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Season 1947-48

 
Cup Competition
FA Cup Final 1948 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Manchester United 4 2 Blackpool D 1 Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London 99,000
  Rowley 2, Pearson, Anderson     Shimwell (p), Mortensen      
 
FA Cup Semi-Finals 1948 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Blackpool 3 1 Tottenham Hotspur D 2 Villa Park, Birmingham 70,687 aet
  Mortensen 3     Duquemin        
D 1 Manchester United 3 1 Derby County D 1 Hillsborough, Sheffield 60,000
  Pearson 3     Steel      
Final Table for Season 1947-48
First Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season First Division Pld W D L FA W D L FA G AvePts FA Cup
1 12 Arsenal 42 15 3 3 56 15 8 10 3 25 17 2.531 59 Rd 3
2 0 Manchester United 42 11 7 3 50 27 8 7 6 31 21 1.688 52 Win
3 D 2 Burnley 42 12 5 4 31 12 8 7 6 25 31 1.302 52 Rd 3
4 10 Derby County 42 11 6 4 38 24 8 6 7 39 33 1.351 50 SF
5 -2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 12 4 5 45 29 7 5 9 38 41 1.186 47 Rd 4
6 2 Aston Villa 42 13 5 3 42 22 6 4 11 23 35 1.140 47 Rd 3
7 0 Preston North End 42 13 4 4 43 35 7 3 11 24 33 0.985 47Rd 6
8 4 Portsmouth 42 13 5 3 44 17 6 2 13 24 33 1.360 45 Rd 4
9 -4 Blackpool 42 13 4 4 37 14 4 6 11 20 27 1.390 44Final
10 D 2 Manchester City 42 13 3 5 37 22 2 9 10 15 25 1.106 42 Rd 5
11 -10 Liverpool 42 9 8 4 39 23 7 2 12 26 38 1.066 42 Rd 4
12 -6 Sheffield United 42 13 4 4 44 24 3 6 12 21 46 0.929 42 Rd 3
13 6 Charlton Athletic 42 8 4 9 33 29 9 2 10 24 37 0.864 40 Rd 5
14 -4 Everton 42 10 2 9 30 26 7 4 10 22 40 0.788 40 Rd 5
15 -11 Stoke City 42 9 5 7 29 23 5 5 11 12 32 0.745 38 Rd 4
16 -5 Middlesbrough 42 8 7 6 37 27 6 2 13 34 46 0.973 37 Rd 5
17 1 Bolton Wanderers 42 11 2 8 29 25 5 3 13 17 33 0.793 37 Rd 3
18 -3 Chelsea 42 11 6 4 38 27 3 3 15 15 44 0.746 37 Rd 4
19 1 Huddersfield Town 42 7 6 8 25 24 5 6 10 26 36 0.850 36 Rd 3
20 -11 Sunderland 42 11 4 6 33 18 2 6 13 23 49 0.836 36 Rd 3
21 -4 Blackburn Rovers 42 8 5 8 35 30 3 5 13 19 42 0.750 32 Rd 4
22 -6 Grimsby Town 42 5 5 11 20 35 3 1 17 25 76 0.405 22 Rd 3
Second Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Second Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G AvePts FA Cup
1 2 Birmingham City 42 12 7 2 34 13 10 8 3 21 11 2.292 59 Rd 3
2 3 Newcastle United 42 18 1 2 46 13 6 7 8 26 28 1.756 56 Rd 3
3 11 Southampton 42 15 3 3 53 23 6 7 8 18 30 1.340 52Rd 6
4 16 Sheffield Wednesday 42 13 6 2 39 21 7 5 9 27 32 1.245 51 Rd 4
5 D 3S Cardiff City 42 12 6 3 36 18 6 5 10 25 40 1.052 47 Rd 3
6 6 West Ham United 42 10 7 4 29 19 6 7 8 26 34 1.038 46 Rd 3
7 0 West Bromwich Albion 42 11 4 6 37 29 7 5 9 26 29 1.086 45 Rd 4
8 -2 Tottenham Hotspur 42 10 6 5 36 24 5 8 8 20 19 1.302 44 SF
9 0 Leicester City 42 10 5 6 36 29 6 6 9 24 28 1.053 43 Rd 5
10 -2 Coventry City 42 10 5 6 33 16 4 8 9 26 36 1.135 41 Rd 4
11 4 Fulham 42 6 9 6 24 19 9 1 11 23 27 1.022 40Rd 6
12 -2 Barnsley 42 10 5 6 31 22 5 5 11 31 42 0.969 40 Rd 3
13 0 Luton Town 42 8 8 5 31 25 6 4 11 25 34 0.949 40 Rd 5
14 2 Bradford 42 11 3 7 45 30 5 5 11 23 42 0.944 40 Rd 4
15 D 1 Brentford 42 10 6 5 31 26 3 8 10 13 35 0.721 40 Rd 4
16 -12 Chesterfield 42 8 4 9 32 26 8 3 10 22 29 0.982 39 Rd 3
17 2 Plymouth Argyle 42 8 9 4 27 22 1 11 9 13 36 0.690 38 Rd 3
18 D 1 Leeds United 42 12 5 4 44 20 2 3 16 18 52 0.861 36 Rd 3
19 -8 Nottingham Forest 42 10 5 6 32 23 2 6 13 22 37 0.900 35 Rd 3
20 -3 Bury 42 6 8 7 27 28 3 8 10 31 40 0.853 34 Rd 3
21 D 3N Doncaster Rovers 42 7 8 6 23 20 2 3 16 17 46 0.606 29 Rd 3
22 -4 Millwall 42 7 7 7 27 28 2 4 15 17 46 0.595 29 Rd 3
Third Division North
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Third Division North Pld W D L F A W D L F A G AvePts FA Cup
1 11 Lincoln City 42 14 3 4 47 18 12 5 4 34 22 2.025 60 Rd 1
2 0 Rotherham United 42 15 4 2 56 18 10 5 6 39 31 1.939 59 Rd 3
3 4 Wrexham 42 14 3 4 49 23 7 5 9 25 31 1.370 50 Rd 2
4 10 Gateshead 42 11 5 5 48 28 8 6 7 27 29 1.316 49 Rd 1
5 6 Hull City 42 12 5 4 38 21 6 6 9 21 27 1.229 47 Rd 3
6 14 Accrington Stanley 42 13 1 7 36 24 7 5 9 26 35 1.051 46 Rd 1
7 2 Barrow 42 9 4 8 24 19 7 9 5 25 21 1.225 45 Rd 3
8 D 3S Mansfield Town 42 11 4 6 37 24 6 7 8 20 27 1.118 45 Rd 3
9 7 Carlisle United 42 10 4 7 50 35 8 3 10 38 42 1.143 43 Rd 1
10 -2 Crewe Alexandra 42 12 4 5 41 24 6 3 12 20 39 0.968 43 Rd 4
11 8 Oldham Athletic 42 6 10 5 25 25 8 3 10 38 39 0.984 41 Rd 2
12 -6 Rochdale 42 12 4 5 32 23 3 7 11 16 49 0.667 41 Rd 2
13 2 York City 42 8 7 6 38 25 5 7 9 27 35 1.083 40 Rd 1
14 -9 Bradford City 42 10 4 7 38 27 5 6 10 27 39 0.985 40 Rd 2
15 6 Southport 42 10 4 7 34 27 4 7 10 26 36 0.952 39 Rd 1
16 1 Darlington 42 7 8 6 30 31 6 5 10 24 39 0.771 39 Rd 1
17 -13 Stockport County 42 9 6 6 42 28 4 6 11 21 39 0.940 38 Rd 4
18 -8 Tranmere Rovers 42 10 1 10 30 28 6 3 12 24 44 0.750 36 Rd 2
19 -6 Hartlepools United 42 10 6 5 34 23 4 2 15 17 50 0.699 36 Rd 2
20 -17 Chester 42 11 6 4 44 25 2 3 16 20 42 0.955 35 Rd 4
21 1 Halifax Town 42 4 10 7 25 27 3 3 15 18 49 0.566 27 Rd 1
22 -4 New Brighton 42 5 6 10 20 28 3 3 15 18 53 0.469 25 Rd 2
Third Division South
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Third Division South Pld W D L F A W D L F A G AvePts FA Cup
1 1 Queens Park Rangers 42 16 3 2 44 17 10 6 5 30 20 2.000 61Rd 6
2 5 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 42 13 5 3 42 13 11 4 6 34 22 2.171 57 Rd 3
3 2 Walsall 42 13 5 3 37 12 8 4 9 33 28 1.750 51 Rd 3
4 2 Ipswich Town 42 16 1 4 42 18 7 2 12 25 43 1.098 49 Rd 1
5 D 2 Swansea Town 42 14 6 1 48 14 4 6 11 22 38 1.346 48 Rd 3
6 6 Notts County 42 12 4 5 44 27 7 4 10 24 32 1.153 46 Rd 4
7 -4 Bristol City 42 11 4 6 47 26 7 3 11 30 39 1.185 43 Rd 2
8 2 Port Vale 42 14 4 3 48 18 2 7 12 15 36 1.167 43 Rd 1
9 -1 Southend United 42 11 8 2 32 16 4 5 12 19 42 0.879 43 Rd 1
10 -1 Reading 42 10 5 6 37 28 5 6 10 19 30 0.966 41 Rd 3
11 4 Exeter City 42 11 6 4 34 22 4 5 12 21 41 0.873 41 Rd 1
12 D 2 Newport County 42 9 8 4 38 28 5 5 11 23 45 0.836 41 Rd 2
13 5 Crystal Palace 42 12 5 4 32 14 1 8 12 17 35 1.000 39 Rd 3
14 -1 Northampton Town 42 10 5 6 35 28 4 6 11 23 44 0.806 39 Rd 2
15 1 Watford 42 6 6 9 31 37 8 4 9 26 42 0.722 38 Rd 1
16 -12 Swindon Town 42 6 10 5 21 20 4 6 11 20 26 0.891 36 Rd 5
17 2 Leyton Orient 42 8 5 8 31 32 5 5 11 20 41 0.699 36 Rd 1
18 -7 Torquay United 42 7 6 8 40 29 4 7 10 23 33 1.016 35 Rd 3
19 1 Aldershot 42 5 10 6 22 26 5 5 11 23 41 0.672 35 Rd 2
20 -6 Bristol Rovers 42 7 3 11 39 34 6 5 10 32 41 0.947 34 Rd 4
21 0 Norwich City 42 8 3 10 33 34 5 5 11 28 42 0.803 34 Rd 2
22 -5 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 8 4 9 26 31 3 8 10 17 42 0.589 34 Rd 3

 

1948 Election to the Third Division North of the Football League
League Clubs Ave Gate FA Cup Ballot Result
D 3N Halifax Town 7,508 Rd 1 47 Re-elected
D 3N New Brighton 5,229 Rd 2 38 Re-elected
ML Shrewsbury Town Rd 2 8 Failed
ML Scunthorpe & Lindsey United Rd 1 2 Failed
CCL South Liverpool Q4 1 Failed
Lan Nelson Q4 0 Failed
NEL North Shields Q4 0 Failed
CCL Northwich Victoria Q1 0 Failed
Lan Wigan Athletic Q4 0 Failed
NEL Workington Q4 0 Failed
1948 Election to the Third Division South of the Football League
League Clubs Ave Gate FA Cup Ballot Result
D 3S Norwich City 21,410 Rd 2 47 Re-elected
D 3S Brighton & Hove Albion 11,486 Rd 3 47 Re-elected
SL Colchester United Rd 5 2 Failed
SL Gillingham Rd 3 1 Failed
SL Worcester City Q1 1 Failed
SL Bath City Q4 0 Failed
Wel Bridgend DNE 0 Failed
SL Chelmsford City Q4 0 Failed
SL Lovell's Athletic Q2 0 Failed
SL Merthyr Tydfil Rd 1 0 Failed
ML Peterborough United Q4 0 Failed
SL Yeovil Town Q4 0 Failed

 

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