The Football League 1946-1947
The Football League restarted for the 1946-1947 season after a seven year break due to the Second World War. Most essential items for day-to-day living were rationed, including clothing. Football clubs were not exempt and had to collect coupons to buy new kits: a few clubs had to turn out in unfamiliar strips as a result of the shortages. The Forties and early Fifties were a boom period, with huge crowds turning out to watch matches at every level.
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Arsenal |
Aston Villa |
Blackburn Rovers |
Blackpool |
Bolton Wanderers |
Brentford |
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Charlton Athletic |
Chelsea |
Derby County |
Everton |
Grimsby Town |
Huddersfield Town |
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Leeds United |
Liverpool |
Manchester United |
Middlesbrough |
Portsmouth |
Preston North End |
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Sheffield United |
Stoke City |
Sunderland |
Wolverhampton W |
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Division Two |
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Barnsley |
Birmingham City |
Bradford Park Avenue |
Burnley |
Bury |
Chesterfield |
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Coventry City |
Fulham |
Leicester City |
Luton Town |
Manchester City |
Millwall |
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Newcastle United |
Newport County |
Nottingham Forest |
Plymouth Argyle |
Sheffield Wednesday |
Southampton |
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Swansea Town |
Tottenham Hotspur |
West Bromwich Albion |
West Ham United |
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Division Three (South) |
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Aldershot |
Bournemouth |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
Bristol City |
Bristol Rovers |
Cardiff City |
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Crystal Palace |
Exeter City |
Ipswich Town |
Leyton Orient |
Mansfield Town |
Northampton Town |
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Norwich City |
Notts County |
Port Vale |
Queens Park Rangers |
Reading |
Southend United |
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Swindon Town |
Torquay United |
Walsall |
Watford |
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Third Division (North) |
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Accrington Stanley |
Barrow |
Bradford City |
Carlisle United |
Chester |
Crewe Alexandra |
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Darlington |
Doncaster Rovers |
Gateshead |
Halifax Town |
Hartlepools United |
Hull City |
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Lincoln City |
New Brighton |
Oldham Athletic |
Rochdale |
Rotherham United |
Southport |
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Stockport County |
Tranmere Rovers |
Wrexham |
York City |
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