English First Division 1946/1947
Historical league standings at 7th 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. | 19 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 24 | 26 | 1.92 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 27 | 24 | 1.52 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 26 | 23 | 1.65 |
| 4 | Blackpool | 19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 34 | 23 | 1.09 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 29 | 22 | 1.41 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 25 | 22 | 1.36 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 21 | 1.26 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 18 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 18 | 20 | 1.56 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 29 | 20 | 1.07 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 18 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 1.07 |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 17 | 1.11 |
| 12 | Grimsby Town | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 31 | 17 | 0.77 |
| 13 | Chelsea | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 40 | 16 | 0.83 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 0.95 |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 39 | 15 | 0.87 |
| 16 | Derby County | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 38 | 14 | 0.82 |
| 17 | Everton | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 14 | 0.65 |
| 18 | Leeds United | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 13 | 0.73 |
| 19 | Brentford | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 37 | 13 | 0.65 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 31 | 12 | 0.90 |
| 21 | Arsenal | 18 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 42 | 11 | 0.64 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 44 | 11 | 0.50 |
