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231 Saturday, 12 April 1947
Home International Championship 1946-47 (52nd) Match
   England 1 Scotland 1 [0-1]		 Match Summary
 
 
Domestic Football Results                                                            Teams in a silver box denotes a player representing England
  
FA Cup Semi-Final Replay:
 
Burnley 1 Liverpool 0
   Maine Road, Manchester (72,000)
 Harrison 79
The tightest defence in the whole of the Football League, once again stopped Liverpool, who would go on to win the League Championship, from scoring, so after 210 minutes, it was second-division, Burnley who booked a Wembley date, two weeks later, with Charlton Athletic.
     
Football League Division One: 
 
Arsenal 4 Middlesbrough 0
   Highbury, London (44,230)
 Rooke (4 (1 pen))
Arsenal were without Laurie Scott
Middlesbrough were without George Hardwick & Wilf Mannion
  
Aston Villa 3 Grimsby Town 3
   Villa Park, Birmingham (37,741)
 Ford 26, 33, Edwards 40 ~
Johnson 58, Clifton 74, 90
Villa were without Eddie Lowe
  
Blackburn Rovers 1 Preston North End 2
   Ewood Park, Blackburn (34,688)
 Langton 21 ~ Finney 16, Wilson 29
Preston were without Andy McLaren
  
Blackpool 0 Stoke City 2
   Bloomfield Road, Blackpool (17,260)
 Ormston (pen) 22, Mountford 53
Blackpool were without Harry Johnston & Stan Mortensen
Stoke were without Neil Franklin & Stan Matthews
  
Brentford 0 Manchester United 0
   Griffin Park, London (22,035)
Brentford were without Archie Macaulay
United were without Jimmy Delaney
   
Derby County 1 Charlton Athletic 0
   Baseball Ground, Derby (19,421)
 Broome
Derby were without Raich Carter
  
Everton 2 Chelsea 0
   Goodison Park, Liverpool (30,970)
 Dodds 56, 68
Chelsea were without Tommy Lawton
  
Huddersfield Town 1 Bolton Wanderers 0
   Leeds Road, Huddersfield (21,639)
 Whittingham 20
  
Portsmouth 0 Sheffield United 0
   Fratton Park, Portsmouth (31,669)
United were without Alex Forbes
  
Sunderland 1 Leeds United 0
   Roker Park, Sunderland (30,429)
 Watson 17
  
 
The league table had taken on a lop-sided look, because of the severe winter's multiple postponements and the government banning midweek games as the economy struggled to recover from the war. Blackpool now had just two games left, whilst Sheffield United still had ten to play.
Division One Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Wolverhampton Wanderers 35 14 0 3 8 4 6 81 43 48
                     
Manchester United 36 14 3 1 4 8 6 80 50 47
Blackpool 40 14 0 6 7 5 8 69 69 47
Stoke City 36 13 4 2 7 2 8 81 49 46
Liverpool 35 11 3 5 8 3 5 72 47 44
Preston North End 36 10 4 4 7 4 7 68 63 42
Middlesbrough 37 11 3 6 6 4 7 71 57 41
Aston Villa 37 7 6 4 9 2 9 59 46 40
Sheffield United 32 8 4 3 7 2 8 68 57 36
Sunderland 36 9 2 7 6 4 8 57 61 36
Everton 36 11 4 3 3 4 11 51 59 36
Portsmouth 34 11 2 5 3 5 8 18 26 35
Chelsea 37 7 3 7 7 4 9 61 71 35
Derby County 35 11 2 4 4 2 12 66 71 34
Arsenal 35 7 5 6 5 3 9 59 60 32
Bolton Wanderers 39 7 5 7 5 3 12 55 63 32
Grimsby Town 37 6 6 5 4 6 10 47 74 32
Blackburn Rovers 36 5 5 9 7 2 8 37 42 31
Charlton Athletic 35 6 5 8 4 3 9 49 62 28
Huddersfield Town 36 9 3 5 2 3 14 48 74 28
                     
Brentford 35 5 3 9 4 2 12 42 77 23
Leeds United 35 6 4 8 0 1 16 40 75 17

 
Division One Leading Goalscorers
33 - Dennis Westcott (Wolves)
27 - Stan Mortensen (Blackpool) - 1 pen
     
Football League Division Two: 
 
Bradford 1 Barnsley 3
   Park Avenue, Bradford (18,412)
Gibbons ~ Bennett, Kelly, Robledo
    
Bury 2 Birmingham City 0
   Gigg Lane, Bury (18,882)
 Kilshaw, Quigley
 
Chesterfield 0 Tottenham Hotspur 0
   Recreation Ground, Chesterfield (14,802)
 
Fulham 2 Coventry City 0
   Craven Cottage, London (16,754)
Nelson (pen), Stevens
    
Leicester City 0 Swansea Town 1
   Filbert Street, Leicester (21,515)
 Burns
    
Luton Town 2 West Bromwich Albion 0
   Kenilworth Road, Luton (14,920)
 Connelly, Billington
    
Plymouth Argyle 0 Newcastle United 1
   Home Park, Plymouth (30,319)
 Shackleton
Newcastle were without Tom Pearson
    
Sheffield Wednesday 2 Nottingham Forest 0
   Hillsborough, Sheffield (30,096)
 Slynn, Ward
    
West Ham United 4 Southampton 0
   Upton Park, London (21,095)
 Neary (2), Parsons, Wood
 
With the top two not playing in the league, the seven clubs immediately below them all failed to win.
Division Two Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Manchester City 34 14 3 0 8 6 3 66 27 53
Burnley 34 11 7 1 8 5 2 50 22 50
                     
Birmingham City 36 15 2 2 5 2 10 61 32 44
Tottenham Hotspur 36 10 6 2 5 6 7 59 47 42
Newcastle United 34 10 3 5 7 4 5 80 50 41
West Bromwich Albion 34 10 3 3 7 3 8 69 58 40
Leicester City 34 9 3 5 7 1 9 60 52 36
Chesterfield 33 6 6 3 5 8 5 38 36 36
Coventry City 35 8 8 1 4 3 11 53 53 35
Luton Town 36 11 3 4 3 3 12 60 62 34
Barnsley 35 9 2 5 4 5 10 70 76 33
Bury 35 10 5 3 1 5 11 69 65 32
Fulham 32 10 2 4 3 4 9 56 58 32
West Ham United 35 10 4 4 3 2 12 60 65 32
Southampton 36 8 4 5 4 3 12 62 69 31
Plymouth Argyle 35 11 3 5 2 2 12 71 80 31
Nottingham Forest 33 9 3 3 2 4 12 53 59 29
Bradford 31 5 5 7 4 5 5 49 51 28
Sheffield Wednesday 35 8 4 6 2 3 12 59 75 27
Millwall 33 7 4 6 4 1 11 43 66 27
                   
Swansea Town 36 8 1 9 2 4 12 49 73 25
Newport County 32 6 0 8 1 2 15 47 108 16
 
 
Division Two Leading Goalscorers
26 - Charlie Wayman (Newcastle)
24 - Davy Walsh (West Brom)
     
Football League Division Three (South): 
Aldershot 1 Mansfield Town 1
   Recreation Ground, Aldershot (4,322)
Hassell ~ Betts
    
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 0 Watford 1
   Dean Court, Bournemouth (11,452)
 Evans
 
Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Bristol Rovers 2
   Goldstone Ground, Hove (7,685)
 Willard ~ Baldie (2)
 
Bristol City 3 Leyton Orient 0
   Ashton Gate, Bristol (16,751)
Clark (2), S.Williams
    
Cardiff City 3 Walsall 0
   Ninian Park, Cardiff (33,195)
 Hill (2), Gibson
    
Exeter City 1 Southend United 5
   St James Park, Exeter (7,269)
 Ebdon ~ Dudley (3), Thompson (2)
    
Northampton Town 0 Torquay United 0
   County Ground, Northampton (5,808)
    
Norwich City 0 Reading 2
   Carrow Road, Norwich (19,519)
 McPhee (2)
      
Notts County 0 Crystal Palace 0
   Meadow Lane, Nottingham (14,890)
 
Port Vale 2 Queen's Park Rangers 2
   Recreation Ground, Stoke (12,500)
 Bellis, Jones ~ Durrant, Boxshall
 
Swindon Town 2 Ipswich Town 1
   County Ground, Swindon (13,209)
 Lucas, Owen ~ Pole
 
 
Following a run of five consecutive wins, Queen's Park Rangers were closing in on Cardiff, but the Welsh club's first win in six games opened up the gap again and they went on to win the title by nine points.
Division Three (South) Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Cardiff City 35 14 3 0 10 3 5 82 24 54
                     
Queen's Park Rangers 36 14 2 3 8 6 3 67 32 52
Bristol City 36 12 2 4 6 6 6 87 52 44
Swindon Town 37 12 3 2 4 6 10 76 69 41
Southend United 35 9 5 5 7 3 6 64 47 40
Reading 36 10 4 4 5 5 8 79 64 39
Ipswich Town 35 9 4 4 5 7 6 51 43 39
Exeter City 36 10 6 3 4 3 10 57 58 37
Bristol Rovers 39 8 5 6 7 2 11 56 66 37
Bournemouth & Boscombe A. 36 10 4 5 5 2 10 59 46 36
Walsall 35 8 5 4 5 5 8 62 51 36
Port Vale 35 11 4 3 3 4 10 56 55 36
Torquay United 36 9 4 4 3 7 9 46 58 35
Watford 36 10 3 5 5 1 12 53 65 34
Crystal Palace 36 9 5 5 3 4 10 43 54 33
Brighton & Hove Albion 37 7 7 6 3 5 9 46 67 32
Notts County 34 8 4 4 3 4 11 52 55 30
Northampton Town 35 8 3 5 4 3 12 59 68 30
Mansfield Town 37 8 4 5 1 5 14 45 85 27
Leyton Orient 33 10 3 4 0 3 13 46 63 26
                   
Aldershot 35 5 7 6 3 3 11 41 69 26
Norwich City 38 5 3 11 4 3 12 57 93 24

 
Division Three (South) Leading Goalscorers
36 - Don Clark (Bristol City) - 2 pens
29 - Tony McPhee (Reading)
     
Football League Division Three (North): 
Chester 2 Halifax Town 0
   Sealand Road, Chester (4,627)
 Burden (2)
 
Crewe Alexandra 1 Wrexham 0
   Gresty Road, Crewe (8,175)
Meaney
 
Darlington 0 Barrow 1
   Feethams, Darlington (5,732)
 Miller
    
Doncaster Rovers 1 Lincoln City 1
    Belle Vue, Doncaster (19,571)
 Jordan ~ Hutchinson
    
Gateshead 1 Oldham Athletic 0
   Redheugh Park, Gateshead (3,692)
 T.Callender
    
Hartlepools United 1 Stockport County 0
   Victoria Ground, Hartlepool (8,002)
 Russell
    
Hull City 0 Bradford City 2
   Boothferry Park, Hull (21,289)
 Durkin, Shearer
 
Rotherham United 3 New Brighton 0
   Millmoor Ground, Rotherham (11,558)
 Ardron (2), McLean
    
Southport 0 Rochdale 2
   Haig Avenue, Southport (4,949)
 Moss (2)
 
Tranmere Rovers 0 Accrington Stanley 1
   Prenton Park, Birkenhead (8,005)
 Edwards
  
York City 2 Carlisle United 2
   Bootham Crescent, York (6,090)
 Rudd (2 (1 pen)) ~ Moir, Iceton
    		 
Although they dropped a point for the second home game in a row, Doncaster had won eleven of their last 13 league games and were strolling towards the title. They could even afford to lose at second-placed Rotherham, two weeks later. Unfortunately, however, they would only last for a season in the higher division before returning.
Division Three (North) Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Doncaster Rovers 36 13 4 1 16 1 1 110 37 63
 
Rotherham United 33 15 0 0 9 4 5 89 39 52
Stockport County 36 14 0 4 7 2 9 67 39 44
Chester 34 13 2 2 6 4 7 77 47 44
Bradford City 34 10 3 3 8 4 6 53 37 43
Rochdale 35 7 4 7 10 2 5 64 54 40
Tranmere Rovers 35 11 3 5 6 1 9 59 63 38
Wrexham 31 11 4 2 4 3 7 51 34 37
Crewe Alexandra 37 8 4 5 5 5 10 53 66 35
Barrow 35 8 1 9 6 5 6 41 53 34
Hull City 35 6 4 6 7 3 9 43 48 33
Hartlepools United 37 10 4 5 3 3 12 55 68 33
Gateshead 36 9 2 6 5 2 12 48 59 32
Darlington 36 10 3 4 3 2 14 59 70 31
Carlisle United 35 9 4 6 4 1 11 59 79 31
Lincoln City 32 8 2 6 4 2 10 64 62 28
Oldham Athletic 36 5 4 10 5 3 9 53 68 27
New Brighton 32 8 2 5 2 4 11 45 61 26
Accrington Stanley 34 5 3 9 6 1 10 40 67 26
Southport 37 6 4 9 1 6 11 49 71 24
 
York City 30 4 3 9 4 3 7 46 65 22
Halifax Town 34 5 3 9 1 2 14 35 73 17

 
Division Three (North) Leading Goalscorers
38 - Clarrie Jordan (Doncaster)
29 - Wally Ardron (Rotherham)
     
Source Notes  
The Football League Match by Match 1946/47 (editor: Tony Brown): SoccerData 2000
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