English First Division 1946/1947
Historical league standings at 9th October 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 | Blackpool | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 1.69 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 2.56 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 1.07 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 1.42 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 1.37 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 1.36 |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 1.44 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 0.92 |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 0.83 |
| 12 | Brentford | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 0.71 |
| 13 | Chelsea | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 0.83 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 0.82 |
| 15 | Everton | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 0.55 |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Derby County | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 0.93 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 0.93 |
| 19 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 0.56 |
| 20 | Leeds United | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 5 | 0.68 |
| 21 | Arsenal | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 0.57 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 0.42 |
