English First Division 1947/1948
Historical league standings at 1st September 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 | Blackpool | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2.25 |
| 3 | Preston North End | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2.67 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1.67 |
| 7 | Burnley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Everton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0.75 |
| 11 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 12 | Derby County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.00 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0.71 |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0.80 |
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0.80 |
| 19 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.29 |
| 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 22 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.17 |
