1960's◄ English Football Tier 2 ►1980's
English Football - League Positions - 1970'S
| Tier 2 - FL 2nd Division (from 1892/93) |
Finishing League Positions - Tier 2
|
Club |
69/70 | 70/71 | 71/72 | 72/73 | 73/74 | 74/75 | 75/76 | 76/77 | 77/78 | 78/79 |
| Aston Villa | 21st | - | - | 3rd | 14th | 2nd | - | - | - | - |
| Birmingham City | 18th | 9th | 2nd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Blackburn Rovers | 8th | 21st | - | - | - | - | 15th | 12th | 5th | 22nd |
| Blackpool | 2nd | - | 6th | 7th | 5th | 7th | 10th | 5th | 20th | - |
| Bolton Wanderers | 16th | 22nd | - | - | 11th | 10th | 4th | 4th | 1st | - |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | - | - | - | 22nd | - | - | - | - | 4th | 2nd |
| Bristol City | 14th | 19th | 8th | 5th | 16th | 5th | 2nd | - | - | - |
| Bristol Rovers | - | - | - | - | - | 19th | 18th | 15th | 18th | 16th |
| Burnley | - | - | 7th | 1st | - | - | - | 16th | 11th | 13th |
| Cambridge United | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12th |
| Cardiff City | 7th | 3rd | 19th | 20th | 17th | 21st | - | 18th | 19th | 9th |
| Carlisle United | 12th | 4th | 10th | 18th | 3rd | - | 19th | 20th | - | - |
| Charlton Athletic | 20th | 20th | 21st | - | - | - | 9th | 7th | 17th | 19th |
| Chelsea | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11th | 2nd | - | - |
| Crystal Palace | - | - | - | - | 20th | - | - | - | 9th | 1st |
| Fulham | - | - | 20th | 9th | 13th | 9th | 12th | 17th | 10th | 10th |
| Hereford United | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22nd | - | - |
| Huddersfield Town | 1st | - | - | 21st | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hull City | 13th | 5th | 12th | 13th | 9th | 8th | 14th | 14th | 22nd | - |
| Leicester City | 3rd | 1st | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17th |
| Luton Town | - | 6th | 13th | 12th | 2nd | - | 7th | 6th | 13th | 18th |
| Manchester United | - | - | - | - | - | 1st | - | - | - | - |
| Mansfield Town | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21st | - |
| Middlesbrough | 4th | 7th | 9th | 4th | 1st | - | - | - | - | - |
| Millwall | 10th | 8th | 3rd | 11th | 12th | 20th | - | 10th | 16th | 21st |
| Newcastle United | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8th |
| Norwich City | 11th | 10th | 1st | - | - | 3rd | - | - | - | - |
| Nottingham Forest | - | - | - | 14th | 7th | 16th | 8th | 3rd | - | - |
| Notts County | - | - | - | - | 10th | 14th | 5th | 8th | 15th | 6th |
| Oldham Athletic | - | - | - | - | - | 18th | 17th | 13th | 8th | 14th |
| Orient | - | 17th | 17th | 15th | 4th | 12th | 13th | 19th | 14th | 11th |
| Oxford United | 15th | 14th | 15th | 8th | 18th | 11th | 20th | - | - | - |
| Plymouth Argyle | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16th | 21st | - | - |
| Portsmouth | 17th | 16th | 16th | 17th | 15th | 17th | 22nd | - | - | - |
| Preston North End | 22nd | - | 18th | 19th | 21st | - | - | - | - | 7th |
| Queens Park Rangers | 9th | 11th | 4th | 2nd | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sheffield United | 6th | 2nd | - | - | - | - | - | 11th | 12th | 20th |
| Sheffield Wednesday | - | 15th | 14th | 10th | 19th | 22nd | - | - | - | - |
| Southampton | - | - | - | - | - | 13th | 6th | 9th | 2nd | - |
| Stoke City | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | 3rd |
| Sunderland | - | 13th | 5th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 1st | - | 6th | 4th |
| Swindon Town | 5th | 12th | 11th | 16th | 22nd | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tottenham Hotspur | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3rd | - |
| Watford | 19th | 18th | 22nd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| West Bromwich Albion | - | - | - | - | 8th | 6th | 3rd | - | - | - |
| West Ham United | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5th |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1st | - | - |
| Wrexham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15th |
| York City | - | - | - | - | - | 15th | 21st | - | - | - |
1960's◄ English Football Tier 2 ►1980's