1947–48 Birmingham City F.C. season

December 2014 May 2026 Birmingham City F.C. 1947–48 Harry Storer Harry Morris Jr Ground St Andrew's Football League Second Division 1st (promoted) FA Cup Third round(eliminated by Notts County) Harold Bodle (14) Harold Bodle (14) 53,327 vs Notts County, FA Cup 3rd round, 10 January 1948 29,020 vs Bradford Park Avenue, 22 November 1947 38,365 _whiteborder _whitecollarplain _whiteborder _hoops_white 000099 000099 000099 FFFFFF 000099 1946–47 1948–49 The 1947–48 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 45th in the Football League and their 19th in the Second Division. They reached first place in the 22-team division after the match played on 6 December and retained that position for the remainder of the season, winning the Second Division title for the third time and gaining promotion to the First Division for 1948–49, from which they had been relegated at the end of the last completed pre-war season. They entered the 1947–48 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost to Notts County in that round. Twenty-four players made at least one appearance in nationally organised competition, and there were twelve different goalscorers. Forward Frank Mitchell missed only one of the 43 games over the season, and Harold Bodle was leading scorer with 14 goals, all of which came in the league. Football League Second Division 1947–48 Football League DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance23 August 194714thBarnsleyHL2–3Bodle, Mitchell pen37,91725 August 194711thCoventry CityAW1–0Aveyard30,55830 August 19477thPlymouth ArgyleAW3–0Dougall, Bodle, Aveyard24,1783 September 19477thCoventry CityHD1–1Bodle36,5456 September 19473rdLuton TownHW2–1Bodle, Aveyard40,03210 September 19475thNewcastle UnitedHD0–035,36813 September 19473rdBrentfordAW2–1Trigg, Edwards25,52317 September 19475thNewcastle UnitedAL0–151,70420 September 19474thLeicester CityHW1–0Dougall36,49527 September 19473rdLeeds UnitedAW1–0Trigg37,1354 October 19472ndFulhamHW3–1Bodle 2, Trigg39,75811 October 19472ndChesterfieldHD0–037,91818 October 19472ndWest Ham UnitedAD0–032,22825 October 19472ndBuryHW2–0Bodle, Dougall34,8061 November 19473rdSouthamptonAL0–227,2438 November 19472ndDoncaster RoversHW3–0Goodwin 2, Bodle31,05215 November 19472ndNottingham ForestAW2–0McIntosh, Goodwin33,36422 November 19472ndBradford Park AvenueHW4–3Ottewell, Goodwin, Mitchell pen29,02029 November 19472ndCardiff CityAL0–239,6466 December 19471stSheffield WednesdayHW1–0Westlake og31,21713 December 19471stTottenham HotspurAW2–1Garrett, Dougall52,73020 December 19471stBarnsleyAW1–0Bodle18,88025 December 19471stMillwallAD0–025,79427 December 19471stMillwallHW1–0Goodwin45,9853 January 19481stPlymouth ArgyleHD1–1Goodwin35,48017 January 19481stLuton TownAW1–0Bodle19,69731 January 19481stBrentfordHD0–037,54214 February 19481stLeeds UnitedHW5–1Laing 2, Stewart 2, Dorman39,95521 February 19481stFulhamAD1–1Bodle13,16428 February 19481stChesterfieldAW3–0Stewart, Dougall, Bodle15,8446 March 19481stWest Ham UnitedHL0–143,70913 March 19481stBuryAD1–1Edwards23,42020 March 19481stSouthamptonHD0–039,73027 March 19481stDoncaster RoversAD0–025,37029 March 19481stWest Bromwich AlbionHW4–0Stewart 2, Bodle, Trigg47,07430 March 19481stWest Bromwich AlbionAD1–1Bodle51,9453 April 19481stNottingham ForestHW2–1Stewart, Mitchell pen38,22710 April 19481stBradford Park AvenueAW2–1Mitchell pen, Stewart16,78217 April 19481stCardiff CityHW2–0Trigg, Bodle52,27619 April 19481stLeicester CityAD0–031,93724 April 19481stSheffield WednesdayAD0–025,7891 May 19481stTottenham HotspurHD0–035,569 League table (part) +Final Second Division table (part)PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts1stBirmingham City422215555242.29592ndNewcastle United422481072411.76563rdSouthampton4221101171531.34524thSheffield Wednesday4220111166531.25515thCardiff City4218111361581.0547Key Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played;W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = PointsSourcehttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1947-1948/table Birmingham City 1947–1948: English Division Two (old) Table Statto Organisation 7 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034817/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1947-1948/table 4 March 2016 live dmy-all FA Cup 1947–48 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceThird round10 January 1948Notts CountyHL0–253,327 Appearances and goals Players marked left the club during the playing season. Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; FB – Full back; HB – Half back; FW – Forward + Players' appearances and goals by competitionPos. Playing positionNat. NationalityNameLeagueFA CupTotalApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsGKENGGil Merrick36000360GKENGJack Wheeler footballer, born 1919601070FBENGKen Green footballer, born 192435010360FBENGDennis Jennings footballer29010300FBENGWally Quinton800080FBENGJack Southam100010HBENGJack Badham201030HBENGDon Dorman810081HBENGTed Duckhouse36010370HBENGFred Harris footballer, born 191240010410HBENGMartin McDonnell13000130HBENGFrank Mitchell sportsman, born 192241410424FWENGWalter Aveyard730073FWENGJohnny Berry300030FWENGHarold Bodle3914003914FWSCONeil Dougall34510355FWWALGeorge Edwards Welsh footballer37210382FWSCOArchie Garrett810081FWENGJackie Goodwin16610176FWENGJohn Hughes footballer, born 1921300030FWSCOBobby Laing420042FWSCO Alex McIntosh footballer 910091FWENG Sid Ottewell 520052FWSCOJackie Stewart footballer, born 192117700177FWENGCyril Trigg25610266 See also Birmingham City F.C. seasons References General Matthews Tony Birmingham City: A Complete Record 1995 Breedon Books Derby 978-1-85983-010-9 Matthews Tony Birmingham City: The Complete Record 2010 DB Publishing Derby 978-1-85983-853-2 Source for match dates and results: http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1947-1948/results Birmingham City 1947–1948: Results Statto Organisation 7 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150611060207/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1947-1948/results 11 June 2015 live dmy-all Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 330–31. 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