English First Division 1946/1947
Historical league standings at 15th March 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. | 30 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 68 | 33 | 44 | 2.06 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 31 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 66 | 43 | 40 | 1.53 |
| 3 | Blackpool | 34 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 59 | 59 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 31 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 44 | 38 | 1.41 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 30 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 67 | 46 | 37 | 1.46 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 30 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 65 | 44 | 36 | 1.48 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 30 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 57 | 51 | 36 | 1.12 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 31 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 36 | 33 | 1.28 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 26 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 58 | 48 | 31 | 1.21 |
| 10 | Everton | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 49 | 30 | 0.88 |
| 11 | Derby County | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 59 | 56 | 29 | 1.05 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 30 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 47 | 51 | 29 | 0.92 |
| 13 | Chelsea | 31 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 54 | 63 | 29 | 0.86 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 31 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 36 | 27 | 0.86 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 31 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 59 | 27 | 0.63 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 28 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 48 | 46 | 26 | 1.04 |
| 17 | Arsenal | 30 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 56 | 26 | 0.89 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 33 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 44 | 51 | 26 | 0.86 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 30 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 41 | 57 | 22 | 0.72 |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 30 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 41 | 62 | 22 | 0.66 |
| 21 | Brentford | 29 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 39 | 66 | 20 | 0.59 |
| 22 | Leeds United | 29 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 42 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 37 | 63 | 16 | 0.59 |



