Saturday 1948-01-24

Cup and International
First Division
Second Division
Third Division North
Third Division South

Cup and International Matches

FA Cup Round 4						Venue	Gate	Notes
D 1	Blackpool	4	0	Chester	D 3N	Bloomfield Road	26,419
	Shimwell, Mortensen 2, Johnston	Lineups
D 2	Brentford	1	2	Middlesbrough	D 1	Griffin Park	34,500
	Girling	Lineups		Spuhler, McCormack
D 1	Charlton Athletic	3	0	Stockport County	D 3N	The Valley	40,126
	Revell (p), Staniforth OG, Vaughan	Lineups
SL	Colchester United	3	2	Bradford	D 2	Layer Road	17,048
	Curry 2, Cutting	Lineups		Elliott, Ainsley
D 3N	Crewe Alexandra	0	3	Derby County	D 1	Gresty Road	14,000
		Lineups		Steel 2,Harrison
D 2	Fulham	5	2	Bristol Rovers	D 3S	Craven Cottage	18,000
	Ayres 2, Stevens 3	Lineups		McArthur, Petherbridge
D 2	Leicester City	2	1	Sheffield Wednesday	D 2	Filbert Street	36,517
	Harrison W, Haines	Lineups		Lowes
D 2	Luton Town	3	2	Coventry City	D 2	Kenilworth Road	23,982
	Soo, Ottewell, Waugh	Lineups		Mason G, Lockhart (p)
D 1	Manchester City	2	0	Chelsea	D 1	Maine Road	45,059	aet
	Linacre, Smith	Lineups
D 1	Manchester United	3	0	Liverpool	D 1	Goodison Park, Liverpool	74,721
	Morris, Rowley, Mitten	Lineups
D 1	Portsmouth	1	3	Preston North End	D 1	Fratton Park	41,798
	Williams OG	Lineups		McIntosh, Finney, Shankly (p)
D 3S	Queens Park Rangers	3	0	Stoke City	D 1	Loftus Road	24,100
	Hatton 2, Ramscar	Lineups
D 2	Southampton	3	2	Blackburn Rovers	D 1	The Dell	24,274
	Day 2, Wayman	Lineups		Campbell, McClelland
D 3S	Swindon Town	1	0	Notts County	D 3S	County Ground	27,130
	Lucas	Lineups
D 2	Tottenham Hotspur	3	1	West Bromwich Albion	D 2	White Hart Lane	71,853
	Cox, Duquemin 2	Lineups		Rowley
D 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	1	Everton	D 1	Molineux	45,085	aet
	Westcott	Lineups		Catterick

First Division

Division 1				Venue	Gate	Notes
Sunderland	1	2	Bolton Wanderers	Roker Park	24,326
Wright (p)	Lineups		Lofthouse, Bradley

				Home					Away
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	26	9	3	1	27	9	7	5	1	19	8	2.706	40	D	W	W	L	W	1948-01-31	Preston North End	H
2	0	Burnley	26	8	3	2	20	7	5	6	2	18	17	1.583	35	W	D	L	L	W	1948-01-31	Middlesbrough	A
3	0	Preston North End	26	9	3	1	29	19	5	2	6	15	20	1.128	33	W	D	W	L	D	1948-01-31	Arsenal	A
4	0	Derby County	26	7	5	1	26	11	5	3	5	26	23	1.529	32	W	W	W	W	L	1948-02-14	Sunderland	H
5	0	Manchester United	26	6	5	2	32	19	4	6	3	23	15	1.618	31	D	W	W	W	W	1948-01-31	Sheffield United	A
6	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	26	7	2	4	30	19	5	4	4	26	23	1.333	30	D	L	W	W	W	1948-02-07	Huddersfield Town	H
7	0	Blackpool	26	8	2	3	25	9	3	5	5	11	17	1.385	29	D	W	D	L	D	1948-01-31	Aston Villa	H
8	0	Middlesbrough	26	6	3	4	24	17	5	2	6	30	23	1.35	27	W	D	L	L	L	1948-01-31	Burnley	H
9	0	Aston Villa	25	6	4	2	23	12	4	3	6	17	24	1.111	27	W	L	L	D	D	1948-01-31	Blackpool	A
10	0	Manchester City	26	8	2	3	26	15	1	6	6	9	14	1.207	26	W	L	D	D	L	1948-01-31	Grimsby Town	H
11	0	Charlton Athletic	26	6	1	6	25	21	6	1	6	15	28	0.816	26	L	L	W	W	W	1948-01-31	Stoke City	H
12	0	Portsmouth	26	8	2	3	29	12	3	1	9	13	24	1.167	25	W	W	W	L	L	1948-01-31	Liverpool	A
13	0	Sheffield United	27	7	4	3	30	18	3	1	9	15	31	0.918	25	W	L	L	W	W	1948-01-31	Manchester United	H
14	0	Everton	26	7	2	5	21	16	3	3	6	10	23	0.795	25	L	L	W	L	W	1948-02-21	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A
15	0	Huddersfield Town	26	6	3	4	19	13	2	5	6	19	25	1	24	W	L	D	D	W	1948-02-07	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A
16	0	Liverpool	27	4	6	2	22	17	4	2	9	16	29	0.826	24	L	D	L	W	L	1948-01-31	Portsmouth	H
17	0	Sunderland	27	6	3	5	22	14	2	4	7	14	29	0.837	23	L	L	W	L	W	1948-01-31	Blackburn Rovers	A
18	0	Chelsea	26	7	4	3	26	21	1	2	9	8	27	0.708	22	L	L	D	L	D	1948-01-31	Bolton Wanderers	A
19	0	Stoke City	26	4	4	5	15	17	3	3	7	10	22	0.641	21	L	D	D	W	W	1948-01-31	Charlton Athletic	A
20	0	Blackburn Rovers	25	3	4	6	21	23	3	1	8	11	26	0.653	17	W	D	L	L	L	1948-01-31	Sunderland	H
21	0	Bolton Wanderers	27	5	1	6	19	20	2	2	11	9	26	0.609	17	W	L	D	L	L	1948-01-31	Chelsea	H
22	0	Grimsby Town	26	3	2	8	10	24	3	1	9	19	47	0.408	15	L	L	W	D	D	1948-01-31	Manchester City	A

Second Division

Second Division				Venue	Gate
Bury	1	1	Barnsley	Gigg Lane	14,960
Constantine	Lineups		Glover
Leeds United	3	1	Newcastle United	Elland Road	30,367
Cochrane, Wakefield 2	Lineups		Milburn
West Ham United	2	1	Doncaster Rovers	Upton Park	17,082
Parsons 2	Lineups		Armstrong OG

				Home					Away
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	26	8	4	1	21	10	8	2	3	13	7	2	38	W	D	W	D	W	1948-01-31	Brentford	H
2	0	Newcastle United	27	10	1	2	32	11	5	2	7	18	20	1.613	33	L	L	W	W	W	1948-01-31	Leicester City	H
3	0	Cardiff City	26	8	4	1	25	7	4	4	5	19	24	1.419	32	L	W	W	D	D	1948-01-31	Sheffield Wednesday	H
4	0	Tottenham Hotspur	26	9	3	1	32	12	3	3	7	12	13	1.76	30	W	L	L	W	D	1948-01-31	Bradford	A
5	0	Sheffield Wednesday	26	9	2	2	27	16	4	2	7	15	22	1.105	30	L	W	W	W	D	1948-01-31	Cardiff City	A
6	0	West Bromwich Albion	26	8	1	4	22	18	5	3	5	15	16	1.088	30	L	L	L	L	D	1948-01-31	Luton Town	H
7	0	Southampton	26	9	2	2	33	13	3	3	7	12	27	1.125	29	L	D	L	W	W	1948-01-31	West Ham United	H
8	0	Chesterfield	26	5	3	5	20	16	6	3	4	17	17	1.121	28	D	W	W	W	L	1948-01-31	Doncaster Rovers	A
9	2	West Ham United	26	7	6	1	20	10	2	4	6	15	22	1.094	28	W	L	L	L	D	1948-01-31	Southampton	A
10	-1	Coventry City	26	8	1	3	25	9	3	4	7	19	26	1.257	27	D	W	W	W	W	1948-01-31	Leeds United	H
11	-1	Bradford	26	8	1	4	30	16	4	2	7	13	24	1.075	27	W	L	W	L	D	1948-01-31	Tottenham Hotspur	H
12	0	Fulham	26	5	3	4	19	11	6	0	8	16	24	1	25	W	W	L	D	W	1948-01-31	Bury	H
13	2	Barnsley	27	7	1	5	20	13	3	4	7	21	30	0.953	25	D	W	W	L	L	1948-01-31	Plymouth Argyle	H
14	-1	Leicester City	26	6	3	4	21	20	3	4	6	15	18	0.947	25	D	L	L	D	W	1948-01-31	Newcastle United	A
15	1	Bury	27	5	5	5	22	19	2	5	5	15	18	1	24	D	W	W	L	D	1948-01-31	Fulham	A
16	-2	Luton Town	26	6	4	2	21	11	3	2	9	16	27	0.974	24	L	L	W	W	L	1948-01-31	West Bromwich Albion	A
17	1	Leeds United	27	8	3	3	25	12	1	2	10	11	31	0.837	23	W	L	D	L	L	1948-01-31	Coventry City	A
18	-1	Plymouth Argyle	26	6	5	2	16	12	0	6	7	6	27	0.564	23	W	D	W	D	W	1948-01-31	Barnsley	A
19	0	Nottingham Forest	26	7	1	5	21	16	1	3	9	10	22	0.816	20	D	W	W	L	L	1948-01-31	Millwall	H
20	0	Brentford	26	5	5	4	19	22	1	3	8	6	28	0.5	20	W	L	W	D	L	1948-01-31	Birmingham City	A
21	0	Millwall	26	4	4	5	15	16	1	4	8	10	26	0.595	18	L	L	L	L	D	1948-01-31	Nottingham Forest	A
22	0	Doncaster Rovers	26	5	4	4	16	14	1	1	11	10	33	0.553	17	L	L	L	W	L	1948-01-31	Chesterfield	H

Third Division North

Third Division North				Venue	Gate	Notes
Carlisle United	0	0	Hull City	Brunton Park	17,339	Largest home gate 1947-48
	Lineups
Darlington	3	1	New Brighton	Feethams Ground	5,167
Varty 2, Dodds (p)	Lineups		Pendergast
Gateshead	3	2	Southport	Redheugh Park	7,048
Small 2, Callender J	Lineups		Wyles, Powell
Hartlepools United	1	2	Lincoln City	Victoria Park	8,090
Sloan	Lineups		Hutchinson, McCormick
Mansfield Town	1	0	Barrow	Field Mill	10,701
Oscroft	Lineups
Oldham Athletic	1	1	Halifax Town	Boundary Park	8,778
Haddington	Lineups		Lewis
Tranmere Rovers	4	1	Rochdale	Prenton Park	4,880
Lamb, Atkinson, Bridges 2	Lineups		Johnston
York City	1	1	Wrexham	Bootham Crescent	6,141
Patrick M	Lineups		Tunnicliffe

				Home					Away
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	26	7	2	4	25	14	9	3	1	24	11	1.96	37	W	W	W	W	W	1948-01-31	Barrow	H
2	0	Rotherham United	26	9	3	1	34	12	3	5	5	25	26	1.553	32	L	W	W	D	D	1948-01-31	Carlisle United	A
3	0	Hull City	24	6	3	3	21	14	6	4	2	17	10	1.583	31	D	W	W	W	W	1948-01-31	Stockport County	H
4	2	Gateshead	27	6	4	3	29	14	5	5	4	14	15	1.483	31	W	W	W	D	W	1948-01-31	Chester	A
5	0	Carlisle United	27	7	4	3	35	24	5	3	5	27	27	1.216	31	D	D	L	D	W	1948-01-31	Rotherham United	H
6	-2	Accrington Stanley	25	9	0	4	26	17	5	2	5	17	18	1.229	30	D	L	L	W	W	1948-01-31	Bradford City	H
7	1	Wrexham	26	9	2	2	31	15	3	4	6	12	20	1.229	30	D	D	W	L	L	1948-01-31	Southport	A
8	-1	Barrow	24	6	1	5	14	11	5	6	1	18	12	1.391	29	L	D	W	D	W	1948-01-31	Lincoln City	A
9	0	Mansfield Town	25	6	2	4	17	14	4	6	3	13	13	1.111	28	W	W	D	L	W	1948-01-31	Darlington	H
10	0	Rochdale	25	8	2	2	21	14	2	4	7	11	32	0.696	26	L	W	L	W	W	1948-01-31	Oldham Athletic	H
11	1	York City	26	6	4	3	27	14	3	3	7	16	24	1.132	25	D	D	D	W	L	1948-01-31	Tranmere Rovers	H
12	-1	Crewe Alexandra	23	7	3	1	23	13	3	2	7	10	23	0.917	25	L	W	D	D	L	1948-01-31	Hartlepools United	H
13	1	Darlington	26	4	5	4	21	23	5	2	6	16	22	0.822	25	W	D	W	L	L	1948-01-31	Mansfield Town	A
14	1	Tranmere Rovers	26	8	0	6	24	20	3	2	7	16	25	0.889	24	W	L	L	L	L	1948-01-31	York City	A
15	-2	Bradford City	25	6	3	4	23	15	3	2	7	17	26	0.976	23	L	D	W	L	W	1948-01-31	Accrington Stanley	A
16	0	Oldham Athletic	25	2	7	4	11	16	4	3	5	20	17	0.939	22	D	D	D	L	D	1948-01-31	Rochdale	A
17	0	Chester	24	6	4	1	24	11	1	2	10	11	26	0.946	20	D	W	L	L	L	1948-01-31	Gateshead	H
18	0	Stockport County	23	4	5	3	20	15	1	3	7	6	20	0.743	18	D	L	L	L	W	1948-01-31	Hull City	A
19	0	Southport	25	6	1	6	20	21	2	1	9	13	25	0.717	18	L	L	W	L	L	1948-01-31	Wrexham	H
20	0	Hartlepools United	24	4	5	3	14	14	2	1	9	11	33	0.532	18	L	D	W	L	W	1948-01-31	Crewe Alexandra	A
21	0	New Brighton	26	1	5	6	10	16	3	3	8	16	28	0.591	16	L	D	L	D	L	1948-01-31	Halifax Town	H
22	0	Halifax Town	26	3	4	6	17	16	1	3	9	13	34	0.6	15	D	L	L	L	L	1948-01-31	New Brighton	A

Third Division South

Third Division South				Venue	Gate
Aldershot	1	2	Reading	Recreation Ground	7,152
White	Lineups		Hargreaves, MacPhee
Brighton & Hove Albion	4	1	Ipswich Town	Goldstone Ground	9,097
Booth 2, Thomas, James	Lineups		Little
Crystal Palace	2	3	Walsall	Selhurst Park	11,705
Clough, Somerfield	Lineups		Massart 2, Crutchley
Northampton Town	0	4	Bristol City	County Ground	7,522
	Lineups		Townsend, Clark, Kearney, Williams C
Norwich City	0	1	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	Carrow Road	18,581
	Lineups		Milligan
Port Vale	4	1	Newport County	Recreation Ground	10,816
Pointon 2, Keeley, Martin (p)	Lineups		Roffi
Southend United	1	1	Watford	Greyhound Stadium	8,178
Montgomery	Lineups		Hicklin
Torquay United	0	1	Leyton Orient	Plainmoor	6,054
	Lineups		Chapman

				Home					Away
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	24	12	0	1	33	11	5	3	3	19	11	2.364	37	W	W	W	D	W	1948-01-31	Aldershot	H
2	0	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	25	9	3	1	33	7	5	2	5	13	15	2.091	33	W	W	W	L	W	1948-01-31	Bristol City	A
3	1	Walsall	24	8	3	2	29	10	5	2	4	18	16	1.808	31	W	D	D	L	W	1948-01-31	Notts County	H
4	-1	Swansea Town	26	10	3	0	37	10	2	4	7	17	26	1.5	31	W	L	D	L	W	1948-01-31	Reading	A
5	1	Port Vale	25	10	3	0	38	10	2	3	7	12	22	1.563	30	W	D	W	W	D	1948-01-31	Crystal Palace	H
6	-1	Newport County	26	7	5	1	26	14	3	4	6	12	23	1.027	29	L	W	W	D	L	1948-01-31	Exeter City	A
7	2	Bristol City	24	8	1	2	32	8	5	1	7	22	25	1.636	28	W	L	W	D	L	1948-01-31	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	H
8	-1	Ipswich Town	24	9	1	1	24	4	4	1	8	17	31	1.171	28	L	L	W	W	W	1948-01-31	Norwich City	H
9	-1	Exeter City	23	7	3	1	17	7	3	4	5	13	21	1.071	27	L	W	D	W	W	1948-01-31	Newport County	H
10	0	Southend United	25	7	5	1	20	11	3	2	7	11	31	0.738	27	D	D	W	W	L	1948-01-31	Leyton Orient	A
11	0	Torquay United	23	4	5	3	22	15	4	4	3	14	14	1.241	25	L	W	D	L	W	1948-01-31	Swindon Town	A
12	0	Swindon Town	23	3	6	2	11	10	4	4	4	16	14	1.125	24	D	W	D	W	W	1948-01-31	Torquay United	H
13	0	Crystal Palace	25	7	3	2	17	9	0	6	7	9	22	0.839	23	L	D	D	L	W	1948-01-31	Port Vale	A
14	0	Bristol Rovers	25	4	3	6	21	20	3	5	4	21	23	0.977	22	W	L	W	L	W	1948-01-31	Brighton & Hove Albion	A
15	1	Reading	24	6	2	4	23	20	2	4	6	9	17	0.865	22	W	L	L	D	W	1948-01-31	Swansea Town	H
16	-1	Notts County	22	6	3	2	23	12	1	3	7	9	21	0.97	20	W	L	D	W	W	1948-01-31	Walsall	A
17	0	Aldershot	24	2	6	4	13	17	4	2	6	16	19	0.806	20	L	D	L	L	W	1948-01-31	Queens Park Rangers	A
18	0	Northampton Town	22	5	2	3	14	12	2	3	7	11	23	0.714	19	L	L	W	L	L	1948-01-31	Watford	A
19	0	Watford	24	3	3	6	20	21	3	2	7	9	28	0.592	17	D	L	L	D	L	1948-01-31	Northampton Town	H
20	1	Brighton & Hove Albion	24	3	2	7	12	22	1	4	7	11	29	0.451	14	W	D	L	D	L	1948-01-31	Bristol Rovers	H
21	1	Leyton Orient	26	3	3	7	16	27	1	2	10	10	37	0.406	13	W	L	L	L	D	1948-01-31	Southend United	H
22	-2	Norwich City	24	3	3	6	15	22	0	3	9	10	28	0.5	12	L	D	D	D	L	1948-01-31	Ipswich Town	A