OzWhite's 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
2018-22 - The El Loco Era: Back Where We Belong
2022-24 - Marsch back to the Championship
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