1946–47 Football League
The 1946–47 season was the 48th completed season of The Football League.
Season | 1946–47 |
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Champions | Liverpool |
← 1939–40 1947–48 → |
This season was the first to feature a full football programme since the 1938–39 campaign. Division placings were the same as in the unfinished 1939–40 Football League.
Final division tables
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.[1]
From the 1922–23 season, the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South were required to apply for re-election.[2]
First Division
Season | 1946–47 |
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Champions | Liverpool 5th English title |
Relegated | Brentford Leeds United |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,513 (3.27 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Dennis Westcott (38 goals)[3] |
← 1939–40 1947–48 → |
After a tight title race involving several clubs in the First Division, Liverpool won their fifth league title, finishing one point ahead of their nearest rivals Manchester United (who won two league titles before the World War I) and Wolverhampton Wanderers (who had yet to win a First Division title). Stoke City and Blackpool completed the top five.
Leeds United were relegated in bottom place after just six wins all season. They were joined by a Brentford side who failed to match their promising pre-war form, and they would not return to the top flight until 2021.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Liverpool (C) | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 84 | 52 | 1.615 | 57 | |
2 | Manchester United | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 95 | 54 | 1.759 | 56 | |
3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 98 | 56 | 1.750 | 56 | |
4 | Stoke City | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 90 | 53 | 1.698 | 55 | |
5 | Blackpool | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 71 | 70 | 1.014 | 50 | |
6 | Sheffield United | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 89 | 75 | 1.187 | 49 | |
7 | Preston North End | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 76 | 74 | 1.027 | 47 | |
8 | Aston Villa | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 67 | 53 | 1.264 | 45 | |
9 | Sunderland | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 65 | 66 | 0.985 | 44 | |
10 | Everton | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 62 | 67 | 0.925 | 43 | |
11 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 73 | 68 | 1.074 | 42 | |
12 | Portsmouth | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 66 | 60 | 1.100 | 41 | |
13 | Arsenal | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 72 | 70 | 1.029 | 41 | |
14 | Derby County | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 73 | 79 | 0.924 | 41 | |
15 | Chelsea | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 69 | 84 | 0.821 | 39 | |
16 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 61 | 82 | 0.744 | 38 | |
17 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 45 | 53 | 0.849 | 36 | |
18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 57 | 69 | 0.826 | 34 | |
19 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 57 | 71 | 0.803 | 34 | |
20 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 53 | 79 | 0.671 | 33 | |
21 | Brentford (R) | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 45 | 88 | 0.511 | 25 | Relegation to the Second Division |
22 | Leeds United (R) | 42 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 45 | 90 | 0.500 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
Second Division
Season | 1946–47 |
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Champions | Manchester City |
Promoted | Manchester City Burnley |
Relegated | Swansea Town Newport County |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,547 (3.35 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Charlie Wayman (30 goals)[3] |
← 1939–40 1947–48 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Manchester City (C, P) | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 78 | 35 | 2.229 | 62 | Promotion to the First Division |
2 | Burnley (P) | 42 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 65 | 29 | 2.241 | 58 | |
3 | Birmingham City | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 74 | 33 | 2.242 | 55 | |
4 | Chesterfield | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 58 | 44 | 1.318 | 50 | |
5 | Newcastle United | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 95 | 62 | 1.532 | 48 | |
6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 65 | 53 | 1.226 | 48 | |
7 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 88 | 75 | 1.173 | 48 | |
8 | Coventry City | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 66 | 59 | 1.119 | 45 | |
9 | Leicester City | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 69 | 64 | 1.078 | 43 | |
10 | Barnsley | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 84 | 86 | 0.977 | 42 | |
11 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 69 | 74 | 0.932 | 40 | |
12 | West Ham United | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 70 | 76 | 0.921 | 40 | |
13 | Luton Town | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 73 | 0.973 | 39 | |
14 | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 69 | 76 | 0.908 | 39 | |
15 | Fulham | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 74 | 0.851 | 39 | |
16 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 77 | 0.844 | 39 | |
17 | Bury | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 80 | 78 | 1.026 | 36 | |
18 | Millwall | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 79 | 0.709 | 36 | |
19 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 79 | 96 | 0.823 | 33 | |
20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 67 | 88 | 0.761 | 32 | |
21 | Swansea Town (R) | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 55 | 83 | 0.663 | 29 | Relegation to the Third Division South |
22 | Newport County (R) | 42 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 61 | 133 | 0.459 | 23 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
Third Division North
Season | 1946–47 |
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Champions | Doncaster Rovers (2nd title) |
Failed re-election | None |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,537 (3.33 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Clarrie Jordan (Doncaster Rovers), 42 [3][4] |
← 1939–40 1947–48 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 67 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 24 | 3.075 | 72 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Rotherham United | 42 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 34 | 2.151 | 64 | |
3 | Chester | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 38 | 1.863 | 56 | Welsh Cup winners |
4 | Stockport County | 42 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 34 | 1.472 | 50 | |
5 | Bradford City | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 1.319 | 50 | |
6 | Rochdale | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 39 | 1.250 | 48 | |
7 | Wrexham | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 1.275 | 46 | |
8 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 48 | 0.946 | 43 | |
9 | Barrow | 42 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 38 | 0.871 | 41 | |
10 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 44 | 0.857 | 41 | |
11 | Hull City | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 0.925 | 40 | |
12 | Lincoln City | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 52 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 34 | 55 | 0.989 | 39 | |
13 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 47 | 0.877 | 39 | |
14 | Gateshead | 42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 39 | 0.861 | 38 | |
15 | York City | 42 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 39 | 0.827 | 37 | |
16 | Carlisle United | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 55 | 0.753 | 37 | |
17 | Darlington | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 54 | 0.850 | 36 | |
18 | New Brighton | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 47 | 0.740 | 36 | |
19 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 49 | 0.688 | 32 | |
20 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 54 | 0.609 | 32 | |
21 | Southport | 42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 41 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 44 | 0.624 | 25 | Re-elected |
22 | Halifax Town | 42 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 56 | 0.467 | 22 |
Results
Third Division South
Season | 1946–47 |
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Champions | Cardiff City (1st title) |
Failed re-election | None |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,458 (3.16 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Don Clark (Bristol City), 36 [3] |
← 1939–40 1947–48 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Cardiff City | 42 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 19 | 3.100 | 66 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 25 | 1.850 | 57 | |
3 | Bristol City | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 56 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 36 | 1.679 | 51 | |
4 | Swindon Town | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 56 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 48 | 1.151 | 49 | |
5 | Walsall | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 34 | 1.254 | 46 | |
6 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 32 | 1.151 | 46 | |
7 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 34 | 1.333 | 44 | |
8 | Southend United | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 38 | 1.183 | 44 | |
9 | Reading | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 53 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 44 | 1.122 | 43 | |
10 | Port Vale | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 35 | 1.079 | 43 | |
11 | Torquay United | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 0.852 | 42 | |
12 | Notts County | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 44 | 1.000 | 40 | |
13 | Northampton Town | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 42 | 0.960 | 40 | |
14 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 43 | 0.855 | 40 | |
15 | Exeter City | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 42 | 0.870 | 39 | |
16 | Watford | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 22 | 49 | 0.803 | 39 | |
17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 0.750 | 38 | |
18 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 43 | 0.790 | 37 | |
19 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 47 | 0.720 | 32 | |
20 | Aldershot | 42 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 52 | 0.615 | 32 | |
21 | Norwich City | 42 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 48 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 52 | 0.640 | 28 | Re-elected |
22 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 58 | 0.500 | 28 | Re-elected; transferred |
Results
References
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- "England 1946–47". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
- "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- "Doncaster Rovers Facts & Figures". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 6 July 2009. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2010.