Birmingham City F.C.
1947–48 season
ChairmanHarry Morris Jr
ManagerHarry Storer
GroundSt Andrew's
Football League Second Division1st (promoted)
FA CupThird round
(eliminated by Notts County)
Top goalscorerLeague: Harold Bodle (14)
All: Harold Bodle (14)
Highest home attendance53,327 vs Notts County, FA Cup 3rd round, 10 January 1948
Lowest home attendance29,020 vs Bradford Park Avenue, 22 November 1947
Average home league attendance38,365

The 1947–48 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 45th in the Football League and their 19th in the Second Division. They reached first place in the 22-team division after the match played on 6 December and retained that position for the remainder of the season, winning the Second Division title for the third time and gaining promotion to the First Division for 1948–49, from which they had been relegated at the end of the last completed pre-war season. They entered the 1947–48 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost to Notts County in that round.

Twenty-four players made at least one appearance in nationally organised competition, and there were twelve different goalscorers. Forward Frank Mitchell missed only one of the 43 games over the season, and Harold Bodle was leading scorer with 14 goals, all of which came in the league.

Football League Second Division

DateLeague
position		Opponents VenueResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
23 August 1947 14thBarnsleyH L2–3Bodle, Mitchell pen 37,917
25 August 1947 11thCoventry CityA W1–0Aveyard 30,558
30 August 1947 7thPlymouth ArgyleA W3–0Dougall, Bodle, Aveyard 24,178
3 September 1947 7thCoventry CityH D1–1Bodle 36,545
6 September 1947 3rdLuton TownH W2–1Bodle, Aveyard 40,032
10 September 1947 5thNewcastle UnitedH D0–0 35,368
13 September 1947 3rdBrentfordA W2–1Trigg, Edwards 25,523
17 September 1947 5thNewcastle UnitedA L0–1 51,704
20 September 1947 4thLeicester CityH W1–0Dougall 36,495
27 September 1947 3rdLeeds UnitedA W1–0Trigg 37,135
4 October 1947 2ndFulhamH W3–1Bodle 2, Trigg 39,758
11 October 1947 2ndChesterfieldH D0–0 37,918
18 October 1947 2ndWest Ham UnitedA D0–0 32,228
25 October 1947 2ndBuryH W2–0Bodle, Dougall 34,806
1 November 1947 3rdSouthamptonA L0–2 27,243
8 November 1947 2ndDoncaster RoversH W3–0Goodwin 2, Bodle 31,052
15 November 1947 2ndNottingham ForestA W2–0McIntosh, Goodwin 33,364
22 November 1947 2ndBradford Park AvenueH W4–3Ottewell, Goodwin, Mitchell pen 29,020
29 November 1947 2ndCardiff CityA L0–2 39,646
6 December 1947 1stSheffield WednesdayH W1–0Westlake og 31,217
13 December 1947 1stTottenham HotspurA W2–1Garrett, Dougall 52,730
20 December 1947 1stBarnsleyA W1–1Bodle 18,880
25 December 1947 1stMillwallA D0–0 25,794
27 December 1947 1stMillwallH W1–0Goodwin 45,985
3 January 1948 1stPlymouth ArgyleH D1–1Goodwin 35,480
17 January 1948 1stLuton TownA W1–0Bodle 19,697
31 January 1948 1stBrentfordH D0–0 37,542
14 February 1948 1stLeeds UnitedH W5–1Laing 2, Stewart 2, Dorman 39,955
21 February 1948 1stFulhamA D1–1Bodle 13,164
28 February 1948 1stChesterfieldA W3–0Stewart, Dougall, Bodle 15,844
6 March 1948 1stWest Ham UnitedH L0–1 43,709
13 March 1948 1stBuryA D1–1Edwards 23,420
20 March 1948 1stSouthamptonH D0–0 39,730
27 March 1948 1stDoncaster RoversA D0–0 25,370
29 March 1948 1stWest Bromwich AlbionH W4–0Stewart 2, Bodle, Trigg 47,074
30 March 1948 1stWest Bromwich AlbionA D1–1Bodle 51,945
3 April 1948 1stNottingham ForestH W2–1Stewart, Mitchell pen 38,227
10 April 1948 1stBradford Park AvenueA W2–1Mitchell pen, Stewart 16,782
17 April 1948 1stCardiff CityH W2–0Trigg, Bodle 52,276
19 April 1948 1stLeicester CityA D0–0 31,937
24 April 1948 1stSheffield WednesdayA D0–0 25,789
1 May 1948 1stTottenham HotspurH D0–0 35,569

League table (part)

Final Second Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
1st Birmingham City422215555242.2959
2nd Newcastle United422481072411.7656
3rd Southampton4221101171531.3452
4th Sheffield Wednesday4220111166531.2551
5th Cardiff City4218111361581.0547
Key Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played;
W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;
F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
Source [1]

FA Cup

Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
Third round 10 January 1948Notts CountyH L0–2 53,327

Appearances and goals

  • Players with name struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
Players having played at least one first-team match
Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK ENG Gil Merrick 36000360
GK ENG Jack Wheeler 601070
FB ENG Ken Green 35010360
FB ENG Dennis Jennings 29010300
FB ENG Wally Quinton 800080
FB ENG Jack Southam 100010
HB ENG Jack Badham 201030
HB ENG Don Dorman 810081
HB ENG Ted Duckhouse 36010370
HB ENG Fred Harris 40010410
HB ENG Martin McDonnell 13000130
HB ENG Frank Mitchell 41410424
FW ENG Walter Aveyard 730073
FW ENG Johnny Berry 300030
FW ENG Harold Bodle 3914003914
FW SCO Neil Dougall 34510355
FW WAL George Edwards 37210382
FW SCO Archie Garrett 810081
FW ENG Jackie Goodwin 16610176
FW ENG John Hughes 300030
FW SCO Bobby Laing 420042
FW SCO Alex McIntosh† 910091
FW ENG Sid Ottewell† 520052
FW SCO Jackie Stewart 17700177
FW ENG Cyril Trigg 25610266

See also

References

General

  • Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  • Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. Derby: DB Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85983-853-2.
  • Source for match dates and results: "Birmingham City 1947–1948: Results". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  • Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 330–31.
  • Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

Specific

  1. ↑ "Birmingham City 1947–1948: English Division Two (old) Table". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
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