English First Division 1947/1948
Historical league standings at 7th February 1948
| Home | Away | Overall | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Arsenal | 28 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 49 | 17 | 43 | 2.88 |
| 2 | Burnley | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 40 | 25 | 37 | 1.60 |
| 3 | Preston North End | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 42 | 33 | 1.05 |
| 4 | Derby County | 26 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 52 | 34 | 32 | 1.53 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 27 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 58 | 43 | 32 | 1.35 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 27 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 56 | 36 | 31 | 1.56 |
| 7 | Blackpool | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 26 | 31 | 1.42 |
| 8 | Manchester City | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 30 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 27 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 55 | 42 | 27 | 1.31 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 27 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 36 | 27 | 1.25 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 26 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 40 | 37 | 27 | 1.08 |
| 12 | Sheffield United | 28 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 47 | 50 | 27 | 0.94 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 27 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 40 | 50 | 26 | 0.80 |
| 14 | Everton | 26 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 39 | 25 | 0.79 |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 27 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 40 | 24 | 0.98 |
| 16 | Liverpool | 29 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 52 | 24 | 0.73 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 28 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 24 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Sunderland | 28 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 47 | 23 | 0.83 |
| 19 | Chelsea | 27 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 50 | 22 | 0.70 |
| 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 29 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 33 | 47 | 21 | 0.70 |
| 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 27 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 54 | 20 | 0.70 |
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 28 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 50 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 32 | 76 | 16 | 0.42 |



