1946–47 Manchester City F.C. season

English football club season February 2022 February 2022 Manchester City 1946–47 Wilf Wild (to 1 Dec 1946)Sam Cowan (from 2 Dec 1946) Maine Road Second Division 1st (promoted) FA Cup Fifth Round George Smith (23) George Smith (23) 67,672 vs Burnley10 May 1947 22,210 vs Barnsley 14 December 1946 38,195 1945–46 1947–48 The 1946–47 season was Manchester City's 45th season of competitive football and 13th season in the second division of English football.History http://www.statto.com/football/teams/manchester-city/history Statto In addition to the Second Division, the club competed in the FA Cup. Whilst top of the league, almost 70,000 fans packed Maine Road to watch City play second placed Burnley in a First Division promotion decider, therefore also being a big step towards the title for City. It is likely to be the highest ever attended match outside the top flight in English history. Second Division 1946–47 Football League League table Second Division y MCI Results summary 17 3 1 49 14 9 7 5 29 21 March 2022 Reports DateOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 31 August 1946 Leicester City A Filbert Street 3 – 0 McDowall, Walsh, Jackson 20,000 4 September 1946 Bury H Maine Road 3 – 1 Dunkley, Black, Smith 28,000 7 September 1947 Chesterfield H Maine Road 0 – 0 47,319 14 September 1946 Millwall A The Dell 3 – 1 Constantine (3) 30,000 18 September 1946 Bury A Gigg Lane 2 – 2 Herd (2) 11,000 21 September 1946 Bradford Park Avenue H Maine Road 7 - 2 Black (3), Smith (2), Constantine, Sproston 38,330 28 September 1946 Tottenham Hotspur A White Hart Lane 0 – 0 55,253 5 October 1946 West Ham United A Boleyn Ground 0 – 1 32,000 12 October 1946 Sheffield Wednesday H Maine Road 2 – 1 Herd, Constantine 36,413 19 October 1946 Swansea City H Maine Road 1 – 1 Sproston 34,436 26 October 1946 Newcastle United A St James’ Park 2 – 3 Black, Westwood 65,798 2 November 1946 West Bromwich Albion H Maine Road 5 – 0 Black (3), Dunkley, Herd 38,821 9 November 1946 Birmingham City A St Andrews 1 – 3 Smith 30,000 16 November 1946 Coventry City H Maine Road 1 – 0 Dunkley 25,569 23 November 1946 Nottingham Forest A Meadow Lane 1 – 0 Smith 22,000 30 November 1946 Southampton H Maine Road 1 – 1 Constantine 24,867 7 December 1946 Newport County A Somerton Park 3 – 0 Dunkley, Black, Constantine 15,000 14 December 1946 Barnsley H Maine Road 5 – 1 Constantine (2), Smith (2), (og) 22,210 21 December 1946 Burnley A Turf Moor 0 – 0 35,000 25 December 1946 Plymouth Argyle H Maine Road 4 – 3 Smith (2), Herd, Constantine 24,532 26 December 1946 Plymouth Argyle A Home Park 3 – 2 Smith, Constantine, (og) 27,000 28 December 1946 Leicester City H Maine Road 1 – 0 Constantine 43,910 1 January 1947 Fulham H Maine Road 4 – 0 Herd (2), Black (2) 47,658 4 January 1947 Chesterfield A Saltergate 1 – 0 Jackson 20,000 18 January 1947 Millwall H Maine Road 1 – 0 Capel 36,635 1 February 1947 Tottenham Hotspur H Maine Road 1 – 0 Westwood 39,000 22 February 1947 Swansea City A Vetch Field 2 – 1 Herd, Smith 26,584 1 March 1947 Fulham A Craven Cottage 2 – 2 Smith, Herd 32,120 15 March 1947 Birmingham City H Maine Road 1 – 0 Smith 59,535 22 March 1947 Coventry City A Highfield Road 1 – 1 Smith 26,629 29 March 1947 Nottingham Forest H Maine Road 2 – 1 Smith, Wharton 26,354 4 April 1947 Luton Town H Maine Road 2 – 0 Woodroffe, Smith 57,592 5 April 1947 Southampton A The Dell 1 – 0 Smith 25,000 7 April 1947 Luton Town A Kenilworth Road 0 – 0 24,000 19 April 1947 Barnsley A Oakwell 2 – 0 McDowall, Black 26,274 2 May 1947 Newcastle United H Maine Road 0 – 2 46,972 10 May 1947 Burnley H Maine Road 1 – 0 Herd 67,672 14 May 1947 Bradford Park Avenue A Park Avenue 1 – 1 Smith 15,162 24 May 1947 West Ham United H Maine Road 2 – 0 McDowall, Smith 31,980 26 May 1947 Sheffield Wednesday A Hillsborough 0 – 1 30,000 31 May 1947 West Bromwich Albion A The Hawthorns 1 – 3 Black 25,000 14 June 1947 Newport County H Maine Road 5 – 1 Smith (5) 24,300 FA Cup 1946-47 FA Cup Results DateRoundOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 11 January 1947 Third Round Gateshead H Maine Road 3 - 0 Jackson, Capel, Westwood 38,578 25 January 1947 Fourth Round Bolton Wanderers A Burnden Park 3 - 3 Black (2), Capel 41,286 29 January 1947 Fourth Round Replay Bolton Wanderers H Maine Road 1 - 0 Westwood 39,355 7 February 1947 Fifth Round Birmingham City A St Andrews 0 - 5 50,000 References External links https://www.mancity.com Category:Manchester City F.C. seasons Manchester City