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1947–48 in English football

68th season of competitive football in England

Field	Value
country	England
season	1947–48
division1	[First Division](1947-48-football-league-first-division)
champions1	Arsenal
division2	[Second Division](1947-48-football-league-second-division)
champions2	Birmingham City
domestic	[FA Cup](1947-48-fa-cup)
dchampions	Manchester United
prevseason	1946–47
nextseason	1948–49
flagicon	yes

The 1947–48 season was the 68th season of competitive football in England.

Arsenal won the league title this season for the sixth time in their history, having been league champions five times during the 1930s.

Manchester United won the FA Cup, defeating Blackpool 4-2 in the final.

Honours

Competition	Winner	Runner-up
[First Division](1947-48-football-league-first-division)	Arsenal	Manchester United
[Second Division](1947-48-football-league)	Birmingham City	Newcastle United
[Third Division North](1947-48-football-league)	Lincoln City	Rotherham United
[Third Division South](1947-48-football-league)	Queens Park Rangers	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
[FA Cup](1948-fa-cup-final)	Manchester United	Blackpool
[Home Championship](1948-british-home-championship)

Football League

Main article: 1947–48 Football League

First Division

Arsenal won the title in their first season under new manager Tom Whittaker. Manchester United finished as runners-up for the second season in a row, though won their first silverware under Matt Busby by emerging victorious in the FA Cup. Burnley finished third, impressing in their first top-flight season in 18 years.

Grimsby Town and Blackburn Rovers were relegated to Division Two.

Second Division

Third Division North

Third Division South

Top goalscorers

First Division

Ronnie Rooke (Arsenal) – 33 goals

Second Division

Eddie Quigley (Sheffield Wednesday) – 23 goals

Third Division North

Jimmy Hutchinson (Lincoln City) – 32 goals

Third Division South

Len Townsend (Bristol City) – 31 goals

References

(19 June 2003). "England FA Challenge Cup 1947-1948".
"English League Leading Goalscorers".
"English League Leading Goalscorers".

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