SEASON: 1946-47
- DIVISION:
- English Second Division (Tier 2)
- MANAGER(s):
- Billy Walker
- FA Cup:
- 5th Round (Middlesbrough (A) 2-6)
- League Cup:
- -
- Top Goalscorer:
- Sailor Brown, Tom Johnson (15 goals)
- Competitive Games:
- 47
- Competitive Goals:
- 77
- Goals per game:
- 1.6
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 40 out of 84 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 47.6%
ALL GAMES
LEAGUE GAMES
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions and
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
Friendly
Testimonial
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
SQUAD
Competitive goals only
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 17 times | 13 times | 3 times | 4 times | Conceded | 13 times | 11 times | 6 times | 2 times | 4 times | Won By | 9 times | 4 times | 1 time | 2 times | 2 times | Lost By | 6 times | 4 times | 3 times | 4 times | 1 time |
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Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions and
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 32,758
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 8,429
- Average League Attendance:
- 22,764
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 34,000
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 34,000
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 11
- Red cards:
- 0
- Yellow cards:
- 0
- Penalties scored:
- 0
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
END OF SEASON TABLE (1946-47)
SECOND DIVISION (Tier 2) | Home | Away | Results | |||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away |
1 | Manchester City | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 78 | 35 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 2.229 | 62 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | Burnley | 42 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 65 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 15 | 2.241 | 58 | 1-0 | 0-3 | 3 | Birmingham City | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 74 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 22 | 2.242 | 55 | 1-1 | 0-4 | 4 | Chesterfield | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 58 | 44 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 1.318 | 50 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 5 | Newcastle United | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 95 | 62 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 60 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 30 | 1.532 | 48 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 65 | 53 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 32 | 1.226 | 48 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 88 | 75 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 38 | 1.173 | 48 | 1-1 | 1-5 | 8 | Coventry City | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 66 | 59 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 42 | 1.119 | 45 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 9 | Leicester City | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 69 | 64 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 39 | 1.078 | 43 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 10 | Barnsley | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 84 | 86 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 57 | .977 | 42 | 2-1 | 2-3 | 11 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 69 | 74 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 54 | .932 | 40 | 12 | West Ham United | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 70 | 76 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 45 | .921 | 40 | 4-3 | 2-2 | 13 | Luton Town | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 73 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 44 | .973 | 39 | 4-2 | 2-3 | 14 | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 69 | 76 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 52 | .908 | 39 | 6-0 | 2-5 | 15 | Fulham | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 74 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 49 | .851 | 39 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 16 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 77 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 49 | .844 | 39 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 17 | Bury | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 80 | 78 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 62 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 44 | 1.026 | 36 | 2-0 | 0-5 | 18 | Millwall | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 79 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 49 | .709 | 36 | 1-2 | 0-4 | 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 79 | 96 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 34 | 62 | .823 | 33 | 5-1 | 0-2 | 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 67 | 88 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 28 | 60 | .761 | 32 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 21 | Swansea Town | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 55 | 83 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 36 | 40 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 43 | .663 | 29 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 22 | Newport County | 42 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 61 | 133 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 41 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 81 | .459 | 23 | 6-1 | 5-2 |
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 11, 1947 | Lincoln City | 3 | A | 1-0 | Win | - | Rawson (?) | ||
Sat Jan 25, 1947 | Manchester United | 4 | A | 2-0 | Win | 58,641 | Barks (?), Lyman (?) | ||
Sat Feb 08, 1947 | Middlesbrough | 5 | H | 2-2 | Draw | 34,000 | Scott (?), Mannion (? OG) | ||
Wed Feb 12, 1947 | Middlesbrough | 5 | Y | 1 | A | 2-6 | Loss | 26,907 | Barks (?), Edwards (?) |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Wed Nov 06, 1946 | Combined Services XI | England | A | 2-2 | Draw | - | Mee (?), Edwards (?) |
Testimonial
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wed Sep 25, 1946 | Lincoln City | England | A | 3-0 | Win | - | North (?), Edwards (?), Johnson (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (7) | Out (13) | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Alfred Gunn | Bought | Alfred Gunn | Sold | Freddie Scott | Bought | Colin Lyman | Sold | Griff Roberts | Bought | Colin Rawson | Sold | Harold Orgill | Bought | Frank O'Donnell | Sold | Harry Walker | Bought | Frank Shufflebottom | Sold | May 01, 1946 | Sailor Brown | Bought | £6,750 | George Mee | Sold | Nov 09, 1946 | Harry Brigham | Bought | £4,000 | Griff Roberts | Sold | Harold Orgill | Sold | Reg Savage | Sold | Robert Davies | Sold | Tom Hinchcliffe | Retired | Tom North | Sold | William Baxter | Sold |
SQUAD
Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes |
GK | Griff Roberts | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
GK | Harold Orgill | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
GK | Harry Walker | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
GK | Laurie Platts | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
GK | Reg Savage | 22 | 9 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||
D | Edward Blagg | 38 | 14 | 10 | 13 | ||||||||
D | Frank Shufflebottom | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
D | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||
D | Harry Brigham | 33 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 2 | |||||||
M | Bob McCall | 37 | 13 | 7 | 16 | ||||||||
M | Frank Knight | 30 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | |||||||
M | Frank O'Donnell | 11 | 3 | 8 | 5 | ||||||||
M | Jack Hutchinson | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||
M | Robert Davies | 6 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
M | William Baxter | 7 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
F | Colin Lyman | 28 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 10 | |||||||
F | Colin Rawson | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
F | Eddie Barks | 38 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 6 | |||||||
F | Freddie Scott | 44 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 4 | |||||||
F | George Mee | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |||||||
F | George Pritty | 31 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 1 | |||||||
F | Jack Edwards | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||
F | Noel Simpson | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | |||||||
F | Roland 'Tot' Leverton | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
F | Sailor Brown | 46 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 15 | |||||||
F | Tom Hinchcliffe | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
F | Tom Johnson | 34 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 15 | |||||||
F | Tom North | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
F | William Morley | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Alfred Gunn | 2 | 2 |
GOALSCORERS
Competitive goals only
Goals | Player | Games |
---|---|---|
15 | Sailor Brown | 46 |
15 | Tom Johnson | 34 |
10 | Colin Lyman | 28 |
10 | Jack Edwards | 27 |
6 | Eddie Barks | 38 |
5 | Frank O'Donnell | 11 |
4 | Freddie Scott | 44 |
2 | Harry Brigham | 33 |
2 | Roland 'Tot' Leverton | 4 |
1 | Colin Rawson | 2 |
1 | Frank Knight | 30 |
1 | George Mee | 9 |
1 | George Pritty | 31 |
1 | Noel Simpson | 17 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
1946-47
Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score |
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Bradford Park Avenue | Sat Nov 16, 1946 | A | 1-0 | Sat Jun 14, 1947 | H | 4-0 |
Newport County | Sat Sep 07, 1946 | H | 6-1 | Sat Jan 04, 1947 | A | 5-2 |