1946–47 Birmingham City F.C. season

The 1946–47 Football League season – the first Football League season after the end of the Second World War – was Birmingham City Football Club's 44th in the Football League and their 18th in the Second Division, to which they were relegated at the end of the last completed season before the war. They finished in third position in the 22-team division, three points adrift of the promotion places. They entered the 1946–47 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost to Liverpool in the sixth (quarter-final).

Birmingham City F.C.
1946–47 season
ChairmanHarry Morris Jr
ManagerHarry Storer
GroundSt Andrew's
Football League Second Division3rd
FA CupSixth round
(eliminated by Liverpool)
Top goalscorerLeague: Cyril Trigg (17)
All: Cyril Trigg (19)
Highest home attendance56,056 vs Manchester City, FA Cup 5th round, 8 February 1947
Lowest home attendance23,083 vs Bradford Park Avenue, 3 May 1947
Average home league attendance33,666

Twenty-five players made at least one appearance in nationally organised competition, and there were fourteen different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Gil Merrick missed only one of the 45 matches over the season, and Cyril Trigg was leading scorer with 19 goals, of which 17 came in the league.

Football League Second Division
Main article: 1946–47 Football League

Note that not all teams completed their playing season on the same day. Birmingham were in second place after their last game of the season, on 26 May, but by the time the last game was played, on 14 June, Burnley had drawn one and won one of their two outstanding fixtures to overtake them by three points.

DateLeague
position		Opponents VenueResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
31 August 1946 5thTottenham HotspurA W2–1Jones, Mulraney [1] 51,256
4 September 1946 1stLeicester CityH W4–0Jones 2, Mulraney, Dougall 29,329
7 September 1946 4thBurnleyH L0–2 42,309
12 September 1946 8thLeicester CityA L1–2Mulraney 20,952
14 September 1946 12thBarnsleyA L1–3Mulraney 28,219
18 September 1946 15thWest Bromwich AlbionA L0–3 30,186
21 September 1946 15thNewport CountyH D1–1Bodle 28,832
25 September 1946 12thWest Bromwich AlbionH W1–0Dearson 50,535
28 September 1946 14thSouthamptonA L0–1 24,921
5 October 1946 10thNottingham ForestH W4–0Bodle, Trigg, Edwards 2 35,093
12 October 1946 9thCoventry CityA D0–0 29,379
19 October 1946 9thChesterfieldA W1–0Jones 18,748
26 October 1946 9thMillwallH W4–0Bodle, Trigg 2, Dougall 23,243
2 November 1946 9thBradford Park AvenueA L0–2 21,638
9 November 1946 8thManchester CityH W3–1Dougall, Mulraney, Trigg 37,747
16 November 1946 6thWest Ham UnitedA W4–0Bodle, Edwards 2, Trigg 24,719
23 November 1946 6thSheffield WednesdayH W3–1Trigg 2, Dougall 32,425
30 November 1946 2ndFulhamA W1–0Trigg 20,790
7 December 1946 2ndBuryH W3–0Duckhouse, Dougall, Edwards 30,340
14 December 1946 2ndLuton TownA W3–1Trigg 3 21,760
21 December 1946 2ndPlymouth ArgyleH W6–1Bodle 3, Mulraney 2, Edwards 26,734
25 December 1946 1stSwansea TownH W3–1Dougall, Bodle, Feeney og 31,309
26 December 1946 1stSwansea TownA L0–1 20,003
28 December 1946 1stTottenham HotspurH W1–0Mulraney 44,171
4 January 1947 3rdBurnleyA L0–1 36,281
18 January 1947 4thBarnsleyH L1–2Duckhouse 41,409
1 February 1947 4thSouthamptonH W3–1Trigg 2, Mulraney 32,878
15 February 1947 3rdCoventry CityH W2–0Trigg 2 43,551
22 February 1947 3rdChesterfieldH D0–0 26,139
15 March 1947 3rdManchester CityA L0–1 55,655
22 March 1947 3rdWest Ham UnitedH W3–0McIntosh, Mitchell pen, Trigg 29,937
29 March 1947 3rdSheffield WednesdayA L0–1 27,431
4 April 1947 3rdNewcastle UnitedA D2–2McIntosh, Bodle 57,259
5 April 1947 3rdFulhamH W2–1Hall, Goodwin 28,194
7 April 1947 3rdNewcastle UnitedH W2–0Bodle, Trigg 42,409
12 April 1947 3rdBuryA L0–2 18,882
19 April 1947 3rdLuton TownH W1–0Goodwin 27,316
26 April 1947 3rdPlymouth ArgyleA W2–0Edwards, Bodle 23,338
3 May 1947 3rdBradford Park AvenueH W4–0Dougall, Bodle 2, Mitchell pen 23,083
10 May 1947 3rdNottingham ForestA D1–1Harris 16,049
17 May 1947 2ndMillwallA W2–0McIntosh, Dougall 24,084
26 May 1947 2ndNewport CountyA W3–0Bodle 2, Dougall 12,028

League table (part)
Final Second Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
1st Manchester City422610678352.2362
2nd Burnley422214665292.2458
3rd Birmingham City422551274332.2455
4th Chesterfield4218141058441.3250
5th Newcastle United4219101395631.5348
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 [2]

FA Cup
Main article: 1946–47 FA Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
Third round 11 January 1947FulhamA W2–1Jones, Dorman 22,398
Fourth round 25 January 1947PortsmouthH W1–0Harris 50,155
Fifth round 8 February 1947Manchester CityH W5–0Bodle, Trigg 2, Mitchell pen, Mulraney 56,056
Sixth round 1 March 1947LiverpoolA L1–4Mitchell pen 51,911

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 41040450
GK ENG Jack Wheeler 100010
FB WAL Don Dearson 25120281
FB WAL Billy Hughes 28000280
FB ENG Dennis Jennings 18040220
HB ENG Ray Devey 100010
HB ENG Ted Duckhouse 25240292
HB ENG Fred Harris 29141332
HB ENG Frank Mitchell 41222434
HB ENG Syd Owen 500050
HB ENG Ray Shaw 500050
HB ENG Arthur Turner 27040310
FW ENG Harold Bodle 3615313916
FW ENG Don Dorman 201131
FW SCO Neil Dougall 35930389
FW WAL George Edwards 39740437
FW ENG Ken Faulkner 200020
FW ENG Jackie Goodwin 15200152
FW ENG Fred Hall 310031
FW WAL Wilson Jones 9411105
FW SCO Alex McIntosh 14300143
FW ENG Dave Massart 300030
FW SCO Jock Mulraney 279413110
FW ENG Doug Pimbley 200020
FW ENG Cyril Trigg 2917423319

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 1946–1947: Results". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  • Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 328–29.
  • Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

Specific

  1. https://www.enfa.co.uk/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Birmingham City 1946–1947: English Division Two (old) Table". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
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