First Division 1946/47

Liverpool won the 1946/47 First Division with 57 points, 1 point ahead of Manchester United. Brentford and Leeds United were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,513 goals, 3.27 a game.

Liverpool

Champions

1,513

Goals

3.27

Goals a game

50%

Home wins

Final table


1	LiverpoolLiverpool	42	25	7	10	84	52	+32	57
2	Manchester UnitedMan United	42	22	12	8	95	54	+41	56
3	Wolverhampton WanderersWolves	42	25	6	11	98	56	+42	56
4	Stoke CityStoke	42	24	7	11	90	53	+37	55
5	BlackpoolBlackpool	42	22	6	14	71	70	+1	50
6	Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd	42	21	7	14	89	75	+14	49
7	Preston North EndPreston North End	42	18	11	13	76	74	+2	47
8	Aston VillaAston Villa	42	18	9	15	67	53	+14	45
9	SunderlandSunderland	42	18	8	16	65	66	-1	44
10	EvertonEverton	42	17	9	16	62	67	-5	43
11	MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough	42	17	8	17	73	68	+5	42
12	PortsmouthPortsmouth	42	16	9	17	66	60	+6	41
13	ArsenalArsenal	42	16	9	17	72	70	+2	41
14	Derby CountyDerby County	42	18	5	19	73	79	-6	41
15	ChelseaChelsea	42	16	7	19	69	84	-15	39
16	Grimsby TownGrimsby Town	42	13	12	17	61	82	-21	38
17	Blackburn RoversBlackburn	42	14	8	20	45	53	-8	36
18	Bolton WanderersBolton	42	13	8	21	57	69	-12	34
19	Charlton AthleticCharlton	42	11	12	19	57	71	-14	34
20	Huddersfield TownHuddersfield	42	13	7	22	53	79	-26	33
21	BrentfordBrentford	42	9	7	26	45	88	-43	25
22	Leeds UnitedLeeds United	42	6	6	30	45	90	-45	18

▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Two points for a win, one for a draw; clubs level on points are split by goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), as they were then. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →

The 1946/47 title race

The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →

Points, Sat 14 Jun 1947

Liverpool

Man United

Wolves

Stoke

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1946/47 · Sat 14 Jun 1947

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The 1946/47 scoreline grid

Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way. Select a square to see those matches.

Away goals

2 1 2

1 10 4

1 1 1 1

14 13 11 6 3 1

16 38 23 16 10 6 4 1

27 38 38 20 20 5 4

22 36 25 23 10 7

Home goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

Every result in 1946/47 had happened before.

Biggest wins

April 8, 1947Wolves 7–2 Derby County5-goal home win

August 31, 1946Wolves 6–1 Arsenal5-goal home win

October 5, 1946Grimsby Town 1–6 Liverpool5-goal away win

October 12, 1946Wolves 6–1 Huddersfield5-goal home win

December 25, 1946Sheffield Utd 6–1 Brentford5-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

September 7, 1946Liverpool 7–4 Chelsea11 goals

April 26, 1947Wolves 6–4 Chelsea10 goals

April 8, 1947Wolves 7–2 Derby County9 goals

September 7, 1946Middlesbrough 5–4 Stoke9 goals

January 4, 1947Sheffield Utd 6–2 Leeds United8 goals

Most common results

#12–1 home win38 · 8%

#21–2 away win38 · 8%

#31–1 draw38 · 8%

#41–0 home win36 · 8%

#50–1 away win27 · 6%

How 1946/47 compares

At 3.27 goals a game, 1946/47 was the 33rd highest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 50% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 19% were draws and 30% away wins.

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