1947–48 Manchester City F.C. season
| 1947–48 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Wilf Wild (caretaker) Jock Thomson (from Nov 1947) |
| Stadium | Maine Road |
| First Division | 10th |
| FA Cup | Fifth Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Andy Black (16) All: Andy Black (17) |
| Highest home attendance | 78,000 vs Manchester United 20 September 1947 |
| Lowest home attendance | 18,393 vs Preston North End 21 April 1948 |
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[edit]
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Portsmouth | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 68 | 50 | 1.360 | 45 |
| 9 | Blackpool | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 57 | 41 | 1.390 | 44 |
| 10 | Manchester City | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 52 | 47 | 1.106 | 42 |
| 11 | Liverpool | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 65 | 61 | 1.066 | 42 |
| 12 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 65 | 70 | 0.929 | 42 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Results summary[edit]
| 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 |
Source: [1]
Reports[edit]
| 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[edit]
Results[edit]
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 January 1948 | Third Round | Barnsley | H | Maine Road | 2 - 1 | Smith, Black | 54,747 |
| 24 January 1948 | Fourth Round | Chelsea | H | Maine Road | 2 - 0 | Linacre, Smith | 45,079 |
| 7 February 1948 | Fifth Round | Preston North End | H | Maine Road | 0 - 1 | 67,494 |