Leeds United F.C. History
Leeds United F.C. History : Foreword
1919-29 - The Twenties
1930-39 - The Thirties
1939-46 - The War Years
1947-49 - Post War Depression
1949-57 - The Reign of King John
1957-63 - From Charles to Revie
1961-75 - The Revie Years
1975-82 - The Downward Spiral
1982-88 - The Dark Years
1988-96 - The Wilko Years
1996-04 - The Rollercoaster Ride
2004-17 - Down Among The Deadmen
100 Greatest LUFC Players Ever
Greatest Leeds United Games
Players' Profiles
Managers' Profiles
Leeds City F.C. History
Leeds City F.C. Player and Manager Profiles
Leeds United/City Statistics
Leeds United/City Captains
Leeds United/City Friendlies and Other Games
Leeds United/City Reserves and Other Teams

Leeds United 1947-1948:

Comp.DateOpponentsScoreScorersTeamPos.CrowdCaptain

Division2 1/42

23-08-1947

Leicester City (h)

3-1 (W)

Short Ainsley2

Team

6

26,519

Tom Holley

Division2 2/42

27-08-1947

Barnsley (a)

0-3 (L)

Team

14

23,440

Tom Holley

Division2 3/42

30-08-1947

Southampton (a)

2-1 (W)

Smith (og) Wakefield

Team

11

21,023

Tom Holley

Division2 4/42

03-09-1947

Barnsley (h)

4-1 (W)

Wakefield 2 Short Cochrane

Team

4

36,501

Tom Holley

Division2 5/42

06-09-1947

Fulham (a)

2-3 (L)

Short Wakefield

Team

8

26,247

Tom Holley

Division2 6/42

10-09-1947

Plymouth Argyle (h)

5-0 (W)

Short Powell 3 Heaton (pen)

Team

6

29,396

Tom Holley

Division2 7/42

13-09-1947

Coventry City (h)

2-1 (W)

Powell 2

Team

4

30,462

Tom Holley

Division2 8/42

17-09-1947

Plymouth Argyle (a)

0-1 (L)

Team

4

21,126

Tom Holley

Division2 9/42

20-09-1947

Newcastle United (a)

2-4 (L)

Wakefield Cochrane

Team

6

57,275

Tom Holley

Division2 10/42

27-09-1947

Birmingham City (h)

0-1 (L)

Team

10

37,135

Tom Holley

Division2 11/42

04-10-1947

West Bromwich Albion (a)

2-3 (L)

Heaton Wakefield

Team

15

30,479

Ken Willingham

Division2 12/42

11-10-1947

Doncaster Rovers (h)

0-0 (D)

Team

13

34,775

Tom Holley

Division2 13/42

18-10-1947

Nottingham Forest (a)

0-1 (L)

Team

15

22,380

Tom Holley

Division2 14/42

25-10-1947

Bradford Park Avenue (h)

2-0 (W)

Wakefield 2

Team

12

31,532

Ken Willingham

Division2 15/42

01-11-1947

Cardiff City (a)

0-0 (D)

Team

11

36,851

Ken Willingham

Division2 16/42

08-11-1947

Sheffield Wednesday (h)

2-2 (D)

Wakefield 2

Team

13

32,547

Ken Willingham

Division2 17/42

15-11-1947

Tottenham Hotspur (a)

1-3 (L)

Cochrane (pen)

Team

13

41,563

Unknown?

Division2 18/42

22-11-1947

Millwall (h)

2-1 (W)

Powell 2

Team

12

24,160

Tom Holley

Division2 19/42

29-11-1947

Chesterfield (a)

0-3 (L)

Team

13

15,501

Tom Holley

Division2 20/42

06-12-1947

West Ham United (h)

2-1 (W)

Short Martin

Team

12

21,866

Tom Holley

Division2 21/42

13-12-1947

Bury (a)

1-1 (D)

Wakefield

Team

12

13,104

Tom Holley

Division2 22/42

20-12-1947

Leicester City (a)

0-2 (L)

Team

13

22,252

Tom Holley

Division2 23/42

26-12-1947

Luton Town (h)

0-2 (L)

Team

15

28,597

Tom Holley

Division2 24/42

27-12-1947

Luton Town (a)

1-6 (L)

Cochrane

Team

16

16,964

Tom Holley

Division2 25/42

03-01-1948

Southampton (h)

0-0 (D)

Team

17

23,794

Ken Willingham

FACR3 1/1

10-01-1948

Blackpool (a)

0-4 (L)

Team

17

28,500

Tom Holley

Division2 26/42

17-01-1948

Fulham (h)

0-1 (L)

Team

18

29,640

Ken Willingham

Division2 27/42

24-01-1948

Newcastle United (h)

3-1 (W)

Cochrane Wakefield 2

Team

17

30,367

Ken Willingham

Division2 28/42

31-01-1948

Coventry City (a)

2-1 (W)

Wakefield 2

Team

16

22,269

Ken Willingham

Division2 29/42

14-02-1948

Birmingham City (a)

1-5 (L)

Chisholm

Team

17

39,955

Ken Willingham

Division2 30/42

21-02-1948

West Bromwich Albion (h)

3-1 (W)

Hindle Pemberton (og) Chisholm

Team

17

22,333

Ken Willingham

Division2 31/42

28-02-1948

Doncaster Rovers (a)

0-3 (L)

Team

17

26,569

Ken Willingham

Division2 32/42

06-03-1948

Nottingham Forest (h)

2-2 (D)

Powell Wakefield

Team

17

27,018

Ken Willingham

Division2 33/42

13-03-1948

Bradford Park Avenue (a)

1-3 (L)

Powell

Team

17

21,060

Unknown?

Division2 34/42

20-03-1948

Cardiff City (h)

4-0 (W)

Chisholm 2 Powell Short

Team

15

34,276

Ken Willingham

Division2 35/42

26-03-1948

Brentford (a)

0-3 (L)

Team

16

30,538

Ken Willingham

Division2 36/42

27-03-1948

Sheffield Wednesday (a)

1-3 (L)

Short

Team

17

38,736

Ken Willingham

Division2 37/42

29-03-1948

Brentford (h)

1-1 (D)

Bannister (pen)

Team

17

26,775

Ken Willingham

Division2 38/42

03-04-1948

Tottenham Hotspur (h)

1-3 (L)

Wakefield

Team

19

24,891

Ken Willingham

Division2 39/42

10-04-1948

MillWall (a)

1-1 (D)

Chisholm

Team

19

21,426

Tom Holley

Division2 40/42

17-04-1948

Chesterfield (h)

3-0 (W)

Hindle Chisholm Wakefield

Team

20

28,794

Tom Holley

Division2 41/42

24-04-1948

West Ham United (a)

1-2 (L)

Chisholm

Team

20

13,594

Tom Holley

Division2 42/42

01-05-1948

Bury (h)

5-1 (W)

Wakefield 3 Cochrane 2

Team

18

17,573

Tom Holley