English First Division 1946/1947
Historical league standings at 4th April 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. | 32 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 72 | 36 | 46 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Blackpool | 37 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 35 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 66 | 62 | 45 | 1.06 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 33 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 67 | 44 | 42 | 1.52 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 32 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 72 | 48 | 40 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 73 | 49 | 40 | 1.49 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 34 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 66 | 51 | 39 | 1.29 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 33 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 64 | 57 | 39 | 1.12 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 34 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 50 | 42 | 35 | 1.19 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 29 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 63 | 53 | 33 | 1.19 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 33 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 54 | 55 | 33 | 0.98 |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 36 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 52 | 55 | 32 | 0.95 |
| 12 | Everton | 33 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 55 | 32 | 0.84 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 31 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 55 | 49 | 31 | 1.12 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 33 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 36 | 31 | 0.94 |
| 15 | Chelsea | 34 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 56 | 68 | 31 | 0.82 |
| 16 | Derby County | 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 61 | 60 | 30 | 1.02 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 42 | 67 | 29 | 0.63 |
| 18 | Arsenal | 32 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 59 | 27 | 0.88 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 32 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 47 | 60 | 25 | 0.78 |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 33 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 50 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 47 | 71 | 25 | 0.66 |
| 21 | Brentford | 32 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 40 | 73 | 20 | 0.55 |
| 22 | Leeds United | 31 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 45 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 38 | 67 | 17 | 0.57 |



