English First Division 1946/1947
Historical league standings at 19th October 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 | Blackpool | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 1.56 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 1.86 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 1.85 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 1.63 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 1.80 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 13 | 1.41 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 1.31 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 1.16 |
| 10 | Preston North End | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 0.81 |
| 12 | Derby County | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Chelsea | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 0.81 |
| 15 | Brentford | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 0.73 |
| 16 | Everton | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 0.56 |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 1.08 |
| 18 | Arsenal | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 0.64 |
| 19 | Grimsby Town | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 0.61 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 0.83 |
| 21 | Leeds United | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 5 | 0.34 |
