1946–47 Burnley F.C. season
Burnley 1946–47 football season
The 1946–1947 season was Burnley's tenth consecutive season in the second tier of English football. Under recently appointed manager Cliff Britton they achieved promotion to the First Division, and reached the FA Cup Final for only the second time, where they were runners-up to Charlton Athletic .
Appearances and goals
Matches
Key
In Result column, Burnley's score shown first
H = Home match
A = Away match
Results
Date
Opponents
Result
Goalscorers
Attendance
31 August 1946
Coventry City (H)
1–1
Kippax 10'
18,427
7 September 1946
Birmingham City (A)
2–0
Spencer 55' (pen. ), Billingham 80'
42,309
9 September 1946
Newport County (H)
3–2
Chew 14', Billingham 50', Haigh 75'
18,008
14 September 1946
West Bromwich Albion (H)
0–2
22,252
16 September 1946
Barnsley (A)
0–1
26,247
21 September 1946
Newcastle United (A)
2–1
Potts (2) 21', 30'
61,255
28 September 1946
Swansea Town (H)
1–0
Harrison 37'
19,968
30 September 1946
Barnsley (H)
2–2
Harrison 66', Bray 88'
24,959
5 October 1946
Tottenham Hotspur (A)
1–1
Kippax 69' (pen. )
44,351
12 October 1946
West Ham United (H)
2–1
Billingham 1', Kippax 89' (pen. )
22,233
19 October 1946
Sheffield Wednesday (A)
2–1
Chew 9', Billingham 30'
22,083
26 October 1946
Fulham (H)
2–0
Bray 7' (pen. ), Billingham 35'
26,905
2 November 1946
Bury (A)
2–2
Billingham 9', Potts 79'
26,167
9 November 1946
Luton Town (H)
1–1
Billingham 26'
26,007
16 November 1946
Plymouth Argyle (A)
2–2
Billingham 63', Morris 78'
30,032
23 November 1946
Leicester City (H)
0–0
19,062
30 November 1946
Chesterfield (A)
0–0
16,570
7 December 1946
Millwall (H)
3–0
Billingham 35', Kippax 47', Potts 70'
17,968
14 December 1946
Bradford City (A)
1–0
Morris 16'
10,731
21 December 1946
Manchester City (H)
0–0
31,210
25 December 1946
Nottingham Forest (H)
3–0
Chew (2) 20', 52', Kippax 85'
21,036
26 December 1946
Nottingham Forest (A)
0–1
31,484
28 December 1946
Coventry City (A)
3–0
Morris 18', 49', 71'
26,944
4 January 1947
Birmingham City (H)
1–0
Potts 80'
36,281
18 January 1947
West Bromwich Albion (A)
1–1
Chew 40'
43,427
28 January 1947
Newcastle United (H)
3–0
Chew 40', Potts (2) 30', 53'
26,877
1 February 1947
Swansea Town (A)
2–0
Chew 77', Harrison 85'
18,247
18 February 1947
Tottenham Hotspur (H)
0–0
28,462
22 February 1947
Sheffield Wednesday (H)
2–0
Harrison 30', Morris 55'
26,651
15 March 1947
Luton Town (A)
3–1
Potts (2) 34', 76', Harrison 88'
18,462
22 March 1947
Plymouth Argyle (H)
2–1
Chew 46', Potts 90'
28,287
4 April 1947
Southampton (H)
1–0
Kippax 35'
31,713
5 April 1947
Chesterfield (H)
1–1
Potts 57'
23,719
7 April 1947
Southampton (A)
1–0
J Knight 75'
20,330
19 April 1947
Bradford City (H)
1–2
Potts 7'
32,905
3 May 1947
Newport County (A)
3–0
Hays 3', Morris 35', Potts 80'
14,751
10 May 1947
Manchester City (A)
0–1
69,463
17 May 1947
Fulham (A)
0–1
25,432
24 May 1947
Leicester City (A)
4–1
Billingham 4', 5', Hays 13', 77'
21,626
26 May 1947
Bury (H)
1–1
Billingham 41'
40,145
31 May 1947
West Ham United (A)
5–0
Chew 17', Morris 38', Potts 43', 55', Hays 60'
20,198
7 June 1947
Millwall (H)
1–1
Morris 47'
15,684
Final league position
Source:
[citation needed Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions;
(P) Promoted
FA Cup
Date
Round
Opponents
Result
Goalscorers
Attendance
11 January 1947
Round 3
Aston Villa (H)
5–1
Morris 8', 23', Potts 70', Harrison 78', 79'
38,532
25 January 1947
Round 4
Coventry City (H)
2–0
Chew 31', Potts 85'
39,796
8 February 1947
Round 5
Luton Town (A)
0–0
22,640
11 February 1947
Round 5 replay
Luton Town (H)
3–0
Harrison 51', 68', 83'
28,330
1 March 1947
Round 6
Middlesbrough (A)
1–1
Morris 80'
53,025
4 March 1947
Round 6 replay
Middlesbrough (H)
1–0
Morris 94'
49,244
29 March 1947
Semi-Final
Liverpool (N)
0–0
53,000
12 April 1947
Semi-Final replay
Liverpool (N)
1–0
Harrison 79'
72,000
26 April 1947
Final
Charlton Athletic (N)
0–1
98,215
References
