1946–47 Manchester City F.C. season
1946–47 season | |
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Manager | Wilf Wild (to 1 Dec 1946) Sam Cowan (from 2 Dec 1946) |
Stadium | Maine Road |
Second Division | 1st (promoted) |
FA Cup | Fifth Round |
Top goalscorer | League: George Smith (23) All: George Smith (23) |
Highest home attendance | 67,672 vs Burnley 10 May 1947 |
Lowest home attendance | 22,210 vs Barnsley 14 December 1946 |
The 1946–47 season was Manchester City's 45th season of competitive football and 13th season in the second division of English football.[1] In addition to the Second Division, the club competed in the FA Cup. Whilst top of the league, almost 68,000 fans packed Maine Road to watch City play second placed Burnley in a Second Division title decider on the final day of the season, although some believed the attendance to be around 70,000. It is likely to be the highest ever attendance for a match outside the top flight in English history.
Second Division[edit]
League table[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Manchester City (C, P) | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 78 | 35 | 2.229 | 62 | Promotion to the First Division |
2 | Burnley (P) | 42 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 65 | 29 | 2.241 | 58 | |
3 | Birmingham City | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 74 | 33 | 2.242 | 55 | |
4 | Chesterfield | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 58 | 44 | 1.318 | 50 | |
5 | Newcastle United | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 95 | 62 | 1.532 | 48 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Results summary[edit]
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 78 | 35 | 2.229 | 62 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 14 | 37 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 25 |
Source: [1]