English First Division 1946/1947
Historical league standings at 14th December 1946
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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. | 20 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 24 | 28 | 2.13 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 28 | 26 | 1.61 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 1.56 |
| 4 | Stoke City | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 30 | 24 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 28 | 23 | 1.57 |
| 6 | Blackpool | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 37 | 39 | 23 | 0.95 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 19 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 19 | 22 | 1.58 |
| 8 | Preston North End | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 31 | 22 | 1.23 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 31 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 19 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 33 | 19 | 0.97 |
| 11 | Chelsea | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 41 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 17 | 0.94 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 18 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 35 | 17 | 0.71 |
| 15 | Derby County | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 35 | 39 | 16 | 0.90 |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 40 | 15 | 0.85 |
| 17 | Everton | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 14 | 0.65 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 35 | 13 | 0.91 |
| 19 | Leeds United | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 13 | 0.72 |
| 20 | Arsenal | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 42 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Brentford | 18 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 41 | 13 | 0.61 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 19 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 48 | 11 | 0.48 |



