English League Tables

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Football League First Division  1926/27

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Newcastle United 42 25 6 11 96 58 1.655 56 Champions
2nd  Huddersfield Town 42 17 17 8 76 60 1.267 51 Runners Up
3rd  Sunderland 42 21 7 14 98 70 1.400 49 -
4th  Bolton Wanderers 42 19 10 13 84 62 1.355 48 -
5th  Burnley 42 19 9 14 91 80 1.138 47 -
6th  West Ham United 42 19 8 15 86 70 1.229 46 -
7th  Leicester City 42 17 12 13 85 70 1.214 46 -
8th  Sheffield United 42 17 10 15 74 86 0.860 44 -
9th  Liverpool 42 18 7 17 69 61 1.131 43 -
10th  Aston Villa 42 18 7 17 81 83 0.976 43 -
11th  Arsenal 42 17 9 16 77 86 0.895 43 -
12th  Derby County 42 17 7 18 86 73 1.178 41 -
13th  Tottenham Hotspur 42 16 9 17 76 78 0.974 41 -
14th  Cardiff City 42 16 9 17 55 65 0.846 41 -
15th  Manchester United 42 13 14 15 52 64 0.813 40 -
16th  The Wednesday 42 15 9 18 75 92 0.815 39 -
17th  Birmingham 42 17 4 21 64 73 0.877 38 -
18th  Blackburn Rovers 42 15 8 19 77 96 0.802 38 -
19th  Bury 42 12 12 18 68 77 0.883 36 -
20th  Everton 42 12 10 20 64 90 0.711 34 -
21st  Leeds United 42 11 8 23 69 88 0.784 30 ▼Relegated
22nd  West Bromwich Albion 42 11 8 23 65 86 0.756 30 ▼Relegated

Football League Second Division  1926/27

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Middlesbrough 42 27 8 7 122 60 2.033 62 ▲Champions
2nd  Portsmouth 42 23 8 11 87 49 1.776 54 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Manchester City 42 22 10 10 108 61 1.770 54 -
4th  Chelsea 42 20 12 10 62 52 1.192 52 -
5th  Nottingham Forest 42 18 14 10 80 55 1.455 50 -
6th  Preston North End 42 20 9 13 74 72 1.028 49 -
7th  Hull City 42 20 7 15 63 52 1.212 47 -
8th  Port Vale 42 16 13 13 88 78 1.128 45 -
9th  Blackpool 42 18 8 16 95 80 1.188 44 -
10th  Oldham Athletic 42 19 6 17 74 84 0.881 44 -
11th  Barnsley 42 17 9 16 88 87 1.011 43 -
12th  Swansea Town 42 16 11 15 68 72 0.944 43 -
13th  Southampton 42 15 12 15 60 62 0.968 42 -
14th  Reading 42 16 8 18 64 72 0.889 40 -
15th  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 14 7 21 73 75 0.973 35 -
16th  Notts County 42 15 5 22 70 96 0.729 35 -
17th  Grimsby Town 42 11 12 19 74 91 0.813 34 -
18th  Fulham 42 13 8 21 58 92 0.630 34 -
19th  South Shields 42 11 11 20 71 96 0.740 33 -
20th  Clapton Orient 42 12 7 23 60 96 0.625 31 -
21st  Darlington 42 12 6 24 79 98 0.806 30 ▼Relegated
22nd  Bradford City 42 7 9 26 50 88 0.568 23 ▼Relegated

Football League Third Division North  1926/27

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Stoke City 42 27 9 6 92 40 2.300 63 ▲Champions
2nd  Rochdale 42 26 6 10 105 65 1.615 58 Runners Up
3rd  Bradford Park Avenue 42 24 7 11 101 59 1.712 55 -
4th  Halifax Town 42 21 11 10 70 53 1.321 53 -
5th  Nelson 42 22 7 13 104 75 1.387 51 -
6th  Stockport County 42 22 7 13 93 69 1.348  49* -
7th  Chesterfield 42 21 5 16 92 68 1.353 47 -
8th  Doncaster Rovers 42 18 11 13 81 65 1.246 47 -
9th  Tranmere Rovers 42 19 8 15 85 67 1.269 46 -
10th  New Brighton 42 18 10 14 79 67 1.179 46 -
11th  Lincoln City 42 15 12 15 90 78 1.154 42 -
12th  Southport 42 15 9 18 80 85 0.941 39 -
13th  Wrexham 42 14 10 18 65 73 0.890 38 -
14th  Walsall 42 14 10 18 68 81 0.840 38 Transferred
15th  Crewe Alexandra 42 14 9 19 71 81 0.877 37 -
16th  Ashington 42 12 12 18 60 90 0.667 36 -
17th  Hartlepools United 42 14 6 22 66 81 0.815 34 -
18th  Wigan Borough 42 11 10 21 66 83 0.795 32 -
19th  Rotherham United 42 10 12 20 70 92 0.761 32 -
20th  Durham City 42 12 6 24 58 105 0.552 30 -
21st  Accrington Stanley 42 10 7 25 62 98 0.633 27 Re Elected
22nd  Barrow 42 7 8 27 34 117 0.291 22 Re Elected

* Stockport County were Deducted 2 Points for fielding an ineligible player

Election for League Membership
The two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for League membership by 4 non-league clubs.
Votes Club End Result
36 Accrington Stanley Re Elected to the League
30 Barrow Re Elected to the League
8 Mansfield Town Not Elected to the League
6 York City Not Elected to the League
5 Carlisle United Not Elected to the League
3 Blyth Spartans Not Elected to the League

Football League Third Division South  1926/27

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Bristol City 42 27 8 7 104 54 1.926 62 ▲Champions
2nd  Plymouth Argyle 42 25 10 7 95 61 1.557 60 Runners Up
3rd  Millwall 42 23 10 9 89 51 1.745 56 -
4th  Brighton & Hove Albion 42 21 11 10 79 50 1.580 53 -
5th  Swindon Town 42 21 9 12 100 85 1.176 51 -
6th  Crystal Palace 42 18 9 15 84 81 1.037 45 -
7th  Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic 42 18 8 16 78 66 1.182 44 -
8th  Luton Town 42 15 14 13 68 66 1.030 44 -
9th  Newport County 42 19 6 17 57 71 0.803 44 -
10th  Bristol Rovers 42 16 9 17 78 80 0.975 41 -
11th  Brentford 42 13 14 15 70 61 1.148 40 -
12th  Exeter City 42 15 10 17 76 73 1.041 40 -
13th  Charlton Athletic 42 16 8 18 60 61 0.984 40 -
14th  Queens Park Rangers 42 15 9 18 65 71 0.915 39 -
15th  Coventry City 42 15 7 20 71 86 0.826 37 -
16th  Norwich City 42 12 11 19 59 71 0.831 35 -
17th  Merthyr Town 42 13 9 20 63 80 0.787 35 -
18th  Northampton Town 42 15 5 22 59 87 0.678 35 -
19th  Southend United 42 14 6 22 64 77 0.831 34 -
20th  Gillingham 42 11 10 21 54 72 0.750 32 -
21st  Watford 42 12 8 22 57 87 0.655 32 Re Elected
22nd  Aberdare Athletic 42 9 7 26 62 101 0.614 25 ▼Not Re Elected

 

Election for League Membership
The bottom two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for League membership by 4 non league clubs.
Votes Club End Result
44 Watford Re Elected to the League
21 Aberdare Athletic Went to a 2nd Ballot
21 Torquay United Went to a 2nd Ballot
1 Kettering Town Not Elected to the League
1 Yeovil & Petters United Not Elected to the League
0 Ebbw Vale Not Elected to the League

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Election for League Membership - 2nd Ballot
Votes Club End Result
26 Torquay United ▲Elected to the League
19 Aberdare Athletic ▼Not Re Elected to the League

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