SEASON: 1947-48
- DIVISION:
- English Second Division (Tier 2)
- MANAGER(s):
- Billy Walker
- FA Cup:
- 3rd Round (Liverpool (A) 1-4)
- League Cup:
- Did not exist
- Top Goalscorer:
- Tom Johnston (14 goals)
TABLE
SECOND DIVISION (Tier 2) - 1947-48
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 | Birmingham City | 42 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 55 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 2.29167 | 59 | Promoted as Champions | 0-2 | 1-2 | |
2 | Newcastle United | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 72 | 41 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 1.75610 | 56 | Promoted | 0-0 | 2-0 | |
3 | Southampton | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 71 | 53 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 1.33962 | 52 | 1-1 | 1-2 | ||
4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 66 | 53 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 1.24528 | 51 | 0-0 | 1-2 | ||
5 | Cardiff City | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 61 | 58 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 40 | 1.05172 | 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 | 1.03774 | 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 | 1.08621 | 45 | 3-1 | 2-3 | ||
8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 56 | 43 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 1.30233 | 44 | 1-0 | 3-0 | ||
9 | Leicester City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 60 | 57 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 1.05263 | 43 | 1-0 | 1-3 | ||
10 | Coventry City | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 59 | 52 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 36 | 1.13462 | 41 | 4-0 | 1-1 | ||
11 | Fulham | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 47 | 46 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 27 | 1.02174 | 40 | 0-2 | 0-0 | ||
12 | Barnsley | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 62 | 64 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 42 | .96875 | 40 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
13 | Luton Town | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 56 | 59 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 34 | .94915 | 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 | .94444 | 40 | 1-2 | 1-3 | ||
15 | Brentford | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 44 | 61 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 35 | .72131 | 40 | 2-0 | 1-3 | ||
16 | Chesterfield | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 54 | 55 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 29 | .98182 | 39 | 1-3 | 0-0 | ||
17 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 9 | 20 | 13 | 40 | 58 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 36 | .68966 | 38 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
18 | Leeds United | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 62 | 72 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 52 | .86111 | 36 | 1-0 | 2-2 | ||
19 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 54 | 60 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 37 | .90000 | 35 | ||||
20 | Bury | 42 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 58 | 68 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 40 | .85294 | 34 | 2-1 | 0-1 | ||
21 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 40 | 66 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 46 | .60606 | 29 | Relegated | 4-2 | 0-2 | |
22 | Millwall | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 44 | 74 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 46 | .59459 | 29 | Relegated | 5-2 | 0-2 |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
- GAME COUNTS
- 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%
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
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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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:
- 33,364 (Birmingham City)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 12,977 (Luton Town)
- Average League Attendance:
- 24,301
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- -
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- -
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 11
- Yellow Cards:
- 0
- Red Cards:
- 0   
- Own goals (for):
- 0   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 1   (scored by us for opponents)   (Jack Hutchinson)
- Penalties scored:
- 3
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
GAMES
 
Manager for all games: Billy Walker
League
FA Cup
Friendly
Manager for all games: Billy Walker
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sat Jan 10, 1948 | Liverpool | 3 | A | 1-4 | 48,569 | Wilkins (?) |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sat Jan 24, 1948 | Arsenal | England | H | 2-3 | 25,479 | Wilkins (? pen), Barks (?) |
Sat Feb 07, 1948 | Crystal Palace | England | A | 0-1 | 9,760 |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (7) - £7,500 | Out (9) - £10,000 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Dennis Ward | Bought | Dennis Ward | Sold | George Lee | Bought | George Pritty | Sold | Horace Gager | Bought | Ted Blagg | Sold | Jack Burkitt | Bought | Summer 1948 | Tom Johnston | Sold | James Clarke | Bought | Wilson Jones | Sold | Wilson Jones | Bought | Aug 01, 1944 | Tanner Allen | Sold | Dec 01, 1947 | George Wilkins | Bought | £7,500 | Oct 01, 1947 | Sailor Brown | Sold | £10,000 | Dec 20, 1947 | Harry Brigham | Sold | 1948 | Noel Simpson | 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 | Dennis Ward | England | 22 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
GK | Harry Walker | England | 31 | 39 | 10 | 11 | 18 | |||||||||
GK | Laurie Platts | England | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Defenders | |||||||||
D | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | England | 21 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||
D | Harry Brigham | England | 32 | 7 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
D | Horace Gager | England | 30 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
D | Jack Hutchinson | England | 26 | 39 | 12 | 10 | 17 | |||||||||
D | James Clarke | England | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Midfielders | |||||||||
M | Bill Morley | England | 22 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | ||||||||
M | Bob McCall | England | 31 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | |||||||||
M | Bryn Elliott | England | 22 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
M | Eddie Barks | England | 25 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||
M | Ernest Morris | England | 26 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
M | Frank Knight | England | 25 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
M | George Pritty | England | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
M | Jack Burkitt | England | 21 | |||||||||||||
M | Ken Rawson | England | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
M | Noel Simpson | England | 24 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||
M | Tanner Allen | England | 22 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
M | Ted Blagg | England | 29 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | Forwards | ||||||||
F | Freddie Martin | England | 21 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
F | Freddie Scott | England | 30 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 5 | ||||||||
F | George Lee | England | 28 | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 10 | ||||||||
F | George Wilkins | England | 27 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
F | Gordon Kaile | England | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
F | Jack Edwards | England | 23 | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 6 | ||||||||
F | Roland 'Tot' Leverton | England | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
F | Roland Wheatley | England | 23 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
F | Sailor Brown | England | 31 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
F | Tom Johnston | Scotland | 28 | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 14 | ||||||||
F | Wilson Jones | Wales | 33 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
---|---|---|
14 | Tom Johnston | 33 |
10 | George Lee | 42 |
6 | Jack Edwards | 34 |
5 | Freddie Scott | 42 |
4 | George Wilkins | 12 |
4 | Roland 'Tot' Leverton | 6 |
3 | Bill Morley | 15 |
3 | Wilson Jones | 7 |
2 | Noel Simpson | 30 |
1 | Eddie Barks | 31 |
1 | Ernest Morris | 4 |
1 | Horace Gager | 12 |
1 | Sailor Brown | 5 |
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 | |
Tottenham Hotspur | Sat Sep 20, 1947 | Home | 1-0 | Mon Apr 12, 1948 | Away | 3-0 |
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 | |
Birmingham City | Sat Nov 15, 1947 | Home | 0-2 | Sat Apr 03, 1948 | Away | 1-2 | |
Bradford Park Avenue | Wed Aug 27, 1947 | Home | 1-2 | Wed Sep 03, 1947 | Away | 1-3 | |
Cardiff City | Sat Oct 04, 1947 | Home | 1-2 | Sat Feb 21, 1948 | Away | 1-4 | |
Luton Town | Sat Dec 13, 1947 | Home | 1-2 | Sat May 01, 1948 | Away | 1-2 |