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Burnley
1946–47 season
ChairmanEngland
ManagerEngland Cliff Britton
Division Two2nd (runners-up)
FA CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Harry Potts (15)
All: Harry Potts (17)
Highest home attendance49,244 v Middlesbrough
(4 March 1947)
Lowest home attendance15,684 v Millwall
(7 June 1947)
Average home league attendance27,486[1]

The 1946–1947 season was Burnley's tenth consecutive season in the second tier of English football. Under recently appointed manager Cliff Britton they achieved promotion to the First Division, and reached the FA Cup Final for only the second time, where they were runners-up to Charlton Athletic.

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division Two FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF England ENG Reg Attwell 28 0 22 0 6 0
FW England ENG Jack Billingham 29 12 28 12 1 0
DF England ENG George Bray 50 2 41 2 9 0
DF England ENG Alan Brown 51 0 42 0 9 0
MF England ENG Jackie Chew 43 10 35 9 8 1
FW England ENG Gordon Haigh 6 1 6 1 0 0
FW England ENG Ray Harrison 32 11 23 5 9 6
MF England ENG Jack Hays 16 4 16 4 0 0
FW England ENG Ron Hornby 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF England ENG Peter Kippax 35 6 26 6 9 0
FW England ENG George Knight 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW England ENG Jackie Knight 2 1 2 1 0 0
DF England ENG Joe Loughran 12 0 9 0 3 0
DF England ENG Jack Marshall 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF England ENG Harold Mather 51 0 42 0 9 0
FW Wales WAL Billy Morris 40 13 31 9 9 4
FW England ENG Harry Potts 49 17 40 15 9 2
DF England ENG Harold Rudman 9 0 9 0 0 0
DF England ENG Harold Spencer 4 1 4 1 0 0
GK England ENG Jimmy Strong 51 0 42 0 9 0
MF England ENG Fred Taylor 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF England ENG Arthur Woodruff 49 0 40 0 9 0

Matches

Football League Division Two

Key
Results
Date Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
31 August 1946 Coventry City (H) 1–1 Kippax 10' 18,427
7 September 1946 Birmingham City (A) 2-0 Spencer 55' (pen.), Billingham 80' 42,309
9 September 1946 Newport County (H) 3-2 Chew 14', Billingham 50', Haigh 75' 18,008
14 September 1946 West Bromwich Albion (H) 0-2 22,252
16 September 1946 Barnsley (A) 0–1 26,247
21 September 1946 Newcastle United (A) 2–1 Potts (2) 21', 30' 61,255
28 September 1946 Swansea Town (H) 1–0 Harrison 37' 19,968
30 September 1946 Barnsley (H) 2–2 Harrison 66', Bray 88' 24,959
5 October 1946 Tottenham Hotspur (A) 1–1 Kippax 69' (pen.) 44,351
12 October 1946 West Ham United (H) 2–1 Billingham 1', Kippax 89' (pen.) 22,233
19 October 1946 Sheffield Wednesday (A) 2–1 Chew 9', Billingham 30' 22,083
26 October 1946 Fulham (H) 2–0 Bray 7' (pen.), Billingham 35' 26,905
2 November 1946 Bury (A) 2–2 Billingham 9', Potts 79' 26,167
9 November 1946 Luton Town (H) 1-1 Billingham 26' 26,007
16 November 1946 Plymouth Argyle (A) 2-2 Billingham 63', Morris 78' 30,032
23 November 1946 Leicester City (H) 0-0 19,062
30 November 1946 Chesterfield (A) 0–0 16,570
7 December 1946 Millwall (H) 3–0 Billingham 35', Kippax 47', Potts 70' 17,968
14 December 1946 Bradford City (A) 1–0 Morris 16' 10,731
21 December 1946 Manchester City (H) 0–0 31,210
25 December 1946 Nottingham Forest (H) 3-0 Chew (2) 20', 52', Kippax 85' 21,036
26 December 1946 Nottingham Forest (A) 0–1 31,484
28 December 1946 Coventry City (A) 3–0 Morris 18', 49', 71' 26,944
4 January 1947 Birmingham City (H) 1-0 Potts 80' 36,281
18 January 1947 West Bromwich Albion (A) 1–1 Chew 40' 43,427
28 January 1947 Newcastle United (H) 3-0 Chew 40', Potts (2) 30', 53' 26,877
1 February 1947 Swansea Town (A) 2-0 Chew 77', Harrison 85' 18,247
18 February 1947 Tottenham Hotspur (H) 0-0 28,462
22 February 1947 Sheffield Wednesday (H) 2-0 Harrison 30', Morris 55' 26,651
15 March 1947 Luton Town (A) 3-1 Potts (2) 34', 76', Harrison 88' 18,462
22 March 1947 Plymouth Argyle (H) 2–1 Chew 46', Potts 90' 28,287
4 April 1947 Southampton (H) 1–0 Kippax 35' 31,713
5 April 1947 Chesterfield (H) 1–1 Potts 57' 23,719
7 April 1947 Southampton (A) 1–0 J Knight 75' 20,330
19 April 1947 Bradford City (H) 1–2 Potts 7' 32,905
3 May 1947 Newport County (A) 3-0 Hays 3', Morris 35', Potts 80' 14,751
10 May 1947 Manchester City (A) 0–1 69,463
17 May 1947 Fulham (A) 0-1 25,432
24 May 1947 Leicester City (A) 4-1 Billingham 4', 5', Hays 13', 77' 21,626
26 May 1947 Bury (H) 1-1 Billingham 41' 40,145
31 May 1947 West Ham United (A) 5–0 Chew 17', Morris 38', Potts 43', 55', Hays 60' 20,198
7 June 1947 Millwall (H) 1-1 Morris 47' 15,684

Final league position

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City (C, P) 42 26 10 6 78 35 2.229 62 Promotion to the First Division
2 Burnley (P) 42 22 14 6 65 29 2.241 58
3 Birmingham City 42 25 5 12 74 33 2.242 55
4 Chesterfield 42 18 14 10 58 44 1.318 50
5 Newcastle United 42 19 10 13 95 62 1.532 48
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
11 January 1947 Round 3 Aston Villa (H) 5-1 Morris 8', 23', Potts 70', Harrison 78', 79' 38,532
25 January 1947 Round 4 Coventry City (H) 2–0 Chew 31', Potts 85' 39,796
8 February 1947 Round 5 Luton Town (A) 0-0 22,640
11 February 1947 Round 5 replay Luton Town (H) 3-0 Harrison 51', 68', 83' 28,330
1 March 1947 Round 6 Middlesbrough (A) 1-1 Morris 80' 53,025
4 March 1947 Round 6 replay Middlesbrough (H) 1-0 Morris 94' 49,244
29 March 1947 Semi-Final Liverpool (N) 0-0 53,000
12 April 1947 Semi-Final replay Liverpool (N) 1-0 Harrison 79' 72,000
26 April 1947 Final Charlton Athletic (N) 0-1 98,215

References

  1. ^ Simpson (2007), p. 242
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