Football League First Division 1946/47
| Football League First Division 1946/47 | |
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| master | Liverpool FC |
| Cup winners | Charlton Athletic |
| Relegated |
Brentford FC Leeds United |
| Teams | 22nd |
| Games | 462 |
| Gates | 1,513 (ø 3.27 per game) |
| Top scorer |
Dennis Westcott ( Wolverhampton Wanderers ) |
| ← Football League First Division 1938/39 | |
The Football League First Division 1946/47 was the 48th season of the highest English football league and also the first season after the end of World War II . It began on August 31, 1946 and ended on June 14, 1947.
The Liverpool won each with a point ahead of pursuers Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers its now fifth English championship. Both newly promoted Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield United were able to keep the class; instead, Brentford FC and Leeds United had to move into the Second Division . These two clubs should be replaced in the following season by the two second division promoted Manchester City and Burnley FC .
A total of 555 players were used, with Sheffield United and Manchester United with 21 the fewest and Huddersfield Town with 32 the most players in league games. 351 newcomers faced 169 footballers, who last came into play in the 1946/47 season. 11 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. | Liverpool FC | 42 | 25th | 7th | 10 | 84:52 | 1.62 | 57:27 | 26th |
| 2. | Manchester United | 42 | 22nd | 12 | 8th | 95:54 | 1.76 | 56:28 | 21st |
| 3. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 25th | 6th | 11 | 98:56 | 1.75 | 56:28 | 23 |
| 4th | Stoke City | 42 | 24 | 7th | 11 | 90:53 | 1.70 | 55:29 | 22nd |
| 5. | Blackpool FC | 42 | 22nd | 6th | 14th | 71:70 | 1.01 | 50:34 | 22nd |
| 6th | Sheffield United (N) | 42 | 21st | 7th | 14th | 89:75 | 1.19 | 49:35 | 21st |
| 7th | Preston North End | 42 | 18th | 11 | 13 | 76:74 | 1.03 | 47:37 | 25th |
| 8th. | Aston Villa | 42 | 18th | 9 | 15th | 67:53 | 1.26 | 45:39 | 27 |
| 9. | Sunderland AFC | 42 | 18th | 8th | 16 | 65:66 | 0.98 | 44:40 | 23 |
| 10. | Everton FC (M) | 42 | 17th | 9 | 16 | 62:67 | 0.93 | 43:41 | 25th |
| 11. | Middlesbrough FC | 42 | 17th | 8th | 17th | 73:68 | 1.07 | 42:42 | 27 |
| 12. | Portsmouth FC | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17th | 66:60 | 1.10 | 41:43 | 22nd |
| 13. | Arsenal FC | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17th | 72:70 | 1.03 | 41:43 | 31 |
| 14th | Derby County (P) | 42 | 18th | 5 | 19th | 73:79 | 0.92 | 41:43 | 28 |
| 15th | Chelsea FC | 42 | 16 | 7th | 19th | 69:84 | 0.82 | 39:45 | 28 |
| 16. | Grimsby Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17th | 61:82 | 0.74 | 38:46 | 29 |
| 17th | Blackburn Rovers (N) | 42 | 14th | 8th | 20th | 45:53 | 0.85 | 36:48 | 27 |
| 18th | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 8th | 21st | 57:69 | 0.83 | 34:50 | 24 |
| 19th | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19th | 57:71 | 0.80 | 34:50 | 28 |
| 20th | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 13 | 7th | 22nd | 53:79 | 0.67 | 33:51 | 32 |
| 21st | Brentford FC | 42 | 9 | 7th | 26th | 45:88 | 0.51 | 25:59 | 29 |
| 22nd | Leeds United | 42 | 6th | 6th | 30th | 45:90 | 0.50 | 18:66 | 25th |
| (M) | English champion 1938/39 |
| (P) | FA Cup winner 1945/46 |
| (N) | Newcomers from the Football League Second Division 1938/39 |
| EgS | used players |
Results table
The home teams are listed in the left column.
| ARS | AST | BLA | BLP | BOL | BRE | CHA | CHE | OF THE | EVE | GRI | HUD | LEE | LIV | MNU | MID | POR | PNE | SHU | STO | SUN | WOL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal FC | 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 FC | 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 FC | 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 FC | 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 FC | 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 FC | 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 FC | 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 FC | 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 AFC | 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 |
List of goalscorers
| player | society | Gates | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Dennis Westcott
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 37 | 35 |
| 2 |
Reg Lewis
|
Arsenal FC | 29 | 28 |
| = |
Freddie Steele
|
Stoke City | = | 38 |
| = |
 Duggie Reid
|
Portsmouth FC | = | 42 |
| 5 |
Billy McIntosh
|
Preston North End | 27 | 40 |
| = |
Stan Mortensen
|
Blackpool FC | = | = |
| 7th |
Tommy Lawton
|
Chelsea FC | 26th | 34 |
| = |
Jack Rowley
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Manchester United | = | 37 |
| 9 |
Albert Stubbins
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Liverpool FC | 24 | 36 |
| = |
Jack Balmer
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Liverpool FC | = | 39 |
The championship team of Liverpool FC
The following list shows all players who played in a league game for Liverpool during the 1946/47 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 27.93 years. Only players who had played ten or more games were considered.
| 1. | Liverpool FC |
 |
Charlie Ashcroft * (2/0) | Jack Balmer (39/24) | Tom Bush * (3/0) | Len Carney * (2/1) | Cyril Done (17/10) | John Easdale * (2/0) | Harry Eastham (19/0) | Willie Fagan (18/7) | Jim Harley (17/0) | Laurie Hughes (30/0) | Bill Jones (26/2) | George Kaye * (1/0) | Ray Lambert (36/0) | Billy Liddell (35/7) | Tommy McLeod * (3/0) | Ray Minshull * (6/0) | Berry Nieuwenhuys (15/5) | Bob Paisley (33/0) | Stan Palk * (6/0) | Robert Priday * (8/2) | Barney Ramsden (23) | Cyril Sidlow (34/0) | Eddie Spicer * (10/0) | Albert Stubbins (36/24) | Phil Taylor (35/1) | William Watkinson * (6/1).
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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 .
- Brian Pead: Liverpool. A Complete Record 1892-1988. 2nd edition. Breedon, Derby 1988, ISBN 0-907969-44-5 ( Breedon Books Sport ).
References and footnotes
- ↑ The FA Cup was played a year before league operations resumed
- ^ Cross table of the English Football League First Division 1946/1947 (Fussballdaten.de)