English First Division 1947/1948
Historical league standings at 13th December 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 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 32 | 3.60 |
| 2 | Burnley | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 28 | 2.15 |
| 3 | Preston North End | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 31 | 27 | 1.13 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 28 | 24 | 1.61 |
| 5 | Blackpool | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 24 | 1.30 |
| 6 | Derby County | 21 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 24 | 1.26 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 24 | 1.21 |
| 8 | Manchester City | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 22 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 36 | 21 | 1.22 |
| 10 | Everton | 21 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 21 | 0.82 |
| 11 | Manchester United | 20 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 39 | 28 | 20 | 1.39 |
| 12 | Liverpool | 21 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 33 | 20 | 0.91 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 24 | 19 | 1.25 |
| 14 | Chelsea | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 19 | 0.79 |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 19 | 0.76 |
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 18 | 0.93 |
| 17 | Sunderland | 21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 35 | 18 | 0.86 |
| 18 | Sheffield United | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 40 | 18 | 0.80 |
| 19 | Stoke City | 21 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 15 | 0.55 |
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 14 | 0.74 |
| 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 14 | 0.65 |
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 23 | 61 | 11 | 0.38 |
