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MANCHESTER UNITED
FOOTBALL LEAGUE TABLES
1946/1947 - 1949/1950
League Tables

Explore Manchester United’s official Football League standings from 1946/47 to 1949/50, marking the club’s return to competitive league football following World War II. This era includes the early years under Sir Matt Busby and features detailed season finishes, league positions, and points tallies in the First Division. Discover how United re-established itself in the top flight and laid the groundwork for future success in post-war Britain. Ideal for football historians, researchers, and fans exploring Manchester United’s rise in the late 1940s.

NOTE: from 1940 to end of 1946 season the league was suspended due to World War 2.
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FINAL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE TABLE
1946/1947
League Division One Trophy
Position Team P W D L F A Diff +/- Points
1st Liverpool (C) 42 25 7 10 84 52 +32 57
2nd MANCHESTER UNITED 42 22 12 8 95 54 +42 56
3rd Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 25 6 11 98 56 +41 56
4th Stoke City 42 24 7 11 90 53 +37 55
5th Blackpool 42 22 6 14 71 70 +1 50
6th Sheffield United 42 21 7 14 89 75 +14 49
7th Preston North End 42 18 11 13 76 74 +2 47
8th Aston Villa 42 18 9 15 67 53 +14 45
9th Sunderland 42 18 8 16 65 66 -1 44
10th Everton 42 17 9 16 62 67 -5 43
11th Middlesbrough 42 17 8 17 73 68 +5 42
12th Portsmouth 42 16 9 17 66 60 +6 41
13th Arsenal 42 16 9 17 72 70 +2 41
14th Derby County 42 18 5 19 73 79 -6 41
15th Chelsea 42 16 7 19 69 84 -15 39
16th Grimsby Town 42 13 12 17 61 82 -21 38
17th Blackburn Rovers 42 14 8 20 45 53 -8 36
18th Bolton Wanderers 42 13 8 21 57 69 -12 34
19th Charlton Athletic 42 11 12 19 57 71 -14 34
20th Huddersfield Town 42 13 7 22 53 79 -26 33
21st Brentford (R) 42 9 7 26 45 88 -43 25
22nd Leeds United (R) 42 6 6 30 45 90 -45 18
FINAL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE TABLE
1947/1948
League Division One Trophy
Position Team P W D L F A Diff +/- Points
1st Arsenal (C) 42 23 13 6 81 32 +49 59
2nd MANCHESTER UNITED 42 19 14 9 81 48 +33 52
3rd Burnley 42 20 12 10 56 43 +13 52
4th Derby County 42 19 12 11 77 57 +20 50
5th Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 19 9 14 83 70 +13 47
6th Aston Villa 42 19 9 14 65 57 +8 47
7th Preston North End 42 20 7 15 67 68 -1 47
8th Portsmouth 42 19 7 16 68 50 +18 45
9th Blackpool 42 17 10 15 57 41 +16 44
10th Manchester City 42 15 12 15 52 47 +5 42
11th Liverpool 42 16 10 16 65 61 +4 42
12th Sheffield United 42 16 10 16 65 70 -5 42
13th Charlton Athletic 42 17 6 19 57 66 -9 40
14th Everton 42 17 6 19 52 66 -14 40
15th Stoke City 42 14 10 18 41 55 -14 38
16th Middlesbrough 42 14 9 19 71 73 -2 37
17th Bolton Wanderers 42 16 5 21 46 58 -12 37
18th Chelsea 42 14 9 19 53 71 -18 37
19th Huddersfield Town 42 12 12 18 51 60 -9 36
20th Sunderland 42 13 10 19 56 67 -11 36
21st Blackburn Rovers (R) 42 11 10 21 54 72 -18 32
22nd Grimsby Town (R) 42 8 6 28 45 111 -66 22
FINAL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE TABLE
1948/1949
League Division One Trophy
Position Team P W D L F A Diff +/- Points
1st Portsmouth (C) 42 25 8 9 84 42 +42 58
2nd MANCHESTER UNITED 42 21 11 10 77 44 +33 53
3rd Derby County 42 22 9 11 74 55 +19 53
4th Newcastle United 42 20 12 10 70 56 +14 52
5th Arsenal 42 18 13 11 74 44 +30 49
6th Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 17 12 13 79 66 +13 46
7th Manchester City 42 15 15 12 47 51 -4 45
8th Sunderland 42 13 17 12 49 58 -9 43
9th Charlton Athletic 42 15 12 15 63 67 -4 42
10th Aston Villa 42 16 10 16 60 76 -16 42
11th Stoke City 42 16 9 17 66 68 -2 41
12th Liverpool 42 13 14 15 53 43 +10 40
13th Chelsea 42 12 14 16 69 68 +1 38
14th Bolton Wanderers 42 14 10 18 59 68 -7 38
15th Burnley 42 12 14 16 43 50 -9 38
16th Blackpool 42 11 16 15 54 67 -13 38
17th Birmingham City 42 11 15 16 36 38 -2 37
18th Everton 42 13 11 18 41 63 -22 37
19th Middlesbrough 42 11 12 19 46 57 -11 34
20th Huddersfield Town 42 12 10 20 40 69 -29 34
21st Preston North End (R) 42 11 11 20 62 75 -13 33
22nd Sheffield United (R) 42 11 11 20 57 78 -21 33
FINAL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE TABLE
1949/1950
League Division One Trophy
Position Team P W D L F A Diff +/- Points
1st Portsmouth (C) 42 22 9 11 74 38 +36 53
2nd Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 20 13 9 76 49 +27 53
3rd Sunderland 42 21 10 11 83 62 +21 52
4th MANCHESTER UNITED 42 18 14 10 69 44 +25 50
5th Newcastle United 42 19 12 11 77 55 +22 50
6th Arsenal 42 19 11 12 79 55 +24 49
7th Blackpool 42 17 15 10 46 35 +11 49
8th Liverpool 42 17 14 11 64 54 +10 48
9th Middlesbrough 42 20 7 15 59 48 +11 47
10th Burnley 42 16 13 13 40 40 0 45
11th Derby County 42 17 10 15 69 61 +8 44
12th Aston Villa 42 15 12 15 61 61 0 42
13th Chelsea 42 12 16 14 58 65 -6 40
14th West Bromwich Albion 42 14 12 16 47 53 -7 40
15th Huddersfield Town 42 14 9 19 52 73 -21 37
16th Bolton Wanderers 42 10 14 18 45 59 -13 34
17th Fulham 42 10 14 18 41 54 -14 34
18th Everton 42 10 14 18 42 66 -24 34
19th Stoke City 42 11 12 19 45 75 -30 34
20th Charlton Athletic 42 13 6 23 53 65 -12 32
21st Manchester City (R) 42 8 13 21 36 68 -32 29
22nd Birmingham City (R) 42 7 14 21 31 67 -36 28
 

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