Season

1946-47

Manchester UnitedSir Matt Busby

2ndleague finish

of 22 in the First Division

+1.0
goal difference
2.2 scored · 1.3 conceded
44
Played
52%
Win rate

Season in brief

2nd of 22 in the First Division. Home form carried the season — 77% of home matches won against 27% away. Jack Rowley led the scoring with 28 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 98 United scored).

The First Division table

Final standings · 22 clubs · United and the clubs around them

  1. 1Liverpool42P · 25W 7D 10L · GD +3257
  2. 2Manchester United42P · 22W 12D 8L · GD +4156
  3. 3Wolverhampton Wanderers42P · 25W 6D 11L · GD +4256
  4. 4Stoke City42P · 24W 7D 11L · GD +3755
  6. 21Brentford42P · 9W 7D 26L · GD -4325
  7. 22Leeds United42P · 6W 6D 30L · GD -4518

Slice: the final First Division table for 1946-47, every club computed from the full league results.

Coverage: complete — all results known.

Points follow the era’s rule (two then three for a win); the order uses goal average before 1976–77 and goal difference after. The faint foot marks the lower reaches — exact relegation places varied by era.

The season, match by match

44 matches
31 Aug 1946 v Grimsby Town: 2–14 Sep 1946 @ Chelsea: 3–07 Sep 1946 @ Charlton Athletic: 3–111 Sep 1946 v Liverpool: 5–014 Sep 1946 v Middlesbrough: 1–018 Sep 1946 v Chelsea: 1–121 Sep 1946 @ Stoke City: 2–328 Sep 1946 v Arsenal: 5–25 Oct 1946 v Preston North End: 1–112 Oct 1946 @ Sheffield United: 2–219 Oct 1946 @ Blackpool: 1–326 Oct 1946 v Sunderland: 0–32 Nov 1946 @ Aston Villa: 0–09 Nov 1946 v Derby County: 4–116 Nov 1946 @ Everton: 2–223 Nov 1946 v Huddersfield Town: 5–230 Nov 1946 @ Wolverhampton Wanderers: 2–37 Dec 1946 v Brentford: 4–114 Dec 1946 @ Blackburn Rovers: 1–225 Dec 1946 @ Bolton Wanderers: 2–226 Dec 1946 v Bolton Wanderers: 1–028 Dec 1946 @ Grimsby Town: 0–04 Jan 1947 v Charlton Athletic: 4–111 Jan 1947 @ Bradford Park Avenue: 3–018 Jan 1947 @ Middlesbrough: 4–225 Jan 1947 v Nottingham Forest: 0–21 Feb 1947 @ Arsenal: 2–65 Feb 1947 v Stoke City: 1–122 Feb 1947 v Blackpool: 3–01 Mar 1947 @ Sunderland: 1–18 Mar 1947 v Aston Villa: 2–115 Mar 1947 @ Derby County: 3–422 Mar 1947 v Everton: 3–029 Mar 1947 @ Huddersfield Town: 2–25 Apr 1947 v Wolverhampton Wanderers: 3–17 Apr 1947 v Leeds United: 3–18 Apr 1947 @ Leeds United: 2–012 Apr 1947 @ Brentford: 0–019 Apr 1947 v Blackburn Rovers: 4–026 Apr 1947 @ Portsmouth: 1–03 May 1947 @ Liverpool: 0–110 May 1947 @ Preston North End: 1–117 May 1947 v Portsmouth: 3–026 May 1947 v Sheffield United: 6–2
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.