Season | 1946β47 |
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Champions | Liverpool |
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The 1946β47 season was the 48th completed season of The Football League.
This season was the first to feature a full football programme since the 1938β39 campaign. Division placings were the same as in the unfinished 1939β40 Football League.
Beginning with the season 1894β95, 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 1976β77 season. [1]
From the 1922β23 season, the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South were required to apply for re-election. [2]
Season | 1946β47 |
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Champions |
Liverpool 5th English title |
Relegated |
Brentford Leeds United |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,513 (3.27 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Dennis Westcott (38 goals) [3] |
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After a tight title race involving several clubs in the First Division, Liverpool won their fifth league title, finishing one point ahead of their nearest rivals Manchester United (who won two league titles before the World War I) and Wolverhampton Wanderers (who had yet to win a First Division title). Stoke City and Blackpool completed the top five.
Leeds United were relegated in bottom place after just six wins all season. They were joined by a Brentford side who failed to match their promising pre-war form, and they would not return to the top flight until 2021.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Liverpool (C) | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 84 | 52 | 1.615 | 57 | |
2 | Manchester United | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 95 | 54 | 1.759 | 56 | |
3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 98 | 56 | 1.750 | 56 | |
4 | Stoke City | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 90 | 53 | 1.698 | 55 | |
5 | Blackpool | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 71 | 70 | 1.014 | 50 | |
6 | Sheffield United | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 89 | 75 | 1.187 | 49 | |
7 | Preston North End | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 76 | 74 | 1.027 | 47 | |
8 | Aston Villa | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 67 | 53 | 1.264 | 45 | |
9 | Sunderland | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 65 | 66 | 0.985 | 44 | |
10 | Everton | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 62 | 67 | 0.925 | 43 | |
11 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 73 | 68 | 1.074 | 42 | |
12 | Portsmouth | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 66 | 60 | 1.100 | 41 | |
13 | Arsenal | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 72 | 70 | 1.029 | 41 | |
14 | Derby County | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 73 | 79 | 0.924 | 41 | |
15 | Chelsea | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 69 | 84 | 0.821 | 39 | |
16 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 61 | 82 | 0.744 | 38 | |
17 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 45 | 53 | 0.849 | 36 | |
18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 57 | 69 | 0.826 | 34 | |
19 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 57 | 71 | 0.803 | 34 | |
20 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 53 | 79 | 0.671 | 33 | |
21 | Brentford (R) | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 45 | 88 | 0.511 | 25 | Relegation to the Second Division |
22 | Leeds United (R) | 42 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 45 | 90 | 0.500 | 18 |
Season | 1946β47 |
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Champions | Manchester City |
Promoted |
Manchester City Burnley |
Relegated |
Swansea Town Newport County |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,547 (3.35 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Charlie Wayman (30 goals) [3] |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Manchester City (C, P) | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 78 | 35 | 2.229 | 62 | Promotion to the First Division |
2 | Burnley (P) | 42 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 65 | 29 | 2.241 | 58 | |
3 | Birmingham City | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 74 | 33 | 2.242 | 55 | |
4 | Chesterfield | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 58 | 44 | 1.318 | 50 | |
5 | Newcastle United | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 95 | 62 | 1.532 | 48 | |
6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 65 | 53 | 1.226 | 48 | |
7 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 88 | 75 | 1.173 | 48 | |
8 | Coventry City | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 66 | 59 | 1.119 | 45 | |
9 | Leicester City | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 69 | 64 | 1.078 | 43 | |
10 | Barnsley | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 84 | 86 | 0.977 | 42 | |
11 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 69 | 74 | 0.932 | 40 | |
12 | West Ham United | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 70 | 76 | 0.921 | 40 | |
13 | Luton Town | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 73 | 0.973 | 39 | |
14 | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 69 | 76 | 0.908 | 39 | |
15 | Fulham | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 74 | 0.851 | 39 | |
16 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 77 | 0.844 | 39 | |
17 | Bury | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 80 | 78 | 1.026 | 36 | |
18 | Millwall | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 79 | 0.709 | 36 | |
19 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 79 | 96 | 0.823 | 33 | |
20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 67 | 88 | 0.761 | 32 | |
21 | Swansea Town (R) | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 55 | 83 | 0.663 | 29 | Relegation to the Third Division South |
22 | Newport County (R) | 42 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 61 | 133 | 0.459 | 23 |
Season | 1946β47 |
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Champions | Doncaster Rovers (2nd title) |
Failed re-election | None |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,537 (3.33 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Clarrie Jordan ( Doncaster Rovers), 42 [3] [4] |
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Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 67 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 24 | 3.075 | 72 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Rotherham United | 42 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 34 | 2.151 | 64 | |
3 | Chester | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 38 | 1.863 | 56 | Welsh Cup winners |
4 | Stockport County | 42 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 34 | 1.472 | 50 | |
5 | Bradford City | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 1.319 | 50 | |
6 | Rochdale | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 39 | 1.250 | 48 | |
7 | Wrexham | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 1.275 | 46 | |
8 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 48 | 0.946 | 43 | |
9 | Barrow | 42 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 38 | 0.871 | 41 | |
10 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 44 | 0.857 | 41 | |
11 | Hull City | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 0.925 | 40 | |
12 | Lincoln City | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 52 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 34 | 55 | 0.989 | 39 | |
13 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 47 | 0.877 | 39 | |
14 | Gateshead | 42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 39 | 0.861 | 38 | |
15 | York City | 42 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 39 | 0.827 | 37 | |
16 | Carlisle United | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 55 | 0.753 | 37 | |
17 | Darlington | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 54 | 0.850 | 36 | |
18 | New Brighton | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 47 | 0.740 | 36 | |
19 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 49 | 0.688 | 32 | |
20 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 54 | 0.609 | 32 | |
21 | Southport | 42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 41 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 44 | 0.624 | 25 | Re-elected |
22 | Halifax Town | 42 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 56 | 0.467 | 22 |
Season | 1946β47 |
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Champions | Cardiff City (1st title) |
Failed re-election | None |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,458 (3.16 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Don Clark ( Bristol City), 36 [3] |
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Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Cardiff City | 42 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 19 | 3.100 | 66 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 25 | 1.850 | 57 | |
3 | Bristol City | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 56 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 36 | 1.679 | 51 | |
4 | Swindon Town | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 56 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 48 | 1.151 | 49 | |
5 | Walsall | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 34 | 1.254 | 46 | |
6 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 32 | 1.151 | 46 | |
7 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 34 | 1.333 | 44 | |
8 | Southend United | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 38 | 1.183 | 44 | |
9 | Reading | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 53 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 44 | 1.122 | 43 | |
10 | Port Vale | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 35 | 1.079 | 43 | |
11 | Torquay United | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 0.852 | 42 | |
12 | Notts County | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 44 | 1.000 | 40 | |
13 | Northampton Town | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 42 | 0.960 | 40 | |
14 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 43 | 0.855 | 40 | |
15 | Exeter City | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 42 | 0.870 | 39 | |
16 | Watford | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 22 | 49 | 0.803 | 39 | |
17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 0.750 | 38 | |
18 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 43 | 0.790 | 37 | |
19 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 47 | 0.720 | 32 | |
20 | Aldershot | 42 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 52 | 0.615 | 32 | |
21 | Norwich City | 42 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 48 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 52 | 0.640 | 28 | Re-elected |
22 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 58 | 0.500 | 28 | Re-elected; transferred |