English First Division 1946/1947
Historical league standings at 31st May 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 | Liverpool | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 28 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 84 | 52 | 57 | 1.62 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 42 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 61 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 95 | 54 | 56 | 1.76 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 42 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 66 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 98 | 56 | 56 | 1.75 |
| 4 | Stoke City | 41 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 89 | 51 | 55 | 1.75 |
| 5 | Blackpool | 42 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 38 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 71 | 70 | 50 | 1.01 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 47 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 76 | 74 | 47 | 1.03 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 67 | 53 | 45 | 1.26 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 40 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 43 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 85 | 73 | 45 | 1.16 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 39 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 65 | 66 | 44 | 0.98 |
| 10 | Everton | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 62 | 67 | 43 | 0.93 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 73 | 68 | 42 | 1.07 |
| 12 | Portsmouth | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 66 | 60 | 41 | 1.10 |
| 13 | Arsenal | 41 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 71 | 68 | 41 | 1.04 |
| 14 | Derby County | 42 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 51 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 73 | 79 | 41 | 0.92 |
| 15 | Chelsea | 42 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 45 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 69 | 84 | 39 | 0.82 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 35 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 47 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 61 | 82 | 38 | 0.74 |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 45 | 53 | 36 | 0.85 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 41 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 57 | 69 | 34 | 0.83 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 39 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 57 | 71 | 34 | 0.80 |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 55 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 53 | 79 | 33 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Brentford | 42 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 26 | 53 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 45 | 88 | 25 | 0.51 |
| 22 | Leeds United | 42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 60 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 45 | 90 | 18 | 0.50 |
