English First Division 1928/1929
Historical league standings at 26th December 1928
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | The Wednesday | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 29 | 32 | 1.62 |
| 2 | Derby County | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 50 | 31 | 27 | 1.61 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 29 | 27 | 1.48 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 43 | 25 | 1.02 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 51 | 39 | 24 | 1.31 |
| 6 | Leicester City | 22 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 54 | 43 | 24 | 1.26 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 50 | 43 | 24 | 1.16 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 51 | 35 | 23 | 1.46 |
| 9 | Everton | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 23 | 1.17 |
| 10 | Burnley | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 51 | 62 | 23 | 0.82 |
| 11 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 33 | 22 | 1.39 |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 38 | 22 | 1.13 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 23 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 22 | 0.78 |
| 14 | West Ham United | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 21 | 0.80 |
| 15 | Arsenal | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 40 | 19 | 0.88 |
| 16 | Manchester City | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 43 | 51 | 19 | 0.84 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 22 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 52 | 19 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Birmingham | 21 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 46 | 18 | 0.87 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 22 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 30 | 46 | 18 | 0.65 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 22 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 17 | 0.90 |
| 21 | Manchester United | 21 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 43 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Bury | 19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 46 | 13 | 0.48 |
