The 1946–47 Football League season – the first Football League season after the end of the Second World War – was Birmingham City Football Club's 44th in the Football League and their 18th in the Second Division, to which they were relegated at the end of the last completed season before the war. They finished in third position in the 22-team division, three points adrift of the promotion places. They entered the 1946–47 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost to Liverpool in the sixth (quarter-final).
Twenty-five players made at least one appearance in nationally organised competition, and there were fourteen different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Gil Merrick missed only one of the 45 matches over the season, and Cyril Trigg was leading scorer with 19 goals, of which 17 came in the league.
Football League Second Division
Note that not all teams completed their playing season on the same day. Birmingham were in second place after their last game of the season, on 26 May, but by the time the last game was played, on 14 June, Burnley had drawn one and won one of their two outstanding fixtures to overtake them by three points.
DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance31 August 19465thTottenham HotspurAW2–1Jones, Mulraney51,2564 September 19461stLeicester CityHW4–0Jones 2, Mulraney, Dougall29,3297 September 19464thBurnleyHL0–242,30912 September 19468thLeicester CityAL1–2Mulraney20,95214 September 194612thBarnsleyAL1–3Mulraney28,21918 September 194615thWest Bromwich AlbionAL0–330,18621 September 194615thNewport CountyHD1–1Bodle28,83225 September 194612thWest Bromwich AlbionHW1–0Dearson50,53528 September 194614thSouthamptonAL0–124,9215 October 194610thNottingham ForestHW4–0Bodle, Trigg, Edwards 235,09312 October 19469thCoventry CityAD0–029,37919 October 19469thChesterfieldAW1–0Jones18,74826 October 19469thMillwallHW4–0Bodle, Trigg 2, Dougall23,2432 November 19469thBradford Park AvenueAL0–221,6389 November 19468thManchester CityHW3–1Dougall, Mulraney, Trigg37,74716 November 19466thWest Ham UnitedAW4–0Bodle, Edwards 2, Trigg24,71923 November 19466thSheffield WednesdayHW3–1Trigg 2, Dougall32,42530 November 19462ndFulhamAW1–0Trigg20,7907 December 19462ndBuryHW3–0Duckhouse, Dougall, Edwards30,34014 December 19462ndLuton TownAW3–1Trigg 321,76021 December 19462ndPlymouth ArgyleHW6–1Bodle 3, Mulraney 2, Edwards26,73425 December 19461stSwansea TownHW3–1Dougall, Bodle, Feeney og31,30926 December 19461stSwansea TownAL0–120,00328 December 19461stTottenham HotspurHW1–0Mulraney44,1714 January 19473rdBurnleyAL0–136,28118 January 19474thBarnsleyHL1–2Duckhouse41,4091 February 19474thSouthamptonHW3–1Trigg 2, Mulraney32,87815 February 19473rdCoventry CityHW2–0Trigg 243,55122 February 19473rdChesterfieldHD0–026,13915 March 19473rdManchester CityAL0–155,65522 March 19473rdWest Ham UnitedHW3–0McIntosh, Mitchell pen, Trigg29,93729 March 19473rdSheffield WednesdayAL0–127,4314 April 19473rdNewcastle UnitedAD2–2McIntosh, Bodle57,2595 April 19473rdFulhamHW2–1Hall, Goodwin28,1947 April 19473rdNewcastle UnitedHW2–0Bodle, Trigg42,40912 April 19473rdBuryAL0–218,88219 April 19473rdLuton TownHW1–0Goodwin27,31626 April 19473rdPlymouth ArgyleAW2–0Edwards, Bodle23,3383 May 19473rdBradford Park AvenueHW4–0Dougall, Bodle 2, Mitchell pen23,08310 May 19473rdNottingham ForestAD1–1Harris16,04917 May 19472ndMillwallAW2–0McIntosh, Dougall24,08426 May 19472ndNewport CountyAW3–0Bodle 2, Dougall12,028
League table (part)
+Final Second Division table (part)PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts1stManchester City422610678352.23622ndBurnley422214665292.24583rdBirmingham City422551274332.24554thChesterfield4218141058441.32505thNewcastle United4219101395631.5348Key Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played;W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = PointsSource
FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceThird round11 January 1947FulhamAW2–1Jones, Dorman22,398Fourth round25 January 1947PortsmouthHW1–0Harris50,155Fifth round8 February 1947Manchester CityHW5–0Bodle, Trigg 2, Mitchell pen, Mulraney56,056Sixth round1 March 1947LiverpoolAL1–4Mitchell pen51,911
Appearances and goals
Players marked left the club during the playing season. Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; FB – Full back; HB – Half back; FW – Forward
+ Players' appearances and goals by competitionNameLeagueFA CupTotalGoalsGoalsGoalsGK41040450GK100010FB 25120281FB28000280FB18040220HB100010HB25240292HB29141332HB41222434HB500050HB500050HB27040310FW3615313916FW201131FW35930389FW39740437FW200020FW15200152FW310031FW9411105FW14300143FW300030FW279413110FW200020FW2917423319
See also Birmingham City F.C. seasons
References General
Source for match dates and results: Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 328–29. Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
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