English Second Division 1947/1948
Historical league standings at 6th 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 | Bradford Park Avenue | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 4.67 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1.80 |
| 4 | Southampton | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1.60 |
| 5 | Fulham | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2.20 |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1.83 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1.43 |
| 8 | Leeds United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1.22 |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 10 | Coventry City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1.80 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 12 | Bury | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1.29 |
| 13 | Chesterfield | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1.20 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 0.79 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0.75 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0.63 |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0.60 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0.55 |
| 20 | Millwall | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 22 | Brentford | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0.06 |
