
Division One table as at Saturday May 1st, 1948:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Arsenal
Arsenal
|
42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 81 | 32 | 2.53 | 59 |
| 2 |
Manchester United
Man Utd
|
42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 50 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 81 | 48 | 1.69 | 52 |
| 3 |
Burnley
Burnley
|
42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 56 | 43 | 1.30 | 52 |
| 4 |
Derby County
Derby County
|
42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 33 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 77 | 57 | 1.35 | 50 |
| 5 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolves
|
42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 41 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 83 | 70 | 1.19 | 47 |
| 6 |
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
|
42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 57 | 1.14 | 47 |
| 7 |
Preston North End
Preston North End
|
42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 67 | 68 | 0.99 | 47 |
| 8 |
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 33 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 68 | 50 | 1.36 | 45 |
| 9 |
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 57 | 41 | 1.39 | 44 |
| 10 |
Manchester City
Man City
|
42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 52 | 47 | 1.11 | 42 |
| 11 |
Liverpool
Liverpool
|
42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 65 | 61 | 1.07 | 42 |
| 12 |
Sheffield United
Sheffield United
|
42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 46 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 65 | 70 | 0.93 | 42 |
| 13 |
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
|
42 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 57 | 66 | 0.86 | 40 |
| 14 |
Everton
Everton
|
42 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 52 | 66 | 0.79 | 40 |
| 15 |
Stoke City
Stoke City
|
42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 55 | 0.75 | 38 |
| 16 |
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
|
42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 34 | 46 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 71 | 73 | 0.97 | 37 |
| 17 |
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton
|
42 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 46 | 58 | 0.79 | 37 |
| 18 |
Chelsea
Chelsea
|
42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 44 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 53 | 71 | 0.75 | 37 |
| 19 |
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town
|
42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 51 | 60 | 0.85 | 36 |
| 20 |
Sunderland
Sunderland
|
42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 49 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 56 | 67 | 0.84 | 36 |
| 21 |
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn
|
42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 54 | 72 | 0.75 | 32 |
| 22 |
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town
|
42 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 76 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 45 | 111 | 0.41 | 22 |