Football League First Division 1947/48
| Football League First Division 1947/48 | |
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| master | Arsenal FC |
| Cup winners | Manchester United |
| Relegated |
Blackburn Rovers Grimsby Town |
| Teams | 22nd |
| Games | 462 |
| Gates | 1,343 (ø 2.91 per game) |
| Top scorer | Ronnie Rooke ( Arsenal FC ) |
| ← Football League First Division 1946/47 | |
The Football League First Division 1947/48 was the 49th season of the highest English football league . It began on August 23, 1947 and ended on May 1, 1948.
The Arsenal won each with seven points clear of the chasing Manchester United and FC Burnley his now sixth English championship. In addition to Burnley, Manchester City , the second promoter of the previous year, also held the class; instead, the Blackburn Rovers and Grimsby Town had to go into the Second Division . These two clubs should be replaced in the following season by the two second division promoted Birmingham City and Newcastle United .
A total of 526 players were used, with Arsenal FC and Burnley FC having the fewest with 19 and Blackburn Rovers with 30 the most players in league games. 148 newcomers opposed 143 footballers, who last came into play in the 1947/48 season. 15 players were able to play all 42 league games of their club.
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points | EgS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Arsenal FC | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6th | 81:32 | 2.53 | 59:25 | 19th |
| 2. | Manchester United | 42 | 19th | 14th | 9 | 81:48 | 1.69 | 52:32 | 25th |
| 3. | Burnley FC (N) | 42 | 20th | 12 | 10 | 56:43 | 1.30 | 52:32 | 19th |
| 4th | Derby County | 42 | 19th | 12 | 11 | 77:57 | 1.35 | 50:34 | 23 |
| 5. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 19th | 9 | 14th | 83:70 | 1.19 | 47:37 | 23 |
| 6th | Aston Villa | 42 | 19th | 9 | 14th | 65:57 | 1.14 | 47:37 | 22nd |
| 7th | Preston North End | 42 | 20th | 7th | 15th | 67:68 | 0.99 | 47:37 | 24 |
| 8th. | Portsmouth FC | 42 | 19th | 7th | 16 | 68:50 | 1.36 | 45:39 | 24 |
| 9. | Blackpool FC | 42 | 17th | 10 | 15th | 57:41 | 1.39 | 44:40 | 24 |
| 10. | Manchester City (N) | 42 | 15th | 12 | 15th | 52:47 | 1.11 | 42:42 | 22nd |
| 11. | Liverpool FC (M) | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 65:61 | 1.07 | 42:42 | 24 |
| 12. | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 65:70 | 0.93 | 42:42 | 25th |
| 13. | Charlton Athletic (P) | 42 | 17th | 6th | 19th | 57:66 | 0.86 | 40:44 | 23 |
| 14th | Everton FC | 42 | 17th | 6th | 19th | 52:66 | 0.79 | 40:44 | 26th |
| 15th | Stoke City | 42 | 14th | 10 | 18th | 41:55 | 0.75 | 38:46 | 25th |
| 16. | Middlesbrough FC | 42 | 14th | 9 | 19th | 71:73 | 0.97 | 37:47 | 26th |
| 17th | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21st | 46:58 | 0.79 | 37:47 | 28 |
| 18th | Chelsea FC | 42 | 14th | 9 | 19th | 53:71 | 0.75 | 37:47 | 29 |
| 19th | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18th | 51:60 | 0.85 | 36:48 | 27 |
| 20th | Sunderland AFC | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19th | 56:67 | 0.84 | 36:48 | 26th |
| 21st | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21st | 54:72 | 0.75 | 32:52 | 30th |
| 22nd | Grimsby Town | 42 | 8th | 6th | 28 | 45: 111 | 0.41 | 22:62 | 27 |
| (M) | English champion 1946/47 |
| (P) | FA Cup winner 1946/47 |
| (N) | Newcomers from the Football League Second Division 1946/47 |
| EgS | used players |
Results table
The home teams are listed in the left column.
| ARS | AST | BLA | BLP | BOL | BUR | CHA | CHE | OF THE | EVE | GRI | HUD | LIV | MNC | MNU | MID | POR | PNE | SHU | STO | SUN | WOL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal FC | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 6-0 | 0: 2 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 8-0 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 7-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3: 2 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 5: 2 | |
| Aston Villa | 4: 2 | 3: 2 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 4 | 2: 3 | 4-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 7 | 1-0 | 2: 3 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 4: 3 | 1-0 | |
| Blackpool FC | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 5-0 | 3: 1 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 0: 3 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1: 5 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 3 | 4-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 3 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 2 | |
| Burnley FC | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 4: 1 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3: 2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 2: 4 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 5 | 2: 3 | 2: 3 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 4-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 5: 1 | |
| Chelsea FC | 0-0 | 4: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 3 | 2: 4 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 4 | 4: 2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 4: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | |
| Derby County | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 3 | 5: 1 | 1-0 | 4: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 4 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 4: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 5: 1 | 1: 2 | |
| Everton FC | 0: 2 | 3-0 | 4: 1 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 0: 3 | 0: 1 | 2: 3 | 1: 3 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 3 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | |
| Grimsby Town | 0: 4 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 2 | 1: 3 | 0-0 | 2: 3 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 5 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 3 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 0: 4 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | 5: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | |
| Liverpool FC | 1: 3 | 3: 3 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 4-0 | 3: 1 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 0: 3 | 3: 1 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | |
| Manchester City | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 1: 3 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 4: 1 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 3: 2 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0: 3 | 4: 3 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 4: 3 | |
| Manchester United | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 4: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 5-0 | 6: 2 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 3: 4 | 4: 4 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 2 | |
| Middlesbrough FC | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 4: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 4: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 4 | |
| Portsmouth FC | 0-0 | 2: 4 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 3: 2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 6: 1 | 1-0 | 6-0 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | |
| Preston North End | 0-0 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 0: 7 | 1-0 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 7: 4 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 3: 3 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 3: 3 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 3 | |
| Sheffield United | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 4: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 4-0 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 3: 2 | 2: 2 | |
| Stoke City | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 3-0 | 0: 2 | 2: 4 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 3 | |
| Sunderland AFC | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 2: 3 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 4: 2 | 2-0 | 5: 1 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 4: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | 5: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2: 4 | 8: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 6 | 1: 3 | 3: 1 | 4: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 |
List of goalscorers
| player | society | Gates | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Ronnie Rooke
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Arsenal FC | 33 | 42 |
| 2 |
Micky Fenton
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Middlesbrough FC | 28 | 40 |
| 3 |
Albert Stubbins
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Liverpool FC | 24 | = |
| 4th |
Jack Rowley
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Manchester United | 23 | 39 |
| 5 |
Stan Mortensen
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Blackpool FC | 19th | 36 |
| 6th |
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Aston Villa | 18th | 35 |
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Johnny Morris
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Manchester United | 38 | ||
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Stan Pearson
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Manchester United | 40 | ||
| 9 |
 Andy McLaren
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Preston North End | 17th | 41 |
The Arsenal FC championship team
The following list lists all players who played in a league game for Arsenal FC during the 1947/48 season. It must be noted that in English football a minimum number of games is usually required in order to receive the official championship medal. Since there was uncertainty about the specific regulation before the introduction of the Premier League, all players who presumably did not receive a championship medal due to their low contribution were marked with an asterisk (*). The number of missions and the goals scored are given in brackets. The average age of the team was 29.85 years. Only players who had played ten or more games were considered.
| 1. | Arsenal FC |
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Walley Barnes (35/0) | Denis Compton (14/6) | Leslie Compton (35/0) | Alf Fields * (6/0) | Alex Forbes (11/2) | Bryn Jones * (7/1) | Reg Lewis (28/14) | Jimmy Logie (39/8) | Archie Macauly (40/0) | George Male * (8/0) | Ian McPherson (29/5) | Joe Mercer (40/0) | Ronnie Rooke (42/33) | Don Roper (40/10) | Laurie Scott (39/0) | Paddy Sloan * (3/0) | Lionel Smith * (1/0) | George Swindin (42/0) | Joe Wade * (3/0).
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Special occurrences
- Willie McIntosh scored five goals for Blackpool FC in a 7-0 away win over Preston North End on May 1, 1948.
literature
- Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-1998. 5th edition. Queen Anne Press, Harpenden 1998, ISBN 1-85291-585-4 .
- Fred Ollier: Arsenal A Complete Record. 4th edition. Breedon, Derby 1995, ISBN 1-85983-011-0 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Cross table of the English Football League First Division 1947/1948 (Fussballdaten.de)