English First Division 1946/1947
Historical league standings at 1st February 1947
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 26 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 61 | 32 | 37 | 1.91 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 27 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 41 | 34 | 1.24 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 27 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 57 | 41 | 33 | 1.39 |
| 4 | Blackpool | 28 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 46 | 51 | 33 | 0.90 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 28 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 42 | 30 | 32 | 1.40 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 27 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 56 | 41 | 32 | 1.37 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 39 | 31 | 1.46 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 55 | 38 | 31 | 1.45 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 24 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 43 | 31 | 1.30 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 26 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 43 | 46 | 25 | 0.93 |
| 11 | Everton | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 45 | 25 | 0.78 |
| 12 | Grimsby Town | 26 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 45 | 25 | 0.71 |
| 13 | Derby County | 25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 52 | 50 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 14 | Chelsea | 26 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 48 | 52 | 24 | 0.92 |
| 15 | Arsenal | 26 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 43 | 49 | 23 | 0.88 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 27 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 39 | 43 | 22 | 0.91 |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 40 | 41 | 21 | 0.98 |
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 32 | 20 | 0.78 |
| 19 | Brentford | 26 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 57 | 20 | 0.63 |
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 26 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 39 | 51 | 19 | 0.76 |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 27 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 35 | 59 | 18 | 0.59 |
| 22 | Leeds United | 26 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 59 | 16 | 0.63 |



