English Second Division 1947/1948
Historical league standings at 27th August 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 | Newcastle United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7.00 |
| 2 | Barnsley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Bradford Park Avenue | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Southampton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
| 7 | Fulham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3.00 |
| 8 | Coventry City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Bury | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1.50 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0.80 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Millwall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.75 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.40 |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 19 | Chesterfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 20 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 21 | Brentford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 22 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
