1947–48 Football League
The 1947–48 season was the 49th completed season of The Football League.
Season | 1947–48 |
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Champions | Arsenal |
← 1946–47 1948–49 → |
Final league tables
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.
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.
Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.[2]
During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South.[2]
First Division
Season | 1947–48 |
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Champions | Arsenal (6th English title) |
Relegated | Blackburn Rovers, Grimsby Town |
FA Cup winners | Manchester United (2nd FA Cup title) |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,343 (2.91 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ronnie Rooke (Arsenal), 33 [3] |
← 1946–47 1948–49 → |
Arsenal, the most successful English club side of the 1930s, picked up their first postwar silverware, finishing top of the First Division by seven points. Their nearest rivals were Manchester United, who lifted the FA Cup with a dramatic 4-2 win over Blackpool at Wembley to end their 37-year wait for a major trophy. Burnley finished level on points with Matt Busby's team. Derby County, the 1946 FA Cup winners, finished fourth in the league. Defending champions Liverpool finished a disappointing 11th.
Grimsby Town were relegated in bottom place, 14 points adrift of safety, and were joined in the Second Division by Blackburn Rovers.
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Arsenal | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 2.531 | 59 | League Champions |
2 | Manchester United | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 50 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 1.688 | 52 | FA Cup winners |
3 | Burnley | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 1.302 | 52 | |
4 | Derby County | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 33 | 1.351 | 50 | |
5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 41 | 1.186 | 47 | |
6 | Aston Villa | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 1.140 | 47 | |
7 | Preston North End | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 0.985 | 47 | |
8 | Portsmouth | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 33 | 1.360 | 45 | |
9 | Blackpool | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 1.390 | 44 | |
10 | Manchester City | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 1.106 | 42 | |
11 | Liverpool | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 1.066 | 42 | |
12 | Sheffield United | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 46 | 0.929 | 42 | |
13 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 0.864 | 40 | |
14 | Everton | 42 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 0.788 | 40 | |
15 | Stoke City | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 0.745 | 38 | |
16 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 34 | 46 | 0.973 | 37 | |
17 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 33 | 0.793 | 37 | |
18 | Chelsea | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 44 | 0.746 | 37 | |
19 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 0.850 | 36 | |
20 | Sunderland | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 49 | 0.836 | 36 | |
21 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 42 | 0.750 | 32 | Relegated |
22 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 76 | 0.405 | 22 |
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Second Division
Season | 1947–48 |
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Champions | Birmingham City (3rd title) |
Promoted | Newcastle United |
Relegated | Doncaster Rovers Millwall |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,247 (2.7 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Eddie Quigley (Sheffield Wednesday), 23 [3] |
← 1946–47 1948–49 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Birmingham City | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 2.292 | 59 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Newcastle United | 42 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 1.756 | 56 | Promoted |
3 | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 1.340 | 52 | |
4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 1.245 | 51 | |
5 | Cardiff City | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 40 | 1.052 | 47 | |
6 | West Ham United | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 1.038 | 46 | |
7 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 1.086 | 45 | |
8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 1.302 | 44 | |
9 | Leicester City | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 1.053 | 43 | |
10 | Coventry City | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 36 | 1.135 | 41 | |
11 | Fulham | 42 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 27 | 1.022 | 40 | |
12 | Barnsley | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 0.969 | 40 | |
13 | Luton Town | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 34 | 0.949 | 40 | |
14 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 42 | 0.944 | 40 | |
15 | Brentford | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 0.721 | 40 | |
16 | Chesterfield | 42 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 0.982 | 39 | |
17 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 0.690 | 38 | |
18 | Leeds United | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 52 | 0.861 | 36 | |
19 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 37 | 0.900 | 35 | |
20 | Bury | 42 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 40 | 0.853 | 34 | |
21 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 46 | 0.606 | 29 | Relegated |
22 | Millwall | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 46 | 0.595 | 29 |
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Third Division North
Season | 1947–48 |
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Champions | Lincoln City (2nd title) |
Failed re-election | none |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,369 (2.96 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Jimmy Hutchinson (Lincoln City), 32 [3] |
← 1946–47 1948–49 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GR | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Lincoln City | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 47 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 2.025 | 60 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Rotherham United | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 56 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 31 | 1.939 | 59 | |
3 | Wrexham | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 1.370 | 50 | |
4 | Gateshead | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 1.316 | 49 | |
5 | Hull City | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 1.229 | 47 | |
6 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 1.051 | 46 | |
7 | Barrow | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 1.225 | 45 | |
8 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 1.118 | 45 | |
9 | Carlisle United | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 50 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 42 | 1.143 | 43 | |
10 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 0.968 | 43 | |
11 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 39 | 0.984 | 41 | |
12 | Rochdale | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 0.667 | 41 | |
13 | York City | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 35 | 1.083 | 40 | |
14 | Bradford City | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 39 | 0.985 | 40 | |
15 | Southport | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 0.952 | 39 | |
16 | Darlington | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 0.771 | 39 | |
17 | Stockport County | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 39 | 0.940 | 38 | |
18 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 44 | 0.750 | 36 | |
19 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 50 | 0.699 | 36 | |
20 | Chester | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 42 | 0.955 | 35 | |
21 | Halifax Town | 42 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 49 | 0.566 | 27 | Re-elected |
22 | New Brighton | 42 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 53 | 0.469 | 25 |
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Third Division South
Season | 1947–48 |
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Champions | Queens Park Rangers (1st title) |
Failed re-election | none |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,327 (2.87 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Len Townsend (Bristol City), 31 |
← 1946–47 1948–49 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GR | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 2.000 | 61 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 22 | 2.171 | 57 | |
3 | Walsall | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 28 | 1.750 | 51 | |
4 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 43 | 1.098 | 49 | |
5 | Swansea Town | 42 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 1.346 | 48 | |
6 | Notts County | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 1.153 | 46 | |
7 | Bristol City | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 39 | 1.185 | 43 | |
8 | Port Vale | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 1.167 | 43 | |
9 | Southend United | 42 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 42 | 0.879 | 43 | |
10 | Reading | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 0.966 | 41 | |
11 | Exeter City | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 0.873 | 41 | |
12 | Newport County | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 45 | 0.836 | 41 | |
13 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 35 | 1.000 | 39 | |
14 | Northampton Town | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 44 | 0.806 | 39 | |
15 | Watford | 42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 42 | 0.722 | 38 | |
16 | Swindon Town | 42 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 26 | 0.891 | 36 | |
17 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 41 | 0.699 | 36 | |
18 | Torquay United | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 1.016 | 35 | |
19 | Aldershot | 42 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 41 | 0.672 | 35 | |
20 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 41 | 0.947 | 34 | |
21 | Norwich City | 42 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 42 | 0.803 | 34 | Re-elected |
22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 0.589 | 34 |
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See also
- 1947-48 in English football
- 1947 in association football
- 1948 in association football
References
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
- "England 1947–48". 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.