1947–48 Football League

Football League, Second Division
Season	1947–48
Champions	Birmingham City (3rd title)
Promoted	Newcastle United
Relegated	Doncaster Rovers; Millwall
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,247 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorer	Eddie Quigley (Sheffield Wednesday), 23
	← 1946–47 1948–49 →

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	1,343 (2.91 per match)
Top goalscorer	Ronnie Rooke (Arsenal), 33
	← 1946–47 1948–49 →

The Football League
Season	1947–48
Champions	Arsenal
	← 1946–47 1948–49 →

The 1947–1948 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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal	42	15	3	3	56	15	8	10	3	25	17	81	32	2.531	+49	59
2	Manchester United	42	11	7	3	50	27	8	7	6	31	21	81	48	1.688	+33	52
3	Burnley	42	12	5	4	31	12	8	7	6	25	31	56	43	1.302	+13	52
4	Derby County	42	11	6	4	38	24	8	6	7	39	33	77	57	1.351	+20	50
5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	12	4	5	45	29	7	5	9	38	41	83	70	1.186	+13	47
6	Aston Villa	42	13	5	3	42	22	6	4	11	23	35	65	57	1.140	+8	47
7	Preston North End	42	13	4	4	43	35	7	3	11	24	33	67	68	0.985	–1	47
8	Portsmouth	42	13	5	3	44	17	6	2	13	24	33	68	50	1.360	+18	45
9	Blackpool	42	13	4	4	37	14	4	6	11	20	27	57	41	1.390	+16	44
10	Manchester City	42	13	3	5	37	22	2	9	10	15	25	52	47	1.106	+5	42
11	Liverpool	42	9	8	4	39	23	7	2	12	26	38	65	61	1.066	+4	42
12	Sheffield United	42	13	4	4	44	24	3	6	12	21	46	65	70	0.929	–5	42
13	Charlton Athletic	42	8	4	9	33	29	9	2	10	24	37	57	66	0.864	–9	40
14	Everton	42	10	2	9	30	26	7	4	10	22	40	52	66	0.788	–14	40
15	Stoke City	42	9	5	7	29	23	5	5	11	12	32	41	55	0.745	–14	38
16	Middlesbrough	42	8	7	6	37	27	6	2	13	34	46	71	73	0.973	–2	37
17	Bolton Wanderers	42	11	2	8	29	25	5	3	13	17	33	46	58	0.793	–12	37
18	Chelsea	42	11	6	4	38	27	3	3	15	15	44	53	71	0.746	–18	37
19	Huddersfield Town	42	7	6	8	25	24	5	6	10	26	36	51	60	0.850	–9	36
20	Sunderland	42	11	4	6	33	18	2	6	13	23	49	56	67	0.836	–11	36
21	Blackburn Rovers	42	8	5	8	35	30	3	5	13	19	42	54	72	0.750	–18	32
22	Grimsby Town	42	5	5	11	20	35	3	1	17	25	76	45	111	0.405	–66	22

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

First Division results

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First Division maps

Wolverhampton Wanderers

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Locations of the Football League First Division 1947–1948 teams

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1947–1948

Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Birmingham City	42	12	7	2	34	13	10	8	3	21	11	55	24	2.292	+31	59
2	Newcastle United	42	18	1	2	46	13	6	7	8	26	28	72	41	1.756	+31	56
3	Southampton	42	15	3	3	53	23	6	7	8	18	30	71	53	1.340	+18	52
4	Sheffield Wednesday	42	13	6	2	39	21	7	5	9	27	32	66	53	1.245	+13	51
5	Cardiff City	42	12	6	3	36	18	6	5	10	25	40	61	58	1.052	+3	47
6	West Ham United	42	10	7	4	29	19	6	7	8	26	34	55	53	1.038	+2	46
7	West Bromwich Albion	42	11	4	6	37	29	7	5	9	26	29	63	58	1.086	+5	45
8	Tottenham Hotspur	42	10	6	5	36	24	5	8	8	20	19	56	43	1.302	+13	44
9	Leicester City	42	10	5	6	36	29	6	6	9	24	28	60	57	1.053	+3	43
10	Coventry City	42	10	5	6	33	16	4	8	9	26	36	59	52	1.135	+7	41
11	Fulham	42	6	9	6	24	19	9	1	11	23	27	47	46	1.022	+1	40
12	Barnsley	42	10	5	6	31	22	5	5	11	31	42	62	64	0.969	–2	40
13	Luton Town	42	8	8	5	31	25	6	4	11	25	34	56	59	0.949	–3	40
14	Bradford Park Avenue	42	11	3	7	45	30	5	5	11	23	42	68	72	0.944	–4	40
15	Brentford	42	10	6	5	31	26	3	8	10	13	35	44	61	0.721	–17	40
16	Chesterfield	42	8	4	9	32	26	8	3	10	22	29	54	55	0.982	–1	39
17	Plymouth Argyle	42	8	9	4	27	22	1	11	9	13	36	40	58	0.690	–18	38
18	Leeds United	42	12	5	4	44	20	2	3	16	18	52	62	72	0.861	–10	36
19	Nottingham Forest	42	10	5	6	32	23	2	6	13	22	37	54	60	0.900	–6	35
20	Bury	42	6	8	7	27	28	3	8	10	31	40	58	68	0.853	–10	34
21	Doncaster Rovers	42	7	8	6	23	20	2	3	16	17	46	40	66	0.606	–26	29
22	Millwall	42	7	7	7	27	28	2	4	15	17	46	44	74	0.595	–30	29

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

Second Division results

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Second Division maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division 1947–1948 teams

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	1,369 (2.96 per match)
Top goalscorer	Jimmy Hutchinson (Lincoln City), 32 ^[3]
← 1946–47 1948–49 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Lincoln City	42	14	3	4	47	18	12	5	4	34	22	81	40	2.025	+39	60
2	Rotherham United	42	15	4	2	56	18	10	5	6	39	31	95	49	1.939	+46	59
3	Wrexham	42	14	3	4	49	23	7	5	9	25	31	74	54	1.370	+20	50
4	Gateshead	42	11	5	5	48	28	8	6	7	27	29	75	57	1.316	+18	49
5	Hull City	42	12	5	4	38	21	6	6	9	21	27	59	48	1.229	+11	47
6	Accrington Stanley	42	13	1	7	36	24	7	5	9	26	35	62	59	1.051	+3	46
7	Barrow	42	9	4	8	24	19	7	9	5	25	21	49	40	1.225	+9	45
8	Mansfield Town	42	11	4	6	37	24	6	7	8	20	27	57	51	1.118	+6	45
9	Carlisle United	42	10	4	7	50	35	8	3	10	38	42	88	77	1.143	+11	43
10	Crewe Alexandra	42	12	4	5	41	24	6	3	12	20	39	61	63	0.968	–2	43
11	Oldham Athletic	42	6	10	5	25	25	8	3	10	38	39	63	64	0.984	–1	41
12	Rochdale	42	12	4	5	32	23	3	7	11	16	49	48	72	0.667	–24	41
13	York City	42	8	7	6	38	25	5	7	9	27	35	65	60	1.083	+5	40
14	Bradford City	42	10	4	7	38	27	5	6	10	27	39	65	66	0.985	–1	40
15	Southport	42	10	4	7	34	27	4	7	10	26	36	60	63	0.952	–3	39
16	Darlington	42	7	8	6	30	31	6	5	10	24	39	54	70	0.771	–16	39
17	Stockport County	42	9	6	6	42	28	4	6	11	21	39	63	67	0.940	–4	38
18	Tranmere Rovers	42	10	1	10	30	28	6	3	12	24	44	54	72	0.750	–18	36
19	Hartlepools United	42	10	6	5	34	23	4	2	15	17	50	51	73	0.699	–22	36
20	Chester	42	11	6	4	44	25	2	3	16	20	42	64	67	0.955	–3	35
21	Halifax Town	42	4	10	7	25	27	3	3	15	18	49	43	76	0.566	–33	27
22	New Brighton	42	5	6	10	20	28	3	3	15	18	53	38	81	0.469	–43	25

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)

Third Division North results

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Third Division North maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division North teams 1947–1948

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	1,327 (2.87 per match)
Top goalscorer	Len Townsend (Bristol City), 31
← 1946–47 1948–49 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Queens Park Rangers	42	16	3	2	44	17	10	6	5	30	20	74	37	2.000	+37	61
2	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	42	13	5	3	42	13	11	4	6	34	22	76	35	2.171	+41	57
3	Walsall	42	13	5	3	37	12	8	4	9	33	28	70	40	1.750	+30	51
4	Ipswich Town	42	16	1	4	42	18	7	2	12	25	43	67	61	1.098	+6	49
5	Swansea Town	42	14	6	1	48	14	4	6	11	22	38	70	52	1.346	+18	48
6	Notts County	42	12	4	5	44	27	7	4	10	24	32	68	59	1.153	+9	46
7	Bristol City	42	11	4	6	47	26	7	3	11	30	39	77	65	1.185	+12	43
8	Port Vale	42	14	4	3	48	18	2	7	12	15	36	63	54	1.167	+9	43
9	Southend United	42	11	8	2	32	16	4	5	12	19	42	51	58	0.879	–7	43
10	Reading	42	10	5	6	37	28	5	6	10	19	30	56	58	0.966	–2	41
11	Exeter City	42	11	6	4	34	22	4	5	12	21	41	55	63	0.873	–8	41
12	Newport County	42	9	8	4	38	28	5	5	11	23	45	61	73	0.836	–12	41
13	Crystal Palace	42	12	5	4	32	14	1	8	12	17	35	49	49	1.000	±0	39
14	Northampton Town	42	10	5	6	35	28	4	6	11	23	44	58	72	0.806	–14	39
15	Watford	42	6	6	9	31	37	8	4	9	26	42	57	79	0.722	–22	38
16	Swindon Town	42	6	10	5	21	20	4	6	11	20	26	41	46	0.891	–5	36
17	Leyton Orient	42	8	5	8	31	32	5	5	11	20	41	51	73	0.699	–22	36
18	Torquay United	42	7	6	8	40	29	4	7	10	23	33	63	62	1.016	+1	35
19	Aldershot	42	5	10	6	22	26	5	5	11	23	41	45	67	0.672	–23	35
20	Bristol Rovers	42	7	3	11	39	34	6	5	10	32	41	71	75	0.947	–4	34
21	Norwich City	42	8	3	10	33	34	5	5	11	28	42	61	76	0.803	–15	34
22	Brighton & Hove Albion	42	8	4	9	26	31	3	8	10	17	42	43	73	0.589	–30	34

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)

Third Division South results

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Third Division South maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division South teams 1947–1948

Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams 1947–1948

References

Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.

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

[rsssf-1] "England 1947–48". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

[Rothmans-2] Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.

[topscorers-3] "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.

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League cups	Scotland
Super cups	Turkey '47

Final league tables

First Division

First Division results

First Division maps

Second Division

Second Division results

Second Division maps

Third Division North

Third Division North results

Third Division North maps

Third Division South

Third Division South results

Third Division South maps

See also

References