1947–48 Arsenal F.C. season


The 1947–48 season was Arsenal's 29th consecutive season in the top division of English football. Having avoided relegation the previous season, Arsenal returned to their winning ways of the 30`s by storming to the league title seven points ahead of title rivals Manchester United and Burnley, winning it with a 1-1 draw at Huddersfield Town, and after discovering that United and Burnley had lost via the newspapers at Doncaster Station on the journey, knew that they had won the league, with Tom Whittaker the triumphant manager in his debut season at the helm, but was unable to lift the FA Cup, with the Gunners going out to lower-league Bradford Park Avenue in the third round.
Over the course of the season Arsenal claimed some big wins, beating Charlton Athletic and Middlesbrough 6-0 and 7-0 respectively, and hammering bottom club Grimsby Town 8-0 on the final day, with Ronnie Rooke netting four times to bring his final tally for the league season to 33 in 42 Division 1 matches, thus becoming the second Arsenal player-after Ted Drake in 1934-35 to top score in the entire league.

Results

Arsenal's score comes first

Legend

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
23 August 1947SunderlandH3–158,184Logie, Rooke, McPherson
27 August 1947Charlton AthleticA4–260,323Roper, Logie, Lewis, McPherson
30 August 1947Sheffield UnitedA2–139,123Roper, Rooke
3 September 1947Charlton AthleticH6–054,684Lewis 4, Rooke 2
6 September 1947Manchester UnitedH2–164,905Lewis, Rooke
10 September 1947Bolton WanderersH2–046,969Rooke, McPherson
13 September 1947Preston North EndA0–040,060
20 September 1947Stoke CityH3–061,579Logie, McPherson 2
27 September 1947BurnleyA1–046,568Lewis
4 October 1947PortsmouthH0–062,461
11 October 1947Aston VillaH1–060,427Rooke
18 October 1947Wolverhampton WanderersA1–155,998Rooke
25 October 1947EvertonH1–156,645Lewis
1 November 1947ChelseaA0–067,277
8 November 1947BlackpoolH2–167,057Roper, Rooke
15 November 1947Blackburn RoversA1–037,447Rooke
22 November 1947Huddersfield TownH2–047,514Rooke, Logie
29 November 1947Derby CountyA0–135,713
6 December 1947Manchester CityH1–141,274Rooke
13 December 1947Grimsby TownA4–018,700Roper, Logie, Rooke 2
20 December 1947SunderlandA1–158,397Jones
25 December 1947LiverpoolA3–153,604Roper, Rooke 2
27 December 1947LiverpoolH1-256,650Lewis
1 January 1948Bolton WanderersA1–030,028Lewis
3 January 1948Sheffield UnitedH3–248,993Lewis, Rooke 2
17 January 1948Manchester UnitedA1–183,260Lewis
31 January 1948Preston North EndH3–063,132Rooke, Lewis 2
7 February 1948Stoke CityA0–044,836
14 February 1948BurnleyH3–062,125Roper, Rooke 2
28 February 1948Aston VillaA2–468,690Rooke, Moss
6 March 1948Wolverhampton WanderersH5–257,711Roper, Logie, Rooke 2, Forbes
13 March 1948EvertonA2–064,059D.Compton 2
20 March 1948ChelseaH0–256,596
26 March 1948MiddlesbroughH7–057,557Roper, Rooke 3, D.Compton 2, Robinson
27 March 1948BlackpoolA0–332,678
29 March 1948MiddlesbroughA1–138,249Rooke
3 April 1948Blackburn RoversH2–045,801Logie, Rooke
10 April 1948Huddersfield TownA1–138,110Roper
17 April 1948Derby CountyH1–249,677Roper
21 April 1948PortsmouthA0–042,250
24 April 1948Manchester CityA0–023,391
1 May 1948Grimsby TownH8–034,644Logie, Rooke 4, Forbes, D.Compton 2

Final League table

FA Cup

Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round, in which they were drawn to face Bradford Park Avenue.
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R310 January 1948Bradford Park AvenueH0–147,738