| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 55 | +35 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 92 | 57 |
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 53 | +21 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 82 | 61 |
| 3 | 42 | 48 | +18 | 22 | 4 | 16 | 88 | 70 | |
| 4 | Southampton | 42 | 48 | +14 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 74 | 60 |
| 5 | Notts. County | 42 | 47 | +13 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 78 | 65 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 42 | 46 | +23 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 74 | 51 |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 46 | +1 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 80 | 79 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 42 | 45 | +16 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 92 | 76 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 42 | 44 | -1 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 65 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 43 | -6 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 75 | 81 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 42 | +1 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 71 | 70 |
| 12 | Hull City | 42 | 40 | -5 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 58 | 63 |
| 13 | Preston North End | 42 | 39 | -1 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 78 | 79 |
| 14 | Millwall | 42 | 39 | -15 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 86 |
| 15 | Reading | 42 | 39 | -23 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 86 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 42 | 38 | +3 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 69 | 66 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 37 | -4 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 77 | 81 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 37 | -21 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 54 | 75 |
| 19 | Swansea Town | 42 | 36 | -13 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 62 | 75 |
| 20 | Bristol City | 42 | 36 | -14 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 58 | 72 |
| 21 | Port Vale | 42 | 34 | -15 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 71 | 86 |
| 22 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 32 | -27 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 45 | 72 |
Content retrieved from: http://stats.football.co.uk/league_tables/1928_1929/championship/index.shtml.
