1947–48 Burnley F.C. season

English football club season April 2016 April 2016 Burnley 1947–48 Cliff Britton Manager Tom Clegg Chairman Division One 3rd FA Cup 3rd Round Harry Potts (14) Harry Potts (14) 52,869 v Blackpool (11 October 1947) 19,522 v Grimsby Town (20 March 1948) 33,621Simpson (2007), p. 246 _claretborder _lightblue_neck_loop _claretborder _hoops_sky 5cc9f9 901420 5cc9f9 901420 1946–47 1948–49 The 1947–1948 season was Burnley's first season in the top tier of English football for 18 years. Under Cliff Britton they finished in 3rd place. Appearances and goals Division One FA Cup Reg Attwell DF ENG 38 1 1 0 Jack Billingham FW ENG 35 13 1 0 George Bray DF ENG 42 3 1 0 Alan Brown DF ENG 36 0 1 0 Jack Butterfield DF ENG 3 0 0 0 Jackie Chew MF ENG 34 4 1 0 Gordon Haigh FW ENG 4 1 0 0 Ray Harrison FW ENG 10 7 1 0 Jack Hays MF ENG 37 3 1 0 Ron Hornby FW ENG 4 1 0 0 Bob Johnson DF ENG 6 0 0 0 Peter Kippax MF ENG 6 0 0 0 Jackie Knight FW ENG 16 3 1 0 Joe Loughran DF ENG 15 0 0 0 Harold Mather DF ENG 38 0 1 0 Billy Morris FW WAL 23 4 0 0 Harry Potts FW ENG 38 14 1 0 Jimmy Strong GK ENG 42 0 1 0 Arthur Woodruff DF ENG 35 0 1 0 |} Matches Football League Division One Key In Result column, Burnley's score shown first H = Home match A = Away match pen. = Penalty kick o.g. = Own goal Results Date Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance 23 August 1947 Portsmouth (A) 1–0 Potts 2' 33,967 26 August 1947 Derby County (H) 0–2 43,067 30 August 1947 Bolton Wanderers (H) 2–0 Potts 18', Morris 38' 35,835 3 September 1947 Derby County (A) 1–1 George Bray 86' 32,565 6 September 1947 Liverpool (A) 1–1 Hays 67' 56,074 8 September 1947 Manchester United (H) 0–0 38,517 13 September 1947 Middlesbrough (H) 3–0 Hays 2', Potts 37', Chew 40' 34,944 20 September 1947 Charlton Athletic (A) 1–1 Billingham 80' 37,588 27 September 1947 Arsenal (H) 0–1 47,958 4 October 1947 Sheffield United (A) 1–1 Billingham 16' 40,930 11 October 1947 Blackpool (H) 1–0 Potts 79' 52,869 18 October 1947 Blackburn Rovers (A) 2–1 (o.g.) 5', Morris 55' 41,635 25 October 1947 Manchester City (H) 1–1 Hays 64' 41,454 1 November 1947 Grimsby Town (A) 2–1 Billingham 36', 65' 17,697 8 November 1947 Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) 1–1 Potts 43' 38,356 15 November 1947 Everton (A) 3–0 Knight 40', Billingham 57', Potts 70' 49,442 22 November 1947 Sunderland (H) 4–0 Billingham 24', Potts 67', 69' (pen.), Knight 71' 21,939 29 November 1947 Aston Villa (A) 2–2 Potts 7', 34' 56,595 6 December 1947 Chelsea (H) 1–0 Potts 14' 30,865 13 December 1947 Huddersfield Town (A) 1–0 Potts 84' (pen.) 36,375 20 December 1947 Portsmouth (H) 3–2 Billingham 2', 10', 61' 30,131 25 December 1947 Preston North End (H) 1–0 Potts 90' 44,645 26 December 1947 Preston North End (A) 2–3 Billingham 35', Bray 80' 39,400 1 January 1948 Manchester United (A) 0–5 61,100 3 January 1948 Bolton Wanderers (A) 1–1 Harrison 30' 43,442 17 January 1948 Liverpool (H) 3–0 Billingham 52', 88', Knight 69' 31,470 31 January 1948 Middlesbrough (A) 2–1 Chew 38', Potts 61' 36,208 14 February 1948 Arsenal (A) 0–3 62,125 21 February 1948 Sheffield United (H) 0–0 20,667 6 March 1948 Blackburn Rovers (H) 0–0 44,240 13 March 1948 Manchester City (A) 1–4 (o.g.) 13' 32,213 20 March 1948 Grimsby Town (H) 4–1 Haigh 9', Harrison 39', 69', Hornby 87' 19,522 26 March 1948 Stoke City (H) 4–0 Harrison 15', 75', Chew 30', 60' 28,989 27 March 1948 Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) 1–1 Morris 76' 38,360 29 March 1948 Stoke City (A) 0–3 33,014 3 April 1948 Everton (H) 0–1 23,933 7 April 1948 Blackpool (A) 1–0 Morris 30' 16,732 10 April 1948 Sunderland (A) 0–2 47,003 17 April 1948 Aston Villa (H) 1–0 Harrison 44' 25,671 20 April 1948 Charlton Athletic (H) 0–2 26,627 24 April 1948 Chelsea (A) 2–0 Billingham 65', Attwell 79' 33,390 1 May 1948 Huddersfield Town (H) 2–1 Bray 61', Harrison 64' 25,443 Final league position First Division y BUR FA Cup Date Round Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance 3 January 1948 Round 3 Swindon Town (H) 0–2 34,229 References Category:Burnley F.C. seasons Burnley