Seasons · Division One · Season 27

1946/47

Finished 22nd · Manager Billy Hampson

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The season · Record

Played: 43
Won: 6
Drawn: 6
Lost: 31
For: 46
Against: 92
Points: 18

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 5–0; v Huddersfield Town
Biggest defeat: 0–5; v Charlton Athletic
Clean sheets: 3
Top scorer: Ainsley; 12 goals
Most assists: -
Avg attendance: 27,056

Final table

Division One

Final Division One table, 1946/47
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Liverpool	42	25	7	10	84	52	+32	57
2	Manchester United	42	22	12	8	95	54	+41	56
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	25	6	11	98	56	+42	56
4	Stoke	42	24	7	11	90	53	+37	55
5	Blackpool	42	22	6	14	71	70	+1	50
6	Sheffield United	42	21	7	14	89	75	+14	49
7	Preston North End	42	18	11	13	76	74	+2	47
8	Aston Villa	42	18	9	15	67	53	+14	45
9	Sunderland	42	18	8	16	65	66	-1	44
10	Everton	42	17	9	16	62	67	-5	43
11	Middlesbrough	42	17	8	17	73	68	+5	42
12	Portsmouth	42	16	9	17	66	60	+6	41
13	Arsenal	42	16	9	17	72	70	+2	41
14	Derby County	42	18	5	19	73	79	-6	41
15	Chelsea	42	16	6	20	69	84	-15	38
16	Grimsby Town	42	13	12	17	61	82	-21	38
17	Blackburn Rovers	42	14	8	20	45	53	-8	36
18	Bolton Wanderers	42	13	8	21	57	69	-12	34
19	Charlton Athletic	42	11	12	19	57	71	-14	34
20	Huddersfield Town	42	13	7	22	53	79	-26	33
21	Brentford	42	9	7	26	45	88	-43	25
22	Leeds United	42	6	6	30	45	90	-45	18

The squad

Every player used

Leeds United squad, 1946/47 - appearances, goals and assists
Player	Pos	Starts	Apps	Goals
Tom Holley	DF	40	40	0
David Cochrane	WG	39	39	7
Gerry Henry	IF	37	37	4
Jim Milburn	DF	37	37	1
Aubrey Powell	IF	36	36	9
John Short	IL	33	33	7
Dennis Grainger	WG	33	33	5
George Ainsley	FW	29	29	12
Eddie Bannister	DF	23	23	0
Bobby Browne	WH	19	19	0
John Hodgson	GK	18	18	0
Ken Gadsby	DF	17	17	0
Jim Twomey	GK	16	16	0
Harry Clarke	WG	14	14	1
Billy Heaton	WG	14	14	0
Les Goldberg	DF	12	12	0
Tom Hindle	IF	10	10	0
Ken Willingham	RH	10	10	0
Harry Fearnley	GK	9	9	0
Con Martin	LH / DF	9	9	0
Bob Batey	WH	8	8	0
Arthur Price	HB	6	6	0
Eddie Hodgkinson	RH	2	2	0
Len Browning	FW	1	1	0
Bob Kane	DF	1	1	0

Matchlog

Every fixture

Division One · 42 played

Division One fixtures, 1946/47
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
31 Aug	A	Preston North End	2–3	25,311	Lost 2–3 v Preston North End
4 Sep	H	Charlton Athletic	0–2	22,857	Lost 0–2 v Charlton Athletic
7 Sep	H	Sheffield United	2–2	28,543	Drew 2–2 v Sheffield United
14 Sep	A	Chelsea	0–3	57,184	Lost 0–3 v Chelsea
16 Sep	A	Stoke City	2–5	21,141	Lost 2–5 v Stoke City
21 Sep	H	Bolton Wanderers	4–0	25,739	Won 4–0 v Bolton Wanderers
25 Sep	A	Charlton Athletic	0–5	16,488	Lost 0–5 v Charlton Athletic
28 Sep	A	Liverpool	0–2	51,042	Lost 0–2 v Liverpool
5 Oct	H	Huddersfield Town	5–0	30,622	Won 5–0 v Huddersfield Town
12 Oct	H	Grimsby Town	1–0	28,877	Won 1–0 v Grimsby Town
19 Oct	A	Wolves	0–1	40,113	Lost 0–1 v Wolves
26 Oct	H	Blackburn Rovers	0–1	28,683	Lost 0–1 v Blackburn Rovers
2 Nov	A	Portsmouth	1–4	25,984	Lost 1–4 v Portsmouth
9 Nov	H	Everton	2–1	22,992	Won 2–1 v Everton
16 Nov	A	Arsenal	2–4	36,377	Lost 2–4 v Arsenal
23 Nov	H	Blackpool	4–2	25,829	Won 4–2 v Blackpool
30 Nov	A	Brentford	1–1	20,352	Drew 1–1 v Brentford
7 Dec	H	Sunderland	1–1	25,784	Drew 1–1 v Sunderland
14 Dec	A	Aston Villa	1–2	29,410	Lost 1–2 v Aston Villa
21 Dec	H	Derby County	1–2	21,320	Lost 1–2 v Derby County
25 Dec	H	Middlesbrough	3–3	28,742	Drew 3–3 v Middlesbrough
26 Dec	A	Middlesbrough	0–3	45,336	Lost 0–3 v Middlesbrough
28 Dec	H	Preston North End	0–3	33,433	Lost 0–3 v Preston North End
4 Jan	A	Sheffield United	2–6	31,947	Lost 2–6 v Sheffield United
18 Jan	H	Chelsea	2–1	37,884	Won 2–1 v Chelsea
1 Feb	H	Liverpool	1–2	25,430	Lost 1–2 v Liverpool
3 Feb	A	Bolton Wanderers	0–2	6,278	Lost 0–2 v Bolton Wanderers
22 Feb	H	Wolves	0–1	30,313	Lost 0–1 v Wolves
1 Mar	A	Blackburn Rovers	0–1	28,371	Lost 0–1 v Blackburn Rovers
22 Mar	H	Arsenal	1–1	32,190	Drew 1–1 v Arsenal
29 Mar	A	Blackpool	0–3	14,501	Lost 0–3 v Blackpool
5 Apr	H	Brentford	1–2	23,962	Lost 1–2 v Brentford
7 Apr	A	Manchester United	1–3	41,912	Lost 1–3 v Manchester United
8 Apr	H	Manchester United	0–2	15,528	Lost 0–2 v Manchester United
12 Apr	A	Sunderland	0–1	30,429	Lost 0–1 v Sunderland
19 Apr	H	Aston Villa	1–1	22,291	Drew 1–1 v Aston Villa
26 Apr	A	Derby County	1–2	10,994	Lost 1–2 v Derby County
3 May	H	Stoke City	1–2	21,714	Lost 1–2 v Stoke City
10 May	A	Huddersfield Town	0–1	20,596	Lost 0–1 v Huddersfield Town
17 May	A	Grimsby Town	1–4	10,795	Lost 1–4 v Grimsby Town
24 May	H	Portsmouth	0–1	14,097	Lost 0–1 v Portsmouth
26 May	A	Everton	1–4	21,001	Lost 1–4 v Everton

FA Cup · 1 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1946/47
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
11 Jan	A	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	31,007	Lost 1–2 v West Bromwich Albion