English Second Division 1947/1948
Historical league standings at 27th 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 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 1.75 |
| 2 | Bradford Park Avenue | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 2.10 |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 1.86 |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 1.80 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 1.38 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 1.08 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 1.64 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 0.90 |
| 9 | Fulham | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 1.38 |
| 10 | Leeds United | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 11 | Bury | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 1.14 |
| 12 | Luton Town | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Southampton | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 0.82 |
| 14 | Coventry City | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 1.31 |
| 15 | Barnsley | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 0.94 |
| 16 | Leicester City | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 0.79 |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 0.78 |
| 18 | Millwall | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 0.79 |
| 19 | Chesterfield | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 0.69 |
| 20 | Plymouth Argyle | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 0.25 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 0.61 |
| 22 | Brentford | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 3 | 0.37 |
