English Second Division 1946/1947
Historical league standings at 7th April 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 | Manchester City | 34 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 66 | 27 | 53 | 2.44 |
| 2 | Burnley | 34 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 50 | 22 | 50 | 2.27 |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 35 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 61 | 30 | 44 | 2.03 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 35 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 59 | 47 | 41 | 1.26 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 33 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 69 | 56 | 40 | 1.23 |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 33 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 52 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 79 | 50 | 39 | 1.58 |
| 7 | Chesterfield | 32 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 1.06 |
| 8 | Leicester City | 32 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 55 | 51 | 34 | 1.08 |
| 9 | Coventry City | 33 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 50 | 49 | 33 | 1.02 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 35 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 58 | 62 | 32 | 0.94 |
| 11 | Southampton | 35 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 43 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 62 | 65 | 31 | 0.95 |
| 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 34 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 50 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 71 | 79 | 31 | 0.90 |
| 13 | Barnsley | 34 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 51 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 67 | 75 | 31 | 0.89 |
| 14 | Bury | 34 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 67 | 65 | 30 | 1.03 |
| 15 | Fulham | 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 54 | 58 | 30 | 0.93 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 34 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 56 | 65 | 30 | 0.86 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 32 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 41 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 53 | 57 | 29 | 0.93 |
| 18 | Bradford Park Avenue | 30 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 31 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 48 | 48 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Millwall | 32 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 43 | 61 | 27 | 0.70 |
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 34 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 49 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 57 | 75 | 25 | 0.76 |
| 21 | Swansea Town | 34 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 46 | 70 | 23 | 0.66 |
| 22 | Newport County | 32 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 68 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 47 | 108 | 16 | 0.44 |



