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 |
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End of Season Notes |
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▼Leeds United were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
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▼West Bromwich Albion were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
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▲Middlesbrough were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
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▲Portsmouth were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
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▼Darlington were Relegated to the Football League Third Division North |
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▼Bradford City were Relegated to the Football League Third Division North |
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▲Stoke City were Promoted from the Football League Third Division North |
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▲Bristol City were Promoted from the Football League Third Division South |