1930's◄ English Football Tier 1 ►1950's
English Football - League Positions - 1940'S
| Tier 1 - FL 1st Division |
Finishing League Positions - Tier 1
|
Club |
39/40 | 40/41 | 41/42 | 42/43 | 43/44 | 44/45 | 45/46 | 46/47 | 47/48 | 48/49 |
| Arsenal | A | S | S | S | S | S | S | 13th | 1st | 5th |
| Aston Villa | B | U | U | U | U | U | U | 8th | 6th | 10th |
| Birmingham City | A | S | S | S | S | S | S | - | - | 17th |
| Blackburn Rovers | N | P | P | P | P | P | P | 17th | 21st | - |
| Blackpool | D | E | E | E | E | E | E | 5th | 9th | 16th |
| Bolton Wanderers | O | N | N | N | N | N | N | 18th | 17th | 14th |
| Brentford | N | D | D | D | D | D | D | 21st | - | - |
| Burnley | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | - | 3rd | 15th |
| Charlton Athletic | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | 19th | 13th | 9th |
| Chelsea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15th | 18th | 13th |
| Derby County | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | 14th | 4th | 3rd |
| Everton | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | 10th | 14th | 18th |
| Grimsby Town | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | 16th | 22nd | - |
| Huddersfield Town | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20th | 19th | 20th |
| Leeds United | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | 22nd | - | - |
| Liverpool | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 1st | 11th | 12th |
| Manchester City | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10th | 7th |
| Manchester United | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
| Middlesbrough | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | 11th | 16th | 19th |
| Newcastle United | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4th |
| Portsmouth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12th | 8th | 1st |
| Preston North End | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | 7th | 21st |
| Sheffield United | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6th | 12th | 22nd |
| Stoke City | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4th | 15th | 11th |
| Sunderland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9th | 20th | 8th |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3rd | 5th | 6th |