1947–48 Burnley F.C. season
The 1947–1948 season was Burnley's first season in the top tier of English football for 18 years. Under Cliff Britton they finished in 3rd place.
Appearances and goals
Matches
Football League Division One
- Key
- In Result column, Burnley's score shown first
- H = Home match
- A = Away match
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- Results
Date |
Opponents |
Result |
Goalscorers |
Attendance |
23 August 1947 |
Portsmouth (A) |
1–0 |
Potts 2' |
33,967 |
26 August 1947 |
Derby County (H) |
0-2 |
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43,067 |
30 August 1947 |
Bolton Wanderers (H) |
2-0 |
Potts 18', Morris 38' |
35,835 |
3 September 1947 |
Derby County (A) |
1-1 |
George Bray 86' |
32,565 |
6 September 1947 |
Liverpool (A) |
1-1 |
Hays 67' |
56,074 |
8 September 1947 |
Manchester United (H) |
0-0 |
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38,517 |
13 September 1947 |
Middlesbrough (H) |
3–0 |
Hays 2', Potts 37', Chew 40' |
34,944 |
20 September 1947 |
Charlton Athletic (A) |
1-1 |
Billingham 80' |
37,588 |
27 September 1947 |
Arsenal (H) |
0-1 |
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47,958 |
4 October 1947 |
Sheffield United (A) |
1–1 |
Billingham 16' |
40,930 |
11 October 1947 |
Blackpool (H) |
1-0 |
Potts 79' |
52,869 |
18 October 1947 |
Blackburn Rovers (A) |
2–1 |
(o.g.) 5', Morris 55' |
41,635 |
25 October 1947 |
Manchester City (H) |
1-1 |
Hays 64' |
41,454 |
1 November 1947 |
Grimsby Town (A) |
2–1 |
Billingham 36', 65' |
17,697 |
8 November 1947 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) |
1-1 |
Potts 43' |
38,356 |
15 November 1947 |
Everton (A) |
3-0 |
Knight 40', Billingham 57', Potts 70' |
49,442 |
22 November 1947 |
Sunderland (H) |
4-0 |
Billingham 24', Potts 67', 69' (pen.), Knight 71' |
21,939 |
29 November 1947 |
Aston Villa (A) |
2-2 |
Potts 7', 34' |
56,595 |
6 December 1947 |
Chelsea (H) |
1–0 |
Potts 14' |
30,865 |
13 December 1947 |
Huddersfield Town (A) |
1–0 |
Potts 84' (pen.) |
36,375 |
20 December 1947 |
Portsmouth (H) |
3-2 |
Billingham 2', 10', 61' |
30,131 |
25 December 1946 |
Preston North End (H) |
1-0 |
Potts 90' |
44,645 |
26 December 1947 |
Preston North End (A) |
2–3 |
Billingham 35', Bray 80' |
39,400 |
1 January 1948 |
Manchester United (A) |
0-5 |
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61,100 |
3 January 1948 |
Bolton Wanderers (A) |
1-1 |
Harrison 30' |
43,442 |
17 January 1948 |
Liverpool (H) |
3-0 |
Billingham 52', 88', Knight 69' |
31,470 |
31 January 1948 |
Middlesbrough (A) |
2-1 |
Chew 38', Potts 61' |
36,208 |
14 February 1948 |
Arsenal (A) |
0-3 |
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62,125 |
21 February 1948 |
Sheffield United (H) |
0-0 |
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20,667 |
6 March 1948 |
Blackburn Rovers (H) |
0-0 |
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44,240 |
13 March 1948 |
Manchester City (A) |
1-4 |
(o.g.) 13' |
32,213 |
20 March 1948 |
Grimsby Town (H) |
4-1 |
Haigh 9', Harrison 39', 69', Hornby 87' |
19,522 |
26 March 1948 |
Stoke City (H) |
4–0 |
Harrison 15', 75', Chew 30', 60' |
28,989 |
27 March 1948 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) |
1–1 |
Morris 76' |
38,360 |
29 March 1948 |
Stoke City (A) |
0-3 |
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33,014 |
3 April 1948 |
Everton (H) |
0-1 |
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23,933 |
7 April 1948 |
Blackpool (A) |
1–0 |
Morris 30' |
16,732 |
10 April 1948 |
Sunderland (A) |
0-2 |
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47,003 |
17 April 1948 |
Aston Villa (H) |
1-0 |
Harrison 44' |
25,671 |
20 April 1948 |
Charlton Athletic (H) |
0-2 |
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26,627 |
24 April 1948 |
Chelsea (A) |
2-0 |
Billingham 65', Attwell 79' |
33,390 |
1 May 1948 |
Huddersfield Town (H) |
2-1 |
Bray 61', Harrison 64' |
25,443 |
Final league position
Pos |
Team |
Games played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Goals for |
Goals against |
Points |
3 |
Burnley |
42 |
20 |
12 |
10 |
56 |
43 |
52 |
FA Cup
Date |
Round |
Opponents |
Result |
Goalscorers |
Attendance |
3 January 1948 |
Round 3 |
Swindon Town (H) |
0-2 |
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34,229 |
References
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Club seasons | | First Division | |
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| Second Division |
- Barnsley
- Birmingham City
- Blackburn Rovers
- Bradford Park Avenue
- Brentford
- Bury
- Cardiff City
- Chesterfield
- Coventry City
- Doncaster Rovers
- Fulham
- Leeds United
- Leicester City
- Luton Town
- Millwall
- Newcastle United
- Nottingham Forest
- Plymouth Argyle
- Sheffield Wednesday
- Southampton
- Tottenham Hotspur
- West Bromwich Albion
- West Ham United
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| Third Division | North |
- Accrington Stanley
- Barrow
- Bradford City
- Carlisle United
- Chester
- Crewe Alexandra
- Darlington
- Gateshead
- Halifax Town
- Hartlepools United
- Hull City
- Lincoln City
- Mansfield Town
- New Brighton
- Oldham Athletic
- Rochdale
- Rotherham United
- Southport
- Stockport County
- Tranmere Rovers
- Wrexham
- York City
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| South |
- Aldershot
- Bournemouth
- Brighton & Hove Albion
- Bristol City
- Bristol Rovers
- Crystal Palace
- Exeter City
- Ipswich Town
- Leyton Orient
- Newport County
- Northampton Town
- Norwich City
- Notts County
- Port Vale
- Queens Park Rangers
- Reading
- Southend United
- Swansea Town
- Swindon Town
- Torquay United
- Walsall
- Watford
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| Other | |
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