Football League Second Division  1914/15

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Derby County 38 23 7 8 71 33 2.152 53 ▲Champions
2nd  Preston North End 38 20 10 8 61 42 1.452 50 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Barnsley 38 22 3 13 51 51 1.000 47 -
4th  Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 19 7 12 77 52 1.481 46 -
5th  Arsenal 38 19 5 14 69 41 1.683 43 ▲Elected
6th  Birmingham 38 17 9 12 62 39 1.590 43 -
7th  Hull City 38 19 5 14 65 54 1.204 43 -
8th  Huddersfield Town 38 17 8 13 61 42 1.452 42 -
9th  Clapton Orient 38 16 9 13 50 48 1.042 41 -
10th  Blackpool 38 17 5 16 58 57 1.018 39 -
11th  Bury 38 15 8 15 61 56 1.089 38 -
12th  Fulham 38 15 7 16 53 47 1.128 37 -
13th  Bristol City 38 15 7 16 62 56 1.107 37 -
14th  Stockport County 38 15 7 16 54 60 0.900 37 -
15th  Leeds City 38 14 4 20 65 64 1.016 32 -
16th  Lincoln City 38 11 9 18 46 65 .0.708 31 -
17th  Grimsby Town 38 11 9 18 48 76 0.632 31 -
18th  Nottingham Forest 38 10 9 19 43 77 0.558 29 -
19th  Leicester Fosse 38 10 4 24 47 88 0.534 24 Re Elected
20th  Glossop 38 6 6 26 31 87 0.355 18 ▼Not Re Elected

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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 3 non-league clubs.
Votes Club End Result
33 Leicester Fosse (later Leicester City) Re Elected to the League
21 Stoke ▲Elected to the League
11 South Shields Not Elected to the League
8 Chesterfield Town Not Elected to the League
4 Darlington Not Elected to the League
1 Glossop ▼Not Re Elected to the League

 

End of Season Notes

 ▼Tottenham Hotspur were Relegated from the Football League First Division

 ▲Derby County were Promoted to the Football League First Division

 ▲Preston North End were Promoted to the Football League First Division

 ▼Glossop were not Re-Elected to the Football League

 ▲Stoke were Elected to the Football League Second Division

 

Election for First Division Membership

At the end of the 1914/15 Season, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur filled the bottom two places and were due to be replaced by Second Division Derby County and Preston North End, however the 1915/16 Season was cancelled due to the First World War, when the League returned, the Division was extended to 22 clubs, Chelsea were given one of those places without a vote whilst Tottenham Hotspur had to re-apply in a vote with 6 Second Division clubs.
Votes Club End Result
18 Arsenal ▲Elected to First Division
8 Tottenham Hotspur ▼Relegation Confirmed
5 Barnsley Remained in Second Division
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Remained in Second Division
3 Nottingham Forest Remained in Second Division
2 Birmingham Remained in Second Division
1 Hull City Remained in Second Division

 

Election for League Membership

When the League returned after the First World War, both First and Second Divisions extended to 22 Clubs, this meant 4 vacancies were left to fill in the Second Division
Votes Club End Result
35 Coventry City ▲Elected to League
32 West Ham United ▲Elected to League
28 Rotherham County ▲Elected to League
28 South Shields ▲Elected to League
27 Port Vale Not Elected to the League
7 Rochdale Not Elected to the League
7 Southport Not Elected to the League
0 Chesterfield Town Not Elected to the League