1947–48 Birmingham City F.C. season


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

DateLeague
position		OpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
23 August 194714thBarnsleyHL2–3Bodle, Mitchell pen37,917
25 August 194711thCoventry CityAW1–0Aveyard30,558
30 August 19477thPlymouth ArgyleAW3–0Dougall, Bodle, Aveyard24,178
3 September 19477thCoventry CityHD1–1Bodle36,545
6 September 19473rdLuton TownHW2–1Bodle, Aveyard40,032
10 September 19475thNewcastle UnitedHD0–035,368
13 September 19473rdBrentfordAW2–1Trigg, Edwards25,523
17 September 19475thNewcastle UnitedAL0–151,704
20 September 19474thLeicester CityHW1–0Dougall36,495
27 September 19473rdLeeds UnitedAW1–0Trigg37,135
4 October 19472ndFulhamHW3–1Bodle 2, Trigg39,758
11 October 19472ndChesterfieldHD0–037,918
18 October 19472ndWest Ham UnitedAD0–032,228
25 October 19472ndBuryHW2–0Bodle, Dougall34,806
1 November 19473rdSouthamptonAL0–227,243
8 November 19472ndDoncaster RoversHW3–0Goodwin 2, Bodle31,052
15 November 19472ndNottingham ForestAW2–0McIntosh, Goodwin33,364
22 November 19472ndBradford Park AvenueHW4–3Ottewell, Goodwin, Mitchell pen29,020
29 November 19472ndCardiff CityAL0–239,646
6 December 19471stSheffield WednesdayHW1–0Westlake og31,217
13 December 19471stTottenham HotspurAW2–1Garrett, Dougall52,730
20 December 19471stBarnsleyAW1–1Bodle18,880
25 December 19471stMillwallAD0–025,794
27 December 19471stMillwallHW1–0Goodwin45,985
3 January 19481stPlymouth ArgyleHD1–1Goodwin35,480
17 January 19481stLuton TownAW1–0Bodle19,697
31 January 19481stBrentfordHD0–037,542
14 February 19481stLeeds UnitedHW5–1Laing 2, Stewart 2, Dorman39,955
21 February 19481stFulhamAD1–1Bodle13,164
28 February 19481stChesterfieldAW3–0Stewart, Dougall, Bodle15,844
6 March 19481stWest Ham UnitedHL0–143,709
13 March 19481stBuryAD1–1Edwards23,420
20 March 19481stSouthamptonHD0–039,730
27 March 19481stDoncaster RoversAD0–025,370
29 March 19481stWest Bromwich AlbionHW4–0Stewart 2, Bodle, Trigg47,074
30 March 19481stWest Bromwich AlbionAD1–1Bodle51,945
3 April 19481stNottingham ForestHW2–1Stewart, Mitchell pen38,227
10 April 19481stBradford Park AvenueAW2–1Mitchell pen, Stewart16,782
17 April 19481stCardiff CityHW2–0Trigg, Bodle52,276
19 April 19481stLeicester CityAD0–031,937
24 April 19481stSheffield WednesdayAD0–025,789
1 May 19481stTottenham HotspurHD0–035,569

League table (part)

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
Third round10 January 1948Notts CountyHL0–253,327

Appearances and goals