The 1947–48 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 45th in the Football League and their 19th in the Second Division. They reached first place in the 22-team division after the match played on 6 December and retained that position for the remainder of the season, winning the Second Division title for the third time and gaining promotion to the First Division for 1948–49, from which they had been relegated at the end of the last completed pre-war season. They entered the 1947–48 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost to Notts County in that round.
Twenty-four players made at least one appearance in nationally organised competition, and there were twelve different goalscorers. Forward Frank Mitchell missed only one of the 43 games over the season, and Harold Bodle was leading scorer with 14 goals, all of which came in the league.
Football League Second Division
DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance23 August 194714thBarnsleyHL2–3Bodle, Mitchell pen37,91725 August 194711thCoventry CityAW1–0Aveyard30,55830 August 19477thPlymouth ArgyleAW3–0Dougall, Bodle, Aveyard24,1783 September 19477thCoventry CityHD1–1Bodle36,5456 September 19473rdLuton TownHW2–1Bodle, Aveyard40,03210 September 19475thNewcastle UnitedHD0–035,36813 September 19473rdBrentfordAW2–1Trigg, Edwards25,52317 September 19475thNewcastle UnitedAL0–151,70420 September 19474thLeicester CityHW1–0Dougall36,49527 September 19473rdLeeds UnitedAW1–0Trigg37,1354 October 19472ndFulhamHW3–1Bodle 2, Trigg39,75811 October 19472ndChesterfieldHD0–037,91818 October 19472ndWest Ham UnitedAD0–032,22825 October 19472ndBuryHW2–0Bodle, Dougall34,8061 November 19473rdSouthamptonAL0–227,2438 November 19472ndDoncaster RoversHW3–0Goodwin 2, Bodle31,05215 November 19472ndNottingham ForestAW2–0McIntosh, Goodwin33,36422 November 19472ndBradford Park AvenueHW4–3Ottewell, Goodwin, Mitchell pen29,02029 November 19472ndCardiff CityAL0–239,6466 December 19471stSheffield WednesdayHW1–0Westlake og31,21713 December 19471stTottenham HotspurAW2–1Garrett, Dougall52,73020 December 19471stBarnsleyAW1–0Bodle18,88025 December 19471stMillwallAD0–025,79427 December 19471stMillwallHW1–0Goodwin45,9853 January 19481stPlymouth ArgyleHD1–1Goodwin35,48017 January 19481stLuton TownAW1–0Bodle19,69731 January 19481stBrentfordHD0–037,54214 February 19481stLeeds UnitedHW5–1Laing 2, Stewart 2, Dorman39,95521 February 19481stFulhamAD1–1Bodle13,16428 February 19481stChesterfieldAW3–0Stewart, Dougall, Bodle15,8446 March 19481stWest Ham UnitedHL0–143,70913 March 19481stBuryAD1–1Edwards23,42020 March 19481stSouthamptonHD0–039,73027 March 19481stDoncaster RoversAD0–025,37029 March 19481stWest Bromwich AlbionHW4–0Stewart 2, Bodle, Trigg47,07430 March 19481stWest Bromwich AlbionAD1–1Bodle51,9453 April 19481stNottingham ForestHW2–1Stewart, Mitchell pen38,22710 April 19481stBradford Park AvenueAW2–1Mitchell pen, Stewart16,78217 April 19481stCardiff CityHW2–0Trigg, Bodle52,27619 April 19481stLeicester CityAD0–031,93724 April 19481stSheffield WednesdayAD0–025,7891 May 19481stTottenham HotspurHD0–035,569
League table (part)
+Final Second Division table (part)PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts1stBirmingham City422215555242.29592ndNewcastle United422481072411.76563rdSouthampton4221101171531.34524thSheffield Wednesday4220111166531.25515thCardiff City4218111361581.0547Key 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 round10 January 1948Notts CountyHL0–253,327
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 CupTotalGoalsGoalsGoalsGK36000360GK601070FB35010360FB29010300FB800080FB100010HB201030HB810081HB36010370HB40010410HB13000130HB41410424FW730073FW300030FW3914003914FW34510355FW37210382FW810081FW16610176FW300030FW420042FW 910091FW 520052FW17700177FW25610266
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. 330–31. Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
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