Football League Second Division 1911/12
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Derby County | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 74 | 28 | 2.643 | 54 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Chelsea | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 64 | 34 | 1.882 | 54 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Burnley | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 77 | 41 | 1.878 | 52 | - |
| 4th | Clapton Orient | 38 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 61 | 44 | 1.386 | 45 | - |
| 5th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 33 | 1.727 | 42 | - |
| 6th | Barnsley | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 45 | 42 | 1.071 | 42 | - |
| 7th | Hull City | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 54 | 51 | 1.059 | 42 | - |
| 8th | Fulham | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 66 | 58 | 1.138 | 39 | - |
| 9th | Grimsby Town | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 48 | 55 | 0.873 | 39 | - |
| 10th | Leicester Fosse | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 49 | 66 | 0.742 | 37 | - |
| 11th | Bradford Park Avenue | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 45 | 0.978 | 35 | - |
| 12th | Birmingham | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 55 | 59 | 0.932 | 34 | - |
| 13th | Bristol City | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 41 | 60 | 0.683 | 34 | - |
| 14th | Blackpool | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 52 | 0.615 | 34 | - |
| 15th | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 46 | 48 | 0.958 | 33 | - |
| 16th | Stockport County | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 47 | 54 | 0.870 | 33 | - |
| 17th | Huddersfield Town | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 50 | 64 | 0.781 | 32 | - |
| 18th | Glossop | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 42 | 56 | 0.750 | 28 | - |
| 19th | Leeds City | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 50 | 78 | 0.641 | 28 | Re Elected |
| 20th | Gainsborough Trinity | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 64 | 0.469 | 23 | ▼Not Re Elected |
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Election for League Membership |
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| The bottom two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for League membership by 6 non-league clubs. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 33 | Leeds City | Re Elected to the League |
| 27 | Lincoln City | ▲Elected to the League |
| 9 | Gainsborough Trinity | ▼Not Re Elected to the League |
| 6 | Chesterfield Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Cardiff City | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Darlington | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Newcastle City | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Doncaster Rovers | Not Elected to the League |
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End of Season Notes |
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▼Preston North End were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
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▼Bury were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
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▲Derby County were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
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▲Chelsea were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
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- Leeds City were Re-Elected to the Football League |
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▼Gainsborough Trinity were were Not Re-Elected to the Football League |
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▲Lincoln City were Elected to the Football League |