English First Division 1947/1948
Historical league standings at 13th 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 | Arsenal | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 3.80 |
| 2 | Blackpool | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 2.60 |
| 3 | Preston North End | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 2.18 |
| 5 | Burnley | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1.22 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1.20 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1.44 |
| 9 | Derby County | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.33 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1.20 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 0.82 |
| 12 | Everton | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1.14 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Liverpool | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 0.90 |
| 16 | Chelsea | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0.63 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 0.56 |
| 18 | Sunderland | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 19 | Stoke City | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0.40 |
