Seasons · Division Two · Season 28

1947/48

Finished 18th · Manager Willis Edwards

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The season · Record

Played: 43
Won: 14
Drawn: 8
Lost: 21
For: 62
Against: 76
Points: 36

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 5–0; v Plymouth Argyle
Biggest defeat: 1–6; v Luton Town
Clean sheets: 7
Top scorer: Wakefield; 21 goals
Most assists: -
Avg attendance: 27,670

Final table

Division Two

Final Division Two table, 1947/48
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Birmingham City	42	22	15	5	55	24	+31	59
2	Newcastle United	42	24	8	10	72	41	+31	56
3	Southampton	42	21	10	11	71	53	+18	52
4	Sheffield Wednesday	42	20	11	11	66	53	+13	51
5	Cardiff City	42	18	11	13	61	58	+3	47
6	West Ham United	42	16	14	12	55	53	+2	46
7	West Bromwich Albion	42	18	9	15	63	58	+5	45
8	Tottenham Hotspur	42	15	14	13	56	43	+13	44
9	Leicester City	42	16	11	15	60	57	+3	43
10	Coventry City	42	14	13	15	59	52	+7	41
11	Fulham	42	15	10	17	47	46	+1	40
12	Barnsley	42	15	10	17	62	64	-2	40
13	Luton Town	42	14	12	16	56	59	-3	40
14	Bradford Park Avenue	42	16	8	18	68	72	-4	40
15	Brentford	42	13	14	15	44	61	-17	40
16	Chesterfield	42	16	7	19	54	55	-1	39
17	Plymouth Argyle	42	9	20	13	40	58	-18	38
18	Leeds United	42	14	8	20	62	72	-10	36
19	Nottingham Forest	42	12	11	19	54	60	-6	35
20	Bury	42	9	16	17	58	68	-10	34
21	Doncaster Rovers	42	9	11	22	40	66	-26	29
22	Millwall	42	9	11	22	44	74	-30	29

Matchlog

Every fixture

Division Two · 42 played

Division Two fixtures, 1947/48
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
23 Aug	H	Leicester City	3–1	26,519	Won 3–1 v Leicester City
27 Aug	A	Barnsley	0–3	23,440	Lost 0–3 v Barnsley
30 Aug	A	Southampton	2–1	21,023	Won 2–1 v Southampton
3 Sep	H	Barnsley	4–1	36,501	Won 4–1 v Barnsley
6 Sep	A	Fulham	2–3	26,247	Lost 2–3 v Fulham
10 Sep	H	Plymouth Argyle	5–0	29,396	Won 5–0 v Plymouth Argyle
13 Sep	H	Coventry City	2–1	30,462	Won 2–1 v Coventry City
17 Sep	A	Plymouth Argyle	0–1	21,126	Lost 0–1 v Plymouth Argyle
20 Sep	A	Newcastle United	2–4	57,275	Lost 2–4 v Newcastle United
27 Sep	H	Birmingham City	0–1	37,135	Lost 0–1 v Birmingham City
4 Oct	A	West Bromwich Albion	2–3	30,479	Lost 2–3 v West Bromwich Albion
11 Oct	H	Doncaster Rovers	0–0	34,775	Drew 0–0 v Doncaster Rovers
18 Oct	A	Nottingham Forest	0–1	22,380	Lost 0–1 v Nottingham Forest
25 Oct	H	Bradford Park Avenue	2–0	31,532	Won 2–0 v Bradford Park Avenue
1 Nov	A	Cardiff City	0–0	36,851	Drew 0–0 v Cardiff City
8 Nov	H	Sheffield Wednesday	2–2	32,547	Drew 2–2 v Sheffield Wednesday
15 Nov	A	Tottenham Hotspur	1–3	41,563	Lost 1–3 v Tottenham Hotspur
22 Nov	H	Millwall	2–1	24,160	Won 2–1 v Millwall
29 Nov	A	Chesterfield	0–3	15,501	Lost 0–3 v Chesterfield
6 Dec	H	West Ham United	2–1	21,866	Won 2–1 v West Ham United
13 Dec	A	Bury	1–1	13,104	Drew 1–1 v Bury
20 Dec	A	Leicester City	0–2	22,252	Lost 0–2 v Leicester City
26 Dec	H	Luton Town	0–2	28,597	Lost 0–2 v Luton Town
27 Dec	A	Luton Town	1–6	16,964	Lost 1–6 v Luton Town
3 Jan	H	Southampton	0–0	23,794	Drew 0–0 v Southampton
17 Jan	H	Fulham	0–1	29,640	Lost 0–1 v Fulham
24 Jan	H	Newcastle United	3–1	30,367	Won 3–1 v Newcastle United
31 Jan	A	Coventry City	2–1	22,269	Won 2–1 v Coventry City
14 Feb	A	Birmingham City	1–5	39,955	Lost 1–5 v Birmingham City
21 Feb	H	West Bromwich Albion	3–1	22,333	Won 3–1 v West Bromwich Albion
28 Feb	A	Doncaster Rovers	0–3	26,569	Lost 0–3 v Doncaster Rovers
6 Mar	H	Nottingham Forest	2–2	27,018	Drew 2–2 v Nottingham Forest
13 Mar	A	Bradford Park Avenue	1–3	21,060	Lost 1–3 v Bradford Park Avenue
20 Mar	H	Cardiff City	4–0	34,276	Won 4–0 v Cardiff City
26 Mar	A	Brentford	0–3	30,538	Lost 0–3 v Brentford
27 Mar	A	Sheffield Wednesday	1–3	38,736	Lost 1–3 v Sheffield Wednesday
29 Mar	H	Brentford	1–1	26,775	Drew 1–1 v Brentford
3 Apr	H	Tottenham Hotspur	1–3	24,891	Lost 1–3 v Tottenham Hotspur
10 Apr	A	Millwall	1–1	21,426	Drew 1–1 v Millwall
17 Apr	H	Chesterfield	3–0	28,794	Won 3–0 v Chesterfield
24 Apr	A	West Ham United	1–2	13,594	Lost 1–2 v West Ham United
1 May	H	Bury	5–1	17,573	Won 5–1 v Bury

FA Cup · 1 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1947/48
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
10 Jan	A	Blackpool	0–4	28,500	Lost 0–4 v Blackpool