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Domestic
Football Results
Teams in a silver box denotes a player representing England |
Football League
Division One:
Aston Villa 5 Brentford 2
Villa Park, Birmingham
(45,350)
Smith
OG
10,
Martin 19,
Goffin
49,
87,
Graham
59
~
Wilkins (pen)
35,
McAloon
69 |
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Brentford were without Bill
Gorman |
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Bolton Wanderers 1 Grimsby Town 2
Burnden Park, Bolton
(30,547)
Hamlett (pen) 37
~ Clifton
22,
28 |
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Chelsea 2 Charlton Athletic 2
Stamford Bridge, Fulham
(63,859)
Walker 28,
Goulden 37
~
Lancelotte
61, W.Robinson
90 |
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Chelsea were without Tommy Lawton |
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Charlton were without Don Welsh |
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Derby County 1 Blackpool 2
Baseball Ground, Derby
(25,138)
Broome 57
~
Mortensen
26, McIntosh 89 |
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Derby were without Raich Carter & Peter
Doherty |
Huddersfield Town 1 Everton 0
Leeds
Road, Huddersfield
(19,208)
Glazzard 67 |
Liverpool 2 Leeds United 0
Anfield, Liverpool
(51,042)
Balmer 15, Nieuwenhuys 73 |
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Leeds were without Davy Cochrane |
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Manchester United 5 Arsenal 2
Old
Trafford, Manchester
(62,718)
Hanlon
30, 39,
Wrigglesworth
(pen) 70,
Rowley
77, 89 ~
Lewis
27, McPherson
57 |
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United were without Henry Cockburn & Johnny Carey |
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Arsenal were without Laurie Scott |
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Preston North End 1 Stoke City 3
Deepdale,
Preston
(22,787)
Shankly (pen) 63
~
Steele
11, Ormston 15,
Antonio 48 |
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Preston were without Tom Finney |
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Stoke were without Neil Franklin |
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Sheffield United 2 Middlesbrough 1
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
(36,931)
Machent 9, Hagan
25
~ Spuhler
79 |
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United were without Eddie Shimwell |
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Middlesbrough were without George Hardwick & Wilf Mannion |
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Sunderland 1 Blackburn Rovers 0
Roker Park, Sunderland
(43,611)
Duns 48 |
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Blackburn were without Bobby Langton |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers 3
Portsmouth 1
Molineux, Wolverhampton
(40,183)
Westcott
11,
Galley (pen) 76, King 85
~ Reid
(pen) 62 |
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Wolves were without Johnny Hancocks & Billy Wright |
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Portsmouth were without Jimmy McAlinden |
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Blackpool's seventh win in their first nine games was the beginning of
the most successful period in the club's history. They finished in the
top nine placings in all but two of the first 13 post-war seasons, but have
never reached the same heights, either before or since.
| Division One
Leading Goalscorers |
11 - Freddie Steele
(Stoke)
10 - Reg Lewis (Arsenal) |
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Football League
Division Two:
Barnsley 1 Newcastle United 1
Oakwell, Barnsley
(34,262)
Baxter
~
Stobbart |
Bradford 0 West Ham United 1
Park Avenue,
Bradford
(21,360)
Wood |
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Burnley 1 Swansea Town 0
Turf Moor, Burnley
(19,968)
Harrison |
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Chesterfield 1 Fulham 1
Recreation Ground, Chesterfield
(16,812)
Booker
(pen)
~ Rooke |
Leicester City 0 Bury 0
Filbert Street, Leicester
(20,134) |
Millwall 2 Sheffield Wednesday 2
The Den, New Cross
(24,960)
Mansfield, Johnson
~ Aveyard
(2) |
Newport County 2
West Bromwich
Albion 7
Somerton Park, Newport
(17,614)
Mogford, Davis ~
Southam
OG,
Barlow,
Elliott,
Clarke
(4) |
Nottingham Forest 1 Coventry City 0
City Ground, Nottingham
(27,943)
Edwards |
Plymouth Argyle 2
Luton Town 1
Home Park, Plymouth
(27,535)
Strauss, Rawlings
~
Gager |
Southampton 1
Birmingham City 0
The Dell, Southampton
(24,920)
Bradley |
Tottenham Hotspur 0
Manchester City 0
White Hart Lane, Tottenham
(55,253) |
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City were without Frank Swift |
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Barnsley's impressive unbeaten start to the season had their fans
dreaming of a first-ever promotion to the top flight, but they would
have to wait another fifty years for that.
| Division Two
Leading Goalscorers |
| 8 - George Robledo
(Barnsley), Ronnie Rooke (Fulham), Davy Walsh (West Brom) |
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Football League
Division Three (South):
Aldershot 3 Norwich City 1
Recreation Ground, Aldershot
(5,734)
Hobbs, Brooks
(2)
~ Russell |
Brighton & Hove Albion 0
Cardiff City 4
Goldstone Ground, Hove
(13,193)
Rees, Richards
(2), Allen |
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Bristol Rovers 0 Bristol City 3
Eastville, Bristol
(25,578)
Williams, Hargreaves, Clark |
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Exeter City 4
Bournemouth & Boscombe
Athletic 1
St. James' Park, Exeter
(9,874)
Ebdon
(3), Wardle
~ Paton |
Ipswich Town 2 Reading 0
Portman Road, Ipswich
(16,009)
Day, Fox |
Leyton Orient 0 Crystal Palace 1
Brisbane Road, Leyton
(11,802)
Naylor |
Northampton Town 2 Notts County 1
County Ground, Northampton
(11,906)
Garrett
(2) ~ Beresford |
Port Vale 1 Swindon Town 1
Recreation Ground, Stoke-on-Trent
(12,900)
Jones ~ Lloyd |
Queen's Park Rangers
0
Torquay United 0
Loftus Road, Shepherd's Bush
(23,117) |
Southend United
1
Mansfield Town 1
Grainger Road, Southend
(10,994)
Smirke
~ Harkin |
Watford 0 Walsall 2
Vicarage
Road, Watford
(9,235)
Mullard,
Talbot |
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A
sixth consecutive clean sheet kept Queen's Park Rangers at the top,
and it would be their best-ever season, but the runners-up placing
that they eventually achieved was not enough to win promotion.
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Division Three (South) Table |
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Team |
P |
Home |
Away |
F |
A |
₧
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W |
D |
L |
W |
D |
L |
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Queen's Park Rangers |
8 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
12 |
2 |
13 |
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Bristol City |
8 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
19 |
8 |
12 |
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Cardiff City |
9 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
11 |
9 |
12 |
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Swindon Town |
8 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
23 |
14 |
11 |
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Exeter City |
8 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
15 |
10 |
11 |
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Crystal Palace |
9 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
12 |
19 |
11 |
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Mansfield Town |
8 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
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Southend United |
8 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
11 |
10 |
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Reading |
8 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
24 |
14 |
8 |
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Ipswich Town |
7 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
9 |
8 |
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Port Vale |
7 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
8 |
7 |
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Northampton Town |
8 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
12 |
7 |
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Watford |
8 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
14 |
7 |
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Bournemouth & Boscombe A. |
9 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
8 |
14 |
7 |
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Torquay United |
7 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
9 |
6 |
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Walsall |
8 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
11 |
6 |
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Brighton & Hove Albion |
8 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
12 |
6 |
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Aldershot |
8 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
13 |
23 |
6 |
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Bristol Rovers |
8 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
12 |
15 |
5 |
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Notts County |
7 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
13 |
5 |
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Leyton Orient |
8 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
11 |
5 |
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Norwich City |
9 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
11 |
27 |
3 |
| Division
Three (South)
Leading Goalscorers |
13 - Bill Stephens
(Swindon)
10 - Don Clark (Bristol City) - 1 pen, Tony McPhee
(Reading) |
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Football League
Division Three (North):
Crewe Alexandra 2 Southport 0
Gresty Road, Crewe
(7,870)
Cooke, Boothway |
Darlington 1 Tranmere Rovers 2
Feethams, Darlington
(8,518)
Clarke
~
Atkinson
(2) |
Doncaster Rovers 5
Accrington
Stanley 0
Belle Vue, Doncaster
(12,873)
Jordan
(3), Todd, Tindill |
Gateshead 3 Chester 4
Redheugh Park, Gateshead
(4,842)
McCormack
(3) ~ Burden (2),
Astbury, Yates |
Hartlepools United 2
Rotherham United 1
Victoria Ground, Hartlepool
(12,800)
Scott, Moses
~
McLean |
Hull City 2 York City 2
Boothferry Park,
Hull (22,249)
Wright,
McGorrighan ~ Allen,
Winters |
New Brighton 1 Halifax
Town 1
Tower Athletic Ground,
New Brighton
(9,798)
Pendergast
~
Moncrieff |
Oldham Athletic 3 Lincoln City
1
Boundary Park, Oldham
(14,478)
Howe (3)
~
Davies |
Rochdale 6 Carlisle United 0
Spotland, Rochdale
(7,414)
J.Hargreaves (3),
Barkas, Cunliffe, Rodi |
Stockport
County 4 Bradford City 0
Edgeley Park,
Stockport
(10,247)
Earl (2 (1 pen)), Brinton, Chapman |
Wrexham 1 Barrow
1
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
(9,399)
McLarty
~
Kelly |
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Doncaster had twice finished runners-up in the immediate pre-war
seasons, and they had waited for another seven years before they could
start another promotion push. 18 wins from their first 21 games showed
that this time they would not be stopped.
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Division Three (North) Table |
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Team |
P |
Home |
Away |
F |
A |
₧
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W |
D |
L |
W |
D |
L |
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Doncaster Rovers |
8 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
10 |
14 |
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Chester |
9 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
29 |
18 |
14 |
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Wrexham |
9 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
9 |
12 |
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Rotherham United |
7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
19 |
7 |
11 |
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Hartlepools United |
8 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
15 |
9 |
11 |
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Bradford City |
8 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
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Stockport County |
7 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
7 |
9 |
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Barrow |
8 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
8 |
9 |
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Oldham Athletic |
8 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
11 |
9 |
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Crewe Alexandra |
8 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
13 |
10 |
8 |
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Tranmere Rovers |
7 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
15 |
8 |
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Lincoln City |
7 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
10 |
7 |
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Halifax Town |
8 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
13 |
7 |
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York City |
7 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
15 |
6 |
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New Brighton |
7 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
14 |
5 |
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Carlisle United |
7 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
13 |
19 |
5 |
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Darlington |
8 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
12 |
21 |
5 |
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Gateshead |
7 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
17 |
5 |
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Rochdale |
9 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
14 |
17 |
4 |
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Southport |
8 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
14 |
20 |
4 |
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Accrington Stanley |
7 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
18 |
4 |
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Hull City |
8 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
18 |
3 |
| Division
Three (North)
Leading Goalscorers |
10 - Tommy Burden
(Chester)
9 - Fred Howe (Oldham) - 1 pen |
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Source Notes |
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Original newspaper reports; 'Birmingham Gazette', 'Sunday
Mirror', 'The People' and 'The Manchester Guardian'
The Football League
Match by Match 1946/47 (editor: Tony Brown): SoccerData 2000
englishfootballleaguetables.co.uk
bounder.friardale.co.uk |
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