Thursday 1947-12-25

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Blackburn Rovers 34 Derby CountyEwood Park30,445
Campbell, Graham, Langton Lineups Carter 2, Steel, Morrison    
Blackpool 12 Stoke CityBloomfield Road27,047
Mortensen Lineups Steele 2    
Burnley 10 Preston North EndTurf Moor44,645
Potts Lineups    
Charlton Athletic 10 MiddlesbroughThe Valley25,822
Vaughan Lineups    
Grimsby Town 00 ChelseaBlundell Park19,666
Lineups    
Liverpool 13 ArsenalAnfield Road53,604
Priday Lineups Rooke 2, Roper    
Manchester United 32 PortsmouthMaine Road44,007
Morris 2, Rowley Lineups Froggatt, Brown    
Sheffield United 21 Bolton WanderersBramall Lane36,670
Hagan, Nightingale Lineups Lofthouse    
Sunderland 20 EvertonRoker Park40,925
Reynolds, Turnbull Lineups    

 

Ptn First Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Arsenal 22 8 3 0 23 5 6 4 1 17 7 3.333 35 W D W D L 1947-12-27 Liverpool H
2 0 Burnley 22 7 3 2 17 7 5 5 0 15 8 2.133 32 W W W W D 1947-12-26 Preston North End A
3 0 Preston North End 23 7 3 1 24 16 5 1 6 14 19 1.086 28 L D W W L 1947-12-26 Burnley H
4 3 Derby County 23 5 5 1 16 10 4 3 5 23 22 1.219 26 W L D L W 1947-12-27 Blackburn Rovers H
5 -1 Blackpool 23 7 2 3 20 9 3 3 5 9 15 1.208 25 L D L D W 1947-12-27 Stoke City A
6 -1 Aston Villa 22 6 4 1 22 10 3 3 5 14 20 1.2 25 D D D D W 1947-12-26 Wolverhampton Wanderers H
7 -1 Middlesbrough 22 6 2 2 20 10 4 2 6 26 21 1.484 24 L L D D W 1947-12-27 Charlton Athletic H
8 2 Manchester United 22 5 4 2 26 18 2 6 3 18 13 1.419 24 W W D D W 1947-12-27 Portsmouth A
9 -1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 21 6 1 4 25 17 3 4 3 20 19 1.25 23 W L L L W 1947-12-26 Aston Villa A
10 -1 Everton 23 6 2 4 17 13 3 3 5 10 18 0.871 23 L W W L W 1947-12-26 Sunderland H
11 0 Manchester City 22 8 1 2 25 12 0 5 6 7 13 1.28 22 L W D W L 1947-12-26 Huddersfield Town H
12 3 Charlton Athletic 22 6 1 5 24 19 4 1 5 9 23 0.786 22 W D W L L 1947-12-27 Middlesbrough A
13 4 Sunderland 23 6 3 3 21 11 1 4 6 12 25 0.917 21 W D L D W 1947-12-26 Everton A
14 -2 Liverpool 23 4 5 1 20 14 3 2 8 14 25 0.872 21 L D W D L 1947-12-27 Arsenal A
15 3 Sheffield United 23 6 4 2 25 16 2 1 8 10 26 0.833 21 W D L W L 1947-12-27 Bolton Wanderers A
16 -2 Chelsea 22 7 4 1 22 14 1 1 8 6 21 0.8 21 D D W L L 1947-12-27 Grimsby Town H
17 -4 Huddersfield Town 22 6 2 4 18 12 1 4 5 12 19 0.968 20 W L D W L 1947-12-26 Manchester City A
18 -2 Portsmouth 22 6 2 2 23 7 2 1 9 11 23 1.133 19 L L L W L 1947-12-27 Manchester United H
19 0 Stoke City 23 4 3 4 12 12 3 2 7 10 22 0.647 19 W W D D W 1947-12-27 Blackpool H
20 0 Blackburn Rovers 22 2 3 6 19 22 3 1 7 11 21 0.698 14 L L D L L 1947-12-27 Derby County A
21 0 Bolton Wanderers 22 5 0 4 16 15 1 2 10 7 23 0.605 14 L L L W W 1947-12-27 Sheffield United H
22 0 Grimsby Town 23 3 2 7 9 22 2 1 8 16 41 0.397 13 D D L W L 1947-12-27 Chelsea A

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Brentford22Leicester CityGriffin Park21,291
Dawson 2 LineupsHernon 2   
Coventry City32BarnsleyHighfield Road27,600
Murphy 2, Lowrie LineupsRobledo G, Smith   
Fulham11Plymouth ArgyleCraven Cottage17,004
Shepherd LineupsTadman   
Millwall00Birmingham CityThe Den, New Cross25,560
Lineups   
Tottenham Hotspur30ChesterfieldWhite Hart Lane44,863
Baily, Duquemin, Bennett Lineups   

 

Ptn Second Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Birmingham City 23 7 3 1 19 9 7 2 3 12 7 1.938 33 D W W W L 1947-12-27 Millwall H
2 0 West Bromwich Albion 22 8 1 2 22 15 5 3 3 13 11 1.346 30 D W L L W 1947-12-26 Newcastle United H
3 2 Tottenham Hotspur 23 8 3 1 30 11 3 3 5 11 9 2.05 28 W D L L W 1947-12-27 Chesterfield A
4 -1 Newcastle United 22 8 1 2 25 9 4 2 5 16 16 1.64 27 L L W L W 1947-12-26 West Bromwich Albion A
5 -1 Cardiff City 22 7 3 1 17 5 3 4 4 16 21 1.269 27 D W W W L 1947-12-26 Bury H
6 0 West Ham United 22 6 6 0 17 5 2 4 4 11 15 1.4 26 D W L D D 1947-12-26 Sheffield Wednesday A
7 0 Southampton 22 9 2 1 32 11 2 2 6 9 23 1.206 26 W W D W L 1947-12-26 Bradford A
8 2 Leicester City 23 6 2 3 18 16 3 4 5 14 15 1.032 24 D W L W D 1947-12-27 Brentford H
9 -1 Sheffield Wednesday 22 7 2 2 21 13 3 2 6 10 18 1 24 D L L W L 1947-12-26 West Ham United H
10 -1 Bradford 22 8 1 2 28 10 2 2 7 10 23 1.152 23 D W D W L 1947-12-26 Southampton H
11 1 Coventry City 23 7 1 3 22 9 2 3 7 16 24 1.152 22 W W L L L 1947-12-26 Barnsley A
12 -1 Chesterfield 22 3 2 5 15 15 5 3 4 14 16 0.935 21 L D W D W 1947-12-27 Tottenham Hotspur H
13 1 Fulham 23 4 3 4 16 10 5 0 7 13 21 0.935 21 D W L D W 1947-12-27 Plymouth Argyle A
14 -1 Leeds United 22 7 2 1 22 8 1 2 9 10 25 0.97 20 L D W L W 1947-12-26 Luton Town H
15 0 Barnsley 23 6 1 4 17 11 2 3 7 18 29 0.875 20 L L L D D 1947-12-26 Coventry City H
16 0 Luton Town 22 5 4 1 15 9 2 2 8 13 23 0.875 20 L W W L D 1947-12-26 Leeds United A
17 0 Bury 22 4 4 4 17 16 1 4 5 10 15 0.871 18 W D L D D 1947-12-26 Cardiff City A
18 0 Millwall 22 4 4 4 15 15 1 4 5 10 17 0.781 18 D D W W L 1947-12-27 Birmingham City A
19 0 Plymouth Argyle 23 4 5 2 11 9 0 5 7 5 26 0.457 18 D W L D L 1947-12-27 Fulham H
20 2 Brentford 23 4 5 4 18 22 0 3 7 4 24 0.478 16 D L D D D 1947-12-27 Leicester City A
21 -1 Nottingham Forest 22 5 1 5 15 13 1 2 8 10 20 0.758 15 L L D D L 1947-12-26 Doncaster Rovers A
22 -1 Doncaster Rovers 22 4 4 3 13 11 1 1 9 7 27 0.526 15 L D L W L 1947-12-26 Nottingham Forest H

 

Third Division North
Third Division NorthVenueGateNotes
Bradford City40RochdaleValley Parade13,983Largest home gate 1947-48
Sample, McGill, Flanagan, Birch OG Lineups   
Crewe Alexandra22Oldham AthleticGresty Road9,225
Meaney J, Ward LineupsBlackshaw, Cardwell OG   
Darlington11Rotherham UnitedFeethams Ground10,730Largest home gate 1947-48
Clarke LineupsArdron   
Gateshead70Hartlepools UnitedRedheugh Park 6,329
Callender T, Weddle, Cassidy, Hawkins 2, Johnson 2 Lineups   
Halifax Town11BarrowThe Shay10,097
Booth LineupsMiller   
Lincoln City23Accrington StanleySincil Bank14,352
Hutchinson 2 LineupsSmith D, Mercer 2 (1p)   
Southport12Hull CityHaig Avenue8,223
Powell LineupsRichardson, Murphy   
Stockport County12New BrightonEdgeley Park11,816
Jessop (p) LineupsAinsworth J, MacLellan   

 

Ptn Third Division North Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Lincoln City 20 6 2 4 22 14 5 3 0 11 4 1.833 27 L W W D D 1947-12-27 Accrington Stanley A
2 0 Rotherham United 22 7 2 1 28 8 3 5 4 22 21 1.724 27 D D L W W 1947-12-27 Darlington H
3 1 Accrington Stanley 21 8 0 2 21 10 5 1 5 16 17 1.37 27 W W L W L 1947-12-27 Lincoln City H
4 -1 Barrow 21 5 1 5 12 10 5 5 0 17 10 1.45 26 D W W W D 1947-12-26 Halifax Town H
5 1 Hull City 20 4 3 3 15 11 5 3 2 13 8 1.474 24 W L D D W 1947-12-26 Southport H
6 -1 Wrexham 20 8 1 2 29 14 2 3 4 7 14 1.286 24 W L L D W 1947-12-26 Mansfield Town H
7 0 Carlisle United 20 5 2 2 25 14 4 2 5 23 26 1.2 22 L L W W W 1947-12-26 Tranmere Rovers A
8 0 Tranmere Rovers 19 7 0 3 18 12 3 2 4 13 14 1.192 22 W D L W L 1947-12-26 Carlisle United H
9 2 Gateshead 21 2 4 3 16 12 5 4 3 11 11 1.174 22 W D L W D 1947-12-27 Hartlepools United A
10 0 Crewe Alexandra 20 6 3 1 19 12 3 1 6 10 21 0.879 22 D L D W W 1947-12-26 Oldham Athletic A
11 -2 Mansfield Town 19 4 1 4 14 13 3 6 1 10 8 1.143 21 W W D W D 1947-12-26 Wrexham A
12 0 Bradford City 21 6 3 3 21 11 2 1 6 12 20 1.065 20 W D L L L 1947-12-27 Rochdale A
13 0 Darlington 20 2 4 3 12 17 5 1 5 15 18 0.771 19 D W L W D 1947-12-27 Rotherham United A
14 1 Oldham Athletic 20 2 4 4 8 13 4 2 4 18 13 1 18 D W W W D 1947-12-26 Crewe Alexandra H
15 -1 Rochdale 19 6 2 2 17 13 0 4 5 5 20 0.667 18 L W L L W 1947-12-27 Bradford City H
16 0 Chester 20 5 4 0 18 8 1 1 9 10 23 0.903 17 L L L D L 1947-12-26 York City A
17 0 Stockport County 20 4 4 3 19 14 1 3 5 6 16 0.833 17 L W W D W 1947-12-27 New Brighton A
18 0 York City 19 5 2 3 21 10 1 2 6 8 17 1.074 16 L L L D L 1947-12-26 Chester H
19 0 Southport 21 6 1 5 19 19 1 1 7 8 20 0.692 16 L L W L L 1947-12-26 Hull City A
20 0 Halifax Town 21 3 4 4 15 12 1 2 7 10 27 0.641 14 D L D D D 1947-12-26 Barrow A
21 1 New Brighton 20 0 4 5 8 14 3 2 6 15 24 0.605 12 W D L L L 1947-12-27 Stockport County H
22 -1 Hartlepools United 18 1 4 2 5 8 2 1 8 9 30 0.368 11 L W D L L 1947-12-27 Gateshead H

 

Third Division South
Third Division SouthVenueGateNotes
Crystal Palace10Northampton TownSelhurst Park15,095
Mycock Lineups   
Newport County31Ipswich TownSomerton Park12,308
Carr 2, Lewis LineupsPole   
Port Vale50Brighton & Hove AlbionRecreation Ground11,431
Cheadle 2, McGarry, Martin, Triner Lineups   
Walsall30AldershotFellows Park16,608
Devlin, McGowan, Crutchley Lineups   

 

Ptn Third Division South Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Queens Park Rangers 21 10 0 1 23 8 4 3 3 18 11 2.158 31 D W W L W 1947-12-26 Watford A
2 0 Swansea Town 22 9 2 0 30 8 2 4 5 14 18 1.692 28 W W W W W 1947-12-26 Notts County A
3 0 Walsall 20 8 2 2 28 9 4 1 3 13 10 2.158 27 W D L L W 1947-12-27 Aldershot A
4 0 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 20 7 3 0 25 5 3 2 5 10 15 1.75 25 L W D L W 1947-12-26 Southend United A
5 2 Newport County 21 6 5 1 23 12 2 3 4 8 14 1.192 24 W W D D W 1947-12-27 Ipswich Town A
6 -1 Bristol City 19 7 0 2 30 7 4 1 5 16 16 2 23 L L D W L 1947-12-26 Exeter City A
7 4 Port Vale 20 7 3 0 30 9 2 1 7 9 19 1.393 22 W L W W L 1947-12-27 Brighton & Hove Albion A
8 -2 Ipswich Town 19 7 1 1 18 2 3 1 6 15 23 1.32 22 L W L L L 1947-12-27 Newport County H
9 -1 Exeter City 19 6 3 0 14 4 2 3 5 8 18 1 22 W W W D D 1947-12-26 Bristol City H
10 2 Crystal Palace 21 7 2 1 14 5 0 5 6 5 16 0.905 21 W W D L W 1947-12-27 Northampton Town A
11 -2 Southend United 20 7 3 0 18 7 1 2 7 7 30 0.676 21 W D W W D 1947-12-26 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H
12 -2 Torquay United 18 4 4 1 18 9 2 4 3 10 14 1.217 20 W W L D D 1947-12-26 Bristol Rovers A
13 0 Swindon Town 19 1 6 2 7 8 4 2 4 13 11 1.053 18 W W D W L 1947-12-26 Norwich City H
14 0 Bristol Rovers 21 3 3 5 18 18 2 5 3 17 17 1 18 W L L L D 1947-12-26 Torquay United H
15 1 Reading 19 5 2 3 16 15 1 3 5 4 9 0.833 17 L L L W W 1947-12-26 Leyton Orient H
16 -1 Aldershot 19 1 5 2 8 12 4 2 5 16 18 0.8 17 L D L W D 1947-12-27 Walsall H
17 0 Northampton Town 19 4 2 2 11 7 2 3 6 11 22 0.759 17 L L L L D 1947-12-27 Crystal Palace H
18 0 Notts County 18 4 3 2 13 10 1 2 6 8 19 0.724 15 W W L D D 1947-12-26 Swansea Town H
19 0 Watford 18 3 2 4 17 16 3 1 5 7 19 0.686 15 L W L L W 1947-12-26 Queens Park Rangers H
20 1 Leyton Orient 20 3 2 6 12 21 0 2 7 5 25 0.37 10 L L L L W 1947-12-26 Reading A
21 -1 Brighton & Hove Albion 20 2 1 7 6 19 1 3 6 8 23 0.333 10 L D L L L 1947-12-27 Port Vale H
22 0 Norwich City 19 3 1 5 11 17 0 2 8 6 23 0.425 9 L D L L W 1947-12-26 Swindon Town A