English First Division 1946/1947
Historical league standings at 1st January 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. | 24 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 57 | 27 | 35 | 2.11 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 30 | 31 | 1.70 |
| 3 | Preston North End | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 35 | 31 | 1.37 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 53 | 33 | 30 | 1.61 |
| 5 | Blackpool | 24 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 42 | 41 | 30 | 1.02 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 47 | 30 | 27 | 1.57 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 47 | 34 | 27 | 1.38 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 37 | 27 | 1.22 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 29 | 25 | 1.21 |
| 10 | Derby County | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 48 | 46 | 22 | 1.04 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 39 | 22 | 0.72 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 23 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 41 | 21 | 0.85 |
| 13 | Chelsea | 23 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 47 | 20 | 0.87 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 39 | 19 | 0.87 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 27 | 19 | 0.81 |
| 16 | Arsenal | 23 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 19 | 0.75 |
| 17 | Everton | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 43 | 19 | 0.72 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 44 | 18 | 0.82 |
| 19 | Brentford | 23 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 51 | 18 | 0.63 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 21 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 34 | 39 | 15 | 0.87 |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 54 | 15 | 0.54 |
| 22 | Leeds United | 23 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 50 | 14 | 0.64 |
