English Second Division 1947/1948
Historical league standings at 22nd November 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 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 27 | 1.61 |
| 2 | Birmingham City | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 26 | 2.08 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 19 | 25 | 2.05 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 23 | 2.27 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 22 | 1.35 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 1.04 |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 1.14 |
| 8 | Southampton | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 19 | 0.93 |
| 9 | Coventry City | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 18 | 1.27 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 18 | 0.94 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 17 | 1.12 |
| 13 | Bradford Park Avenue | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Luton Town | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 0.88 |
| 15 | Fulham | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 0.92 |
| 16 | Chesterfield | 17 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 0.87 |
| 17 | Bury | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 14 | 0.85 |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 14 | 0.39 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 28 | 13 | 0.79 |
| 20 | Millwall | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 12 | 0.72 |
| 21 | Doncaster Rovers | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 12 | 0.53 |
| 22 | Brentford | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 12 | 0.42 |
