1946–47 Everton F.C. season

During the 1946–47 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Everton

1946–47 season
Manager	Theo Kelly
Ground	Goodison Park
First Division	10th
FA Cup	4th Round
Home colours Away colours

Final League Table

Pos	Team	Pld		W	D	L	F	A		W	D	L	F	A		F	A	GA	GD		Pts
1	Liverpool	42		13	3	5	42	24		12	4	5	42	28		84	52	1.615	+32		57
2	Manchester United	42		17	3	1	61	19		5	9	7	34	35		95	54	1.759	+41		56
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42		15	1	5	66	31		10	5	6	32	25		98	56	1.750	+42		56
4	Stoke City	42		14	5	2	52	21		10	2	9	38	32		90	53	1.698	+37		55
5	Blackpool	42		14	1	6	38	32		8	5	8	33	38		71	70	1.014	+1		50
6	Sheffield United	42		12	4	5	51	32		9	3	9	38	43		89	75	1.187	+14		49
7	Preston North End	42		10	7	4	45	27		8	4	9	31	47		76	74	1.027	+2		47
8	Aston Villa	42		9	6	6	39	24		9	3	9	28	29		67	53	1.264	+14		45
9	Sunderland	42		11	3	7	33	27		7	5	9	32	39		65	66	0.985	–1		44
10	Everton	42		13	5	3	40	24		4	4	13	22	43		62	67	0.925	–5		43
11	Middlesbrough	42		11	3	7	46	32		6	5	10	27	36		73	68	1.074	+5		42
12	Portsmouth	42		11	3	7	42	27		5	6	10	24	33		66	60	1.100	+6		41
13	Arsenal	42		9	5	7	43	33		7	4	10	29	37		72	70	1.029	+2		41
14	Derby County	42		13	2	6	44	28		5	3	13	29	51		73	79	0.924	–6		41
15	Chelsea	42		9	3	9	33	39		7	4	10	36	45		69	84	0.821	–15		39
16	Grimsby Town	42		9	6	6	37	35		4	6	11	24	47		61	82	0.744	–21		38
17	Blackburn Rovers	42		6	5	10	23	27		8	3	10	22	26		45	53	0.849	–8		36
18	Bolton Wanderers	42		8	5	8	30	28		5	3	13	27	41		57	69	0.826	–12		34
19	Charlton Athletic	42		6	6	9	34	32		5	6	10	23	39		57	71	0.803	–14		34
20	Huddersfield Town	42		11	4	6	34	24		2	3	16	19	55		53	79	0.671	–26		33
21	Brentford	42		5	5	11	19	35		4	2	15	26	53		45	88	0.511	–43		25
22	Leeds United	42		6	5	10	30	30		0	1	20	15	60		45	90	0.500	–45		18

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	League Champions
	FA Cup winners
	Relegated

Results

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
31 August 1946	Brentford	H	0-2 (0-1)	55,338	-
2 September 1946	Aston Villa	A	1-0 (0-0)	35,618	Boyes 50'
7 September 1946	Blackburn Rovers	A	1-4 (1-1)	25,678	Boyes 13'
11 September 1946	Arsenal	H	3-2 (1-1)	40,093	Bentham 29', Livingstone 47', 58'
14 September 1946	Portsmouth	H	1-0 (0-0)	47,909	Bentham 50'
21 September 1946	Liverpool	A	0-0 (0-0)	49,875	-
28 September 1946	Huddersfield Town	A	0-1 (0-0)	19,208	-
5 October 1946	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0-2 (0-1)	44,792	-
12 October 1946	Sunderland	A	1-4 (0-1)	40,830	Eglington 49'
19 October 1946	Bolton Wanderers	H	2-1 (1-0)	45,104	Stevenson 44', Higgins 59'
26 October 1946	Charlton Athletic	A	1-4 (1-2)	25,211	Stevenson 22'
2 November 1946	Grimsby Town	H	3-3 (1-2)	48,817	Dodds 37', Jones 50', Stevenson 63'
9 November 1946	Leeds United	A	1-2 (0-1)	22,992	Dodds 62'
16 November 1946	Manchester United	A	2-2 (2-2)	45,932	Dodds 3', 14'
23 November 1946	Stoke City	H	1-2 (1-0)	27,948	Dodds 33'
30 November 1946	Middlesbrough	H	2-1 (0-0)	48,997	Wainwright 77', Eglington 79'
7 December 1946	Chelsea	A	1-1 (1-0)	41,255	Dodds 23'
14 December 1946	Sheffield United	H	2-3 (1-0)	36,513	Dodds 5', Jones 56'
21 December 1946	Preston North End	A	1-2 (1-2)	23,334	Jones 44'(pen)
25 December 1946	Derby County	H	4-1 (?-?)	32,915	Wainwright 46', ??', Boyes 48' (pen), Dodds ??'
26 December 1946	Derby County	A	1-5 (1-4)	29,978	Fielding 16'
28 December 1946	Brentford	A	1-1 (0-1)	29,360	Wainwright 77'
1 January 1947	Aston Villa	H	2-0 (0-0)	49,665	Stevenson 51', Dodds 75'
4 January 1947	Blackburn Rovers	H	1-0 (1-0)	39,775	Wainwright 44'
18 January 1947	Portsmouth	A	1-2 (1-0)	30,002	Ferrier (og) 53'
29 January 1947	Liverpool	H	1-0 (0-0)	30,612	Wainwright 59'
1 February 1947	Huddersfield Town	H	1-0 (1-0)	37,205	Bentham 35'
15 February 1947	Sunderland	H	4-2 (1-2)	39,658	Wainwright 9', 51', 75', Eglington 80'
22 February 1947	Bolton Wanderers	A	2-0 (1-0)	21,080	Wainwright 15', Stevenson 80'
8 March 1947	Grimsby Town	A	2-2 (1-2)	11,227	Wainwright 38', 52'
22 March 1947	Manchester United	A	0-3 (0-1)	44,297	-
29 March 1947	Stoke City	H	2-2 (0-2)	40,092	Eglington 61', Fielding 67'
4 April 1947	Blackpool	H	1-1 (1-0)	63,617	Stevenson 6'
5 April 1947	Middlesbrough	A	0-4 (0-1)	27,106	-
7 April 1947	Blackpool	A	3-0 (2-0)	23,699	Dodds 5', 73', Stevenson 44'
12 April 1947	Chelsea	H	2-0 (0-0)	30,970	Dodds 56', 68'
19 April 1947	Sheffield United	A	0-2 (0-2)	28,675	-
26 April 1947	Preston North End	H	2-0 (1-0)	26,371	Dodds 7', Fielding 57'
10 May 1947	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	3-2 (1-1)	40,033	McIlhatton 2', Dodds 50', Fielding 57'
24 May 1947	Charlton Athletic	H	1-1 (1-0)	32,558	Wainwright 4'
26 May 1947	Leeds United	H	4-1 (2-1)	21,001	Grant 15', Dodds 43', 56', Stevenson 58'
31 May 1947	Arsenal	A	1-2 (1-1)	23,785	Eglington 23'

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FA Cup

Main article: 1946–47 FA Cup

Everton v Southend United

11 January 1947 (1947-01-11) 3rd	Everton	4–2	Southend United	Walton, Liverpool
2:30 p.m.	Jones  29' Wainwright  32', 64' Fielding  67'	Report	C. Thompson  31' K. Bennett  85'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 50,124 Referee: F. Milner

Sheffield Wednesday v Everton

25 January 1947 (1947-01-25) 4th	Sheffield Wednesday	2–1	Everton	Owlerton, Sheffield
2:45 p.m.	R. Froggatt  5' C. Tomlinson  10'	Report	Wainwright  25'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 62,250 Referee: J. Tregellas

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Squad

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References

1. Everton's Record in 1946-47
2. 1946-1947 Summary: Appearances and Goals