English First Division 1927/1928
Historical league standings at 21st January 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 | Everton | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 70 | 39 | 35 | 1.79 |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 25 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 63 | 42 | 32 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 60 | 44 | 31 | 1.36 |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 25 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 44 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 26 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 55 | 53 | 27 | 1.04 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 47 | 27 | 0.81 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 57 | 48 | 26 | 1.19 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 50 | 50 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Burnley | 26 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 52 | 61 | 26 | 0.85 |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 47 | 37 | 25 | 1.27 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 43 | 25 | 1.09 |
| 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 54 | 25 | 0.91 |
| 13 | Bury | 26 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 47 | 52 | 25 | 0.90 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 26 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 55 | 54 | 24 | 1.02 |
| 15 | Sheffield United | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 56 | 24 | 0.84 |
| 16 | Derby County | 25 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 37 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 59 | 57 | 23 | 1.04 |
| 17 | Manchester United | 25 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 46 | 23 | 0.89 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 53 | 62 | 23 | 0.85 |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 25 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 49 | 51 | 22 | 0.96 |
| 20 | Birmingham | 25 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 31 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 40 | 51 | 21 | 0.78 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 25 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 47 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 62 | 20 | 0.65 |
| 22 | The Wednesday | 25 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 35 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 44 | 54 | 18 | 0.81 |
