Football League Second Division 1946/47
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Manchester City | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 78 | 35 | 2.229 | 62 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Burnley | 42 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 65 | 29 | 2.241 | 58 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Birmingham City | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 74 | 33 | 2.242 | 55 | - |
| 4th | Chesterfield | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 58 | 44 | 1.318 | 50 | - |
| 5th | Newcastle United | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 95 | 62 | 1.532 | 48 | - |
| 6th | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 65 | 53 | 1.226 | 48 | - |
| 7th | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 88 | 75 | 1.173 | 48 | - |
| 8th | Coventry City | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 66 | 59 | 1.119 | 45 | - |
| 9th | Leicester City | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 69 | 64 | 1.078 | 43 | - |
| 10th | Barnsley | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 84 | 86 | 0.977 | 42 | - |
| 11th | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 69 | 74 | 0.932 | 40 | - |
| 12th | West Ham United | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 70 | 76 | 0.921 | 40 | - |
| 13th | Luton Town | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 73 | 0.973 | 39 | - |
| 14th | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 69 | 76 | 0.908 | 39 | - |
| 15th | Fulham | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 74 | 0.851 | 39 | - |
| 16th | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 77 | 0.844 | 39 | - |
| 17th | Bury | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 80 | 78 | 1.026 | 36 | - |
| 18th | Millwall | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 79 | 0.709 | 36 | - |
| 19th | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 79 | 96 | 0.823 | 33 | - |
| 20th | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 67 | 88 | 0.761 | 32 | - |
| 21st | Swansea Town | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 55 | 83 | 0.663 | 29 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Newport County | 42 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 61 | 133 | 0.459 | 23 | ▼Relegated |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Brentford were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
| ▼Leeds United were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
| ▲Manchester City were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
| ▲Burnley were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
| ▼Swansea Town were Relegated to the Football League Third Division South |
| ▼Newport County were Relegated to the Football League Third Division South |
| ▲Doncaster Rovers were Promoted from the Football League Third Division North |
| ▲Cardiff City were Promoted from the Football League Third Division South |