SEASON: 1946-47
- DIVISION:
- English Second Division (Tier 2)
- MANAGER(s):
- Billy Walker
- FA Cup:
- 5th Round (Middlesbrough (A) 2-6)
- League Cup:
- Did not exist
- Top Goalscorer:
- Sailor Brown (17 goals)
TABLE
SECOND DIVISION (Tier 2) - 1946-47
SEASON END TABLE | 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 | Manchester City | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 78 | 35 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 2.22857 | 62 | Promoted as Champions | 0-1 | 1-2 | |
2 | Burnley | 42 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 65 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 15 | 2.24138 | 58 | Promoted | 1-0 | 0-3 | |
3 | Birmingham City | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 74 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 22 | 2.24242 | 55 | 1-1 | 0-4 | ||
4 | Chesterfield | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 58 | 44 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 1.31818 | 50 | 1-0 | 1-1 | ||
5 | Newcastle United | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 95 | 62 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 60 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 30 | 1.53226 | 48 | 0-2 | 0-3 | ||
6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 65 | 53 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 32 | 1.22642 | 48 | 1-1 | 0-2 | ||
7 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 88 | 75 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 38 | 1.17333 | 48 | 1-1 | 1-5 | ||
8 | Coventry City | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 66 | 59 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 42 | 1.11864 | 45 | 1-0 | 1-1 | ||
9 | Leicester City | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 69 | 64 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 39 | 1.07813 | 43 | 2-0 | 1-1 | ||
10 | Barnsley | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 84 | 86 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 57 | .97674 | 42 | 2-1 | 2-3 | ||
11 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 69 | 74 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 54 | .93243 | 40 | ||||
12 | West Ham United | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 70 | 76 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 45 | .92105 | 40 | 4-3 | 2-2 | ||
13 | Luton Town | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 73 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 44 | .97260 | 39 | 4-2 | 2-3 | ||
14 | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 69 | 76 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 52 | .90789 | 39 | 6-0 | 2-5 | ||
15 | Fulham | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 74 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 49 | .85135 | 39 | 2-1 | 1-1 | ||
16 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 77 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 49 | .84416 | 39 | 4-0 | 1-0 | ||
17 | Bury | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 80 | 78 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 62 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 44 | 1.02564 | 36 | 2-0 | 0-5 | ||
18 | Millwall | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 79 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 49 | .70886 | 36 | 1-2 | 0-4 | ||
19 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 79 | 96 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 34 | 62 | .82292 | 33 | 5-1 | 0-2 | ||
20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 67 | 88 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 28 | 60 | .76136 | 32 | 2-2 | 0-2 | ||
21 | Swansea Town | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 55 | 83 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 36 | 40 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 43 | .66265 | 29 | Relegated | 1-1 | 2-3 | |
22 | Newport County | 42 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 61 | 133 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 41 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 81 | .45865 | 23 | Relegated | 6-1 | 5-2 |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
- GAME COUNTS
- Competitive Games:
- 47
- Competitive Goals:
- 77
- Goals per game:
- 1.6
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 40 out of 84 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 47.6%
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 17 times | 13 times | 3 times | 4 times | Conceded | 13 times | 11 times | 6 times | 2 times | 4 times | Won By | 9 times | 4 times | 1 time | 2 times | 2 times | Lost By | 6 times | 4 times | 3 times | 4 times | 1 time |
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LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 32,758 (Newcastle United)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 8,429 (Bradford Park Avenue)
- Average League Attendance:
- 22,761
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 34,000 (Middlesbrough)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 34,000 (Middlesbrough)
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 11
- Yellow Cards:
- 0
- Red Cards:
- 0   
- Own goals (for):
- 3   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 0   (scored by us for opponents)   
- Penalties scored:
- 1
- Penalties conceded:
- 2
- Penalties missed:
- 2
- Penalties saved:
- 0
GAMES
 
Manager for all games: Billy Walker
League
FA Cup
Friendly
Testimonial
Manager for all games: Billy Walker
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 11, 1947 | Lincoln City | 3 | A | 1-0 | 17,092 | Rawson (41') | |
Sat Jan 25, 1947 | Manchester United | 4 | A | 2-0 | 58,641 | Barks (30'), Lyman (68') | |
Sat Feb 08, 1947 | Middlesbrough | 5 | H | 2-2 | 34,000 | Scott (29'), Mannion (68' OG) | |
Wed Feb 12, 1947 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 1 | A | 2-6 | 26,907 | Barks (23'), Edwards (24') |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wed Nov 06, 1946 | Combined Services XI | England | A | 2-2 | - | Mee (?), Edwards (?) |
Testimonial
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wed Sep 25, 1946 | Lincoln City | England | A | 3-0 | 5,541 | Johnston (10'), North (25'), Edwards (35') |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (7) - £15,250 | Out (12) - £0 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Alfred Gunn | Bought | Alfred Gunn | Sold | Griff Roberts | Bought | Jul 1947 | Colin Lyman | Sold | Harry Walker | Bought | Colin Rawson | Sold | May 01, 1946 | Sailor Brown | Bought | £6,750 | Frank O'Donnell | Sold | Sep 1946 | Harold Orgill | Bought | Frank Shufflebottom | Sold | Sep 06, 1946 | Freddie Scott | Bought | £4,500 | George Mee | Sold | Nov 09, 1946 | Harry Brigham | Bought | £4,000 | Griff Roberts | Sold | Robert Davies | Sold | Tom Hinchliffe | Retired | Tom North | Sold | William Baxter | Sold | Jun 1947 | Harold Orgill | Sold |
SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1st | Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | Griff Roberts | Wales | 25 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
GK | Harold Orgill | England | 25 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
GK | Harry Walker | England | 30 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
GK | Laurie Platts | England | 24 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
GK | Reg Savage | England | 34 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 9 | Defenders | ||||||||
D | Frank Shufflebottom | England | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
D | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | England | 20 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
D | Harry Brigham | England | 31 | 33 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||
D | Jack Hutchinson | England | 25 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Midfielders | ||||||||
M | Bill Morley | England | 21 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
M | Bob McCall | England | 30 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 16 | |||||||||
M | Eddie Barks | England | 24 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 6 | ||||||||
M | Frank Knight | England | 24 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | ||||||||
M | Frank O'Donnell | Scotland | 34 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 5 | |||||||||
M | George Pritty | England | 31 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||
M | Noel Simpson | England | 23 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
M | Robert Davies | Wales | 32 | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
M | Ted Blagg | England | 28 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 13 | |||||||||
M | William Baxter | England | 28 | 7 | 2 | 5 | Forwards | |||||||||
F | Colin Lyman | England | 32 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||
F | Colin Rawson | England | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
F | Freddie Scott | England | 29 | 44 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 4 | ||||||||
F | George Mee | England | 23 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
F | Jack Edwards | England | 22 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||
F | Roland 'Tot' Leverton | England | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
F | Sailor Brown | England | 30 | 45 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 17 | ||||||||
F | Tom Hinchliffe | England | 32 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
F | Tom Johnston | Scotland | 27 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 14 | ||||||||
F | Tom North | England | 26 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Alfred Gunn | Germany | 22 | 2 | 2 |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
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17 (1) | Sailor Brown | 45 |
14 | Tom Johnston | 34 |
10 | Colin Lyman | 28 |
10 | Jack Edwards | 27 |
6 | Eddie Barks | 38 |
5 | Frank O'Donnell | 11 |
4 | Freddie Scott | 44 |
3 | Own Goals | 47 |
2 | Harry Brigham | 33 |
1 | Colin Rawson | 2 |
1 | Frank Knight | 30 |
1 | George Mee | 9 |
1 | George Pritty | 31 |
1 | Noel Simpson | 17 |
1 | Roland 'Tot' Leverton | 4 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Bradford Park Avenue | Sat Nov 16, 1946 | Away | 1-0 | Sat Jun 14, 1947 | Home | 4-0 | |
Newport County | Sat Sep 07, 1946 | Home | 6-1 | Sat Jan 04, 1947 | Away | 5-2 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Manchester City | Sat Nov 23, 1946 | Home | 0-1 | Sat Mar 29, 1947 | Away | 1-2 | |
Millwall | Sat Nov 09, 1946 | Home | 1-2 | Sat Mar 15, 1947 | Away | 0-4 | |
Newcastle United | Thu Sep 05, 1946 | Home | 0-2 | Wed Jan 01, 1947 | Away | 0-3 |