1946–47 Football League

The Football League
Season 1946–47
Champions Liverpool

The 1946–47 season was the 48th completed season of The Football League.

This season was the first to feature a full football programme since the 1938–39 campaign.

Final league 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]

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.

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

Football League, First Division
Season 1946-47
Champions Liverpool (5th English title)
Relegated Brentford,
Leeds United
FA Cup winners Charlton Athletic (1st FA Cup title)
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1513 (3.27 per match)
Top goalscorer Dennis Westcott (Wolverhampton), 38 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1 Liverpool 42133542241245422884521.615+3257
2 Manchester United 4217316119597343595541.759+4156
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42151566311056322598561.750+4256
4 Stoke City 42145252211029383290531.698+3755
5 Blackpool 4214163832858333871701.014+150
6 Sheffield United 4212455132939384389751.187+1449
7 Preston North End 4210744527849314776741.027+247
8 Aston Villa 429663924939282967531.264+1445
9Sunderland4211373327759323965660.985–144
10Everton42135340244413224362670.925–543
11Middlesbrough42113746326510273673681.074+542
12Portsmouth42113742275610243366601.100+641
13Arsenal4295743337410293772701.029+241
14Derby County42132644285313295173790.924–641
15Chelsea4293933397410364569840.821–1539
16Grimsby Town4296637354611244761820.744–2138
17Blackburn Rovers42651023278310222645530.849–836
18Bolton Wanderers4285830285313274157690.826–1234
19Charlton Athletic4266934325610233957710.803–1434
20Huddersfield Town42114634242316195553790.671–2633
21Brentford42551119354215265345880.511–4325
22Leeds United42651030300120156045900.500–4518

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

Home ╲ Away ARS AST BLBBLPBOLBRECHACHEDEREVEGRIHUDLEELIVMUNMIDPORPNESHUSTKSUNWOL
Arsenal 02 13 11 22 22 10 12 01 21 53 12 42 12 62 40 21 41 23 10 22 11
Aston Villa 02 21 11 11 52 40 20 20 01 33 22 21 12 00 01 11 42 23 01 40 30
Blackburn Rovers 12 01 11 21 03 10 12 11 41 11 22 10 00 21 12 01 12 20 02 12 12
Blackpool 21 10 10 01 42 00 10 21 03 23 21 30 32 31 05 43 40 42 02 05 20
Bolton Wanderers 13 21 00 11 10 01 11 51 02 12 40 20 13 22 11 10 12 32 32 01 03
Brentford 01 02 03 21 10 14 02 03 11 01 20 11 11 00 00 13 23 21 14 03 41
Charlton Athletic 22 11 02 01 20 30 23 24 41 00 03 50 13 13 33 00 00 12 10 50 14
Chelsea 21 13 02 14 43 32 22 30 11 00 10 30 31 03 20 03 12 14 25 21 12
Derby County 01 12 21 12 13 21 10 31 51 41 10 21 14 43 11 20 22 12 30 51 21
Everton 32 20 10 11 21 02 11 20 41 33 10 41 10 22 21 10 20 23 22 42 02
Grimsby Town 00 03 21 23 22 22 31 21 20 22 10 41 16 00 40 32 23 21 25 12 00
Huddersfield Town 00 10 01 13 10 30 51 14 52 10 32 10 14 22 31 12 30 11 10 00 01
Leeds United 11 11 01 42 40 12 02 21 12 21 10 50 12 02 33 01 03 22 12 11 01
Liverpool 42 41 21 23 03 10 11 74 11 00 50 10 20 10 01 30 30 12 20 10 15
Manchester United 52 21 40 30 10 41 41 11 41 30 21 52 31 50 10 30 11 62 11 03 31
Middlesbrough 20 12 01 12 31 20 12 32 10 40 30 41 30 22 24 33 20 24 54 13 11
Portsmouth 02 32 31 01 20 30 30 02 12 21 41 31 41 12 01 31 44 00 13 41 11
Preston North End 20 31 40 20 04 52 51 11 11 21 30 62 32 00 11 01 11 12 13 22 22
Sheffield United 21 12 01 42 42 61 13 22 32 20 11 22 62 01 22 21 31 23 21 42 20
Stoke City 31 00 00 41 12 31 22 61 32 21 30 30 52 21 32 31 11 50 30 00 03
Sunderland 14 41 10 32 31 21 11 12 32 41 12 30 10 14 11 10 00 02 21 01 01
Wolverhampton Wanderers 61 12 33 31 50 12 20 64 72 23 20 61 10 12 32 24 31 41 31 30 21

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1946–1947

Second Division

Football League, Second Division
Season 1946–47
Champions Manchester City (5th title)
Promoted Burnley
Relegated Newport County
Swansea Town
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1547 (3.35 per match)
Top goalscorer Charlie Wayman (Newcastle), 30 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Manchester City4217314914975292178352.229+4362
2Burnley42118230141164351565292.241+3658
3Birmingham City42172251118310232274332.242+4155
4Chesterfield4212633717687212758441.318+1450
5Newcastle United4211466032867353095621.532+3348
6Tottenham Hotspur4211823521669303265531.226+1248
7West Bromwich Albion4212455337849353888751.173+1348
8Coventry City42128140174512264266591.119+745
9Leicester City42114642257311273969641.078+543
10Barnsley42132648294611365784860.977–242
11Nottingham Forest42135347202514225469740.932–540
12West Ham United42124546314413244570760.921–640
13Luton Town42134450293315214471730.973–239
14Southampton42115545244413245269760.908–739
15Fulham42124540253513234963740.851–1139
16Bradford Park Avenue427682928759364965770.844–1239
17Bury42116462341614184480781.026+236
18Millwall4277730307113264956790.709–2336
19Plymouth Argyle42113745343216346279960.823–1733
20Sheffield Wednesday42105639282316286067880.761–2132
21Swansea Town42911136402613194355830.663–2829
22Newport County429111415212182081611330.459–7223

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
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Relegated

Results

Home ╲ Away BAR BIR BPABURBRYCHFCOVFULLEILUTMCIMILNEWNPCNOTPLYSHWSOUSWATOTWBAWHU
Barnsley 31 31 10 40 12 02 41 10 40 02 41 11 31 32 13 41 44 31 13 21 12
Birmingham City 12 40 02 30 00 20 21 40 10 31 40 20 11 40 61 31 31 31 10 10 30
Bradford Park Avenue 13 20 01 22 00 51 12 12 21 11 00 21 21 01 32 11 23 00 21 24 01
Burnley 22 10 12 11 11 11 20 00 11 00 30 30 32 30 21 20 10 10 00 02 21
Bury 44 20 63 22 02 10 72 23 30 22 52 22 01 50 33 42 21 33 12 40 40
Chesterfield 21 01 11 00 31 21 11 20 21 01 23 10 20 11 41 42 50 10 00 11 31
Coventry City 11 00 00 03 31 11 10 21 00 11 40 11 60 11 10 51 20 32 31 32 21
Fulham 61 01 03 10 20 21 20 42 21 22 32 03 41 11 31 12 00 30 11 01 32
Leicester City 60 21 21 14 00 01 10 20 21 03 50 24 30 11 41 35 20 01 11 11 40
Luton Town 31 13 30 13 20 11 11 20 12 00 30 43 63 32 34 41 22 30 32 20 21
Manchester City 51 10 72 10 31 00 10 40 10 20 10 02 51 21 43 21 11 11 10 50 20
Millwall 31 02 01 11 10 11 35 11 10 20 13 14 31 40 11 22 31 11 03 12 00
Newcastle United 42 22 50 12 11 21 31 13 11 72 32 02 130 30 32 40 13 11 10 24 23
Newport County 21 03 13 03 20 30 42 42 23 13 03 31 42 25 10 43 12 24 24 27 11
Nottingham Forest 21 11 40 10 20 10 10 21 20 42 01 12 02 61 51 22 60 11 11 11 43
Plymouth Argyle 32 02 24 22 31 10 22 22 40 21 23 02 01 41 20 41 23 21 34 21 31
Sheffield Wednesday 24 10 12 12 25 01 42 11 13 11 10 30 11 21 20 21 30 30 51 22 11
Southampton 11 10 32 01 11 11 52 20 11 13 01 12 11 51 52 51 31 40 10 01 42
Swansea Town 22 10 16 02 10 12 23 02 34 20 12 03 12 51 32 31 20 42 02 23 21
Tottenham Hotspur 11 12 33 11 21 34 00 11 21 21 00 21 11 31 20 21 20 21 31 20 00
West Bromwich Albion 25 30 11 11 30 32 11 61 42 12 31 24 32 22 51 25 21 20 21 32 23
West Ham United 40 04 11 05 33 50 12 32 02 21 10 31 02 30 22 41 21 40 30 22 32

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1946–1947

Third Division North

Football League, Third Division North
Season 1946–47
Champions Doncaster Rovers (2nd title)
Failed re-election None
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1537 (3.33 per match)
Top goalscorer Clarrie Jordan (Doncaster Rovers), 42 [3][4]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Doncaster Rovers421551671618125624123403.075+8372
2Rotherham United42201081199573334114532.151+6164
3Chester4217225313849423895511.863+4456
4Stockport County42170450197212283478531.472+2550
5Bradford City4212544020858222762471.319+1550
6Rochdale4295739251056413980641.250+1648
7Wrexham42135343214710223065511.275+1446
8Crewe Alexandra42124539265511314870740.946–443
9Barrow4210292824759263854620.871–841
10Tranmere Rovers42115543336213234466770.857–1141
11Hull City4295725197311243449530.925–440
12Lincoln City42123652325214345586870.989–139
13Hartlepools United42105636265412284764730.877–939
14Gateshead42103839336312233962720.861–1038
15York City4264113542858323967810.827–1437
16Carlisle United42105645384413255570930.753–2337
17Darlington42124548263216205468800.850–1236
18New Brighton42113737303513204757770.740–2036
19Oldham Athletic42651029316312264955800.688–2532
20Accrington Stanley42831037386114195456920.609–3632
21Southport42651035411614184453850.624–3225
22Halifax Town42631228362316155643920.467–4922

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
Division Champions, promoted
Welsh Cup winners
New club in the league (none)
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)

Results

Home ╲ Away ACC BRW BRACRLCHRCREDARDONGATHALHARHULLINNWBOLDROCROTSOUSTPTRAWREYOR
Accrington Stanley (1891) 13 00 43 14 23 30 01 03 11 21 00 84 31 23 23 23 10 21 21 01 12
Barrow 13 00 31 10 02 23 01 10 30 20 10 13 01 52 22 23 21 10 01 10 01
Bradford City 31 50 22 00 10 20 01 22 31 12 11 30 21 10 01 20 51 02 22 21 32
Carlisle United 42 41 43 32 33 15 23 31 10 51 02 10 32 12 13 11 11 11 42 11 12
Chester 31 30 30 40 20 11 13 01 20 21 51 30 21 20 10 22 21 30 41 20 60
Crewe Alexandra 50 01 22 20 02 32 03 11 20 11 20 05 30 30 22 12 20 32 43 10 20
Darlington 50 01 20 21 33 40 11 20 01 21 02 43 40 11 41 43 42 12 12 11 31
Doncaster Rovers 50 80 43 92 30 11 50 30 20 51 41 11 00 42 21 11 20 13 20 50 00
Gateshead 21 05 12 13 34 21 10 13 61 01 10 30 30 10 22 20 22 12 31 33 12
Halifax Town 21 32 12 01 12 12 02 42 21 14 20 23 01 11 30 23 11 12 13 00 03
Hartlepool United 02 11 00 41 51 52 41 02 13 14 00 20 30 11 03 21 30 10 10 13 11
Hull City 30 10 02 20 10 22 21 01 12 30 11 00 11 01 01 02 40 03 10 10 22
Lincoln City 11 10 01 31 22 13 20 35 40 31 52 03 51 13 23 40 42 40 21 31 22
New Brighton 40 01 00 22 03 40 41 25 23 11 21 15 42 40 12 10 10 10 21 10 03
Oldham Athletic 12 01 01 02 10 31 20 01 11 61 00 12 31 22 32 01 24 00 12 15 22
Rochdale 51 11 01 60 21 11 30 23 23 10 10 52 20 22 13 11 00 14 30 01 01
Rotherham United 41 43 21 40 31 51 41 32 40 61 40 20 30 30 80 33 21 21 60 32 61
Southport 01 22 01 02 24 22 22 05 21 61 33 31 13 20 24 02 20 41 12 11 03
Stockport County 20 20 40 20 03 32 10 13 20 41 12 20 32 20 40 52 12 20 40 10 42
Tranmere 01 11 20 11 32 32 20 35 10 11 41 13 52 33 42 23 14 20 21 00 21
Wrexham 40 11 20 21 04 10 71 02 20 20 41 01 41 32 21 22 11 11 21 00 31
York City 01 02 03 22 44 23 30 14 31 20 14 30 24 12 10 23 23 11 32 01 22

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Third Division South

Football League, Third Division South
Season 1946–47
Champions Cardiff City (1st title)
Failed re-election None
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1458 (3.16 per match)
Top goalscorer Don Clark (Bristol City), 36 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Cardiff City42183060111236331993303.100+6366
2Queens Park Rangers4215244215894322574401.850+3457
3Bristol City4213445620777383694561.679+3851
4Swindon Town42154256254710284884731.151+1149
5Walsall4211644225669323474591.254+1546
6Ipswich Town4211553321597283261531.151+846
7Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic42124543206411293472541.333+1844
8Southend United4297538228310333871601.183+1144
9Reading42116453305511304483741.122+943
10Port Vale42144351283513173568631.079+543
11Torquay United42115533234710193852610.852–942
12Notts County42114635194611284463631.000±040
13Northampton Town42115546334512264272750.960–340
14Bristol Rovers4296634267212254359690.855–1040
15Exeter City42116437274314234260690.870–939
16Watford42114639276114224961760.803–1539
17Brighton & Hove Albion4287631355511233754720.750–1838
18Crystal Palace4297529194413204349620.790–1337
19Leyton Orient42105640282316144754750.720–2132
20Aldershot4267825264512235248780.615–3032
21Norwich City426312384845122652641000.640–3628
22Mansfield Town4285831381515175848960.500–4828

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
Division Champions, promoted
New club in the league (none)
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)

Results

Home ╲ Away ALD BOU BHABRIBROCARCRYEXEIPSLEYMANNORNORNTCPTVQPRREASTDSWITORWALWAT
Aldershot 21 13 43 02 01 02 20 41 00 11 11 31 11 00 12 13 00 20 00 12 12
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 22 10 00 13 20 40 41 11 20 31 21 01 12 30 11 10 31 52 50 23 01
Brighton & Hove Albion 21 11 11 12 04 10 16 00 21 50 22 33 32 00 02 14 21 14 20 20 11
Bristol City 90 10 00 40 21 30 22 12 30 52 23 21 11 30 11 52 20 31 50 12 12
Bristol Rovers 00 02 00 03 10 21 10 11 61 10 03 12 41 00 31 22 13 30 30 22 34
Cardiff City 21 20 40 11 40 00 50 32 10 50 62 61 21 10 22 30 31 50 10 30 10
Crystal Palace 00 01 10 00 21 12 10 11 20 11 22 01 21 12 00 21 03 41 61 11 20
Exeter City 41 41 21 13 32 02 21 00 31 10 10 30 22 11 30 13 15 11 11 22 10
Ipswich Town 11 21 12 32 02 01 11 21 00 21 12 50 12 21 11 20 10 31 11 21 20
Leyton Orient 13 23 21 41 30 01 01 31 22 31 21 30 13 53 11 33 11 00 01 10 31
Mansfield Town 13 11 03 13 31 13 31 10 43 13 32 44 10 03 03 22 01 11 10 11 20
Northampton Town 22 21 61 22 12 02 10 12 22 41 30 10 21 10 44 40 23 41 00 08 41
Norwich City 23 16 23 22 33 21 23 13 01 50 31 23 22 30 01 02 15 15 20 02 42
Notts County 20 10 20 03 60 11 00 00 12 12 51 10 30 32 12 10 02 00 02 31 41
Port Vale 42 10 41 21 21 04 42 12 10 21 41 11 13 41 22 51 51 11 21 22 30
Queens Park Rangers 41 30 20 10 02 23 12 20 13 20 31 10 11 41 20 20 10 70 00 10 21
Reading 10 32 20 25 11 00 102 40 13 20 30 30 43 11 02 10 72 33 22 11 23
Southend 21 22 00 41 23 02 20 22 11 00 11 40 30 30 11 13 02 20 02 31 50
Swindon Town 70 13 22 11 10 32 10 20 21 20 61 31 11 42 21 32 22 21 24 41 50
Torquay United 01 22 31 23 30 00 21 21 00 32 22 21 21 12 10 00 30 01 15 20 20
Walsall 20 30 11 30 20 23 33 21 42 31 00 20 22 20 41 02 22 22 01 21 13
Watford 41 02 14 23 10 20 10 31 20 31 12 11 41 22 20 02 21 40 11 33 02

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams 1946–1947

See also

References

  1. "England 1946–47". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
  4. "Doncaster Rovers Facts & Figures". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 6 July 2009. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
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