1947–48 Everton F.C. season

During the 1947–48 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Everton

1947–48 season
Manager	Theo Kelly
Ground	Goodison Park
First Division	14th
FA Cup	5th Round
Home colours Away colours

Final League Table

Pos	Team	Pld		W	D	L	F	A		W	D	L	F	A		F	A	GA	GD		Pts
1	Arsenal	42		15	3	3	56	15		8	10	3	25	17		81	32	2.531	+49		59
2	Manchester United	42		11	7	3	50	27		8	7	6	31	21		81	48	1.688	+33		52
3	Burnley	42		12	5	4	31	12		8	7	6	25	31		56	43	1.302	+13		52
4	Derby County	42		11	6	4	38	24		8	6	7	39	33		77	57	1.351	+20		50
5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42		12	4	5	45	29		7	5	9	38	41		83	70	1.186	+13		47
6	Aston Villa	42		13	5	3	42	22		6	4	11	23	35		65	57	1.140	+8		47
7	Preston North End	42		13	4	4	43	35		7	3	11	24	33		67	68	0.985	–1		47
8	Portsmouth	42		13	5	3	44	17		6	2	13	24	33		68	50	1.360	+18		45
9	Blackpool	42		13	4	4	37	14		4	6	11	20	27		57	41	1.390	+16		44
10	Manchester City	42		13	3	5	37	22		2	9	10	15	25		52	47	1.106	+5		42
11	Liverpool	42		9	8	4	39	23		7	2	12	26	38		65	61	1.066	+4		42
12	Sheffield United	42		13	4	4	44	24		3	6	12	21	46		65	70	0.929	–5		42
13	Charlton Athletic	42		8	4	9	33	29		9	2	10	24	37		57	66	0.864	–9		40
14	Everton	42		10	2	9	30	26		7	4	10	22	40		52	66	0.788	–14		40
15	Stoke City	42		9	5	7	29	23		5	5	11	12	32		41	55	0.745	–14		38
16	Middlesbrough	42		8	7	6	37	27		6	2	13	34	46		71	73	0.973	–2		37
17	Bolton Wanderers	42		11	2	8	29	25		5	3	13	17	33		46	58	0.793	–12		37
18	Chelsea	42		11	6	4	38	27		3	3	15	15	44		53	71	0.746	–18		37
19	Huddersfield Town	42		7	6	8	25	24		5	6	10	26	36		51	60	0.850	–9		36
20	Sunderland	42		11	4	6	33	18		2	6	13	23	49		56	67	0.836	–11		36
21	Blackburn Rovers	42		8	5	8	35	30		3	5	13	19	42		54	72	0.750	–18		32
22	Grimsby Town	42		5	5	11	20	35		3	1	17	25	76		45	111	0.405	–66		22

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	League Champions
	FA Cup winners
	Relegated

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Results

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
23 August 1947	Blackburn Rovers	A	3-2	24,536	Dodds, Eglington, Wainwright
27 August 1947	Manchester City	H	1-0	53,822	Fielding
30 August 1947	Blackpool	H	1-2	59,865	Wainwright
3 September 1947	Manchester City	A	1-0	46,462	Stevenson
6 September 1947	Derby County	A	0-1	29,089	-
8 September 1947	Aston Villa	A	0-3	28,764	-
13 September 1947	Huddersfield Town	H	1-1	40,822	Wainwright
17 September 1947	Aston Villa	H	3-0	32,637	Fielding 2, opp og
20 September 1947	Chelsea	A	1-3	42,955	Catterick
27 September 1947	Liverpool	H	0-3	66,776	-
4 October 1947	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1-1	48,306	Boyes
11 October 1947	Middlesbrough	A	1-0	38,686	Wainwright
18 October 1947	Charlton Athletic	H	0-1	40,377
25 October 1947	Arsenal	A	1-1	56,645	Wainwright
1 November 1947	Sheffield United	H	2-0	43,615	Dodds, Fielding
8 November 1947	Stoke City	H	1-1	32,232	Stevenson
15 November 1947	Burnley	H	0-3	49,642	-
22 November 1947	Manchester United	A	2-2	36,715	Dodds, Fielding
29 November 1947	Preston North End	H	2-1	45,084	Fielding, Wainwright
6 December 1947	Portsmouth	A	0-3	25,525	-
13 December 1947	Bolton Wanderers	H	2-0	33,658	Catterick, Wainwright
20 December 1947	Blackburn Rovers	H	4-1	32,655	Fielding 2, Farrell, Grant
25 December 1947	Sunderland	A	0-2	40,925	-
26 December 1947	Sunderland	H	3-0	47,828	Grant 2, Wainwright
3 January 1948	Blackpool	A	0-5	21,685	-
17 January 1948	Derby County	H	1-3	51,776	Wainwirght
21 February 1948	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	4-2	24,105	Dodds 3, Eglington
28 February 1948	Middlesbrough	H	2-1	46,364	Lello 2
6 March 1948	Charlton Athletic	A	3-2	32,973	Dodds 2, Eglington
13 March 1948	Arsenal	H	0-2	64,059	-
20 March 1948	Sheffield United	A	1-2	30,284	Farrell
26 March 1948	Grimsby Town	A	0-3	18,279	-
27 March 1948	Stoke City	H	0-1	44,241	-
29 March 1948	Grimsby Town	H	3-1	37,926	Grant, Higgins, Jones
3 April 1948	Burnley	A	1-0	23,933	Dodds
10 April 1948	Manchester United	H	2-0	44,198	Dodds, Stevenson
14 April 1948	Chelsea	H	2-3	28,366	Higgins 2
17 April 1948	Preston North End	A	0-3	25,035	-
21 April 1948	Liverpool	A	0-4	55,305	-
24 April 1948	Portsmouth	H	0-2	18,089	-
28 April 1948	Huddersfield Town	A	3-1	13,905	Dodds 3
1 May 1948	Bolton Wanderers	A	0-0	17,391	-

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FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result FT (HT)	Attendance	Goalscorers
3	10 January 1948	Grimsby Town	A	4–1 (0-0)	19,000	Wainwright 51', 80', Farrell 62', Dodds 78'
4	24 January 1948	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–1aet (0-0)	45,085	Catterick 80'
4:R	31 January 1948	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	3–2aet (0-1)	72,569	Fielding 61', 106', Grant 90'
5	7 February 1948	Fulham	A	1–1aet (1-0)	37,500	Eglington 41'
5:R	14 February 1948	Fulham	H	0–1 (0-0)	71,587	-

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Squad

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References

1. "Everton Results". www.evertonresults.com.
2. "Everton Results". www.evertonresults.com.