English First Division 1946/1947
Historical league standings at 4th January 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. | 25 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 60 | 28 | 37 | 2.14 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 35 | 33 | 1.46 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 33 | 31 | 1.58 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 54 | 36 | 30 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Blackpool | 25 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 43 | 44 | 30 | 0.98 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 51 | 31 | 29 | 1.65 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 50 | 35 | 29 | 1.43 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 39 | 29 | 1.31 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 25 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 29 | 27 | 1.28 |
| 10 | Derby County | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 48 | 48 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Chelsea | 24 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 48 | 22 | 0.92 |
| 12 | Grimsby Town | 24 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 42 | 22 | 0.67 |
| 13 | Arsenal | 24 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 45 | 21 | 0.82 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 24 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 45 | 21 | 0.80 |
| 15 | Everton | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 21 | 0.74 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 41 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 28 | 19 | 0.79 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 24 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 48 | 18 | 0.77 |
| 19 | Brentford | 24 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 54 | 18 | 0.59 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 39 | 17 | 0.92 |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 54 | 17 | 0.59 |
| 22 | Leeds United | 24 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 34 | 56 | 14 | 0.61 |




