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FOOTBALL FACTS

Second Division Tables 1919-20 To 1939-40

Football League Tables from 1919-20 to 1939-40

Complete record of every season in the Second Flight of the Football League from season 1919-20 to 1939-40. Includes a Cumulative Division Two Table for all 21 seasons featuring the 59 clubs who participated in the League.

1919-20 Division Two (24th Season)1920-21 Division Two (25th Season)
Pos Club P HomeAwayGDPtsPos Club P HomeAwayGDPts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1Tottenham Hotspur (P)42192060111344422170701Birmingham (P)421641551386724254158
2Huddersfield Town (P)42164158131245392559642Cardiff City (P)421353279115532232758
3Birmingham 42143454161056311851563Bristol City 4214343512510614172051
4Blackpool 4213444018867252918524Blackpool 421236321987622231250
5Bury 42144335156411252916485West Ham United 4213533811651013192148
6Fulham 42116436188310253211476Notts County 421254361766919231547
7West Ham United 4214343414561013267477Clapton Orient 42136231937111233145
8Bristol City 42993301848916253438South Shields 4213444116461120301544
9South Shields 42135347182712113010429Fulham 421443331226131035–4 42
10Stoke 42133537155313233964210The Wednesday 42975311464111734±0 41
11Hull City 42134453235214254964211Bury 421083291352141636–4 40
12Barnsley 4295741286510202764012Leicester City 421083261128111335–7 40
13Port Vale[4] 421137352755112435–3 4013Hull City 427104241831081935–10 40
14Leicester City 42867262974101532–20 4014Leeds United 421155301435131031–5 38
15Clapton Orient 421434341723161742–8 3815Wolverhampton Wanderers 421146342452141542–17 38
16Stockport County 421146342435131837–9 3716Barnsley 429102311716141733–2 36
17Rotherham County 421047322734141956–32 3417Port Vale 4276828194891530–6 36
18Nottingham Forest 42948232225142051–30 3118Nottingham Forest 42966372636121129–7 36
19Wolverhampton Wanderers 42849413226131448–25 3019Rotherham County 42894232143141432–16 36
20Coventry City 42777202624151547–38 2920Stoke 42957261636122040–10 35
21Lincoln City42867273013171771–57 2721Coventry City 42867242545121545–31 35
22Grimsby Town42849232421181151–41 2522Stockport County 42867302416141251–33 30
1921-22 Division Two (26th Season)1922-23 Division Two (27th Season)
Pos Club P HomeAwayGDPtsPos Club P HomeAwayGDPts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1Nottingham Forest (P)421371299957222121561Notts County (P) 421614291576817193253
2Stoke (P)4291113111957293316522West Ham United (P)429842111113742272551
3Barnsley 42145243188310243415523Leicester City 421425421977723252151
4West Ham United 42153339135511132613484Manchester United 421065251778626191548
5Hull City 42135336136510152810485Blackpool 421245371467823291747
6South Shields 4211732513651018255466Bury 421452411646111430947
7Fulham 4214524184413163019457Leeds United 421182261073111726747
8Leeds United 42108331126510172610458The Wednesday 42143436163991831746
9Leicester City 421164301631179185459Barnsley 421245422157920301145
10The Wednesday 421245312431081626–3 4410Fulham 4210742912651014201144
11Bury 421137351947101936–1 4011Southampton 42105628214981219±0 42
12Derby County 421137342246112642–4 3912Hull City 42984292256101423–2 42
13Notts County 421074341828111333–4 3913South Shields 42117326124314932–9 40
14Crystal Palace 42966282047101731–6 3914Derby County 42957251656102134–4 39
15Clapton Orient 421245331835131032–7 3915Bradford City 42876271846111427–4 37
16Rotherham County 4289417762131536–11 3916Crystal Palace 421074331634142146–8 37
17Wolverhampton Wanderers 42876281954121630–5 3717Port Vale 42867231863121633–12 37
18Port Vale 421056281943141538–14 3618Coventry City 421227352135131142–17 37
19Blackpool 421119332744131130–13 3519Clapton Orient 42966261736121433–10 36
20Coventry City 42858312145122039–9 3420Stockport County 421065322442151134–15 36
21Bradford Park Avenue 421056322224151440–16 3321Rotherham County 421074301932161444–19 35
22Bristol City 421038251826131240–21 3322Wolverhampton Wanderers 42948322605161051–35 27
1923-24 Division Two (28th Season)1924-25 Division Two (29th Season)
Pos Club P HomeAwayGDPtsPos Club P HomeAwayGDPts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1Leeds United (P)4214524110777202526541Leicester City (P)42154258997532235859
2Bury (P)4215514276411212828512Manchester United (P)42173140668717173457
3Derby County 42154252156510232733513Derby County 421533491578622213555
4Blackpool 42137143125610293525494Portsmouth 42713128148583036848
5Southampton 421353369498162221485Chelsea 421182311257920251447
6Stoke 429111271057917322466Wolverhampton Wanderers 421416291965102632446
7Oldham Athletic 4210101241247102140–7 457Southampton 4212812910110101126444
8The Wednesday 421551429171312423448Port Vale 421245341954121437–8 42
9South Shields 421353341645121534–1 449South Shields 4296633213117917441
10Clapton Orient 42117327103810132644310Hull City 421263401435131035141
11Barnsley 421272341644132345–4 4311Clapton Orient 42876221365102029±0 40
12Leicester City 421344431644132138104212Fulham 421164261544131541–15 40
13Stockport County 42107432213991231–8 4213Middlesbrough 42610522214981423–8 39
14Manchester United 42107437153711152984014The Wednesday 421236362335131433–6 38
15Crystal Palace 421173371926131646–12 3915Barnsley 42885302354121636–13 38
16Port Vale 42957332947101737–16 3816Bradford City 421164261326131137–13 38
17Hull City 42876322321091428–5 3717Blackpool 42858372664112835437
18Bradford City 42876242138101127–13 3718Oldham Athletic 42957242146111130–16 37
19Coventry City 42966342327121845–16 3519Stockport County 421065261535131142–20 37
20Fulham 42984302016141536–11 3420Stoke 42786221753131229–12 35
21Nelson 4288532312514843–34 3321Crystal Palace 42849231946111535–16 34
22Bristol City 42588192627121339–33 2922Coventry City 421065322613171358–39 31
1925-26 Division Two (30th Season)1926-27 Division Two (31st Season)
Pos Club P HomeAwayGDPtsPos Club P HomeAwayGDPts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1The Wednesday (P)4219026117867273140601Middlesbrough (P)421821782396644376262
2Derby County (P)4217225717858202535572Portsmouth (P)421443581794829323854
3Chelsea 4210744222975342727523Manchester City 421533652377743384754
4Wolverhampton Wanderers 42154255156312294524494Chelsea 421371401775922351052
5Swansea Town 42136250166510274120495Nottingham Forest 421461572348923322550
6Blackpool 4212634116551135537456Preston North End 421443542965102043249
7Oldham Athletic 42144352244413223812447Hull City 4213444319731120331147
8Port Vale 42153353184314265110448Port Vale 421164502657938521045
9South Shields 4211645029721224369449Blackpool 4213536526531330541544
10Middlesbrough 42141656287113214094410Oldham Athletic 421236503773112447–10 44
11Portsmouth 42124548275610314754411Barnsley 421353562344133264143
12Preston North End 421722542815151756–13 4312Swansea Town 421353442136122451–4 43
13Hull City 42114640195511234224113Southampton 42984352264112540–2 42
14Southampton 421128392546112438±0 3814Reading 421416472027121752–8 40
15Darlington 42957513155112146–5 3815Wolverhampton Wanderers 421047543043141945–2 35
16Bradford City 42957282645121940–19 3616Notts County 421146452441162572–26 35
17Nottingham Forest 421146382534141348–22 3617Grimsby Town 42678393955113552–17 34
18Barnsley 421074382225142062–26 3618Fulham 421146393124151961–34 34
19Fulham 42867322936121448–31 3419South Shields 421083492513172271–25 33
20Clapton Orient 42867302143142044–15 3320Clapton Orient 42939373534142361–36 31
21Stoke 42858322343142254–23 3221Darlington 421038534223162656–19 30
22Stockport County 42876342802191769–46 2522Bradford City 426411302815152060–38 23
1927-28 Division Two (32nd Season)1928-29 Division Two (33rd Season)
Pos Club P HomeAwayGDPtsPos Club P HomeAwayGDPts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1Manchester City (P)4218217027777303241591Middlesbrough (P)421443542287638353555
2Leeds United (P)4216236315957353449572Grimsby Town (P)4216234924831033372153
3Chelsea 4215244615867293030543Bradford Park Avenue 4218216222421526481848
4Preston North End 4215336224768384234534Southampton 421263482258826381448
5Stoke City 42145244178310344219525Notts County 4213445124651027412347
6Swansea Town 42136246175610294612486Stoke City 4212724616551128352346
7Oldham Athletic 42153355184512203324467West Bromwich Albion 421344502564113054146
8West Bromwich Albion 4210745028759404220468Blackpool 4213444918631243581645
9Port Vale 42116445207212233711449Chelsea 421065403074102435–1 44
10Nottingham Forest 421065543754122947–1 4010Tottenham Hotspur 421632502616142555–6 43
11Grimsby Town 4286741416692842–14 4011Nottingham Forest 4286734337683737142
12Bristol City 421155421844133461–3 3912Hull City 42885382456102039–5 40
13Barnsley 421056433646112249–20 3913Preston North End 421263582733152052–1 39
14Hull City 42984251937111635–13 3914Millwall 421047433563122851–15 39
15Notts County 421047472638102148–6 3815Reading 421236483036121556–23 39
16Wolverhampton Wanderers 421155433125142060–28 3616Barnsley 421245512842151838338
17Southampton 421137544034141437–9 3517Wolverhampton Wanderers 42966413161143650–4 37
18Reading 42984322225142153–22 3518Oldham Athletic 421524372413171751–21 37
19Blackpool 421137554325142858–18 3419Swansea Town 421236462617131649–13 36
20Clapton Orient 42975322525142360–30 3420Bristol City 421164372524152147–14 36
21Fulham 421272462210202267–21 3321Port Vale 421416532513171861–15 34
22South Shields 425511304124152670–55 2322Clapton Orient 421047292524151547–28 32
1929-30 Division Two (34th Season)1930-31 Division Two (35th Season)
Pos Club P HomeAwayGDPtsPos Club P HomeAwayGDPts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1Blackpool (P)42171363221038354531581Everton (P)4218127631104745355561
2Chelsea (P)4217314914588253228552West Bromwich Albion (P)421434401687643333454
3Oldham Athletic 4214526021768303039533Tottenham Hotspur 4215516420721224353351
4Bradford Park Avenue 4214526528579264221504Wolverhampton Wanderers 4215245625631228421747
5Bury 42142545278310334011495Port Vale 421533391662132845647
6West Bromwich Albion 42161473315412324232476Bradford Park Avenue 4215427124361226423146
7Southampton 4214614622351331541457Preston North End 4212545531561028331945
8Cardiff City 4214434116441320432448Burnley 421353553046112647445
9Wolverhampton Wanderers 421434532426132455–2 419Southampton 4213444622621328401244
10Nottingham Forest 4296636284981941–14 4110Bradford City 421254392655112237–2 44
11Stoke City 42124541204413335224011Stoke City 421164341764113054–7 44
12Tottenham Hotspur 421182432441161637–2 3912Oldham Athletic 421353452835131644–11 42
13Charlton Athletic 421065392345122040–4 3913Bury 421434442050163162–7 41
14Millwall 421074362628112147–16 3914Millwall 421245472543142455–9 39
15Swansea Town 421155422334141538–4 3715Charlton Athletic 421146353345122453–27 39
16Preston North End 42777423664112344–15 3716Bristol City 421155292343142559–28 38
17Barnsley 421272392221181749–15 3617Nottingham Forest 421263543523162650–5 37
18Bradford City 42777333055112747–17 3618Plymouth Argyle 421038473345122951–8 36
19Reading 421074312024152347–13 3519Barnsley 421335422306151756–20 35
20Bristol City 421146363025142553–22 3520Swansea Town 421155402915151145–23 34
21Hull City 421137302434142154–27 3521Reading 421128473314162563–24 30
22Notts County 42876332618122144–16 3322Cardiff City 42768323113171556–40 25
1931-32 Division Two (36th Season)1932-33 Division Two (37th Season)
Pos Club P HomeAwayGDPtsPos Club P HomeAwayGDPts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1Wolverhampton Wand (P) 4217317111759443866561Stoke City (P)4213354015123638243956
2Leeds United (P)42125436221056423224542Tottenham Hotspur (P)421470581968738324555
3Stoke City 4214614719588222921523Fulham 421254463185832341350
4Plymouth Argyle 42144369296510313734494Bury 4213715523721229362549
5Bury 42134444218310263712495Nottingham Forest 4298437288763031849
6Bradford Park Avenue 4217224418451228459496Manchester United 42115540244893144343
7Bradford City 4210745326669273519457Millwall 421173402054121937243
8Tottenham Hotspur 4211645837551129419438Bradford Park Avenue 421344512744132644642
9Millwall 421335432146111840±0 439Preston North End 42122753364892134442
10Charlton Athletic 421155382864112338–5 4310Swansea Town 421704361224151442–4 42
11Nottingham Forest 42134449273612284554211Bradford City 421065432447102237441
12Manchester United 421236443155112741–1 4212Southampton 421533482232161844±0 41
13Preston North End 421164372554123852–2 4213Grimsby Town 428103493463123050–5 41
14Southampton 421056393072122747–11 4114Plymouth Argyle 421344452235131845–4 41
15Swansea City Wales 421245452243142853–2 3915Notts County 421047413156102647–11 40
16Notts County 421047433038103245±0 3816Oldham Athletic 421047383154122949–13 38
17Chesterfield 421137433328112153–22 3717Port Vale 421236492727121752–13 38
18Oldham Athletic 421047413436122150–22 3618Lincoln City 421164462817132659–15 37
19Burnley 42786363661142351–28 3519Burnley 42894352035133259–12 36
20Port Vale 42849303353132856–31 3320West Ham United 421263563113171962–18 35
21Barnsley 42876353042152061–36 3321Chesterfield 421056362525142559–23 34
22Bristol City 424710223724151741–39 2322Charlton Athletic 42939353534142556–31 31
1933-34 Division Two (38th Season)1934-35 Division Two (39th Season)
Pos Club P HomeAwayGDPtsPos Club P HomeAwayGDPts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1Grimsby Town (P)42153362281227413144591Brentford (P)421920591477734344561
2Preston North End (P)42153347208310243219522Bolton Wanderers (P)421713631593933334856
3Bolton Wanderers 4214254522777343324513West Ham United 4218124617831034461756
4Brentford 4215245224759333625514Blackpool 421641461857933392253
5Bradford Park Avenue 42162363277113234019495Manchester United 4216235021721226342150
6Bradford City 4214434625621327426466Newcastle United 4214255525821134432148
7West Ham United 421335512848927428457Fulham 4215336226291014302046
8Port Vale 4214433914531321415458Plymouth Argyle 4213354826651027381146
9Oldham Athletic 42125448285511243212449Nottingham Forest 421254462353133047642
10Plymouth Argyle 421272432036122650–1 4310Bury 421416382653132447–11 42
11Blackpool 421083392755112337–2 4311Sheffield United 421146513055112840941
12Bury 421245433155112742–3 4312Burnley 42112843325792041–10 41
13Burnley 421425402944132043–12 4213Hull City 42966322272123152–11 40
14Southampton 421524402106151437–4 3814Norwich City 4211645123351320381039
15Hull City 421146332028111948–16 3815Bradford Park Avenue 4278632284892335–8 38
16Fulham 421335291724151950–19 3716Barnsley 428103322252142861–23 38
17Nottingham Forest 421146502725142347–1 3517Swansea Town 421353412213171545–11 36
18Notts County 42975322234142140–9 3518Port Vale 421074422815151346–19 34
19Swansea Town 421092361906151541–9 3519Southampton 42984281924151856–29 34
20Manchester United 42939293353133052–26 3420Bradford City 421074342021181648–18 32
21Millwall 42885211733151851–29 3321Oldham Athletic 421038444003181255–39 26
22Lincoln City 42777312321181352–31 2622Notts County 428310293314161764–51 25
1935-36 Division Two (40th Season)1936-37 Division Two (41st Season)
Pos Club P HomeAwayGDPtsPos Club P HomeAwayGDPts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1Manchester United (P)4216325516696302742561Leicester City (P)4214435626104733313256
2Charlton Athletic (P)4215605317759324127552Blackpool (P)4213444919113739343555
3Sheffield United 4215425115588283529523Bury 421344462694828291952
4West Ham United 4213535123939394522524Newcastle United 4211374523112835332449
5Tottenham Hotspur 4212636025678313036495Plymouth Argyle 421164422277729311849
6Leicester City 42145253195511263822486West Ham United 4214524718561026371849
7Plymouth Argyle 42152450205610213714487Sheffield United 4216414814261318401246
8Newcastle United 4213535627711332529468Coventry City 421155351966931351245
9Fulham 4211645824489182824449Aston Villa 421065473066935401244
10Blackpool 421434643444132938214310Tottenham Hotspur 4213355726461131402243
11Norwich City 42142547243711254174311Fulham 421155432448928371043
12Bradford City 421272321836122347–10 4312Blackburn Rovers 42113749325792130842
13Swansea Town 421137422646112550–9 3913Burnley 421155372055112041–4 42
14Bury 421065412736122557–18 3814Barnsley 421164302353132041–14 41
15Burnley 42984352135131538–9 3715Chesterfield 421236543445123055–5 40
16Bradford Park Avenue 421362432613171958–22 3716Swansea Town 421425401615151049–15 37
17Southampton 421137322436121541–18 3717Norwich City 42867382962132542–8 36
18Doncaster Rovers 421074281742152354–20 3718Nottingham Forest 421065423024152660–22 34
19Nottingham Forest 42885432243142654–7 3519Southampton 421083382514161552–24 34
20Barnsley 42948403235131448–26 3320Bradford Park Avenue 421047333325141955–36 33
21Port Vale 421056343023162276–50 3221Bradford City 42885363114161863–40 30
22Hull City 424710334513171466–64 2022Doncaster Rovers 42669182914161255–54 24
1937-38 Division Two (42nd Season)1938-39 Division Two (43rd Season)
Pos Club P HomeAwayGDPtsPos Club P HomeAwayGDPts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1Aston Villa (P)4217225012858232338571Blackburn Rovers (P)421713592384935373455
2Manchester United (P)4215335018768323232532Sheffield United (P)429933515115534262854
3Sheffield United 4215424619759273717533Sheffield Wednesday 421443471877741412953
4Coventry City 4212543115876353021524Coventry City 421344351384927321750
5Tottenham Hotspur 42143446165313303822445Manchester City 421335563584940372449
6Burnley 421542351126131943±0 446Chesterfield 421614542048915321749
7Bradford Park Avenue 42134451224512183413437Luton Town 4213444727911135391649
8Fulham 4210744423641117344438Tottenham Hotspur 421362482763121935547
9West Ham United 4213533416191119361429Newcastle United 421335442157917271346
10Bury 42123643266213203434110West Bromwich Albion 4215335422361235501745
11Chesterfield 421227392447102439±0 4111West Ham United 421056362175934311844
12Luton Town 42106553365412365034012Fulham 421254352055112635644
13Plymouth Argyle 421074403045121735–8 4013Millwall 4212634418281120351142
14Norwich City 421155352836122147–19 3914Burnley 421335322026131836–6 39
15Southampton 421263422633151351–22 3915Plymouth Argyle 42975241361142542–6 38
16Blackburn Rovers 421362513014162050–9 3816Bury 42957483638101738–9 37
17Sheffield Wednesday 421056272145122235–7 3817Bradford Park Avenue 42867333545122847–21 35
18Swansea Town 421263312116141452–28 3818Southampton 42966353443142148–26 35
19Newcastle United 421245381824151340–7 3619Swansea Town 42867333036121753–33 34
20Nottingham Forest 421236292125141839–13 3620Nottingham Forest 42867332925141653–33 31
21Barnsley 427113302043142044–14 3621Norwich City 421056392930181162–41 31
22Stockport County 42867242433151946–27 3122Tranmere Rovers 426411263801201361–60 17
1938-39 Division Two (43rd Season)1939-40 Division Two (44th Season)
Pos Club P HomeAwayGDPtsPos Club P HomeAwayGDPts
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1Blackburn Rovers (P)4217135923849353734551Luton Town 3100301104165
2Sheffield United (P)4299335151155342628542Birmingham 3200400101145
3Sheffield Wednesday 4214434718777414129533Leicester City 3100301012234
4Coventry City 4213443513849273217504Plymouth Argyle 3001132003014
5Manchester City 4213355635849403724495Coventry City 3110750101124
6Chesterfield 4216145420489153217496West Ham United 3101231003114
7Luton Town 42134447279111353916497Tottenham Hotspur 3010111105414
8Tottenham Hotspur 4213624827631219355478Nottingham Forest 32004100114± 0 4
9Newcastle United 4213354421579172713469Manchester City 3110310010313
10West Bromwich Albion 421533542236123550174510Millwall 3101320102213
11West Ham United 42105636217593431184410Newport County 3110420011213
12Fulham 42125435205511263564412West Bromwich Albion 30013411054± 0 3
13Millwall 421263441828112035114213Bury 31003101114– 1 3
14Burnley 421335322026131836–6 3914Newcastle United 3100810020522
15Plymouth Argyle 42975241361142542–6 3815Chesterfield 21002000102± 0 2
16Bury 42957483638101738–9 3716Barnsley 31004100237– 1 2
17Bradford Park Avenue 42867333545122847–21 3517Southampton 31014300113– 1 2
18Southampton 42966353443142148–26 3518Sheffield Wednesday 31013200103– 2 2
19Swansea Town 42867333036121753–33 3419Swansea Town 30011210149– 6 2
20Nottingham Forest 42867332925141653–33 3120Fulham 30101100225– 3 1
21Norwich City 421056392930181162–41 3121Burnley 20101100102– 2 1
22Tranmere Rovers 426411263801201361–60 1722Bradford Park Avenue 30112500102– 5 1
Season abandoned due to outbreak of WW2. These matches are not included in Cumulative Tables.