20th | 21st | - | - | - |
| Port Vale | - | - | - | - | - | 17th | 12th | 22nd | - | - |
| Preston North End | 6th | 1st | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Queens Park Rangers | 20th | 16th | 22nd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rotherham United | - | - | 9th | 12th | 5th | 3rd | 19th | 17th | 18th | 20th |
| Scunthorpe United | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18th |
| Sheffield United | 3rd | 8th | 11th | 1st | - | - | - | 7th | 6th | 3rd |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2nd | - | 1st | - | - | - | 1st | - | - | 1st |
| Southampton | 4th | 12th | 13th | 21st | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stoke City | - | - | - | - | 11th | 5th | 13th | 5th | 11th | 5th |
| Sunderland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15th |
| Swansea Town | 8th | 18th | 19th | 11th | 20th | 10th | 10th | 10th | 19th | 11th |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1st | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| West Ham United | 19th | 13th | 12th | 14th | 13th | 8th | 16th | 8th | 1st | - |
1940's◄ English Football Tier 2 ►1960's