Season story · Division 3
1946–47
17 league wins, 66–77 league goals and a campaign told match by match.
Manager: Ernest Blackburn
- Division
- Football League Division Three North
- Final league position
- 10th
- League matches
- 42
- League wins
- 17
- League draws
- 7
- League defeats
- 18
- League goals
- 66–77
- Average Prenton Park gate
- 8,076
The journey
Four moments from the campaign
31 Aug
Opening chapter
Rotherham United · 1-4
View match25 Dec
Biggest victory
Lincoln City · 5-2
View match28 Dec
The biggest crowd
Rotherham United · 6-0
View match14 Jun
Final word
Wrexham · 0-0
View match
Defining matches
The days that shaped the season
The team
Most-used XI
Top scorer
No data
Biggest crowd
16,000
Rotherham United
Season form
WDWWLWWLWWLLDLLDLD
Season timeline
The campaign, month by month
Follow the rhythm of the season through every result, change in the dugout and recorded player movement.
- Months
- 11
- Matches
- 43
- Wins
- 17
Chapter 01
August 1946
L1 matches · 0W 0D 1LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 02
September 1946
WLWWLW6 matches · 4W 0D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Ernest Blackburn took charge
Chapter 03
October 1946
LLLL4 matches · 0W 0D 4LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 04
November 1946
DLWDL5 matches · 1W 2D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 05
December 1946
LWWWLL6 matches · 3W 0D 3LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 06
January 1947
WWDWD5 matches · 3W 2D 0LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 07
February 1947
WW2 matches · 2W 0D 0LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 08
March 1947
LWW3 matches · 2W 0D 1LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 09
April 1947
LWWLLD6 matches · 2W 1D 3LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 10
May 1947
LLDL4 matches · 0W 1D 3LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 11
June 1947
D1 matches · 0W 1D 0LOpen chapter +Close chapter −
Summary
Selection summary
Overall record
43 matches played
| Venue | Pld | Won | Draws | Lost | For | Agn | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | |||
| Away | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | |||
| Total | 43 | 17 | 7 | 19 |
Match list
Results
43 matches
| Date | Opposition | Competition | Result | Att. | Programme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/8 | HomeRotherham United | 1-4 | |||
| 3/9 | AwaySouthport | 1-2 | |||
| 7/9 | AwayChester | 4-1 | |||
| 14/9 | HomeYork City | 2-1 | |||
| 18/9 | HomeCrewe Alexandra | 3-2 | |||
| 21/9 | AwayNew Brighton | 2-1 | |||
| 28/9 | AwayDarlington | 1-2 | |||
| 5/10 | HomeHull City | 1-3 | |||
| 12/10 | AwayGateshead | 3-1 | |||
| 19/10 | HomeRochdale | 2-3 | |||
| 26/10 | AwayDoncaster Rovers | 2-0 | |||
| 2/11 | HomeWrexham | 0-0 | |||
| 9/11 | AwayStockport County | 4-0 | |||
| 16/11 | HomeOldham Athletic | 4-2 | |||
| 23/11 | AwayBradford City | 2-2 | |||
| 30/11 | AwayOldham Athletic | 1-0 | |||
| 7/12 | 2-1 | ||||
| 14/12 | HomeBradford City | 2-0 | |||
| 21/12 | AwayHalifax Town | 1-3 | |||
| 25/12 | HomeLincoln City | 5-2 | |||
| 26/12 | AwayLincoln City | 2-1 | |||
| 28/12 | AwayRotherham United | 6-0 | |||
| 1/1 | HomeSouthport | 2-0 | |||
| 4/1 | HomeChester | 3-2 | |||
| 11/1 | HomeBarrow | 1-1 | |||
| 18/1 | AwayYork City | 0-1 | |||
| 25/1 | HomeNew Brighton | 3-3 | |||
| 1/2 | HomeDarlington | 2-0 | |||
| 15/2 | HomeGateshead | 1-0 | |||
| 1/3 | HomeDoncaster Rovers | 3-5 | |||
| 15/3 | HomeStockport County | 2-1 | |||
| 22/3 | AwayOldham Athletic | 1-2 | |||
| 4/4 | 1-0 | ||||
| 5/4 | AwayBarrow | 0-1 | |||
| 7/4 | 4-1 | ||||
| 12/4 | 0-1 | ||||
| 19/4 | AwayCarlisle United | 4-2 | |||
| 26/4 | HomeHalifax Town | 1-1 | |||
| 3/5 | AwayCrewe Alexandra | 4-3 | |||
| 10/5 | AwayHull City | 1-0 | |||
| 24/5 | HomeCarlisle United | 1-1 | |||
| 31/5 | AwayRochdale | 3-0 | |||
| 14/6 | AwayWrexham | 0-0 |