English First Division 1946/1947
Historical league standings at 25th 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. | 22 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 54 | 25 | 32 | 2.16 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 31 | 28 | 1.61 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 28 | 27 | 1.57 |
| 4 | Stoke City | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 31 | 27 | 1.52 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 33 | 26 | 1.27 |
| 6 | Blackpool | 22 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 40 | 26 | 0.98 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 34 | 25 | 1.24 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 30 | 24 | 1.53 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 1.32 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 21 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 21 | 0.97 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 36 | 20 | 0.78 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 35 | 18 | 0.91 |
| 14 | Chelsea | 21 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 39 | 45 | 18 | 0.87 |
| 15 | Derby County | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 38 | 44 | 18 | 0.86 |
| 16 | Everton | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 16 | 0.73 |
| 17 | Arsenal | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 43 | 16 | 0.70 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 44 | 15 | 0.80 |
| 19 | Leeds United | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 14 | 0.73 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 37 | 13 | 0.89 |
| 21 | Brentford | 20 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 49 | 13 | 0.53 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 52 | 13 | 0.52 |



