1947–48 Manchester City F.C. season
1947–48 season of Manchester City
Manchester City 1947–48 football season
The 1947–48 season was Manchester City 's 46th season of competitive football and 32nd season in the top division of English football.[ 1] In addition to the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup .
First Division
League table
Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GAv
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
Pts
42
15
12
15
52
47
1.106
42
13
3
5
37
22
29
2
9
10
15
25
13
Reports
Date
Opponents
H / A
Venue
Result
F – A
Scorers
Attendance
23 August 1947
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
Maine Road
4 – 3
Black, McMorran, Smith, Clarke
67,800
27 August 1947
Everton
A
Goodison Park
0 – 1
53,822
30 August 1947
Aston Villa
A
Maine Road
1 – 1
Clarke
50,000
3 September 1947
Everton
H
Maine Road
0 – 1
44,000
6 September 1947
Sunderland
H
Maine Road
3 – 0
Black, McMorran, Clarke
53,263
10 September 1947
Derby County
A
Baseball Ground
0 - 0
31,000
13 September 1947
Grimsby Town
A
Blundell Park
0 – 1
20,000
17 September 1947
Derby County
H
Maine Road
3 – 2
Smith, McMorran, Capel
35,000
20 September 1947
Manchester United
H
Maine Road
0 – 0
78,000
27 September 1947
Blackburn Rovers
H
Maine Road
1 – 3
Smith
44,900
4 October 1947
Blackpool
A
Bloomfield Road
1 - 1
Wharton
30,000
11 October 1947
Preston North End
A
Deepdale
1 – 2
Black
32,000
18 October 1946
Stoke City
H
Maine Road
3 – 0
Smith (2), Herd
42,408
25 October 1947
Burnley
A
Turf Moor
1 – 1
Fagan
41,626
1 November 1947
Portsmouth
H
Maine Road
1 – 0
Smith
43,000
8 November 1947
Middlesbrough
A
Ayresome Park
1 – 2
Black
40,000
15 November 1947
Charlton Athletic
H
Maine Road
4 – 0
Black (3), McMorran
40,000
22 November 1947
Bolton Wanderers
A
Burnden Park
1 – 2
Linacre
30,000
29 November 1947
Liverpool
H
Maine Road
2 – 0
McMorran, Smith
37,464
6 December 1947
Arsenal
A
Highbury
1 – 1
Black
43,000
13 December 1947
Sheffield United
H
Maine Road
4 – 3
Smith (2), McMorran, Black
27,058
20 December 1947
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
Molineux Stadium
0 – 1
33,000
26 December 1947
Huddersfield Town
H
Maine Road
1 – 1
Linacre
56,460
27 December 1947
Huddersfield Town
A
Leeds Road
1 – 1
Black
32,634
3 January 1948
Aston Villa
H
Maine Road
0 – 2
50,080
17 January 1948
Sunderland
A
Roker Park
1 – 0
Black
35,659
31 January 1948
Grimsby Town
H
Maine Road
3 – 1
McMorran (2)
34,362
14 February 1948
Blackburn Rovers
A
Ewood Park
0 – 1
31,000
21 February 1948
Blackpool
H
Maine Road
1 – 0
Smith
28,838
6 March 1948
Stoke City
A
Victoria Ground
0 – 3
28,000
13 March 1948
Burnley
H
Maine Road
4 – 1
Smith (2), Clarke (2)
29,605
20 March 1948
Portsmouth
A
Fratton Park
0 – 1
29,000
26 March 1948
Chelsea
A
Stamford Bridge
2 – 2
Linacre, Black
64,369
27 March 1948
Middlesbrough
H
Maine Road
2 – 0
McMorran, Black
39,688
29 March 1948
Chelsea
H
Maine Road
1 – 0
Black
29,034
3 April 1948
Charlton Athletic
A
The Valley
1 – 0
McMorran
37,000
7 April 1948
Manchester United
A
Maine Road
1 – 1
Linacre
71,690
10 April 1948
Bolton Wanderers
H
Maine Road
0 – 2
33,800
17 April 1948
Liverpool
A
Anfield
1 – 1
Black
39,345
21 April 1948
Preston North End
H
Maine Road
0 – 3
18,393
24 April 1948
Arsenal
H
Maine Road
0 – 0
20,782
1 May 1948
Sheffield United
A
Bramhall Lane
1 – 2
Black
24,000
FA Cup
Results
References
External links
Ardwick A.F.C. Manchester City F.C.