# 1946–47 Burnley F.C. season

The 1946–1947 season was Burnley's tenth consecutive season in the second tier of English football. Under recently appointed manager Cliff Britton they achieved promotion to the First Division, and reached the FA Cup Final for only the second time, where they were runners-up to Charlton Athletic.

## Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division Two | Division Two | FA Cup | FA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | DF | ENG | Reg Attwell | 28 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jack Billingham | 29 | 12 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | George Bray | 50 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Alan Brown | 51 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jackie Chew | 43 | 10 | 35 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| | FW | ENG | Gordon Haigh | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Ray Harrison | 32 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| | MF | ENG | Jack Hays | 16 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Ron Hornby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Peter Kippax | 35 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | George Knight | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jackie Knight | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Joe Loughran | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Jack Marshall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Harold Mather | 51 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| | FW | WAL | Billy Morris | 40 | 13 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| | FW | ENG | Harry Potts | 49 | 17 | 40 | 15 | 9 | 2 |
| | DF | ENG | Harold Rudman | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Harold Spencer | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Jimmy Strong | 51 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Fred Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Arthur Woodruff | 49 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 9 | 0 |

## Matches
### Football League Division Two
#### Results

| Date | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
| 31 August 1946 | Coventry City (H) | 1–1 | Kippax 10' | 18,427 |
| 7 September 1946 | Birmingham City (A) | 2–0 | Spencer 55' (pen.), Billingham 80' | 42,309 |
| 9 September 1946 | Newport County (H) | 3–2 | Chew 14', Billingham 50', Haigh 75' | 18,008 |
| 14 September 1946 | West Bromwich Albion (H) | 0–2 | | 22,252 |
| 16 September 1946 | Barnsley (A) | 0–1 | | 26,247 |
| 21 September 1946 | Newcastle United (A) | 2–1 | Potts (2) 21', 30' | 61,255 |
| 28 September 1946 | Swansea Town (H) | 1–0 | Harrison 37' | 19,968 |
| 30 September 1946 | Barnsley (H) | 2–2 | Harrison 66', Bray 88' | 24,959 |
| 5 October 1946 | Tottenham Hotspur (A) | 1–1 | Kippax 69' (pen.) | 44,351 |
| 12 October 1946 | West Ham United (H) | 2–1 | Billingham 1', Kippax 89' (pen.) | 22,233 |
| 19 October 1946 | Sheffield Wednesday (A) | 2–1 | Chew 9', Billingham 30' | 22,083 |
| 26 October 1946 | Fulham (H) | 2–0 | Bray 7' (pen.), Billingham 35' | 26,905 |
| 2 November 1946 | Bury (A) | 2–2 | Billingham 9', Potts 79' | 26,167 |
| 9 November 1946 | Luton Town (H) | 1–1 | Billingham 26' | 26,007 |
| 16 November 1946 | Plymouth Argyle (A) | 2–2 | Billingham 63', Morris 78' | 30,032 |
| 23 November 1946 | Leicester City (H) | 0–0 | | 19,062 |
| 30 November 1946 | Chesterfield (A) | 0–0 | | 16,570 |
| 7 December 1946 | Millwall (H) | 3–0 | Billingham 35', Kippax 47', Potts 70' | 17,968 |
| 14 December 1946 | Bradford City (A) | 1–0 | Morris 16' | 10,731 |
| 21 December 1946 | Manchester City (H) | 0–0 | | 31,210 |
| 25 December 1946 | Nottingham Forest (H) | 3–0 | Chew (2) 20', 52', Kippax 85' | 21,036 |
| 26 December 1946 | Nottingham Forest (A) | 0–1 | | 31,484 |
| 28 December 1946 | Coventry City (A) | 3–0 | Morris 18', 49', 71' | 26,944 |
| 4 January 1947 | Birmingham City (H) | 1–0 | Potts 80' | 36,281 |
| 18 January 1947 | West Bromwich Albion (A) | 1–1 | Chew 40' | 43,427 |
| 28 January 1947 | Newcastle United (H) | 3–0 | Chew 40', Potts (2) 30', 53' | 26,877 |
| 1 February 1947 | Swansea Town (A) | 2–0 | Chew 77', Harrison 85' | 18,247 |
| 18 February 1947 | Tottenham Hotspur (H) | 0–0 | | 28,462 |
| 22 February 1947 | Sheffield Wednesday (H) | 2–0 | Harrison 30', Morris 55' | 26,651 |
| 15 March 1947 | Luton Town (A) | 3–1 | Potts (2) 34', 76', Harrison 88' | 18,462 |
| 22 March 1947 | Plymouth Argyle (H) | 2–1 | Chew 46', Potts 90' | 28,287 |
| 4 April 1947 | Southampton (H) | 1–0 | Kippax 35' | 31,713 |
| 5 April 1947 | Chesterfield (H) | 1–1 | Potts 57' | 23,719 |
| 7 April 1947 | Southampton (A) | 1–0 | J Knight 75' | 20,330 |
| 19 April 1947 | Bradford City (H) | 1–2 | Potts 7' | 32,905 |
| 3 May 1947 | Newport County (A) | 3–0 | Hays 3', Morris 35', Potts 80' | 14,751 |
| 10 May 1947 | Manchester City (A) | 0–1 | | 69,463 |
| 17 May 1947 | Fulham (A) | 0–1 | | 25,432 |
| 24 May 1947 | Leicester City (A) | 4–1 | Billingham 4', 5', Hays 13', 77' | 21,626 |
| 26 May 1947 | Bury (H) | 1–1 | Billingham 41' | 40,145 |
| 31 May 1947 | West Ham United (A) | 5–0 | Chew 17', Morris 38', Potts 43', 55', Hays 60' | 20,198 |
| 7 June 1947 | Millwall (H) | 1–1 | Morris 47' | 15,684 |

### Final league position

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Manchester City (C, P) | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 78 | 35 | 2.229 | 62 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Burnley (P) | 42 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 65 | 29 | 2.241 | 58 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 74 | 33 | 2.242 | 55 | |
| 4 | Chesterfield | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 58 | 44 | 1.318 | 50 | |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 95 | 62 | 1.532 | 48 | |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
| 11 January 1947 | Round 3 | Aston Villa (H) | 5–1 | Morris 8', 23', Potts 70', Harrison 78', 79' | 38,532 |
| 25 January 1947 | Round 4 | Coventry City (H) | 2–0 | Chew 31', Potts 85' | 39,796 |
| 8 February 1947 | Round 5 | Luton Town (A) | 0–0 | | 22,640 |
| 11 February 1947 | Round 5 replay | Luton Town (H) | 3–0 | Harrison 51', 68', 83' | 28,330 |
| 1 March 1947 | Round 6 | Middlesbrough (A) | 1–1 | Morris 80' | 53,025 |
| 4 March 1947 | Round 6 replay | Middlesbrough (H) | 1–0 | Morris 94' | 49,244 |
| 29 March 1947 | Semi-Final | Liverpool (N) | 0–0 | | 53,000 |
| 12 April 1947 | Semi-Final replay | Liverpool (N) | 1–0 | Harrison 79' | 72,000 |
| 26 April 1947 | Final | Charlton Athletic (N) | 0–1 | | 98,215 |