| Season | 1946–47 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool |
1947–48 → | |
The1946–47 season was the 48th completed season ofThe Football League, and the first after theSecond World War.
This season was the first to feature a full football programme since the1938–39 campaign. Division placings were the same as in the unfinished1939–40 Football League.
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.[1]
From the 1922–23 season, the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South were required to apply forre-election.[2]
| Season | 1946–47 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool 5thEnglish title |
| Relegated | Brentford Leeds United |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,513 (3.27 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dennis Westcott (37 goals)[3] |
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 rivalsManchester United (who won two league titles before theWorld War I) andWolverhampton Wanderers (who had yet to win a First Division title).Stoke City andBlackpool completed the top five.
Leeds United were relegated in bottom place after just six wins all season. They were joined by aBrentford side who failed to match their promising pre-war form, who would not return to the top flight until2021.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool(C) | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 84 | 52 | 1.615 | 57 | |
| 2 | Manchester United | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 95 | 54 | 1.759 | 56 | |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 98 | 56 | 1.750 | 56 | |
| 4 | Stoke City | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 90 | 53 | 1.698 | 55 | |
| 5 | Blackpool | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 71 | 70 | 1.014 | 50 | |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 89 | 75 | 1.187 | 49 | |
| 7 | Preston North End | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 76 | 74 | 1.027 | 47 | |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 67 | 53 | 1.264 | 45 | |
| 9 | Sunderland | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 65 | 66 | 0.985 | 44 | |
| 10 | Everton | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 62 | 67 | 0.925 | 43 | |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 73 | 68 | 1.074 | 42 | |
| 12 | Portsmouth | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 66 | 60 | 1.100 | 41 | |
| 13 | Arsenal | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 72 | 70 | 1.029 | 41 | |
| 14 | Derby County | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 73 | 79 | 0.924 | 41 | |
| 15 | Chelsea | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 69 | 84 | 0.821 | 39 | |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 61 | 82 | 0.744 | 38 | |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 45 | 53 | 0.849 | 36 | |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 57 | 69 | 0.826 | 34 | |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 57 | 71 | 0.803 | 34 | |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 53 | 79 | 0.671 | 33 | |
| 21 | Brentford(R) | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 45 | 88 | 0.511 | 25 | Relegation to theSecond Division |
| 22 | Leeds United(R) | 42 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 45 | 90 | 0.500 | 18 |
| Home \ Away | 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 |
| Season | 1946–47 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Manchester City |
| Promoted | Manchester City Burnley |
| Relegated | Swansea Town Newport County |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,547 (3.35 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Charlie Wayman (30 goals)[3] |
1947–48 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City(C, P) | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 78 | 35 | 2.229 | 62 | Promotion to theFirst Division |
| 2 | Burnley(P) | 42 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 65 | 29 | 2.241 | 58 | |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 74 | 33 | 2.242 | 55 | |
| 4 | Chesterfield | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 58 | 44 | 1.318 | 50 | |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 95 | 62 | 1.532 | 48 | |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 65 | 53 | 1.226 | 48 | |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 88 | 75 | 1.173 | 48 | |
| 8 | Coventry City | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 66 | 59 | 1.119 | 45 | |
| 9 | Leicester City | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 69 | 64 | 1.078 | 43 | |
| 10 | Barnsley | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 84 | 86 | 0.977 | 42 | |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 69 | 74 | 0.932 | 40 | |
| 12 | West Ham United | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 70 | 76 | 0.921 | 40 | |
| 13 | Luton Town | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 73 | 0.973 | 39 | |
| 14 | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 69 | 76 | 0.908 | 39 | |
| 15 | Fulham | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 74 | 0.851 | 39 | |
| 16 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 77 | 0.844 | 39 | |
| 17 | Bury | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 80 | 78 | 1.026 | 36 | |
| 18 | Millwall | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 79 | 0.709 | 36 | |
| 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 79 | 96 | 0.823 | 33 | |
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 67 | 88 | 0.761 | 32 | |
| 21 | Swansea Town(R) | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 55 | 83 | 0.663 | 29 | Relegation to theThird Division South |
| 22 | Newport County(R) | 42 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 61 | 133 | 0.459 | 23 |
| Home \ Away | 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 |
| Season | 1946–47 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Doncaster Rovers (2nd title) |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,537 (3.33 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Clarrie Jordan (Doncaster Rovers), 42[3][4] |
1947–48 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doncaster Rovers(C, P) | 42 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 123 | 40 | 3.075 | 72 | Promotion to theSecond Division |
| 2 | Rotherham United | 42 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 114 | 53 | 2.151 | 64 | |
| 3 | Chester | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 95 | 51 | 1.863 | 56 | |
| 4 | Stockport County | 42 | 24 | 2 | 16 | 78 | 53 | 1.472 | 50 | |
| 5 | Bradford City | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 62 | 47 | 1.319 | 50 | |
| 6 | Rochdale | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 80 | 64 | 1.250 | 48 | |
| 7 | Wrexham | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 65 | 51 | 1.275 | 46 | |
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 70 | 74 | 0.946 | 43 | |
| 9 | Barrow | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 54 | 62 | 0.871 | 41 | |
| 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 66 | 77 | 0.857 | 41 | |
| 11 | Hull City | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 49 | 53 | 0.925 | 40 | |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 86 | 87 | 0.989 | 39 | |
| 13 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 64 | 73 | 0.877 | 39 | |
| 14 | Gateshead | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 62 | 72 | 0.861 | 38 | |
| 15 | York City | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 67 | 81 | 0.827 | 37 | |
| 16 | Carlisle United | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 70 | 93 | 0.753 | 37 | |
| 17 | Darlington | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 68 | 80 | 0.850 | 36 | |
| 18 | New Brighton | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 57 | 77 | 0.740 | 36 | |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 55 | 80 | 0.688 | 32 | |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 56 | 92 | 0.609 | 32 | |
| 21 | Southport | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 53 | 85 | 0.624 | 25 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Halifax Town | 42 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 43 | 92 | 0.467 | 22 |
| Home \ Away | 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 |
| Season | 1946–47 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Cardiff City (1st title) |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,458 (3.16 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Don Clark (Bristol City), 36[3] |
1947–48 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff City(C, P) | 42 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 93 | 30 | 3.100 | 66 | Promotion to theSecond Division |
| 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 74 | 40 | 1.850 | 57 | |
| 3 | Bristol City | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 94 | 56 | 1.679 | 51 | |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 84 | 73 | 1.151 | 49 | |
| 5 | Walsall | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 74 | 59 | 1.254 | 46 | |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 61 | 53 | 1.151 | 46 | |
| 7 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 72 | 54 | 1.333 | 44 | |
| 8 | Southend United | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 71 | 60 | 1.183 | 44 | |
| 9 | Reading | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 83 | 74 | 1.122 | 43 | |
| 10 | Port Vale | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 68 | 63 | 1.079 | 43 | |
| 11 | Torquay United | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 52 | 61 | 0.852 | 42 | |
| 12 | Notts County | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 63 | 1.000 | 40 | |
| 13 | Northampton Town | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 72 | 75 | 0.960 | 40 | |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 59 | 69 | 0.855 | 40 | |
| 15 | Exeter City | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 69 | 0.870 | 39 | |
| 16 | Watford | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 61 | 76 | 0.803 | 39 | |
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 54 | 72 | 0.750 | 38 | |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 49 | 62 | 0.790 | 37 | |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 54 | 75 | 0.720 | 32 | |
| 20 | Aldershot | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 48 | 78 | 0.615 | 32 | |
| 21 | Norwich City | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 64 | 100 | 0.640 | 28 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 48 | 96 | 0.500 | 28 | Re-elected, then transferred to theThird Division North |
| Home \ Away | 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 |