SEASON: 1947-48
- DIVISION:
- English Second Division (Tier 2)
- MANAGER(s):
- Billy Walker
- FA Cup:
- 3rd Round (Liverpool (A) 1-4)
- League Cup:
- -
- Top Goalscorer:
- Tom Johnson (17 goals)
- Competitive Games:
- 43
- Competitive Goals:
- 55
- Goals per game:
- 1.3
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 35 out of 84 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 41.7%
ALL GAMES
LEAGUE GAMES
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions and
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
Friendly
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
SQUAD
Competitive goals only
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 22 times | 7 times | 2 times | 2 times | 1 time | Conceded | 9 times | 16 times | 5 times | 2 times | Won By | 5 times | 4 times | 2 times | 1 time | Lost By | 10 times | 8 times | 2 times |
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Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions and
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 33,364
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 12,977
- Average League Attendance:
- 24,247
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 0
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 0
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 11
- Red cards:
- 0
- Yellow cards:
- 0
- Penalties scored:
- 0
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
END OF SEASON TABLE (1947-48)
SECOND DIVISION (Tier 2) | Home | Away | Results | |||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away |
1 | Birmingham City | 42 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 55 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 2.292 | 59 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | Newcastle United | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 72 | 41 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 1.756 | 56 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 3 | Southampton | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 71 | 53 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 1.340 | 52 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 66 | 53 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 1.245 | 51 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | Cardiff City | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 61 | 58 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 40 | 1.052 | 47 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 6 | West Ham United | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 55 | 53 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 1.038 | 46 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 63 | 58 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 1.086 | 45 | 3-1 | 2-3 | 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 56 | 43 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 1.302 | 44 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 9 | Leicester City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 60 | 57 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 1.053 | 43 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 10 | Coventry City | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 59 | 52 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 36 | 1.135 | 41 | 4-0 | 1-1 | 11 | Fulham | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 47 | 46 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 27 | 1.022 | 40 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 12 | Barnsley | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 62 | 64 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 42 | .969 | 40 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 13 | Luton Town | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 56 | 59 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 34 | .949 | 40 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 14 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 68 | 72 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 42 | .944 | 40 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 15 | Brentford | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 44 | 61 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 35 | .721 | 40 | 2-0 | 1-3 | 16 | Chesterfield | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 54 | 55 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 29 | .982 | 39 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 9 | 20 | 13 | 40 | 58 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 36 | .690 | 38 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 18 | Leeds United | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 62 | 72 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 52 | .861 | 36 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 19 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 54 | 60 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 37 | .900 | 35 | 20 | Bury | 42 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 58 | 68 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 40 | .853 | 34 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 21 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 40 | 66 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 46 | .606 | 29 | 4-2 | 0-2 | 22 | Millwall | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 44 | 74 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 46 | .595 | 29 | 5-2 | 0-2 |
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 10, 1948 | Liverpool | 3 | A | 1-4 | Loss | 48,569 | Wilkins (?) |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sat Jan 24, 1948 | Arsenal | England | H | 2-3 | Loss | - | Wilkins (? pen), Barks (?) |
Sat Feb 07, 1948 | Crystal Palace | England | A | 0-1 | Loss | - |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (7) | Out (9) | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Dennis Ward | Bought | Dennis Ward | Sold | George Lee | Bought | Edward Blagg | Sold | Horace Gager | Bought | Ernest Morris | Sold | Jack Burkitt | Bought | George Pritty | Sold | James Clarke | Bought | Noel Simpson | Sold | Wilson Jones | Bought | Wilson Jones | Sold | Dec 01, 1947 | George Wilkins | Bought | £7,500 | Aug 01, 1944 | Tanner Allen | Sold | Oct 01, 1947 | Sailor Brown | Sold | £10,000 | Dec 20, 1947 | Harry Brigham | Sold |
SQUAD
Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes |
GK | Dennis Ward | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
GK | Harry Walker | 39 | 10 | 11 | 18 | ||||||||
GK | Laurie Platts | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
D | Edward Blagg | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||
D | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||
D | Harry Brigham | 7 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
D | Horace Gager | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
D | James Clarke | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
D | Ken Rawson | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
M | Bob McCall | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | ||||||||
M | Bryn Elliott | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
M | Ernest Morris | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
M | Frank Knight | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
M | Jack Burkitt | ||||||||||||
M | Jack Hutchinson | 39 | 12 | 10 | 17 | ||||||||
M | Tanner Allen | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
M | Wilson Jones | 7 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
F | Eddie Barks | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 1 | |||||||
F | Freddie Scott | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 5 | |||||||
F | Frederick Martin | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
F | George Lee | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 10 | |||||||
F | George Pritty | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
F | George Wilkins | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
F | Gordon Kaile | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
F | Jack Edwards | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 6 | |||||||
F | Noel Simpson | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 2 | |||||||
F | Roland 'Tot' Leverton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
F | Roland Wheatley | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
F | Sailor Brown | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
F | Tom Johnson | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 17 | |||||||
F | William Morley | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
GOALSCORERS
Competitive goals only
Goals | Player | Games |
---|---|---|
17 | Tom Johnson | 33 |
10 | George Lee | 42 |
6 | Jack Edwards | 34 |
5 | Freddie Scott | 42 |
4 | George Wilkins | 12 |
4 | Roland 'Tot' Leverton | 6 |
3 | William Morley | 15 |
2 | Noel Simpson | 30 |
1 | Eddie Barks | 31 |
1 | Ernest Morris | 4 |
1 | Horace Gager | 12 |
1 | Sailor Brown | 5 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
1947-48
Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score |
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Tottenham Hotspur | Sat Sep 20, 1947 | H | 1-0 | Mon Apr 12, 1948 | A | 3-0 |