| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preston North End | 42 | 57 | +42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 91 | 49 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 42 | 52 | +28 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 89 | 61 |
| 3 | Cardiff City | 42 | 50 | +8 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 53 | 45 |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 42 | 49 | +11 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 53 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 42 | 48 | +8 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 63 | 55 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 46 | -1 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 65 | 66 |
| 7 | Coventry City | 42 | 45 | +16 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 75 | 59 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 42 | 44 | +10 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 72 | 62 |
| 9 | Brentford | 42 | 44 | +1 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 75 | 74 |
| 10 | Hull City | 42 | 43 | +4 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 74 | 70 |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 43 | -4 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 64 | 68 |
| 12 | Southampton | 42 | 43 | -7 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 66 | 73 |
| 13 | West Ham United | 42 | 42 | -1 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 68 | 69 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 42 | 41 | +10 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 68 | 58 |
| 15 | Barnsley | 42 | 40 | +6 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 74 | 68 |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 40 | -11 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 71 | 82 |
| 17 | Notts. County | 42 | 39 | +1 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 61 | 60 |
| 18 | Swansea Town | 42 | 36 | -23 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 54 | 77 |
| 19 | Luton Town | 42 | 32 | -13 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 57 | 70 |
| 20 | 42 | 32 | -26 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 60 | 86 | |
| 21 | 42 | 30 | -25 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 69 | |
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 28 | -34 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 61 | 95 |
Content retrieved from: http://stats.football.co.uk/league_tables/1950_1951/championship/index.shtml.
