Football League Second Division 1928/29
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Middlesbrough | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 92 | 57 | 1.614 | 55 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Grimsby Town | 42 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 82 | 61 | 1.344 | 53 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 22 | 4 | 16 | 88 | 70 | 1.257 | 48 | - |
| 4th | Southampton | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 74 | 60 | 1.233 | 48 | - |
| 5th | Notts County | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 78 | 65 | 1.200 | 47 | - |
| 6th | Stoke City | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 74 | 51 | 1.451 | 46 | - |
| 7th | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 80 | 79 | 1.013 | 46 | - |
| 8th | Blackpool | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 92 | 76 | 1.211 | 45 | - |
| 9th | Chelsea | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 65 | 0.985 | 44 | - |
| 10th | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 75 | 81 | 0.926 | 43 | - |
| 11th | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 71 | 70 | 1.014 | 42 | - |
| 12th | Hull City | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 58 | 63 | 0.921 | 40 | - |
| 13th | Preston North End | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 78 | 79 | 0.987 | 39 | - |
| 14th | Millwall | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 86 | 0.826 | 39 | - |
| 15th | Reading | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 86 | 0.733 | 39 | - |
| 16th | Barnsley | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 69 | 66 | 1.045 | 38 | - |
| 17th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 77 | 81 | 0.951 | 37 | - |
| 18th | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 54 | 75 | 0.720 | 37 | - |
| 19th | Swansea Town | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 62 | 75 | 0.827 | 36 | - |
| 20th | Bristol City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 58 | 72 | 0.806 | 36 | - |
| 21st | Port Vale | 42 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 71 | 86 | 0.826 | 34 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Clapton Orient | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 45 | 72 | 0.625 | 32 | ▼Relegated |
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End of Season Notes |
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▼Bury were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
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▼Cardiff City 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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▲Grimsby Town were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
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▼Port Vale were Relegated to the Football League Third Division North |
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▼Clapton Orient were Relegated to the Football League Third Division South |
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▲Bradford City were Promoted from the Football League Third Division North |
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▲Charlton Athletic were Promoted from the Football League Third Division South |