1946–47 Football League

48th season of the Football League The Football League 1946–47 Liverpool 1939–40 1947–48 The 1946–47 season was the 48th completed season of The Football League, and the first after the Second World War. This season was the first to feature a full football programme since the 1938–39 campaign. Division placings were the same as in the unfinished 1939–40 Football League. Final division tables Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1946-47.html England 1946–47 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2010-02-24 From the 1922–23 season, the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South were required to apply for re-election.Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. First Division First Division 1946–47 Liverpool5th English title BrentfordLeeds United Dennis Westcott(37 goals)https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html English League Leading Goalscorers RSSSF 2010-10-31 462 1513 1939–40 1947–48 After a tight title race involving several clubs in the First Division, Liverpool won their fifth league title, finishing one point ahead of their nearest rivals Manchester United (who won two league titles before the World War I) and Wolverhampton Wanderers (who had yet to win a First Division title). Stoke City and Blackpool completed the top five. Leeds United were relegated in bottom place after just six wins all season. They were joined by a Brentford side who failed to match their promising pre-war form, and would not return to the top flight until 2021. main WDL First Division World Football LIV, MUN, WOL, STK, BLP, SHU, PNE, AVL, SUN, EVE, MID, POR, ARS, DER, CHE, GRI, BLA, BOL, CHA, HUD, BRE, LEE 1st REL REL complete 16 9 17 72 70 18 9 15 67 53 14 8 20 45 53 22 6 14 71 70 13 8 21 57 69 9 7 26 45 88 11 12 19 57 71 16 7 19 69 84 18 5 19 73 79 17 9 16 62 67 13 12 17 61 82 13 7 22 53 79 6 6 30 45 90 25 7 10 84 52 22 12 8 95 54 17 8 17 73 68 16 9 17 66 60 18 11 13 76 74 21 7 14 89 75 24 7 11 90 53 18 8 16 65 66 25 6 11 98 56 C R R Arsenal Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Brentford Charlton Athletic Chelsea Derby County Everton Grimsby Town Huddersfield Town Leeds United Liverpool Manchester United Middlesbrough Portsmouth Preston North End Sheffield United Stoke City Sunderland Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 2 y 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored R yellow red1 Relegation to the Second Division Results main FBR grey ARS AST BLB BLP BOL BRE CHA CHE DER EVE GRI HUD LEE LIV MUN MID POR PNE SHU STK SUN WOL Arsenal 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–1 5–3 1–2 4–2 1–2 6–2 4–0 2–1 4–1 2–3 1–0 2–2 1–1 Aston Villa 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 5–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 3–3 2–2 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–1 4–2 2–3 0–1 4–0 3–0 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–3 1–0 1–2 1–1 4–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 2–0 0–2 1–2 1–2 Blackpool 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 4–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–3 2–3 2–1 3–0 3–2 3–1 0–5 4–3 4–0 4–2 0–2 0–5 2–0 Bolton Wanderers 1–3 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 5–1 0–2 1–2 4–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 3–2 3–2 0–1 0–3 Brentford 0–1 0–2 0–3 2–1 1–0 1–4 0–2 0–3 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–3 2–3 2–1 1–4 0–3 4–1 Charlton Athletic 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–1 2–0 3–0 2–3 2–4 4–1 0–0 0–3 5–0 1–3 1–3 3–3 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 5–0 1–4 Chelsea 2–1 1–3 0–2 1–4 4–3 3–2 2–2 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 3–1 0–3 2–0 0–3 1–2 1–4 2–5 2–1 1–2 Derby County 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–3 2–1 1–0 3–1 5–1 4–1 1–0 2–1 1–4 4–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–2 3–0 5–1 2–1 Everton 3–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 4–1 3–3 1–0 4–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–3 2–2 4–2 0–2 Grimsby Town 0–0 0–3 2–1 2–3 2–2 2–2 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 4–1 1–6 0–0 4–0 3–2 2–3 2–1 2–5 1–2 0–0 Huddersfield Town 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–3 1–0 3–0 5–1 1–4 5–2 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–4 2–2 3–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 Leeds United 1–1 1–1 0–1 4–2 4–0 1–2 0–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 5–0 1–2 0–2 3–3 0–1 0–3 2–2 1–2 1–1 0–1 Liverpool 4–2 4–1 2–1 2–3 0–3 1–0 1–1 7–4 1–1 0–0 5–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 3–0 3–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–5 Manchester United 5–2 2–1 4–0 3–0 1–0 4–1 4–1 1–1 4–1 3–0 2–1 5–2 3–1 5–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 6–2 1–1 0–3 3–1 Middlesbrough 2–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–2 3–2 1–0 4–0 3–0 4–1 3–0 2–2 2–4 3–3 2–0 2–4 5–4 1–3 1–1 Portsmouth 0–2 3–2 3–1 0–1 2–0 3–0 3–0 0–2 1–2 2–1 4–1 3–1 4–1 1–2 0–1 3–1 4–4 0–0 1–3 4–1 1–1 Preston North End 2–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 0–4 5–2 5–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–0 6–2 3–2 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–3 2–2 2–2 Sheffield United 2–1 1–2 0–1 4–2 4–2 6–1 1–3 2–2 3–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 6–2 0–1 2–2 2–1 3–1 2–3 2–1 4–2 2–0 Stoke City 3–1 0–0 0–0 4–1 1–2 3–1 2–2 6–1 3–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 5–2 2–1 3–2 3–1 1–1 5–0 3–0 0–0 0–3 Sunderland 1–4 4–1 1–0 3–2 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 3–2 4–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 1–4 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 0–1 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 6–1 1–2 3–3 3–1 5–0 1–2 2–0 6–4 7–2 2–3 2–0 6–1 1–0 1–2 3–2 2–4 3–1 4–1 3–1 3–0 2–1 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps Greater London right 369 Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1946–1947 Greater London 51.558 -0.103 right Greater London 51.486 -0.31 right Greater London 51.486 0.036 right Greater London 51.482 -0.191 right Arsenal Brentford Charlton Athletic Chelsea England none 369 Locations of the Football League First Division 1946–1947 teams England 51.56 -0.10 right England 52.54 -1.87 right England 53.75 -2.48 right England 53.81 -3.05 right England 53.59 -2.56 right England 51.486 -0.31 right England 51.47 0.07 right England 51.50 -0.19 right England 52.92 -1.476 right England 53.47 -2.97 right England 53.56 -0.068 right England 53.64 -1.78 right England 53.78 -1.57 right England 53.53 -2.99 right England 53.47 -2.30 right England 54.57 -1.23 right England 50.80 -1.06 right England 53.75 -2.7 right England 53.38 -1.47 right England 53.00 -2.18 right England 54.91 -1.39 right England 52.59 -2.13 right Arsenal Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Blackpool Bolton Brentford Charlton Chelsea Derby County Everton Grimsby Town Huddersfield Leeds United Liverpool Manchester United Middlesbrough Portsmouth Preston North End Sheffield United Stoke Sunderland Wolverhampton Wanderers Second Division Second Division 1946–47 Manchester City Manchester CityBurnley Swansea TownNewport County Charlie Wayman(30 goals) 462 1547 1939–40 1947–48 main WDL Second Division MCI, BUR, BIR, CHF, NEW, TOT, WBA, COV, LEI, BAR, NFO, WHU, LUT, SOU, FUL, BPA, BRY, MIL, PLY, SHW, SWA, NPC PRO PRO REL REL complete 17 8 17 84 86 25 5 12 74 33 14 11 17 65 77 22 14 6 65 29 12 12 18 80 78 18 14 10 58 44 16 13 13 66 59 15 9 18 63 74 18 7 17 69 64 16 7 19 71 73 26 10 6 78 35 14 8 20 56 79 19 10 13 95 62 10 3 29 61 133 15 10 17 69 74 14 5 23 79 96 12 8 22 67 88 15 9 18 69 76 11 7 24 55 83 17 14 11 65 53 20 8 14 88 75 16 8 18 70 76 C, P P R R Barnsley Birmingham City Bradford (Park Avenue) Burnley Bury Chesterfield Coventry City Fulham Leicester City Luton Town Manchester City Millwall Newcastle United Newport County Nottingham Forest Plymouth Argyle Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Swansea Town Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion West Ham United 5 2 y 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored QR green1 Promotion to the First Division red1 Relegation to the Third Division South Results main FBR grey BAR BIR BPA BUR BRY CHF COV FUL LEI LUT MCI MIL NEW NPC NOT PLY SHW SOU SWA TOT WBA WHU Barnsley 3–1 3–1 1–0 4–0 1–2 0–2 4–1 1–0 4–0 0–2 4–1 1–1 3–1 3–2 1–3 4–1 4–4 3–1 1–3 2–1 1–2 Birmingham 1–2 4–0 0–2 3–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 4–0 1–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 6–1 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 Bradford Park Avenue 1–3 2–0 0–1 2–2 0–0 5–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 3–2 1–1 2–3 0–0 2–1 2–4 0–1 Burnley 2–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 3–0 3–2 3–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 Bury 4–4 2–0 6–3 2–2 0–2 1–0 7–2 2–3 3–0 2–2 5–2 2–2 0–1 5–0 3–3 4–2 2–1 3–3 1–2 4–0 4–0 Chesterfield 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–3 1–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 4–2 5–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 Coventry City 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–3 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 6–0 1–1 1–0 5–1 2–0 3–2 3–1 3–2 2–1 Fulham 6–1 0–1 0–3 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 4–2 2–1 2–2 3–2 0–3 4–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–0 3–0 1–1 0–1 3–2 Leicester City 6–0 2–1 2–1 1–4 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–3 5–0 2–4 3–0 1–1 4–1 3–5 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 Luton Town 3–1 1–3 3–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 3–0 4–3 6–3 3–2 3–4 4–1 2–2 3–0 3–2 2–0 2–1 Manchester City 5–1 1–0 7–2 1–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 4–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–2 5–1 2–1 4–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 5–0 2–0 Millwall 3–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–5 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–3 1–4 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–3 1–2 0–0 Newcastle United 4–2 2–2 5–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–3 1–1 7–2 3–2 0–2 13–0 3–0 3–2 4–0 1–3 1–1 1–0 2–4 2–3 Newport County 2–1 0–3 1–3 0–3 2–0 3–0 4–2 4–2 2–3 1–3 0–3 3–1 4–2 2–5 1–0 4–3 1–2 2–4 2–4 2–7 1–1 Nottingham Forest 2–1 1–1 4–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 4–2 0–1 1–2 0–2 6–1 5–1 2–2 6–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–3 Plymouth Argyle 3–2 0–2 2–4 2–2 3–1 1–0 2–2 2–2 4–0 2–1 2–3 0–2 0–1 4–1 2–0 4–1 2–3 2–1 3–4 2–1 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday 2–4 1–0 1–2 1–2 2–5 0–1 4–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 5–1 2–2 1–1 Southampton 1–1 1–0 3–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 5–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–1 1–2 1–1 5–1 5–2 5–1 3–1 4–0 1–0 0–1 4–2 Swansea Town 2–2 1–0 1–6 0–2 1–0 1–2 2–3 0–2 3–4 2–0 1–2 0–3 1–2 5–1 3–2 3–1 2–0 4–2 0–2 2–3 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 1–2 3–3 1–1 2–1 3–4 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 2–0 0–0 West Bromwich Albion 2–5 3–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 3–2 1–1 6–1 4–2 1–2 3–1 2–4 3–2 2–2 5–1 2–5 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–2 2–3 West Ham United 4–0 0–4 1–1 0–5 3–3 5–0 1–2 3–2 0–2 2–1 1–0 3–1 0–2 3–0 2–2 4–1 2–1 4–0 3–0 2–2 3–2 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps Greater London right 369 Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1946–1947 Greater London 51.475 -0.222 right Greater London 51.481 -0.048 right Greater London 51.603 -0.066 right Greater London 51.532 0.039 right Fulham Millwall Tottenham West Ham England none 369 Locations of the Football League Second Division 1946–1947 teams England 53.55 -1.48 right England 52.48 -1.89 right England 53.76 -1.78 right England 53.79 -2.25 right England 53.58 -2.295 right England 53.24 -1.43 right England 52.41 -1.51 right England 51.45 -0.24 right England 52.62 -1.14 right England 51.9 -0.433 right England 53.47 -2.18 right England 51.48 -0.048 right England 54.98 -1.62 right England 51.59 -3.00 right England 53.01 -1.137 right England 50.39 -4.15 right England 53.32 -1.47 right England 50.91 -1.39 right England 51.62 -3.95 right England 51.63 -0.063 right England 52.52 -1.97 right England 51.54 0.040 right Barnsley Birmingham Bradford Park Avenue Burnley Bury Chesterfield Coventry Fulham Leicester City Luton Town Manchester City Millwall Newcastle Newport County Nottingham Forest Plymouth Argyle Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Swansea Town Tottenham West Bromwich Albion West Ham Third Division North Football LeagueThird Division North 1946–47 Doncaster Rovers (2nd title) Clarrie Jordan (Doncaster Rovers), 42 http://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/page/History/0,,10329~1497414,00.html Doncaster Rovers Facts & Figures 6 July 2009 Doncaster Rovers Official Site 30 April 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110615111608/http://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/page/History/0%2C%2C10329~1497414%2C00.html 15 June 2011 Failed re-election None 462 1537 1939–40 1947–48 main WDL Third Division North 2 y 5 PR DON Doncaster Rovers ROT Rotherham United CHE Chester STP Stockport County BRA Bradford City ROC Rochdale WRE Wrexham CRE Crewe Alexandra BRW Barrow TRA Tranmere Rovers HUL Hull City LIN Lincoln City HAR Hartlepools United GAT Gateshead YOR York City CRL Carlisle United DAR Darlington NWB New Brighton OLD Oldham Athletic ACC Accrington Stanley SOU Southport HAL Halifax Town 33 6 3 123 40 29 6 7 114 53 25 6 11 95 51 24 2 16 78 53 20 10 12 62 47 19 10 13 80 64 17 12 13 65 51 17 9 16 70 74 17 7 18 54 62 17 7 18 66 77 16 8 18 49 53 17 5 20 86 87 15 9 18 64 73 16 6 20 62 72 14 9 19 67 81 14 9 19 70 93 15 6 21 68 80 14 8 20 57 77 12 8 22 55 80 14 4 24 56 92 7 11 24 53 85 8 6 28 43 92 CP green1 Promotion to the Second Division C red2 Re-elected REE REE complete rsssf.com Results main FBR grey ACC BRW BRA CRL CHE CRE DAR DON GAT HAL HAR HUL LIN NWB OLD ROC ROT SOU STP TRA WRE YOR Accrington Stanley 1–3 0–0 4–3 1–4 2–3 3–0 0–1 0–3 1–1 2–1 0–0 8–4 3–1 2–3 2–3 2–3 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–2 Barrow 1–3 0–0 3–1 1–0 0–2 2–3 0–1 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–3 0–1 5–2 2–2 2–3 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 Bradford City 3–1 5–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–2 3–1 1–2 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 5–1 0–2 2–2 2–1 3–2 Carlisle United 4–2 4–1 4–3 3–2 3–3 1–5 2–3 3–1 1–0 5–1 0–2 1–0 3–2 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–2 Chester 3–1 3–0 3–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–1 2–0 2–1 5–1 3–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 4–1 2–0 6–0 Crewe Alexandra 5–0 0–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 3–2 0–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–5 3–0 3–0 2–2 1–2 2–0 3–2 4–3 1–0 2–0 Darlington 5–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 3–3 4–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 0–2 4–3 4–0 1–1 4–1 4–3 4–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 3–1 Doncaster Rovers 5–0 8–0 4–3 9–2 3–0 1–1 5–0 3–0 2–0 5–1 4–1 1–1 0–0 4–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–0 5–0 0–0 Gateshead 2–1 0–5 1–2 1–3 3–4 2–1 1–0 1–3 6–1 0–1 1–0 3–0 3–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–2 3–1 3–3 1–2 Halifax Town 2–1 3–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–2 4–2 2–1 1–4 2–0 2–3 0–1 1–1 3–0 2–3 1–1 1–2 1–3 0–0 0–3 Hartlepool 0–2 1–1 0–0 4–1 5–1 5–2 4–1 0–2 1–3 1–4 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 0–3 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–3 1–1 Hull City 3–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 4–0 0–3 1–0 1–0 2–2 Lincoln City 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–1 2–2 1–3 2–0 3–5 4–0 3–1 5–2 0–3 5–1 1–3 2–3 4–0 4–2 4–0 2–1 3–1 2–2 New Brighton 4–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 0–3 4–0 4–1 2–5 2–3 1–1 2–1 1–5 4–2 4–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–3 Oldham Athletic 1–2 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 3–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 6–1 0–0 1–2 3–1 2–2 3–2 0–1 2–4 0–0 1–2 1–5 2–2 Rochdale 5–1 1–1 0–1 6–0 2–1 1–1 3–0 2–3 2–3 1–0 1–0 5–2 2–0 2–2 1–3 1–1 0–0 1–4 3–0 0–1 0–1 Rotherham United 4–1 4–3 2–1 4–0 3–1 5–1 4–1 3–2 4–0 6–1 4–0 2–0 3–0 3–0 8–0 3–3 2–1 2–1 6–0 3–2 6–1 Southport 0–1 2–2 0–1 0–2 2–4 2–2 2–2 0–5 2–1 6–1 3–3 3–1 1–3 2–0 2–4 0–2 2–0 4–1 1–2 1–1 0–3 Stockport County 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 0–3 3–2 1–0 1–3 2–0 4–1 1–2 2–0 3–2 2–0 4–0 5–2 1–2 2–0 4–0 1–0 4–2 Tranmere 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 3–2 2–0 3–5 1–0 1–1 4–1 1–3 5–2 3–3 4–2 2–3 1–4 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 Wrexham 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–4 1–0 7–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 4–1 0–1 4–1 3–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 York City 0–1 0–2 0–3 2–2 4–4 2–3 3–0 1–4 3–1 2–0 1–4 3–0 2–4 1–2 1–0 2–3 2–3 1–1 3–2 0–1 2–2 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps England none 369 Locations of the Football League Third Division North teams 1946–1947 England 53.75 -2.36 right England 54.11 -3.23 right England 53.82 -1.73 right England 54.90 -2.91 right England 53.19 -2.89 right England 53.099 -2.44 right England 54.53 -1.55 right England 53.52 -1.133 right England 54.95 -1.6 right England 53.72 -1.86 right England 54.69 -1.21 right England 53.74 -0.33 right England 53.23 -0.54 right England 53.43 -3.05 right England 53.54 -2.12 right England 53.61 -2.16 right England 53.43 -1.36 right England 53.65 -3.01 right England 53.41 -2.16 right England 53.37 -3.04 right England 53.03 -2.98 right England 53.96 -1.08 right Accrington Stanley Barrow Bradford C. Carlisle United Chester Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Gateshead Halifax T. Hartlepool Hull Lincoln City New Brighton Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Southport Stockport Tranmere Wrexham York City Third Division South Football LeagueThird Division South 1946–47 Cardiff City (1st title) Don Clark (Bristol City), 36 Failed re-election None 462 1458 1939–40 1947–48 main WDL Third Division South P y 5 2 CAR Cardiff City QPR Queens Park Rangers BRI Bristol City SWI Swindon Town WAL Walsall IPS Ipswich Town B&BA Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic STD Southend United REA Reading PTV Port Vale TOR Torquay United NTC Notts County NOR Northampton Town BRR Bristol Rovers EXE Exeter City WAT Watford B&HA Brighton & Hove Albion CRY Crystal Palace LEY Leyton Orient ALD Aldershot NWC Norwich City MAN Mansfield Town 30 6 6 93 30 23 11 8 74 40 20 11 11 94 56 19 11 12 84 73 17 12 13 74 59 16 14 12 61 53 18 8 16 72 54 17 10 15 71 60 16 11 15 83 74 17 9 16 68 63 15 12 15 52 61 15 10 17 63 63 15 10 17 72 75 16 8 18 59 69 15 9 18 60 69 17 5 20 61 76 13 12 17 54 72 13 11 18 49 62 12 8 22 54 75 10 12 20 48 78 10 8 24 64 100 9 10 23 48 96 CP green1 Promotion to the Second Division C red2 Re-elected REE red2 Re-elected, then transferred to the Third Division North TRN complete Results main FBR grey ALD B&BA B&HA BRI BRR CAR CRY EXE IPS LEY MAN NOR NWC NTC PTV QPR REA STD SWI TOR WAL WAT Aldershot 2–1 1–3 4–3 0–2 0–1 0–2 2–0 4–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–3 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–3 2–0 4–0 4–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 0–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 5–2 5–0 2–3 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–4 1–0 1–6 0–0 2–1 5–0 2–2 3–3 3–2 0–0 0–2 1–4 2–1 1–4 2–0 2–0 1–1 Bristol City 9–0 1–0 0–0 4–0 2–1 3–0 2–2 1–2 3–0 5–2 2–3 2–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 5–2 2–0 3–1 5–0 1–2 1–2 Bristol Rovers 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–3 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 6–1 1–0 0–3 1–2 4–1 0–0 3–1 2–2 1–3 3–0 3–0 2–2 3–4 Cardiff City 2–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 4–0 0–0 5–0 3–2 1–0 5–0 6–2 6–1 2–1 1–0 2–2 3–0 3–1 5–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 Crystal Palace 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 0–3 4–1 6–1 1–1 2–0 Exeter City 4–1 4–1 2–1 1–3 3–2 0–2 2–1 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–2 1–1 3–0 1–3 1–5 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 Ipswich Town 1–1 2–1 1–2 3–2 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 5–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 Leyton Orient 1–3 2–3 2–1 4–1 3–0 0–1 0–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–1 3–0 1–3 5–3 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 Mansfield Town 1–3 1–1 0–3 1–3 3–1 1–3 3–1 1–0 4–3 1–3 3–2 4–4 1–0 0–3 0–3 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 Northampton Town 2–2 2–1 6–1 2–2 1–2 0–2 1–0 1–2 2–2 4–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 4–4 4–0 2–3 4–1 0–0 0–8 4–1 Norwich City 2–3 1–6 2–3 2–2 3–3 2–1 2–3 1–3 0–1 5–0 3–1 2–3 2–2 3–0 0–1 0–2 1–5 1–5 2–0 0–2 4–2 Notts County 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–3 6–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 5–1 1–0 3–0 3–2 1–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 0–2 3–1 4–1 Port Vale 4–2 1–0 4–1 2–1 2–1 0–4 4–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 4–1 1–1 1–3 4–1 2–2 5–1 5–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 3–0 Queens Park Rangers 4–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 0–2 2–3 1–2 2–0 1–3 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 7–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 Reading 1–0 3–2 2–0 2–5 1–1 0–0 10–2 4–0 1–3 2–0 3–0 3–0 4–3 1–1 0–2 1–0 7–2 3–3 2–2 1–1 2–3 Southend 2–1 2–2 0–0 4–1 2–3 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 4–0 3–0 3–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 2–0 0–2 3–1 5–0 Swindon Town 7–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 6–1 3–1 1–1 4–2 2–1 3–2 2–2 2–1 2–4 4–1 5–0 Torquay United 0–1 2–2 3–1 2–3 3–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 3–2 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 1–5 2–0 2–0 Walsall 2–0 3–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–3 3–3 2–1 4–2 3–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 4–1 0–2 2–2 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–3 Watford 4–1 0–2 1–4 2–3 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 3–1 1–2 1–1 4–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 2–1 4–0 1–1 3–3 0–2 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps Greater London right 369 Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams 1946–1947 Greater London 51.570 -0.058 right Greater London 51.398 0.085 right Greater London 51.509 -0.232 right Greater London 51.650 -0.401 right Clapton Orient Crystal Palace Queens Park Rangers Watford England none 369 Locations of the Football League Third Division South teams 1946–1947 England 51.25 -0.75 right England 50.73 -1.84 right England 50.83 -0.15 right England 51.42 -2.59 right England 51.47 -2.53 right England 51.47 -3.20 right England 51.57 -0.01 right England 51.42 -0.07 right England 50.72 -3.53 right England 52.06 1.14 right England 53.14 -1.20 right England 52.24 -0.90 right England 52.63 1.30 right England 52.94 -1.137 right England 53.06 -2.21 right England 51.51 -0.23 right England 51.41 -0.97 right England 51.55 0.70 right England 51.56 -1.77 right England 50.48 -3.52 right England 52.58 -1.98 right England 51.65 -0.40 right Aldershot Bournemouth Brighton & Hove Bristol City Bristol Rovers Cardiff City Leyton Orient Crystal Palace Exeter City Ipswich Town Mansfield Town Northampton Town Norwich City Notts County Port Vale QPR Southend Reading Torquay Swindon Walsall Watford Attendances Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/eng/aveeng1947.htm Historical attendances European-football-statistics.co.uk 1 July 2026 Division One No. Club Average 1 Liverpool FC 45,732 2 Chelsea FC 44,550 3 Manchester United 43,945 4 Arsenal FC 43,266 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 43,254 6 Everton FC 40,854 7 Aston Villa FC 38,944 8 Middlesbrough FC 35,912 9 Sunderland AFC 35,301 10 Charlton Athletic FC 32,401 11 Stoke City FC 30,863 12 Portsmouth FC 30,198 13 Sheffield United FC 29,537 14 Bolton Wanderers FC 28,692 15 Preston North End FC 26,649 16 Blackburn Rovers FC 26,367 17 Leeds United FC 26,049 18 Brentford FC 25,768 19 Derby County FC 23,708 20 Blackpool FC 21,552 21 Huddersfield Town AFC 19,813 22 Grimsby Town FC 16,220 Division Two No. Club Average 1 Newcastle United FC 49,379 2 Manchester City FC 39,283 3 Tottenham Hotspur FC 34,636 4 Birmingham City FC 32,643 5 Sheffield Wednesday FC 26,851 6 West Bromwich Albion FC 26,423 7 Burnley FC 25,856 8 Leicester City FC 23,783 9 Fulham FC 23,695 10 Plymouth Argyle FC 23,375 11 West Ham United FC 23,278 12 Nottingham Forest FC 22,764 13 Millwall FC 21,841 14 Swansea City AFC 21,039 15 Coventry City FC 19,975 16 Barnsley FC 19,206 17 Luton Town FC 17,238 18 Southampton FC 16,597 19 Bradford Park Avenue AFC 14,876 20 Bury FC 14,764 21 Chesterfield FC 14,703 22 Newport County AFC 12,505 Division Three No. Club Average 1 Cardiff City FC 28,604 2 Hull City AFC 19,673 3 Bristol City FC 18,849 4 Norwich City FC 17,138 5 Queens Park Rangers FC 16,519 6 Swindon Town FC 16,012 7 Notts County FC 15,376 8 Doncaster Rovers FC 15,339 9 Crystal Palace FC 14,082 10 Rotherham United FC 13,155 11 Ipswich Town FC 13,114 12 Bristol Rovers FC 12,527 13 Reading FC 12,032 14 Walsall FC 11,173 15 Oldham Athletic FC 10,877 16 Port Vale FC 10,582 17 AFC Bournemouth 10,440 18 Carlisle United FC 10,263 19 Leyton Orient FC 10,048 20 Bradford City AFC 9,912 21 Southend United FC 9,690 22 Exeter City FC 8,888 23 Stockport County FC 8,881 24 Wrexham AFC 8,807 25 Watford FC 8,343 26 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 8,227 27 Tranmere Rovers 8,076 28 Northampton Town FC 7,951 29 Lincoln City FC 7,614 30 Rochdale AFC 7,577 31 Hartlepool United FC 7,562 32 Mansfield Town FC 7,029 33 York City FC 6,685 34 Darlington FC 6,671 35 Barrow AFC 6,542 36 Chester City FC 6,466 37 Torquay United FC 6,286 38 New Brighton AFC 5,927 39 Crewe Alexandra FC 5,785 40 Southport FC 4,708 41 Aldershot Town FC 4,677 42 Halifax Town AFC 4,480 43 Gateshead AFC 4,412 44 Accrington Stanley FC 3,976 See also 1946-47 in English football 1946 in association football 1947 in association football References Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. 1946–47 League