Football League Second Division 1968/69
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Derby County | 42 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 65 | 32 | 2.031 | 63 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Crystal Palace | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 70 | 47 | 1.489 | 56 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 61 | 52 | 1.173 | 50 | - |
| 4th | Middlesbrough | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 58 | 49 | 1.184 | 49 | - |
| 5th | Cardiff City | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 67 | 54 | 1.241 | 47 | ♦ECWC |
| 6th | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 53 | 46 | 1.152 | 46 | - |
| 7th | Birmingham City | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 73 | 59 | 1.237 | 44 | - |
| 8th | Blackpool | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 51 | 41 | 1.244 | 43 | - |
| 9th | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 50 | 1.220 | 43 | - |
| 10th | Millwall | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 57 | 49 | 1.163 | 43 | - |
| 11th | Hull City | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 59 | 52 | 1.135 | 42 | - |
| 12th | Carlisle United | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 49 | 0.939 | 42 | - |
| 13th | Norwich City | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 53 | 56 | 0.946 | 40 | - |
| 14th | Preston North End | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 44 | 0.864 | 39 | - |
| 15th | Portsmouth | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 58 | 58 | 1.000 | 38 | - |
| 16th | Bristol City | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 46 | 53 | 0.868 | 38 | - |
| 17th | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 55 | 67 | 0.821 | 38 | - |
| 18th | Aston Villa | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 37 | 48 | 0.771 | 38 | - |
| 19th | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 52 | 63 | 0.825 | 37 | - |
| 20th | Oxford United | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 0.618 | 33 | - |
| 21st | Bury | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 51 | 80 | 0.638 | 30 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Fulham | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 81 | 0.494 | 25 | ▼Relegated |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Leicester City were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
| ▼Queens Park Rangers were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
| ▲Derby County were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
| ▲Crystal Palace were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
| ▼Bury were Relegated to the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Fulham were Relegated to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Watford were Promoted from the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Swindon Town were Promoted from the Football League Third Division |