1947–48 Football League

Final league tables

The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.

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.

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.

First Division

6th English title Grimsby Town (33 goals) Arsenal, the most successful English club side of the 1930s, picked up their first postwar silverware, finishing top of the First Division by seven points. Their nearest rivals were Manchester United, who lifted the FA Cup with a dramatic 4–2 win over Blackpool at Wembley to end their 37-year wait for a major trophy. Burnley finished level on points with Matt Busby's team. Derby County, the 1946 FA Cup-winners, finished fourth in the league. Defending champions Liverpool finished 11th.

Grimsby Town were relegated in bottom place, 14 points adrift of safety, and were joined in the Second Division by Blackburn Rovers.

Results

Maps

Arsenal Charlton Athletic Chelsea

Arsenal Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Blackpool Bolton Burnley Charlton Chelsea Derby County Everton Grimsby Town Huddersfield Liverpool Manchester City Manchester U. Middlesbrough Portsmouth Preston North End Sheffield United Stoke Sunderland Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division

Newcastle United Millwall (23 goals)

Results

Maps

Brentford Fulham Millwall Tottenham West Ham

Barnsley Birmingham Bradford Park Avenue Brentford Bury Cardiff City Chesterfield Coventry Doncaster Fulham Leeds United Leicester City Luton Town Millwall Newcastle Nottingham Forest Plymouth Argyle Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Tottenham West Bromwich Albion West Ham

Third Division North

Third Division North

Results

Maps

Accrington Stanley Barrow Bradford C. Carlisle United Chester Crewe Alexandra Darlington Gateshead Halifax T. Hartlepool Hull Lincoln City Mansfield Town New Brighton Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Southport Stockport Tranmere Wrexham York City

Third Division South

Third Division South

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Results

|match_ALD_B&BA=0–3 |match_ALD_B&HA=1–1

|name_B&BA=Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic |match_B&BA_ALD=1–1 |match_B&BA_B&HA=4–1 |match_B&BA_BRI=2–0 |match_B&BA_BRR=3–0 |match_B&BA_CRY=0–0 |match_B&BA_EXE=2–1 |match_B&BA_IPS=4–0 |match_B&BA_LEY=1–1 |match_B&BA_NPC=5–0 |match_B&BA_NOR=2–0 |match_B&BA_NWC=1–3 |match_B&BA_NTC=2–0 |match_B&BA_PTV=3–0 |match_B&BA_QPR=0–1 |match_B&BA_REA=2–0 |match_B&BA_STD=0–1 |match_B&BA_SWA=1–0 |match_B&BA_SWI=1–0 |match_B&BA_TOR=6–2 |match_B&BA_WAL=1–1 |match_B&BA_WAT=1–1

|name_B&HA=Brighton & Hove Albion |match_B&HA_ALD=1–1 |match_B&HA_B&BA=0–2 |match_B&HA_BRI=0–2 |match_B&HA_BRR=3–1 |match_B&HA_CRY=1–1 |match_B&HA_EXE=0–1 |match_B&HA_IPS=4–1 |match_B&HA_LEY=0–0 |match_B&HA_NPC=3–0 |match_B&HA_NOR=2–3 |match_B&HA_NWC=2–0 |match_B&HA_NTC=1–3 |match_B&HA_PTV=2–2 |match_B&HA_QPR=0–5 |match_B&HA_REA=2–0 |match_B&HA_STD=1–0 |match_B&HA_SWA=0–1 |match_B&HA_SWI=1–0 |match_B&HA_TOR=2–1 |match_B&HA_WAL=0–4 |match_B&HA_WAT=1–3

|match_BRI_B&BA=0–4 |match_BRI_B&HA=1–2

|match_BRR_B&BA=1–2 |match_BRR_B&HA=4–1

|match_CRY_B&BA=2–0 |match_CRY_B&HA=0–0

|match_EXE_B&BA=1–1 |match_EXE_B&HA=1–0

|match_IPS_B&BA=1–1 |match_IPS_B&HA=4–0

|match_LEY_B&BA=2–0 |match_LEY_B&HA=2–1

|match_NPC_B&BA=2–2 |match_NPC_B&HA=1–1

|match_NOR_B&BA=3–6 |match_NOR_B&HA=4–0

|match_NWC_B&BA=0–1 |match_NWC_B&HA=2–2

|match_NTC_B&BA=1–2 |match_NTC_B&HA=4–0

|match_PTV_B&BA=2–1 |match_PTV_B&HA=5–0

|match_QPR_B&BA=1–0 |match_QPR_B&HA=2–0

|match_REA_B&BA=3–0 |match_REA_B&HA=1–0

|match_STD_B&BA=0–2 |match_STD_B&HA=2–2

|match_SWA_B&BA=3–2 |match_SWA_B&HA=0–0

|match_SWI_B&BA=0–1 |match_SWI_B&HA=1–1

|match_TOR_B&BA=0–1 |match_TOR_B&HA=1–2

|match_WAL_B&BA=0–0 |match_WAL_B&HA=0–0

|match_WAT_B&BA=0–3 |match_WAT_B&HA=2–3

Maps

Leyton Orient Crystal Palace Queens Park Rangers Watford

Aldershot Bournemouth Brighton & Hove Bristol City Bristol Rovers Leyton Orient Crystal Palace Exeter City Ipswich Town Newport County Northampton Town Norwich City Notts County Port Vale QPR Southend Reading Torquay Swansea Town Swindon Walsall Watford

Attendances

Source:

Division One

Division Two

Division Three

References

• Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.

References

1. "England 1947–48". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
2. Ian Laschke: ''Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79''. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
3. "English League Leading Goalscorers".
4. "Historical attendances".