Football League First Division 1928/29
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | The Wednesday | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 86 | 62 | 1.387 | 52 | Champions |
| 2nd | Leicester City | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 96 | 67 | 1.433 | 51 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Aston Villa | 42 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 98 | 81 | 1.210 | 50 | - |
| 4th | Sunderland | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 93 | 75 | 1.240 | 47 | - |
| 5th | Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 90 | 64 | 1.406 | 46 | - |
| 6th | Derby County | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 86 | 71 | 1.211 | 46 | - |
| 7th | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 72 | 63 | 1.143 | 45 | - |
| 8th | Manchester City | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 95 | 86 | 1.105 | 45 | - |
| 9th | Arsenal | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 77 | 72 | 1.069 | 45 | - |
| 10th | Newcastle United | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 70 | 72 | 0.972 | 44 | - |
| 11th | Sheffield United | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 86 | 85 | 1.012 | 41 | - |
| 12th | Manchester United | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 66 | 76 | 0.868 | 41 | - |
| 13th | Leeds United | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 71 | 84 | 0.845 | 41 | - |
| 14th | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 73 | 80 | 0.913 | 40 | - |
| 15th | Birmingham | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 68 | 77 | 0.883 | 40 | - |
| 16th | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 70 | 61 | 1.148 | 39 | - |
| 17th | West Ham United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 86 | 96 | 0.896 | 39 | - |
| 18th | Everton | 42 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 63 | 75 | 0.840 | 38 | - |
| 19th | Burnley | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 81 | 103 | 0.786 | 38 | - |
| 20th | Portsmouth | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 56 | 80 | 0.700 | 36 | - |
| 21st | Bury | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 62 | 99 | 0.626 | 31 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Cardiff City | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 43 | 59 | 0.729 | 29 | ▼Relegated |
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End of Season Notes |
| ♦ The Wednesday finished as Football League First Division Champions (3rd Time) |
| ♦ Leicester City finished as Football League First Division Runners Up |
| ▼Bury were Relegated to the Football League Second Division |
| ▼Cardiff City were Relegated to the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Middlesbrough were Promoted from the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Grimsby Town were Promoted from the Football League Second Division |
| - The Wednesday officially became Sheffield Wednesday before the start of the 1929/30 Season. |