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Leeds United: Season 1947 - 1948: Division Two

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The Games

Key: Home Away Neutral

Date Opponents Result Crowd Points Position Scorers
23/08/1947 Leicester City (H) 3 - 1 26519 2 - Short, Ainsley, Ainsley
27/08/1947 Barnsley (A) 0 - 3 23440 2 - -
30/08/1947 Southampton (A) 2 - 1 21023 4 - OG, Wakefield
03/09/1947 Barnsley (H) 4 - 1 36501 6 - Short, Cochrane, Wakefield, Wakefield
06/09/1947 Fulham (A) 2 - 3 26247 6 - Short, Wakefield
10/09/1947 Plymouth Argyle (H) 5 - 0 29396 8 - Short, Powell, Powell, Powell, Heaton (pen)
13/09/1947 Coventry City (H) 2 - 1 30462 10 - Powell, Powell
17/09/1947 Plymouth Argyle (A) 0 - 1 21126 10 - -
20/09/1947 Newcastle United (A) 2 - 4 57275 10 - Cochrane, Wakefield
27/09/1947 Birmingham City (H) 0 - 1 37135 10 - -
04/10/1947 West Bromwich Albion (A) 2 - 3 30479 10 - Heaton, Wakefield
11/10/1947 Doncaster Rovers (H) 0 - 0 34775 11 - -
18/10/1947 Nottingham Forest (A) 0 - 1 22380 11 - -
25/10/1947 Bradford Park Avenue (H) 2 - 0 31532 13 - Wakefield, Wakefield
01/11/1947 Cardiff City (A) 0 - 0 36851 14 - -
08/11/1947 Sheffield Wednesday (H) 2 - 2 32547 15 - Wakefield, Wakefield
15/11/1947 Tottenham Hotspur (A) 1 - 3 41563 15 - Cochrane (pen)
22/11/1947 Millwall (H) 2 - 1 24160 17 - Powell, Powell
29/11/1947 Chesterfield (A) 0 - 3 15501 17 - -
06/12/1947 West Ham United (H) 2 - 1 21866 19 - Short, Martin
13/12/1947 Bury (A) 1 - 1 13104 20 - Wakefield
20/12/1947 Leicester City (A) 0 - 2 22252 20 - -
26/12/1947 Luton Town (H) 0 - 2 28597 20 - -
27/12/1947 Luton Town (A) 1 - 6 16964 20 - Cochrane
03/01/1948 Southampton (H) 0 - 0 23794 21 - -
10/01/1948 Blackpool (FACR3) (A) 0 - 4 28500 - - -
17/01/1948 Fulham (H) 0 - 1 29640 21 - -
24/01/1948 Newcastle United (H) 3 - 1 30367 23 - Cochrane, Wakefield, Wakefield
31/01/1948 Coventry City (A) 2 - 1 22269 25 - Wakefield, Wakefield
14/02/1948 Birmingham City (A) 1 - 5 39955 25 - Chisholm
21/02/1948 West Bromwich Albion (H) 3 - 1 22333 27 - OG, Hindle, Chisholm
28/02/1948 Doncaster Rovers (A) 0 - 3 26569 27 - -
06/03/1948 Nottingham Forest (H) 2 - 2 27018 28 - Powell, Wakefield
13/03/1948 Bradford Park Avenue (A) 1 - 3 21060 28 - Powell
20/03/1948 Cardiff City (H) 4 - 0 34276 30 - Short, Powell, Chisholm, Chisholm
26/03/1948 Brentford (A) 0 - 3 30538 30 - -
27/03/1948 Sheffield Wednesday (A) 1 - 3 38736 30 - Short
29/03/1948 Brentford (H) 1 - 1 26775 31 - Bannister (pen)
03/04/1948 Tottenham Hotspur (H) 1 - 3 24891 31 - Wakefield
10/04/1948 Millwall (A) 1 - 1 21426 32 - Chisholm
17/04/1948 Chesterfield (H) 3 - 0 28794 34 - Hindle, Chisholm, Wakefield
24/04/1948 West Ham United (A) 1 - 2 13594 34 - Chisholm
01/05/1948 Bury (H) 5 - 1 17573 36 - Cochrane, Cochrane, Wakefield, Wakefield, Wakefield

The Players

  League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other
Name Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
George Ainsley 2 2 0   0   0   0  
Eddie Bannister 8 1 0   0   0   0  
Jim Bullions 24   1   0   0   0  
Ken Chisholm 17 7 0   0   0   0  
David Cochrane 38 7 1   0   0   0  
Jimmy Dunn 15   0   0   0   0  
Harry Fearnley 6   0   0   0   0  
Ken Gadsby 24   1   0   0   0  
Dennis Grainger 5   0   0   0   0  
Billy Heaton 24 2 0   0   0   0  
Gerry Henry 6   0   0   0   0  
Tom Hindle 21 2 1   0   0   0  
Eddie Hodgkinson 1   0   0   0   0  
John Hodgson 1   0   0   0   0  
Tom Holley 23   1   0   0   0  
Tony Ingham 1   0   0   0   0  
Dennis Kirby 8   0   0   0   0  
Con Martin 35 1 1   0   0   0  
Jim McCabe 10   0   0   0   0  
Jim Milburn 34   1   0   0   0  
Norman Morton 1   0   0   0   0  
Aubrey Powell 39 10 1   0   0   0  
John Short 21 7 0   0   0   0  
Jim Twomey 35   1   0   0   0  
Albert Wakefield 37 21 1   0   0   0  
Ken Willingham 24   1   0   0   0  
Billy Windle 2   0   0   0   0  

Debuts

Date Player Opposition
30/08/47 Albert Wakefield Southampton
04/10/47 Tony Ingham West Bromwich Albion
04/10/47 Dennis Kirby West Bromwich Albion
01/11/47 Jimmy Dunn Cardiff City
22/11/47 Billy Windle Millwall
29/11/47 Jim Bullions Chesterfield
27/12/47 Norman Morton Luton Town
17/01/48 Ken Chisholm Fulham
13/03/48 Jim McCabe Bradford Park Avenue

First Goal for Leeds

Date Player Opposition
30/08/47 Albert Wakefield Southampton
10/09/47 Billy Heaton Plymouth Argyle
06/12/47 Con Martin West Ham United
14/02/48 Ken Chisholm Birmingham City
21/02/48 Tom Hindle West Bromwich Albion
29/03/48 Eddie Bannister Brentford

Transfers In/Youth Team

Player From Price
Jimmy Dunn  
Billy Windle  
Jim Bullions Derby County  
John Charles  
Ken Chisholm Partick Thistle  
Jim McCabe Middlesbrough £10000
Roly Depear  
David McAdam  

Transfers Out/Retirements

Player To Price
Harry Sutherland Exeter City  
Bob Batey Southport Free
Arthur Price  
Bobby Browne York City  
George Ainsley Bradford Park Avenue Free
Harry Clarke Darlington  
Gerry Henry Bradford Park Avenue  
Dennis Grainger Wrexham  
Billy Windle Lincoln City  
John Hodgson Middlesbrough  
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