1947–48 Football League

The Football League
Season 1947–48
Champions Arsenal

The 19471948 season was the 49th completed season of The Football League.

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

Football League, First Division
Season 1947–48
Champions Arsenal (6th English title)
Relegated Blackburn Rovers, Grimsby Town
FA Cup winners Manchester United (2nd FA Cup title)
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1343 (2.91 per match)
Top goalscorer Ronnie Rooke (Arsenal), 33 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Arsenal42153356158103251781322.531+4959
2 Manchester United 4211735027876312181481.688+3352
3 Burnley 4212543112876253156431.302+1352
4 Derby County 4211643824867393377571.351+2050
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4212454529759384183701.186+1347
6 Aston Villa 42135342226411233565571.140+847
7 Preston North End 42134443357311243367680.985–147
8 Portsmouth 42135344176213243368501.360+1845
9 Blackpool 42134437144611202757411.390+1644
10 Manchester City 42133537222910152552471.106+542
11 Liverpool 4298439237212263865611.066+442
12 Sheffield United 42134444243612214665700.929–542
13 Charlton Athletic 4284933299210243757660.864–940
14 Everton 42102930267410224052660.788–1440
15 Stoke City 4295729235511123241550.745–1438
16 Middlesbrough 4287637276213344671730.973–237
17 Bolton Wanderers 42112829255313173346580.793–1237
18 Chelsea 42116438273315154453710.746–1837
19 Huddersfield Town 4276825245610263651600.850–936
20 Sunderland 42114633182613234956670.836–1136
21 Blackburn Rovers 4285835303513194254720.750–1832
22 Grimsby Town 425511203531172576451110.405–6622

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 BLBBLPBOLBURCHACHEDEREVEGRIHUDLIVMCIMUNMIDPORPNESHUSTKSUNWOL
Arsenal 10 20 21 20 30 60 02 12 11 80 20 12 11 21 70 00 30 32 30 31 52
Aston Villa 42 32 01 31 22 21 30 22 30 22 21 21 11 01 11 21 41 20 10 20 12
Blackburn Rovers 01 00 11 40 12 00 11 34 23 40 12 12 10 11 17 10 23 40 20 43 10
Blackpool 30 10 10 11 01 31 30 22 50 31 40 20 11 10 10 10 01 21 12 01 22
Bolton Wanderers 01 10 10 10 11 10 21 03 00 20 15 30 21 01 13 40 12 23 01 31 32
Burnley 01 10 00 10 20 02 10 02 01 41 21 30 11 00 30 32 10 00 40 40 11
Charlton Athletic 24 11 01 20 21 11 31 15 23 23 00 20 01 12 10 22 12 40 01 10 51
Chelsea 00 42 10 22 11 02 30 10 31 23 24 31 22 04 42 10 20 10 41 11 11
Derby County 10 13 50 10 21 11 03 51 10 41 00 04 00 11 42 21 21 11 11 51 12
Everton 02 30 41 12 20 03 01 23 13 31 11 03 10 20 21 02 21 20 01 30 11
Grimsby Town 04 30 22 01 02 12 13 00 23 30 30 02 10 11 05 10 11 03 00 12 04
Huddersfield Town 11 01 11 20 12 01 01 31 21 13 51 11 11 02 21 02 10 21 00 22 01
Liverpool 13 33 21 20 00 11 23 30 22 40 31 40 11 22 01 03 31 40 00 00 21
Manchester City 00 02 13 10 02 41 40 10 32 01 31 11 20 00 20 10 03 43 30 30 43
Manchester United 11 20 41 11 02 50 62 50 10 22 34 44 20 11 21 32 11 01 11 31 32
Middlesbrough 11 13 11 40 41 12 12 00 11 01 41 10 31 21 22 12 11 30 21 22 24
Portsmouth 00 24 11 11 20 01 31 21 00 30 40 32 10 10 13 61 10 60 30 22 20
Preston North End 00 30 21 07 10 32 21 20 74 30 21 02 33 21 21 21 12 33 21 22 13
Sheffield United 12 31 41 21 21 11 11 31 12 21 40 01 31 21 21 11 12 31 30 32 22
Stoke City 00 12 21 11 20 30 01 20 10 11 21 11 02 30 02 24 21 01 11 31 23
Sunderland 11 00 01 10 12 20 01 23 11 20 42 20 51 01 10 30 41 02 11 10 21
Wolverhampton Wanderers 11 41 51 11 10 11 20 10 10 24 81 21 12 10 26 13 31 42 11 12 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 1947–1948

Second Division

Football League, Second Division
Season 1947–48
Champions Birmingham City (3rd title)
Promoted Newcastle United
Relegated Doncaster Rovers
Millwall
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1247 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorer Eddie Quigley (Sheffield Wednesday), 23 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Birmingham City42127234131083211155242.292+3159
2 Newcastle United 4218124613678262872411.756+3156
3 Southampton 4215335323678183071531.340+1852
4 Sheffield Wednesday 4213623921759273266531.245+1351
5 Cardiff City 42126336186510254061581.052+347
6 West Ham United 4210742919678263455531.038+246
7 West Bromwich Albion 4211463729759262963581.086+545
8 Tottenham Hotspur 4210653624588201956431.302+1344
9 Leicester City 4210563629669242860571.053+343
10 Coventry City 4210563316489263659521.135+741
11 Fulham 4269624199111232747461.022+140
12 Barnsley 42105631225511314262640.969–240
13 Luton Town 4288531256411253456590.949–340
14 Bradford Park Avenue 42113745305511234268720.944–440
15 Brentford 42106531263810133544610.721–1740
16 Chesterfield 4284932268310222954550.982–139
17 Plymouth Argyle 4289427221119133640580.690–1838
18 Leeds United 42125444202316185262720.861–1036
19 Nottingham Forest 42105632232613223754600.900–635
20 Bury 4268727283810314058680.853–1034
21 Doncaster Rovers 4278623202316174640660.606–2629
22 Millwall 4277727282415174644740.595–3029

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 BPABREBRYCARCHFCOVDONFULLEELEILUTMILNEWNOTPLYSHWSOUTOTWBAWHU
Barnsley 01 22 11 21 12 03 01 20 12 30 20 30 10 11 22 21 31 21 21 01 11
Birmingham City 23 43 00 20 20 00 11 30 31 51 10 21 10 00 21 11 10 00 00 40 01
Bradford Park Avenue 32 12 11 53 01 13 22 40 30 31 02 22 40 03 31 30 20 13 02 31 41
Brentford 33 12 21 41 00 03 14 20 02 30 22 03 21 10 31 00 10 22 20 10 11
Bury 11 11 04 22 12 20 00 42 10 11 02 22 00 35 10 00 12 30 20 12 12
Cardiff City 10 20 10 10 22 00 11 30 00 00 30 10 60 11 41 30 21 51 03 05 03
Chesterfield 11 03 01 40 12 22 43 03 10 30 23 20 20 01 00 11 02 01 31 02 60
Coventry City 32 01 50 30 00 10 30 10 52 12 01 41 01 11 11 00 31 01 11 10 01
Doncaster Rovers 12 00 30 00 13 22 10 00 01 30 11 02 22 03 20 20 01 11 11 21 10
Fulham 01 11 00 50 11 41 00 02 00 32 31 11 10 30 00 11 02 02 02 01 11
Leeds United 41 01 20 11 51 40 30 21 00 01 31 02 21 31 22 50 22 00 13 31 21
Leicester City 41 00 20 12 21 21 12 22 32 02 20 32 30 22 31 21 23 00 03 11 13
Luton Town 21 01 33 30 11 11 21 23 21 03 61 21 12 21 21 00 11 02 00 11 00
Millwall 33 00 01 01 17 01 02 62 10 12 11 04 31 21 20 20 00 30 00 11 11
Newcastle United 10 10 20 10 10 41 23 00 20 10 42 20 41 10 02 61 42 50 10 31 10
Nottingham Forest 11 02 12 20 21 12 13 40 42 02 10 10 12 52 00 11 00 11 10 31 21
Plymouth Argyle 10 03 22 00 00 30 12 10 22 32 10 00 13 11 30 11 02 31 11 21 11
Sheffield Wednesday 52 00 31 11 22 21 10 11 20 20 31 11 10 32 10 21 11 12 10 12 53
Southampton 41 20 12 21 10 22 30 31 61 10 12 31 31 51 42 21 23 31 11 11 31
Tottenham Hotspur 03 12 31 40 22 21 30 21 20 02 31 00 01 32 11 03 20 51 00 11 22
West Bromwich Albion 02 11 60 32 33 23 10 31 13 21 32 13 10 21 01 32 11 11 10 10 12
West Ham United 21 00 00 01 20 42 40 10 21 30 21 11 00 11 02 21 11 14 20 11 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 Second Division London teams 1947–1948

Third Division North

Football League, Third Division North
Season 1947–48
Champions Lincoln City (2nd title)
Failed re-election none
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1369 (2.96 per match)
Top goalscorer Jimmy Hutchinson (Lincoln City), 32 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Lincoln City42143447181254342281402.025+4160
2 Rotherham United 42154256181056393195491.939+4659
3 Wrexham 4214344923759253174541.370+2050
4 Gateshead 4211554828867272975571.316+1849
5 Hull City 4212543821669212759481.229+1147
6 Accrington Stanley 4213173624759263562591.051+346
7 Barrow 429482419795252149401.225+945
8 Mansfield Town 4211463724678202757511.118+645
9 Carlisle United 42104750358310384288771.143+1143
10 Crewe Alexandra 42124541246312203961630.968–243
11 Oldham Athletic 42610525258310383963640.984–141
12 Rochdale 42124532233711164948720.667–2441
13 York City 428763825579273565601.083+540
14 Bradford City 42104738275610273965660.985–140
15 Southport 42104734274710263660630.952–339
16 Darlington 4278630316510243954700.771–1639
17 Stockport County 4296642284611213963670.940–438
18 Tranmere Rovers 421011030286312244454720.750–1836
19 Hartlepools United 42106534234215175051730.699–2236
20 Chester 42116444252316204264670.955–335
21 Halifax Town 42410725273315184943760.566–3327
22 New Brighton 42561020283315185338810.469–4325

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 ACC BRW BRACRLCHRCREDARGATHALHARHULLINMANNWBOLDROCROTSOUSTPTRAWREYOR
Accrington Stanley (1891) 01 20 12 10 21 30 10 20 42 24 21 10 53 23 12 01 00 52 10 02 10
Barrow 30 01 20 10 20 00 12 21 12 02 01 10 11 24 01 13 20 00 30 11 10
Bradford City 12 11 11 32 12 40 22 21 31 20 24 01 11 02 40 01 42 10 41 10 13
Carlisle United 23 12 12 20 52 42 11 52 11 00 25 31 21 41 50 03 23 40 43 12 11
Chester 10 00 21 41 42 11 23 00 20 41 11 12 42 21 21 23 00 22 40 41 23
Crewe Alexandra 00 12 32 02 10 41 01 01 20 31 30 00 40 22 21 33 41 42 32 10 13
Darlington 31 22 11 43 11 01 11 41 10 20 13 12 31 06 00 11 13 00 02 31 11
Gateshead 42 02 22 13 21 20 12 30 70 01 32 21 31 35 50 11 32 11 30 22 00
Halifax Town 33 11 00 21 11 41 11 00 00 02 01 11 12 15 23 21 00 40 22 01 01
Hartlepool United 40 03 02 11 21 01 30 32 11 31 12 10 10 31 41 22 20 00 11 02 22
Hull City 42 00 21 31 21 21 03 23 12 50 01 11 30 10 00 53 10 10 30 11 11
Lincoln City 23 21 30 30 42 00 31 30 31 50 23 00 12 02 30 31 31 30 20 21 00
Mansfield Town 10 10 11 23 21 31 40 12 31 32 11 02 50 11 11 21 20 12 13 10 12
New Brighton 01 11 02 13 01 12 21 12 10 12 10 01 22 22 00 12 22 10 02 11 21
Oldham Athletic 10 21 30 21 31 00 33 01 11 02 00 00 11 30 11 15 11 00 01 14 22
Rochdale 13 22 20 21 22 12 21 21 21 02 10 11 12 10 20 10 21 12 11 21 30
Rotherham United 10 00 41 72 21 51 00 00 30 32 00 02 21 61 41 41 02 41 20 60 32
Southport 11 12 12 04 30 20 20 21 20 20 12 11 11 40 40 22 12 04 14 10 21
Stockport County 11 23 33 23 41 21 13 11 21 20 00 11 50 12 30 40 22 03 20 01 42
Tranmere 01 10 21 03 23 20 01 30 01 10 21 14 01 10 10 41 01 22 23 23 42
Wrexham 11 31 42 21 21 11 12 03 63 31 10 30 21 00 12 51 13 20 20 60 30
York City 12 00 33 22 20 01 02 31 60 40 22 01 12 31 10 00 20 33 32 12 11

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 1947–48
Champions Queens Park Rangers (1st title)
Failed re-election none
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1327 (2.87 per match)
Top goalscorer Len Townsend (Bristol City), 31
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Queens Park Rangers42163244171065302074372.000+3761
2 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 42135342131146342276352.171+4157
3 Walsall 4213533712849332870401.750+3051
4 Ipswich Town 42161442187212254367611.098+649
5 Swansea Town 42146148144611223870521.346+1848
6 Notts County 42124544277410243268591.153+946
7 Bristol City 42114647267311303977651.185+1243
8 Port Vale 42144348182712153663541.167+943
9 Southend United 42118232164512194251580.879–743
10 Reading 42105637285610193056580.966–241
11 Exeter City 42116434224512214155630.873–841
12 Newport County 4298438285511234561730.836–1241
13 Crystal Palace 42125432141812173549491.000±039
14 Northampton Town 42105635284611234458720.806–1439
15 Watford 426693137849264257790.722–2238
16 Swindon Town 42610521204611202641460.891–536
17 Leyton Orient 4285831325511204151730.699–2236
18 Torquay United 4276840294710233363621.016+135
19 Aldershot 42510622265511234145670.672–2235
20 Bristol Rovers 42731139346510324171750.947–434
21 Norwich City 42831033345511284261760.803–1534
22 Brighton & Hove Albion 4284926313810174243730.589–3034

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 BHABRIBROCRYEXEIPSLEYNPCNORNORNTCPTVQPRREASTDSWASWITORWALWAT
Aldershot 03 11 11 20 20 00 01 00 12 11 22 10 11 14 12 11 03 22 10 31 11
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 11 41 20 30 00 21 40 11 50 20 13 20 30 01 20 01 10 10 62 11 11
Brighton & Hove Albion 11 02 02 31 11 01 41 00 30 23 20 13 22 05 20 10 01 10 21 04 13
Bristol City 24 04 12 52 20 11 40 60 10 11 60 10 21 21 02 60 32 22 12 00 12
Bristol Rovers 71 12 41 02 11 22 20 02 23 12 23 20 21 01 23 12 22 31 02 23 30
Crystal Palace 10 20 00 40 00 12 21 20 21 10 20 11 20 01 21 00 40 11 21 23 12
Exeter City 40 11 10 31 40 20 10 11 44 11 20 01 00 12 10 00 31 21 02 06 31
Ipswich Town 20 11 40 10 04 30 20 10 30 52 12 20 21 10 10 40 32 01 21 31 13
Leyton Orient 03 20 21 02 24 11 24 11 22 50 21 21 00 13 22 20 10 03 41 01 02
Newport County 22 22 11 10 22 31 30 31 32 12 11 31 00 00 20 15 11 20 01 42 34
Northampton Town 21 36 40 04 13 31 31 42 11 11 10 12 41 11 11 20 01 00 10 21 01
Norwich City 01 01 22 23 15 31 30 15 30 12 23 01 12 52 21 10 12 22 11 10 10
Notts County 02 12 40 31 42 10 11 01 14 41 32 12 21 11 51 21 51 21 00 10 33
Port Vale 64 21 50 10 11 41 11 41 30 41 10 20 12 02 10 21 11 10 11 01 70
Queens Park Rangers 00 10 20 20 52 10 31 20 12 10 20 31 41 21 20 32 00 02 33 21 51
Reading 00 30 10 27 00 00 21 12 62 00 11 24 31 20 32 13 41 23 20 01 20
Southend 40 02 22 40 10 21 20 32 21 10 31 00 12 11 00 11 11 10 10 11 11
Swansea Town 21 32 00 61 01 20 20 11 50 30 51 32 11 20 31 11 30 10 11 11 30
Swindon Town 10 01 11 22 11 00 32 01 01 12 00 32 11 10 00 11 00 10 22 03 30
Torquay United 20 01 12 23 12 33 12 30 01 41 42 11 22 50 11 12 41 11 11 32 20
Walsall 30 00 00 20 20 11 40 12 31 11 20 32 21 12 01 00 60 21 10 10 20
Watford 12 03 23 11 32 05 31 23 21 12 11 22 13 11 01 01 22 41 10 22 20

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 1947–1948

See also

References

  1. "England 1947–48". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. 1 2 3 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. 1 2 3 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
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