1947–1950 in French Indochina, 1950
Acheson told the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee "The French have to carry [the burden] in Indochina, and we are willing to help, but not to substitute for them....we want to be careful...that we do not press the French to the point where they say 'All right, take over the damned country. We don't want it.' and put their soldiers on ships and send them back to France."


1947–1950 in French Indochina, 1950
The U.S. Department of State announced that, following consultations with France by Secretary of State Acheson, the U.S. would fulfill Acheson's earlier promise and provide military and economic aid to Southeast Asia, especially to the government of Bảo Đại. In the words of The Pentagon Papers, "The United States thereafter was directly involved in the developing tragedy in Vietnam."


1947–1950 in French Indochina, 1950
Liu Shaoqi, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communist party, instructed the Chinese military to develop a plan to assist the Việt Minh. This plan would include both training and equipment. Within a few months Chinese aid would total 14,000 guns, 1,700 machine gun, and other equipment which were supplied by the dedicating 200 trucks to transport goods from southern China into northern Vietnam on roads under the control of the Việt Minh. By fall General Giap had a fighting force capable of taking on the French forces.


1947–1950 in French Indochina, 1950
The Korean War began, reinforcing the U.S. view that a monolithic communism directed by the Soviet Union was on the offensive in Asia and threatening to overthrow governments friendly to the United States and its allies.


1947–1950 in French Indochina, 1950
The first American military aid to French forces in Vietnam arrived in Saigon in 8 C-47 transport airplanes. President Truman had ordered the aid in response to the North Korean attack on South Korea. The prevailing view in the United States was that communism was monolithic and communist activity was coordinated worldwide. Thus, the attack on South Korea caused the U.S. to become more concerned about the Việt Minh insurgency in Vietnam.


1947–1950 in French Indochina, 1950
Việt Minh forces were estimated to have grown to 250,000 personnel, including 120,000 in regular units organized into divisions. The remaining troops were regional and popular and primarily concerned with defense and security. An estimated 15,000 Chinese, in both Vietnam and China, assisted the Việt Minh with training, technicians, and advisers. The French had about 150,000 soldiers in Vietnam. The pro-French Vietnamese army numbered about 16,000


1947–1950 in French Indochina, 1950
The first U.S. military advisers to Vietnam arrived in Saigon. The complement of the Military Assistance Advisory Group for Indochina was 128 persons but that number would not be in-country for several months. The task of the MAAG was to supervise and monitor the distribution of U.S. military aid to the French military in Vietnam.


1947–1950 in French Indochina, 1950
The Melby-Erskine Mission to Vietnam submitted its report to the U.S. government after a visit to Vietnam. The team was headed by the Department of State's John F. Melby and Marine Corps general Graves B. Erskine. It was one of the first American missions to Vietnam to assess the struggle of communist insurgents against French colonial rule. The team's assessment of French efforts was very pessimistic and they advised major changes in the French approach, but also  recommended providing the military aid France was requesting. Their policy recommendations were neither heeded nor communicated to the French.


1947–1950 in French Indochina, 1950
General Giap, commander of Việt Minh military forces, attacked a French post at Đông Khê in northern Vietnam with 5 regiments. The post was taken two days later and most of the defenders, two French Foreign Legion companies, were killed. The capture of Đông Khê left the large French garrison at Cao Bằng, 15 miles north, isolated.


1947–1950 in French Indochina, 1950
The French retreat from Cao Bằng was a disaster. The Việt Minh repeatedly ambushed the convoys and the French suffered 6,000 casualties of whom 4,800 were dead or missing. Only 600 French soldiers reached safety. Of the 30,000 Việt Minh engaged in the battle, 9,000 may have been killed.


1947–1950 in French Indochina, 1950
The Joint Strategic Survey Committee in a report for the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff said that "The long term solution to the unrest in Indochina lies in sweeping political and economic concessions by France" and "the more aid and assistance furnished to France before reforms are undertaken, the less the probability that France of its own accord will take the necessary action." The study said that Vietnam was not important enough to warrant military intervention by the United States.


1947–1950 in French Indochina, 1950
U.S. Army Brigadier General Francis G. Brink assumed command of the U.S. military advisory group (MAAG) in Saigon.


1947–1950 in French Indochina, 1950
French defeats in Vietnam occasioned a large number of appraisals of U.S. policy. U.S. Army Chief of Staff General J. Lawton Collins said that the US should be prepared to "commit its own armed forces to the defense of Indochina." Others appraisals were more skeptical about an increased U.S. commitment to Vietnam.


1947–1950 in French Indochina, 1950
The Việt Minh had pushed the French out of its most northerly outposts and the Chinese border area was now under their control. There was panic among French residents of Hanoi and contingency plans were made to evacuate French citizens from the city.


1947–1950 in French Indochina, 1950
U.S. President Truman approved an additional $33 million in aid for the French in Vietnam. Included in the aid were 21 B-26 bombers which France had requested.


1947–1950 in French Indochina, 1950
The Pau conference between the French and Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Laotian representatives concluded. The French made concessions to the desire of the Indochinese for full independence, but retained a veto over many governmental functions.


1947–1950 in French Indochina, 1950
France concluded an agreement with the Bảo Đại government in Da Lat to create an independent Vietnamese army. However, most of the officers and non-commissioned officers of the army would be French. Most Vietnamese serving in the French army were transferred to the new Vietnamese army. Despite the increasingly important role of the U.S. in supporting the French in Indochina, the U.S. was not invited to participate in the Dalat discussions.


1947–48 A.C. Torino season
During the 1947-48 season Associazione Calcio Torino competed in Serie A .


1947–48 A.C. Torino season, Summary
The team set many records throughout the season: top score in the standings, with 65 points in 40 games; the maximum advantage over 2nd place: 16 points over A.C. Milan, Juventus and Triestina; biggest home win, 10–0 against Alessandria; a total of 29 wins out of 40 games; the longest unbeaten run, 21, with 17 wins and 4 draws; the most points at home, having won 19 games out of 20 at Stadio Filadelfia; the highest number of goals scored, 125; and fewest conceded, 33. The best goalscorers were Mazzola (25 goals) and Gabetto (23), just behind Giampiero Boniperti from Juventus with 27 goals.


1947–48 A.C. Torino season, Squad
Source:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1947–48 A.C. Torino season, Competitions, Serie A, Friendlies
After a record campaign, Torino was invited by the Paulista Football League (Federação Paulista de Futebol-FPF),  to play several friendly matches in Sao Paulo, Brazil.


1947–48 AHL season
The 1947–48 AHL season was the 12th season of the American Hockey League. Eleven teams played 68 games each in the schedule. The Cleveland Barons won their sixth F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as West Division champions, and won their fourth Calder Cup as league champions.


1947–48 AHL season
It was the first season, the AHL awarded individual trophies for players. The awards would be, the Les Cunningham Award for the league's "most valuable player," the Wally Kilrea Trophy for the league's "top point scorer," the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award" for the league's rookie of the year," and the Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award for the goaltender with the "lowest Goals against average" in the league.


1947–48 AHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;


1947–48 AHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1947–48 Aberdeen F.C. season
The 1947–48 season was Aberdeen's 36th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 38th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup.


1947–48 Allsvenskan, Overview
The league was contested by 12 teams, with IFK Norrköping winning the championship.


1947–48 Allsvenskan (men's handball)
The 1947–48 Allsvenskan was the 14th season of the top division of Swedish handball. 10 teams competed in the league. Redbergslids IK won the league, but the title of Swedish Champions was awarded to the winner of Svenska mästerskapet. Ystads IF and Västerås HF were relegated.


1947–48 American Soccer League
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1947–48 Arsenal F.C. season
The 1947–48 season was Arsenal's 29th consecutive season in the top division of English football.


1947–48 Arsenal F.C. season
Having avoided relegation the previous season, Arsenal returned to their winning ways of the 1930s by storming to the league title seven points ahead of title rivals Manchester United and Burnley, winning it with a 1-1 draw at Huddersfield Town, and after discovering that United and Burnley had lost via the newspapers at Doncaster Station on the journey, knew that  they had won the league, with Tom Whittaker the triumphant manager in his debut season at the helm, but was unable to lift  the FA Cup, with the Gunners going out to lower-league Bradford Park Avenue in the third round.


1947–48 Arsenal F.C. season
Over the course of the season Arsenal claimed some big wins, beating Charlton Athletic and Middlesbrough 6-0 and 7-0 respectively, and hammering bottom club Grimsby Town 8-0 on the final day, with Ronnie Rooke netting four times to bring his final tally for the league season to 33 in 42 Division 1 matches, thus becoming the second Arsenal player-after Ted Drake in 1934-35 to top score in the entire league.


1947–48 Arsenal F.C. season, Results, FA Cup
Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round, in which they were drawn to face Bradford Park Avenue.


1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America
Between July 1947 and March 1948 the Australia national rugby union team – the Wallabies – conducted a world tour encompassing Ceylon, Britain, Ireland, France and the United States on which they played five Tests and thirty-six minor tour matches. It was the first such tour in twenty years, since that of the 1927–28 Waratahs, as the 1939–40 Australia rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland tour had been thwarted by World War II. They were known as the Third Wallabies.


1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America
The 1947–48 side was notable in preserving their try-line uncrossed by any of the Home Nations in the first four Tests played. The nine-month journey was one of the last of that era of epic tours when transport was mostly by ship and when the tourists were whole-heartedly welcomed by rugby fans and townships, civic officials and royalty.


1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America
The Australians in those days were still showcasing the new running style of rugby that had not yet been fully embraced in the northern hemisphere. The legacy of Johnnie Wallace's leadership of 1927–28, of Cyril Towers and the credo of galloping rugby as played at his Randwick club in Sydney had some bearing on this but Batchelor also suggests that the everyday competition for public attention between the two rugby codes caused the Australian game (both in Sydney and Brisbane) to need to match the speed and open play of the 13-a-side code. This need was not the same in London and Cardiff where rugby league as yet posed no threat to spectator numbers coming through rugby union turnstiles.


1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America, The squad's leadership
A squad of thirty players was selected under tour captain Bill McLean. McLean was an experienced Wallaby and leader. His father and brother had represented as both Wallabies and Kangaroos, with his other brother Jack also a Wallaby tourist. Bill McLean had been selected in the 1939 side who'd travelled to England under captain Vay Wilson and were promptly turned about upon the declaration of war without playing a match. He had seen action in World War II against the Japanese as a Captain in an AIF Commando unit in Borneo. He had captained Australia's first post-war Wallaby sides on four occasions against the All Blacks and his return to the British Isles was in some ways a completion of unfinished business.


1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America, The squad's leadership
Trevor Allan was only 20 when selected as vice-captain of the squad. He had impressed in his first state and national representative starts a year earlier but in a squad of veteran campaigners including Graeme Cooke and Phil Hardcastle his vice-captaincy was a surprise and an indication that he was being groomed for the future.


1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America, The squad's leadership
The tour was only six matches old when Bill McLean fulfilled his dream of playing at Twickenham in a minor clash against Combined Services. The match was near completion when McLean was hit by three tacklers from different angles. Howell, Tressider and Shehadie all write that the snap of bone breaking was audible to onlookers. McLean suffered a serious spiral fracture of the tibia and fibula and had played his last representative match. The tour captaincy passed at that moment to Allan, now just a few days past his 21st birthday. Allan was leading a squad comprising war veterans in Ken Kearney, Col Windon, Eddie Broad and Neville Emery; three qualified medical practitioners in Phil Hardcastle, Doug Keller and Clem Windsor; and a mixture of new and experienced Wallabies.


1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America, The squad's leadership
The tradition on earlier Australian tours had been that the manager took care of arrangements and the Asst-Manager fulfilled the coaching duties. Shehadie reports that Arnold Tancred and McLean coached and trained the 1947–48 side with vigour while Jeff Noseda took care of tour administration. Journalist Phil Tressider accompanied the touring party and wrote of Tancred "I remember Tancred as a grim, brooding man who not only managed the team but coached it and was sole selector. He would brook no interference and he kept the press at arm's length.


1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America, The squad's leadership
He was fortified by his experiences as a player with the 1927–28 Waratahs and he had an aching ambition for victory", Shehadie wrote of Tancred. "[He] was a very strict disciplinarian who was determined that we would win as many matches as possible. He would constantly remind us that we would only be remembered for the number of matches we won" and goes on to quote Jack Pollard: "The only criticism of Tancred was that relied perhaps too heavily on the team's proven stars and did not give newcomers many opportunities. He barred sportswriters travelling with the team from staying in the same hotel, was uncooperative with the press, and the team did not enjoy very sympathetic media coverage".'


1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America, Tour itinerary
The squad sailed southwards from Sydney Harbour in July 1947 aboard the passenger liner Orion. They departed Australia from Fremantle after crossing the Great Australian Bight, next docking in Colombo, Ceylon where they were welcomed and entertained by the expatriate community like the 1927–28 Waratahs before them. From there they sailed to Aden in Yemen, then Port Said, Egypt before arriving in England in the port town of Tilbury.


1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America, Tour itinerary
After seeing the sights of a London still scarred from wartime devastation, the party left by train for Penzance in Cornwall where their on-land training would pick up ahead of the first tour match against Combined Cornwall and Devon at Camborne won by the Wallabies. The minor matches would have an exacting toll with firstly McLean's injury in the sixth game and then the loss of champion Manly winger Charlie Eastes in the match against Newport to a broken arm which also spelled the end of his tour participation.


1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America, Tour itinerary
Rugged matches in Cardiff and Llanelly followed before the Wallabies returned to London where they visited the House of Commons and the House of Lords and met Clement Attlee at 10 Downing St. Later at St James's Palace they were received by the Duke of Gloucester, a former Governor-General of Australia and met his young son Prince William. A tour highlight was a royal reception at Buckingham Palace where the squad met the King and Queen and the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret. When the squad travelled to Ireland for the second Test they met the President Éamon de Valera.


1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America, Tour itinerary
Back in Britain after the France Test, the Wallabies met the British Barbarians in their inaugural match against an international team – such fixtures would thereafter become a regular event against touring national southern-hemisphere sides. The fixture was arranged during the tour as an extra match to raise funds for the Australians' journey home via Canada. The Barbarians fielded six internationals from England, five from Wales, two from Scotland, one from Ireland. A Barbarian tradition is to select one uncapped player and on this occasion it was Blackheath F.C. winger Martin Turner. The Barbarians won 9–6 and at the after match function tour captain McLean was given honorary Barbarian membership.


1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America, Tour itinerary
After the Barbarians match the team sailed for New York aboard the Queen Mary. From there they travelled across the Rockies by train, playing a number of fixtures against sides comprising expatriates and American footballers. The final tour match was against a University of California team in Los Angeles. The homeward legs were taken by air – Australian National Airlines flew a Skymaster from Los Angeles to Hawaii (an overnight stop), to Canton Island, to Fiji (another overnight) before arriving in Sydney on 28 March 1948. Two years later that very same plane – the Amana – would crash on a scheduled flight from Melbourne to Perth killing all 29 on board.


1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America, Test matches
AUSTRALIA: Brian Piper, Arthur Tonkin, Trevor Allan, Max Howell, John MacBride, Neville Emery, Cyril Burke, Eric Davis, Ken Kearney, Eric Tweedale, Joe Kraefft, Graeme Cooke, Douglas Keller, Arthur Buchan, Colin Windon


1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America, Test matches
SCOTLAND: Ian Lumsden, Thomas Jackson, John Innes, Thomas Wright, Charles McDonald, Derek Hepburn, Dallas Allardice, Robert Bruce, Dod Lyall, Ian Henderson, Leslie Currie, Hamish Dawson, Doug Elliot, Alexander Watt, Jimmy Lees


1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America, Test matches
AUSTRALIA: Brian Piper, Arthur Tonkin, Max Howell, Trevor Allan, John MacBride, Neville Emery, Cyril Burke, Bob McMaster, Ken Kearney, Eric Tweedale, Joe Kraefft, Graeme Cooke, Douglas Keller, Arthur Buchan, Colin Windon


1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America, Test matches
IRELAND: Dudley Higgins, William McKee, Kevin Quinn, Paddy Reid, Kevin O'Flanagan, Jack Kyle, Ernest Strathdee, Jimmy Corcoran, Karl Mullen, Albert McConnell, Richard Wilkinson, Jimmy Nelson, Bill McKay, Ernie Keeffe, Desmond McCourt


1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America, Test matches
AUSTRALIA: Brian Piper, Arthur Tonkin, Trevor Allan, Max Howell, John MacBride, Neville Emery, Cyril Burke, Bob McMaster, Ken Kearney, Eric Davis, Joe Kraefft, Graeme Cooke, Douglas Keller, Arthur Buchan, Colin Windon


1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America, Test matches
WALES: Billy Cleaver, Ken Jones, Bleddyn Williams, Jack Matthews, Leslie Williams, Glyn Davies, Handel Greville, Emlyn Davies, Mal James, Cliff Davies, John Gwilliam, Bill Tamplin, Ossie Williams, Les Manfield, Gwyn Evans


1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America, Test matches
Australia were beaten squarely in a dull, forwards based game with neither side penetrating to score a try.


1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America, Test matches
The Wallabies enjoyed a feast of possession in the first half with their locks Cooke and Kraefft dominating the line-outs and their forwards ahead in the scrums three to one. The match was played at a furious pace and at the twenty-minute mark suddenly for the first time in four Tests the Australian goal line was threatened when the English centre Bennett put Swarbrick into open space.


1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America, Test matches
Swarbrick licked up the pass like a sprinter head down for the finish. Sheer pace carried him on. Tonkin could not get to him. He swerved out, his flying feet not brushing the chalk from the touch line. Piper's dash to the corner was too late. Swarbrick pounced forward – he was clear ! The 70,000 crowd were on their toes. Wild arms waved to high heaven. The Twickenham Valley, pinched between the canyon grandstands, reverberated with thundering clanging to a crescendo. He was not only clear – he was through !


1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America, Test matches
He was indeed over the line, safely, marvellously home. He had but to fall on his face and England would be a try up. A dead man must have scored us three points. And then, as Swarbrick hurled himself down, a pin-pointed rocket caught him, swept him through mid-air, ball and all, into the no-man's land of touch in goal. It was Trevor Allan, the forlorn hope, saving his side after all was lost. '


1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America, Test matches
The sides were evenly matched thereafter with both sets of backs depriving the other of a scoring opportunity. Then right before half-time a kick by Newman failed to find touch and landed in the Australian pack for Ken Kearney to bring the ball forward. It went through many hands before Colin Windon scored in the corner to give the Wallabies a 3–0 lead at the break.


1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America, Test matches
With the game three-quarters over England's full-back Syd Newman hit the post with a penalty attempt that would have kept them in the match. Then with ten minutes to go, the game opened up in Australia's favour. Alan Walker chip-kicked ahead, regathered in spectacular fashion and scored. Then Col Windon's punishing defence on English pivot Tommy Kemp saw Kemp spill the ball and Windon set off like "the Breeze" he was affectionately known as, and outpaced all to the try-line.


1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America, Test matches
AUSTRALIA: Brian Piper, Arthur Tonkin, Trevor Allan (c), Alan Walker, John MacBride, Neville Emery, Cyril Burke, Nicholas Shehadie, Ken Kearney, Eric Tweedale, Joe Kraefft, Graeme Cooke, Douglas Keller, Arthur Buchan, Colin Windon


1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America, Test matches
ENGLAND: Syd Newman, Dickie Guest, Billy Bennett, Edward Scott, David Swarbrick, Tommy Kemp (c), Richard Madge, Eric Evans, John Keeling, Harry Walker, Joe Mycock, Samuel Victor Perry, Micky Steele-Bodger, Douglas Vaughan, Jika Travers


1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America, Test matches
AUSTRALIA: Brian Piper, Arthur Tonkin, Trevor Allan, Alan Walker, John MacBride, Neville Emery, Cyril Burke, Nicholas Shehadie, Ken Kearney, Eric Tweedale, Joe Kraefft, Graeme Cooke, Douglas Keller, Arthur Buchan, Colin Windon


1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America, Test matches
FRANCE: Andre Alvarez, Michel Pomathios, Pierre Dizabo, Maurice Terreau, Roger Lacaussade, Leon Bordenave, Gerard Dufau, Lucien Caron, Lucien Martin, Eugene Buzy, Alban Moga, Robert Soro, Jean Prat, Guy Basquet, Jean Matheu-Cambas


1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America, Matches of the tour
The "Exhibition Matches" are not classed as important as the "Tour matches", they are listed on the tour although the starting line-ups are not counted in the players stats.


1947–48 Austrian football championship, Overview
It was contested by 10 teams, and SK Rapid Wien won the championship.


1947–48 BAA season
The 1947–48 BAA season was the second season of the Basketball Association of America. Following its third, 1948–49 season, the BAA and National Basketball League merged to create the National Basketball Association or NBA. The postseason tournament (the 1948 BAA Playoffs), at its conclusion ended with the Baltimore Bullets winning the BAA Championship, beating the Philadelphia Warriors 4 games to 2 in the BAA Finals.


1947–48 BAA season
Although not celebrated at the time, this season was historic, with Wataru Misaka of the New York Knicks becoming the first person of color to play in modern professional basketball.


1947–48 BAA season
The NBA recognizes the three BAA seasons as part of its own history, sometimes without comment, so the 1947–48 BAA season is sometimes considered the second NBA season.


1947–48 BAA season, Preseason events
Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh and Toronto folded before the season started, leaving the BAA with only seven teams. (All cities except Pittsburgh would get new NBA teams in future years.) The Baltimore Bullets were brought into the league from the American Basketball League to provide a more convenient number, eight.


1947–48 BAA season, Statistics leaders
Note: Prior to the 1969–70 season, league leaders in points and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.


1947–48 Baltimore Bullets season
The 1947–48 BAA season was the Bullets' first season in the Basketball Association of America (later named the NBA), after playing their first three seasons in the American Basketball League.


1947–48 Baltimore Bullets season, Playoffs, First Round
(W2) Baltimore Bullets vs. (E2) New York Knicks: Bullets win series 2-1


1947–48 Baltimore Bullets season, Playoffs, Semifinals
(W2) Baltimore Bullets vs. (W3) Chicago Stags: Bullets win series 2-0


1947–48 Baltimore Bullets season, Playoffs, BAA Finals
(E1) Philadelphia Warriors vs. (W2) Baltimore Bullets: Bullets win series 4-2


1947–48 Belgian First Division, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and KV Mechelen won the championship.


1947–48 Birmingham City F.C. season
The 1947–48 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 45th in the Football League and their 19th in the Second Division. They reached first place in the 22-team division after the match played on 6 December and retained that position for the remainder of the season, winning the Second Division title for the third time and gaining promotion to the First Division for 1948–49, from which they had been relegated at the end of the last completed pre-war season. They entered the 1947–48 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost to Notts County in that round.


1947–48 Birmingham City F.C. season
Twenty-four players made at least one appearance in nationally organised competition, and there were twelve different goalscorers. Forward Frank Mitchell missed only one of the 43 games over the season, and Harold Bodle was leading scorer with 14 goals, all of which came in the league.


1947–48 Blackpool F.C. season
The 1947–48 season was Blackpool F.C. 's 40th season (37th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing ninth. They also reached the FA Cup Final, in which they lost 4–2 to Manchester United (see 1948 FA Cup Final).


1947–48 Blackpool F.C. season
Stan Mortensen was the club's top scorer for the fourth consecutive season, with 31 goals (21 in the league and ten in the FA Cup, including a hat-trick against Tottenham in the semi-finals).


1947–48 Bolivarian Games
The II Bolivarian Games (Spanish: Juegos Bolivarianos) were a multi-sport event held between December 25, 1947, and January 8, 1948, at the Estadio Nacional de Perú in Lima, Perú. The Games were organized by the Bolivarian Sports Organization (ODEBO).


1947–48 Bolivarian Games
Originally, the Games were scheduled until January 6, 1948. However, during the Games, the organizing committee realized that the football competition and some other events could not be finished in time, and decided to extend until January 8, 1948.


1947–48 Bolivarian Games
The Games were officially opened by Peruvian president José Luís Bustamante y Rivero. The Colegio Militar Leoncio Prado in Callao served as "Bolivarian Village" (Villa Bolivariana) to host the athletes.


1947–48 Bolivarian Games
A detailed history of the early editions of the Bolivarian Games between 1938and 1989 was published in a book written (in Spanish) by José GamarraZorrilla, former president of the Bolivian Olympic Committee, and firstpresident (1976-1982) of ODESUR. Gold medal winners from Ecuador were published by the Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano.


1947–48 Bolivarian Games
Some photos from the cycling events can be found on the webpage in honour of Peruvian cyclist Pedro Mathey.


1947–48 Bolivarian Games, Participation
As of December 23, 1947, a total of 931 athletes from 6 countries were reported to participate:


1947–48 Bolivarian Games, Sports
It is reported that the Games featured 22 disciplines. The following sports were explicitly mentioned:


1947–48 Bolivarian Games, Medal count
The medal count for these Games is tabulated below. This table is sorted by the number of gold medals earned by each country. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next, and then the number of bronze medals.


1947–48 Boston Bruins season
The 1947–48 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 24th season in the NHL.


1947–48 Boston Celtics season
The 1947–48 Boston Celtics season was the second season of the Boston Celtics in the Basketball Association of America (BAA/NBA). This was the first season in which the Celtics qualified for the playoffs, where they lost in the BAA Quarterfinals to the Chicago Stags.


1947–48 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The 1947–48 Bradford City A.F.C. season was the 35th in the club's history.


1947–48 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The club finished 14th in Division Three North, and reached the 2nd round of the FA Cup.


1947–48 Brentford F.C. season
During the 1947–48 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Second Division. In the Bees' first second-tier season since 1934–35, the club slumped to a 15th-place finish.


1947–48 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
After relegation to the Second Division at the end of the 1946–47 season, Brentford were forced to cash in on their assets and received £16,000 from the sales of George Smith and Scotland international Archie Macaulay. No less than 14 players departed Griffin Park during the off-season, with five players coming in at a cost of nearly £20,000 – half back David Nelson and forwards Peter Buchanan, Tommy Dawson, Tommy Dougall and Jackie Gibbons, with Gibbons rejoining the club after making 11 appearances while an amateur during the 1938–39 season. After a poor start to the season, Jimmy Hogan was brought in as a coach. It would be long-serving trainer Bob Kane's final season with the club.


1947–48 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Brentford had an awful start to the season, winning one and losing eight of the opening 9 matches to leave the club rooted to the bottom of the table. Bit-part half back Cyril Toulouse was transferred to Tottenham Hotspur in exchange for Jack Chisholm, who lead the team's recovery from the centre of the field. Just three defeats in 13 matches between late-September and mid-December 1946 finally lifted the club out of the relegation places. More players would come and go in the second half of the season – Tony Harper and Fred Monk came in from non-league football, with Percy Gleeson, George Stewart and Arthur Shaw transferring out.


1947–48 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Brentford finished a tumultuous season in 15th place, 11 points above the relegation zone, having lost just four of the final 20 matches of the league campaign. The season ended with an irksome 1–0 defeat to local rivals (and Second Division champions) Queens Park Rangers in the Ealing Hospital Cup final. The club record for fewest goalscorers in a season was equalled, with just eight players finding the net.


1947–48 British Home Championship
1947–48 British Home Championship was the second edition of this annual football tournament to be played in the post-war period. It was conducted during the 1947–48 football season between the four Home Nations of the British Isles and resulted in a victory for England for the second year in a row.


1947–48 British Home Championship
England began the competition as they finished it, with a strong win over Wales in Cardiff, whilst Scotland were defeated 2–0 by Ireland in Belfast. The second round saw Scotland again defeated, this time by Wales at their home stadium in Glasgow. England meanwhile were held 2–2 by Ireland, leaving three teams still able to win at least a share in the trophy. In the final matches, Wales put an end to Ireland's hopes with a 2–0 victory but England managed to beat Scotland to clinch the championship.


1947–48 British Ice Hockey season
The 1947–48 British Ice Hockey season featured the English National League and Scottish National League.


1947–48 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team
The 1947–48 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of Buffalo during the 1947–48 NCAA college men's basketball season. The head coach was Malcolm S. Eiken, coaching his second season with the Bulls.


1947–48 Burnley F.C. season
The 1947–1948 season was Burnley's first season in the top tier of English football for 18 years. Under Cliff Britton they finished in 3rd place.


1947–48 Carlisle United F.C. season
For the 1947–48 season, Carlisle United F.C. competed in Football League Third Division North.


1947–48 Celtic F.C. season
During the 1947–48 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in Scottish Division A.


1947–48 Challenge Cup
The 1947–48 Challenge Cup was the 47th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.


1947–48 Challenge Cup
The final was contested by Wigan and Bradford Northern at Wembley Stadium, and was the first ever rugby league match to be televised. Wigan won the match 8–3, with Bradford's Frank Whitcombe receiving the Lance Todd Trophy – the first time the trophy had been awarded to a player on the losing team.


1947–48 Challenge Cup, Final
Halftime entertainment supplied by none other than Mr. Ronald Warwick & Co. of the notorious HMS St. Vincent


1947–48 Chester F.C. season
The 1947–48 season was the tenth season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.


1947–48 Chester F.C. season
It was the club's tenth consecutive season in the Third Division North since the election to the Football League. Alongside competing in the league, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the Welsh Cup.


1947–48 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1947–48 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 22nd season in the National Hockey League, and they were coming off a last place finish in the 1946–47 season, failing to qualify for post-season play.


1947–48 Chicago Black Hawks season
The Black Hawks would make a big trade six games into the season, dealing the leading scorer from the 1946–47 season, Max Bentley, and Cy Thomas to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Gaye Stewart and Bud Poile. Midway through the season, after a 7–19–2 start, Chicago would fire Johnny Gottselig and replace him with former Maple Leafs star Charlie Conacher, who would lead the team to a respectable 13–15–4 record. The Hawks would finish in the basement of the NHL standings, with a record of 20–34–6, earning 46 points, and nine points behind the New York Rangers for the final playoff spot. The Hawks would score an NHL high 195 goals, but would allow an NHL worst 225.


1947–48 Chicago Black Hawks season
Offensively, the Hawks were led by Doug Bentley, who earned team highs in assists (37) and points (57). Gaye Stewart would score a club high 26 goals and earn 55 points in 54 games with the Hawks, while Bud Poile would record 52 points. Ernie Dickens would lead the defense with 20 points, while Ralph Nattrass had a club high 79 penalty minutes.


1947–48 Chicago Black Hawks season
In goal, Emile Francis would get the majority of the action, playing in 54 games, and winning 18 of them, posting a 3.39 GAA along the way and earning a shutout.


1947–48 Chicago Stags season
The 1947–48 BAA season was the Stags' second season in the Basketball Association of America (later known as the NBA).


1947–48 Chicago Stags season, Playoffs, First Round
(E3) Boston Celtics vs. (W3) Chicago Stags: Stags win series 2-1


1947–48 Chicago Stags season, Playoffs, Semifinals
(W2) Baltimore Bullets vs. (W3) Chicago Stags: Bullets win series 2-0


1947–48 Colchester United F.C. season
The 1947–48 season was Colchester United's sixth season in their history and their sixth in the Southern League. Alongside competing in the Southern League, the club also participated in the FA Cup and Southern League Cup. The season was most notable for Colchester's run in the FA Cup, where they defeated three Football League clubs as they progressed to the fifth round, before being beaten 5–0 by First Division side Blackpool. They finished in 4th position in the Southern League, and while they ended as runners-up in the Southern League Cup, the final wasn't held until April 1949 due to fixture congestion.


1947–48 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Manager Ted Fenton's first-team squad had featured 28 part-time professionals during the 1946–47 season, but this number was reduced to 17 for the 1947–48 campaign, while signings such as Bob Allen and Harry Bearryman, and the emergence of Vic Keeble bolstered the ranks.


1947–48 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
The 1947–48 season was most memorable for Colchester's magnificent run in the FA Cup. The competition began with a 3–2 win over league rivals Chelmsford City in the fourth qualifying round in front of a Layer Road crowd of 10,396. It was the second year in succession that the U's would reach the first round proper of the cup, having been defeated 5–0 by Reading at the same stage twelve months earlier. The result on this occasion would go in Colchester's favour, with 8,574 fans watching their 2–1 win against Banbury Spencer.


1947–48 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Third Division North side Wrexham visited Layer Road for the second round match, with the visitors falling to a 1–0 defeat courtesy of a Bob Curry goal in front of a 10,642 crowd. With the U's into the third round, it would be the club that inspired Colchester's own strip, Huddersfield Town of the First Division, that would taste defeat at the hands of the non–Leaguers. With the national press making Colchester's Cup progress headline news, Fenton welcomed the extra publicity.


1947–48 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
He watched Huddersfield play a number of times prior to the tie, declaring to the media that he had come up with a plan to beat them. The plan became known as "the F–plan". Both teams changed colours for the game, with visiting Huddersfield in red, and Colchester in blue. The First Division side struggled to adapt to the cramped surroundings of Layer Road, and when Bob Allen's free kick was parried away by the goalkeeper, U's captain Bob Curry scored from the rebound. This was the first time that a non–League side had beaten a First Division club, with a record crowd of 16,005 witnessing that game.


1947–48 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
With the increased interest in Colchester's cup heroics, the crowd from the previous game could have trebled had Layer Road been able to accommodate the fans. The club welcomed Second Division Bradford Park Avenue to the ground on 24 January 1948, with a crowd of 17,048 in attendance. With their opponents wary of Colchester's reputation, Bradford would take the lead, only for Curry to net a brace before being pegged back to 2–2. Fred Cutting went on to score the winner to send the club into the fifth round.


1947–48 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Stanley Matthews' First Division Blackpool were drawn as hosts to Fenton's side. With the effects of the war still evident, fuel rationing meant that the 52 scheduled coaches for the journey to Bloomfield Road were cancelled just 36 hours ahead of the game, meaning that only 12 coaches could travel, and the remainder of the away fans would have to travel by train to the North West. This meant that they would arrive in Blackpool in the early hours the morning of the match, but this did not deter the supporters, with the West Lancashire Post reporting:


1947–48 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
The peace of Blackpool was shattered at dawn today by thousands of Colchester fans, waving rattles, ringing bells, blowing trumpets and shouting "Up the U's". Not since pre-war Illumination weekends has there been such an invasion as stormed our streets from 4 o'clock this morning.


1947–48 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Despite the good natured support, the home team defeated the U's by 5–0 in front of a sell-out 29,500 Bloomfield Road crowd. However, the FA Cup success had an effect on Colchester's league form, with the club eventually finishing fourth, nine points adrift of champions Merthyr Tydfil. They also reached the final of the Southern League Cup, but ran out of time to play the final during the season owing to fixture congestion.


1947–48 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Following all of the attention garnered from the Cup run, Fenton was much sought after, and was offered the role of assistant manager at his old club West Ham United during the summer of 1948, a role which he could not refuse.


1947–48 Colchester United F.C. season, Squad statistics, Player debuts
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.


1947–48 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
The 1947–48 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1947–48 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–6 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 6–1 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by second-year head coach Hugh Greer.


1947–48 Copa Mexico
The Copa México 1947–48 was the 32nd staging of the Copa México, and the 5th staging in the professional era.


1947–48 Copa Mexico
The competition started on July 1, 1948, and concluded on July 25, 1948, with the final, in which Veracruz lifted the trophy for the first time ever with a 1–3 victory over Guadalajara.


1947–48 Copa Mexico
This edition was played by 15 teams, in a knock-out stage, in a single match.


1947–48 Copa del Generalísimo
The 1947–48 Copa del Generalísimo was the 46th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.


1947–48 Copa del Generalísimo
The competition began on 14 September 1947 and concluded on 4 July 1948 with the final.


1947–48 Cupa României
The 1947–48 Cupa României was the 11th edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.


1947–48 Cupa României
The title was won by ITA Arad against CFR Timișoara.


1947–48 Cupa României, Format
In the first round proper, two pots are made, the first pot with Divizia A teams and other teams till 16 and the second pot with the rest of teams qualified in this phase. First-pot teams will play away. Each tie is played as a single leg.


1947–48 Cupa României, Format
In the first round proper, if a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, and if the score is still tied after 120 minutes, the team from the lower league will qualify.


1947–48 Cupa României, Format
In the rest of the rounds, if a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, and if the score is still tied after 120 minutes, the team who plays away will qualify.


1947–48 Cupa României, Format
In case the teams are from same city, a replay will be played.


1947–48 Cupa României, Format
In case the teams play in the final, a replay will be played.


1947–48 Cupa României, Format
From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.


1947–48 Cypriot Cup
The 1947–48 Cypriot Cup was the 11th edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 5 clubs entered the competition. It began on 18 January 1948 with the quarterfinals and concluded on 1 February 1947 with the final which was held at GSP Stadium. AEL won their 3rd Cypriot Cup trophy after beating APOEL 2–0 in the final.


1947–48 Cypriot Cup, Format
In the 1947–48 Cypriot Cup, participated all the teams of the Cypriot First Division.


1947–48 Cypriot Cup, Format
The competition consisted of three knock-out rounds. In all rounds each tie was played as a single leg and was held at the home ground of the one of the two teams, according to the draw results. Each tie winner was qualifying to the next round. If a match was drawn, extra time was following. If extra time was drawn, there was a replay match.


1947–48 Cypriot First Division
Statistics of the Cypriot First Division for the 1947–48 season.


1947–48 Cypriot First Division, Overview
It was contested by 5 teams, and APOEL F.C. won the championship.


1947–48 Czechoslovak Extraliga season
The 1947–48 Czechoslovak Extraliga season was the fifth season of the Czechoslovak Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Czechoslovakia. 12 teams participated in the league, and LTC Prag won the championship.


1947–48 Czechoslovak First League, Overview
It was contested by 11 teams, and Sparta Prague won the championship. Jaroslav Cejp was the league's top scorer with 21 goals.


1947–48 Danish 1st Division, Overview
It was contested by 10 teams, and Kjøbenhavns Boldklub won the championship.


1947–48 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1947–48 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 22nd season.


1947–48 Detroit Red Wings season, Playoffs, (2) Detroit Red Wings vs. (4) New York Rangers
It looked initially to be a close series as, after the Blueshirts lost the first two games, the Rangers won the next two to tie the series. Detroit then took the next two to win the series in six games to qualify for the Finals.


1947–48 Detroit Red Wings season, Player statistics, Playoffs
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average;  SO = Shutouts;


1947–48 Divizia A
The 1947–48 Divizia A was the thirty-first season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.


1947–48 Divizia A, Champion squad
Goalkeepers: Alexandru Marky (29 / 0). Defenders: Iosif Slivăț (12 / 0); Moise Vass (27 / 0); Zoltan Farmati (26 / 9). Midfielders: Ioan Reinhardt (23 / 1); Adalbert Pall (28 / 0); József Pecsovszky (15 / 3); Gheorghe Băcuț (26 / 4). Forwards: Adalbert Kovács (26 / 19); Andrei Mercea (25 / 12); Ladislau Bonyhádi (25 / 49); Iosif Stibinger (26 / 12); Nicolae Dumitrescu (27 / 17); Camil Schertz (4 / 0). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


1947–48 Divizia B
The 1947–48 Divizia B was the ninth season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.


1947–48 Divizia B
The format was changed from three series to four series, each one of them having 16 teams. The winners of the series were supposed to promote in the Divizia A, but finally only two of them promoted. Next season (1948–49) the format would be changed again, this time in two series of 14 teams, therefore in this season relegated all the teams ranked below the 7th place, a total of 36 teams (9x4) plus the worst two ranked on the 7th place.


1947–48 Divizia B, Team changes, Enrolled teams
CFR Buzău and Dinamo Suceava were enrolled directly in the second division.


1947–48 Divizia B, Team changes, Excluded teams
Victoria Cluj was dissolved at the end of the previous season and was excluded from Divizia B.


1947–48 Divizia B, Team changes, Other teams
Șoimii Sibiu merged with Sportul CFR Sibiu and the team was renamed as Șoimii CFR Sibiu.


1947–48 Divizia B, Team changes, Other teams
Prahova Ploiești and Concordia Ploiești merged, the second one being absorbed by the first one, but Prahova changed its name in Concordia Ploiești, the name of the factory that became the main sponsor of the team.


1947–48 Divizia B, Team changes, Other teams
Sanitas Satu Mare and Olimpia CFR Satu Mare merged, Sanitas being absorbed by Olimpia which was also renamed simply as CFR Satu Mare.


1947–48 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The 1947–48 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1947–48 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 2nd year head coach Ralph Chase, played their home games at Curtis Hall Gym and were members of the Southern division of the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC).


1947–48 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 1947–48 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 1947–48 men's college basketball season. The head coach was Gerry Gerard, coaching his sixth season with the Blue Devils. The team finished with an overall record of 17–12.


1947–48 Dumbarton F.C. season
The 1947–48 season was the 64th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the Supplementary Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.


1947–48 Dumbarton F.C. season, Scottish Football League
A poor start, which saw only one point taken from the first 5 league games, meant that any hopes of challenging for promotion were quickly dashed and eventually Dumbarton finished 11th out of 16 with 25 points - 28 behind champions East Fife.


1947–48 Dumbarton F.C. season, League Cup
The League Cup saw Dumbarton again struggle to progress from their section, finishing 3rd of 4, with just 2 wins and a draw from their 6 games.


1947–48 Dumbarton F.C. season, Scottish Cup
After negotiating a tricky trip to the Highlands, Dumbarton were defeated by high flying Division B opponents East Fife in the third round.


1947–48 Dumbarton F.C. season, Supplementary Cup
As in the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton again came up against East Fife and the outcome was the same, with the Fifers progressing to the semi final.


1947–48 Dumbarton F.C. season, Stirlingshire Cup
Dumbarton lost out to Division A Falkirk in the semi final.


1947–48 Dumbarton F.C. season, Reserve team
Dumbarton entered the Scottish Second XI Cup but lost in the first round to Ayr United.


1947–48 Dundee F.C. season
The 1947–48 season was the forty-sixth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, and the first season back in the top tier since 1937–38, after winning the Scottish Division B the season prior. In their first season back in the top division, Dundee would have an impressive season and finish 4th, their highest finish in Scottish football since 1921–22.


1947–48 Dundee F.C. season
Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. They would have less success in the cups than the league, as they failed to get out of their group in the League Cup, and were knocked out of the Scottish Cup in the 1st round by Heart of Midlothian.


1947–48 Dundee United F.C. season
The 1947–48 season was the 41st year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1947 to 30 June 1948. United finished in fifteenth place in the Second Division.


1947–48 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results
Dundee United played a total of 38 competitive matches during the 1947–48 season.


1947–48 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results, Legend
All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics


1947–48 English National League season
The 1947–48 English National League season was the seventh season of the English National League, the top level ice hockey league in England. Seven teams participated in the league, and the Brighton Tigers won the championship.


1947–48 Eredivisie (ice hockey) season
The 1947–48 Eredivisie season was the third season of the Eredivisie, the top level of ice hockey in the Netherlands. Four teams participated in the league, and H.H.IJ.C. Den Haag won the championship. Ryan Bowden was the top scorer in the season.


1947–48 European Rugby League Championship
This was the eighth European Championship and was won for the fourth time by England.


1947–48 Everton F.C. season
During the 1947–48 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.


1947–48 Everton F.C. season, Final League Table
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points


1947–48 FA Cup
The 1947–48 FA Cup was the 67th staging of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Manchester United won the competition for only the second time, beating Blackpool 4–2 in the final at Wembley.


1947–48 FA Cup
Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for other days if there were clashes with games for other competitions or the weather was inclement. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played.


1947–48 FA Cup, First round proper
At this stage 41 clubs from the Football League Third Division North and South joined 25 non-league clubs who had advanced through the qualifying rounds. Rotherham United and Queens Park Rangers, as the strongest non-promoted Third Division finishers in the previous season, were given a bye to the Third Round, along with Swansea Town. To make the number of matches up, non-league Leytonstone and Wimbledon, the previous season's F. A. Amateur Cup winners and runners-up respectively, were given byes to this round. 34 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 29 November 1947. Six were drawn and went to replays.


1947–48 FA Cup, Second round proper
The matches were played on Saturday, 13 December 1947. Seven matches were drawn, with replays taking place the following Saturday. One of these then went to a second replay.


1947–48 FA Cup, Third round proper
The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage, along with Rotherham United, Queens Park Rangers and Swansea Town. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 10 January 1948. Two matches were drawn and went to replays on the following Saturday.


1947–48 FA Cup, Fourth round proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 24 January 1948. One game was drawn and went to a replay, which was played on the following Saturday.


1947–48 FA Cup, Fifth round proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 7 February 1948. There was one replay, taking place the following Saturday.


1947–48 FA Cup, Sixth round proper
The four quarter-final ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 28 February 1948. There was one replay, in the QPR–Derby County match.


1947–48 FA Cup, Semi finals
The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 13 March 1948. Manchester United and Blackpool won their ties to meet in the final at Wembley. The gate receipts for the tie at Villa Park were £18,817 a record at the time for that ground.


1947–48 FA Cup, Final
The 1948 FA Cup Final was contested by Manchester United and Blackpool at Wembley Stadium on 24 April 1948. Both teams played in a changed strip, Blackpool in white shirts and blue shorts and Manchester United in unfamiliar blue shirts and white shorts. Stanley Matthews was playing his first season for Blackpool and they led the favourites 2-1 only to lose to United, who hadn't appeared in an FA Cup Final for 39 years, won 4–2, with two goals from Jack Rowley and one apiece from Stan Pearson and John Anderson. Eddie Shimwell and Stan Mortensen scored Blackpool's goals.


1947–48 FA Cup, Final
With his goal, Shimwell became the first full-back to score at Wembley whilst Stan Mortensen maintained his record of scoring in every round. The cup had gone to United in a game that many critics still rate as the best footballing final ever seen at Wembley Stadium. One reporter David Pole, commented; "If United's display was as close to perfection as any team could hope to go, Blackpool's was not far behind."


1947–48 FA Cup qualifying rounds
The 1947-48 FA Cup is the 67th season of the Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down the English football league system meant that the competition started with a number of preliminary and qualifying rounds. The 25 victorious teams from the Fourth Round Qualifying progressed to the First Round Proper.


1947–48 FA Cup qualifying rounds, 4th qualifying round
The teams that entered in this round are: Barnet, Bishop Auckland, Yeovil Town, Bath City, South Liverpool, Gillingham, Guildford City, Chelmsford City, Cheltenham Town, Colchester United, Gainsborough Trinity, Shrewsbury Town, Scarborough, North Shields, Workington, Dulwich Hamlet, Walthamstow Avenue, Wellington Town, Runcorn, Stalybridge Celtic, Marine, Lancaster City, Bromley and Kidderminster Harriers.


1947–48 FA Cup qualifying rounds, 1947–48 FA Cup
See 1947–48 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round Proper onwards.


1947–48 FC Basel season
The 1947–48 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 54th season in their existence. It was their second season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion from the Nationalliga B during the season 1945–46. Basel played their home games in the Landhof, in the Quarter Kleinbasel. Jules Düblin was the club's chairman for the second successive season.


1947–48 FC Basel season, Overview
Anton Schall was to continue as first team manager, but he died at the age of 40 years, during a workout on the football field, shortly after the pre-season training had begun. Following this unhappy event captain Ernst Hufschmid then took over as player-manager. Basel played a total of 46 games in this season. Of these 26 in the Nationalliga A, four in the Swiss Cup and 16 were test games. The test games resulted with eight victories, three draws and five defeats. In total, they won 18 games, drew 13 and lost 15 times. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, they scored 100 goals and conceded 93.


1947–48 FC Basel season, Overview
There were fourteen teams contesting in the 1947–48 Nationalliga A, the bottom two teams in the table to be relagted. Suffering under the shock of team manager Schall's death, the team started the season badly, losing six of their first eleven games without a single victory. With seven victories in the second half of the season the team were able to lift themselves out of the relegation zone. Basel finished the season in 10th position in the table, with seven victories from 26 games, ten draws and they lost nine times. The team scored 44 goals in the domestic league. Paul Stöcklin was the team's top goal scorer with 11 goals. Gottlieb Stäuble was second best scorer with eight goals. René Bader and Traugott Oberer both scored five times. Bellinzona won the championship. FC Bern and Cantonal Neuchatel ended the season on the relegation places.


1947–48 FC Basel season, Overview
In the Swiss Cup Basel started in round 3 with a home match against SC Balerna, the game was won 7–0. In round 4 Basel were drawn with a home tie against Zürich which was won 2–1. Round 5 gave Basel another home tie in the Landhof against Locarno and this ended with a 5–3 victory. Thus Basel advanced to the quarter-finals, where they were drawn away against La Chaux-de-Fonds. The hosts won the game by two goals to nil and continued to the semi-final and the final.


1947–48 FC Basel season, Overview
The final was played on 29 March at Wankdorf Stadium in Bern against Grenchen and ended with a 2–2 draw. The replay three weeks later was also drawn 2–2 and so a second replay was required. This was played on 27 June in the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise in Lausanne. La Chaux-de-Fonds won the trophy, winning the game by four goals to nil.


1947–48 FC Basel season, Players
The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1947–48. The list includes players that were in the squad the day the Nationalliga A season started on 31 August 1947 but subsequently left the club after that date.


1947–48 FC Basel season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1947–48 FC Steaua București season
The 1947–48 season was FC Steaua București's 1st season since its founding in 1947.


1947–48 FC Steaua București season
The club was founded as ASA București (Asociația Sportivă a Armatei București – Army Sports Association).


1947–48 FC Steaua București season, Divizia A, League results summary
- Note: At that time there were 2 points per win, giving a total of 22 pts.


1947–48 FK Partizan season
The 1947–48 season was the 2nd season in FK Partizan's existence. This article shows player statistics and matches that the club played during the 1947–48 season.


1947–48 Football League
The 1947–48 season was the 49th completed season of The Football League.


1947–48 Football League, Final league tables
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at  website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.


1947–48 Football League, Final league tables
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.


1947–48 Football League, Final league tables
From the 1922–23 season, the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South were required to apply for re-election.


1947–48 Football League, First Division
Arsenal, the most successful English club side of the 1930s, picked up their first postwar silverware, finishing top of the First Division by seven points. Their nearest rivals were Manchester United, who lifted the FA Cup with a dramatic 4-2 win over Blackpool at Wembley to end their 37-year wait for a major trophy. Burnley finished level on points with Matt Busby's team. Derby County, the 1946 FA Cup-winners, finished fourth in the league. Defending champions Liverpool finished 11th.


1947–48 Football League, First Division
Grimsby Town were relegated in bottom place, 14 points adrift of safety, and were joined in the Second Division by Blackburn Rovers.


1947–48 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons season
The 1947–48 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons season was the seventh season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL). It would be the final season that the franchise would play in the NBL with the Zollner name included; it would later play in the Basketball Association of America, starting in the 1948–49 BAA season, with the Pistons removing the Zollner part of their name due to the league not allowing sponsors in their team names. This was the last season in Fort Wayne for  Blackie Towery and Jake Pelkington who both left the team prior to the start of the next season.


1947–48 French Division 1
Olympique de Marseille won Division 1 season 1947/1948 of the French Association Football League with 48 points.


1947–48 French Division 1, Final table
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1948/1949


1947–48 French Division 2, Overview
It was contested by 20 teams, and Nice won the championship.


1947–48 French Division 2, Teams
A total of twenty teams contested the league, including sixteen sides from the 1946–47 season and four sides relegated from the 1946–47 French Division 1. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 38 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.


1947–48 French Rugby Union Championship
The 1947-48 French Rugby Union Championship of first division was contested by 40 clubs divided in 8 pools of five.


1947–48 French Rugby Union Championship
Thirty-two teams qualified from a federal selection and 8 from "Championnat d'Excellence".


1947–48 French Rugby Union Championship
The two better of each pool, for a total of 16 clubs was admitted to the play-off finals


1947–48 French Rugby Union Championship
The Championship was won by Lourdes who beat Toulon in the final.


1947–48 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
The 1947–48 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1947–48 NCAA college basketball season. Elmer Ripley coached it in his ninth season as head coach, the second season of his third stint at the helm. The team was an independent and for the first time played its home games at the D.C. Armory in Washington, D.C. It finished with a record of 13-15 and had no post-season play.


1947–48 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The 1946-47 team had won 19 games, and all five of its starters returned this year, including forward Andy Kostecka, a star of the 1942-43 team and – after World War II military service – of the 1946-47 team. Hopes were high that the 1947-48 squad would take the Hoyas back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1943, when Ripley had coached them to the national final in their only tournament appearance thus far.


1947–48 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The team won its first six games, with Kostecka averaging 22 points per game during the first four, one of which was an overtime win over St. John's at Madison Square Garden in New York City - Georgetown's only win over the Redmen in 17 games played between 1931 and 1973. Kostecka suffered a leg injury in the fifth game, against Virginia Tech, and missed the sixth and seventh games of the season.


1947–48 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
After a 6-1 start, the Hoyas embarked on a road trip on December 24, 1947, that took them to six games spread across Louisiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. The trip was controversial because of its length, the tight schedule of games – including four games in five nights requiring 300 miles (483 km) of travel – and the requirement for the players to be on the road during Christmas, but Ripley believed that it would allow the Georgetown program to gain national recognition by playing Louisville, Notre Dame, and Saint Louis.


1947–48 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The trip, which lasted through January 5, 1948, wore the players down; Kostecka, for example, had averaged 17 points per game before the trip but managed only half that during it, although his 11 points against Notre Dame in the last game of the trip made him Georgetown's top scorer in history. Georgetown lost all six games to fall to 6-7 on the season. Following the trip, the Washington Times-Herald newspaper reported dissension between Ripley and Kostecka over the trip; both denied it, but Kostecka was dismissed from the team after the article appeared.


1947–48 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
With top scorer Kostecka off the team, Georgetown struggled through its next 10 games in a tough national schedule, winning only three of them. Senior guard Dan Kraus, like Kostecka a star of the successful 1942-43 and 1946-47 teams,  had been a defensive specialist during his career, but he stepped into the breach on offense, scoring 14 against New York University, 12 at Penn State, and 13 at Villanova.


1947–48 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Junior guard Tommy O'Keefe scored 50 points over one three-game stretch and in double figures nine times, including 14 against Penn State and 20 against George Washington, and ended the season as the Hoyas' leading scorer. Falling to 9-14 with five games to play, Georgetown managed to win four of the remaining games to finish with a record of 13-15. The team's disappointing final record meant no post-season play.


1947–48 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The unremarkable 1947-48 season heralded the beginning of a mostly undistinguished quarter-century of men's basketball at Georgetown. Although the team would appear in the National Invitation Tournament in 1953 and 1970, between the 1947-48 season and the end of the 1971-1972 season, Georgetown would have an overall record under .500, and its total of 296 wins during those 25 seasons would be the lowest among the 32 Catholic universities playing Division I college basketball in the United States. It would have no NCAA Tournament appearances during these seasons; in fact, after appearing in the NCAA Tournament in 1943, it would not make the tournament again until 1975.


1947–48 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Roster
Junior guard Tommy O'Keefe would later serve as Georgetown's assistant coach for four seasons from 1956 to 1960 and as head coach for six seasons from 1960 to 1966.


1947–48 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 1947–48 schedule and results
It was common practice at this time for colleges and universities to include non-collegiate opponents in their schedules, with the games recognized as part of their official record for the season, and the game played against a United States Marine Corps team from Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, on December 16, 1947, therefore counted as part of Georgetown's won-loss record for 1947-48. It was not until 1952 after the completion of the 1951-52 season that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) ruled that colleges and universities could no longer count games played against non-collegiate opponents in their annual won-loss records.


1947–48 Gimnàstic de Tarragona season
The 1947–48 season was Gimnàstic de Tarragona's sixty-first season in the club's existence and the debut season in La Liga.


1947–48 Gimnàstic de Tarragona season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1947–48 Greek Football Cup
The 1947–48 Greek Football Cup was the 6th edition of the Greek Football Cup. The competition culminated with the Greek Cup Final, held at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, on 20 June 1948. The match was contested by Panathinaikos and AEK Athens, with Panathinaikos winning by 2–1.


1947–48 Greek Football Cup, Final
The 6th Greek Cup Final was played at the Leoforos Alexandras Stadium.


1947–48 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
During the 1947–48 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.


1947–48 Hibernian F.C. season
During the 1947–48 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came first out of 16 clubs in the Scottish First Division.


1947–48 Hong Kong First Division League
The 1947–48 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 37th since its establishment.


1947–48 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town's 1947–48 campaign was a dreadful season for Town under new manager George Stephenson, brother of Town legend Clem Stephenson. They would finish the season in 19th place in Division 1, but had to endure the humiliation of being knocked out of the FA Cup by Southern League side Colchester United.


1947–48 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the start of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1947–48 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Following David Steele's resignation, George Stephenson, brother of Town legend Clem was appointed as the new manager at Leeds Road. The previous season's 20th-place finish needed to improve and Town made a bright start with 3 wins in the first 6 games, including a 5–1 win at Grimsby Town. A 5–1 win at Bolton Wanderers, the following month stopped a winless run of 6 matches, but Town only won 12 matches in the league all season and never won more than 2 matches in a row.


1947–48 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
The main lowlight of a dreadful season, however, came in the FA Cup, when Town lost 1–0 to Southern League side Colchester United. It is still renowned as one of the most high-profile giant-killings in FA Cup history.


1947–48 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the end of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1947–48 IHL season
The 1947–48 IHL season was the third season of the International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Six teams participated in the regular season, and the Toledo Mercurys won the Turner Cup.


1947–48 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The 1947–48 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1947–48 NCAA college basketball season. Members of the Pacific Coast Conference, the Vandals were led by first-year head coach Charles Finley and played their home games on campus at Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho.


1947–48 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The Vandals were 17–15 overall and 3–13 in conference play.


1947–48 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
Finley was hired in the summer of 1947; he was the athletic director and coached two sports at the New Mexico School of Mines in Socorro and was also a baseball scout for the Boston Braves organization.


1947–48 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
The 1947–48 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.


1947–48 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
After 11 seasons that included three Big Ten Conference championships and a trip to the NCAA tournament, Doug Mills removed himself as head coach of the Fighting Illini, however; he remained as the University of Illinois athletic director until 1966. Replacing Mills was a former Illini player, Harry Combes. Combes was a senior during Mills' first season with the Fighting Illini, a team that won the conference championship. During Combes' 20 years as head coach, the Illini won 316 games while losing only 150, a .678 winning percentage.


1947–48 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
During conference play, his teams won 174 times while only losing 104 games. Combes still owns several Illini coaching records including winning 4 conference championships. Combes most significant feat over his 20 years was back-to-back NCAA tournament third-place finishes in 1951 and 1952. Combes came to Illinois after spending five seasons at Champaign High School where he served as boys basketball and baseball coach. While at Champaign High School, from 1939 to 1947, he compiled an impressive of 254-46 record in basketball and an equally substantial baseball record of 70-26-2 (.724) over a five-year period (1937–1942).


1947–48 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
With the 'Whiz Kids' gone, a fresh start with a couple of All-American athletes was the focus for the new head coach. Bill Erickson, Dwight Eddleman, Jack Burmaster, Wally Osterkorn, Fred Green, Burdette Thurlby and Jim Marks returned from a team that finished with an overall record of 14-6, placing second in the Big Ten.


1947–48 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The 1947–48 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 7th year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Nine Conference.


1947–48 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 8–12 and a conference record of 3–9, finishing 8th in the Big Nine Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.


1947–48 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
In 1947–48 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball season, the Sycamores were led by coach John Wooden, NAIB All-American Duane Klueh and future NBA players, John Hazen and Bob Royer. The Sycamores finished as the national runner-up with a record of 27–7; they lost to Louisville by a score of 82-70 in the title game. This season represented Indiana State's second NAIA Final Four, its second national title game and its second national runner-up finish.


1947–48 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team, Regular season
During the 1947–48 season, Indiana State finished the regular season to finish 23–6, 7–0 in the Indiana Intercollegiate Conference; they won by an average of 18 points per game, setting a new school scoring record, (2,287 points). They finished the season at 27-7; the second highest win total in school history.


1947–48 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team, Regular season
Coach John Wooden's second team sprinted out of the gate, winning 11 of their first 12 games; including the mid-season Mid-Western Tournament over Georgetown (KY), Southeastern Oklahoma and Northeast Missouri. They won their 2nd consecutive Indiana Intercollegiate Conference title, qualifying for the NAIA Tournament.


1947–48 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team, Post-season
In 1947, Wooden's first basketball team won the Indiana Intercollegiate Conference title and received an invitation to the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball (NAIB) National Tournament in Kansas City. Wooden refused the invitation, citing the NAIB's policy banning African American players; one of Wooden's players was Clarence Walker, an African-American from East Chicago, Indiana.


1947–48 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team, Post-season
In 1948, after winning their 2nd Conference title, Indiana State was again invited to the NAIB tournament; the NAIB had reversed its policy banning African-American players that year, and Wooden coached his team to the NAIB National Tournament final, losing to Louisville. This was the only championship game a Wooden-coached team ever lost. That year, Walker became the first African-American to play in any post-season intercollegiate basketball tournament, as the NIT and NCAA tournaments did not integrate until after 1950.


1947–48 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team, Post-season
In Kansas City they won their first five games to reach the NAIA Finals. In game 3 vs. San Jose State, the Sycamores were trailing in the second half when Bob Royer, sparked a rally, the Sycamores would win by 7 to reach the Semifinals vs. Hamline. Duane Klueh received several honors at the end of regular season. He won the Chuck Taylor Award as the Most Valuable Player of the Year in the NAIA, he was also selected to the NAIA All-American team. Joining him on the All-Tournament Team was Bob Royer, who was making his 2nd All-Tournament team. Royer was again a member of the All-Tournament Team in 1949 as Indiana State finished 4th in the tournament.


1947–48 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team, Roster
The Sycamores were led by All-American Klueh, the NAIA Player of the Year, with 17.6 average. He was followed by Don McDonald’s 9.4 average. The starting lineup featured four future 1,000 career point scorers; Klueh, Don McDonald, the 1950 Chuck Taylor Award-winner Lenny Rzeszewski, and Bob Royer. The roster also included future Indiana Basketball Hall of Famer, Jim Powers, who became high school coach to UCLA All-American Michael Warren.


1947–48 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
The 1947–48 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1947–48 season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Pops Harrison and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. The Hawkeyes finished the season with a 15–4 record (8–4 in Big Ten) and in second place in the Big Ten standings.


1947–48 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
The 1947–48 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1947-48 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Clay Sutherland, who was in his first season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.


1947–48 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
They finished the season 14–9, 6–6 in Big Six play to finish in fourth place.


1947–48 Irish League
The Irish League in season 1947–48 comprised 12 teams, and Belfast Celtic won the championship.


1947–48 Istanbul Football League
The 1947–48 İstanbul Football League season was the 40th season of the league. Fenerbahçe SK won the league for the 12th time.


1947–48 Isthmian League
The 1947–48 season was the 33rd in the history of the Isthmian League, an English football competition.


1947–48 Isthmian League
Leytonstone were champions for the second season in a row, winning their fifth Isthmian League title.


1947–48 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 1947–48 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1947–48 college men's basketball season.


1947–48 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
The 1947–48 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Adolph Rupp. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Alumni Gymnasium.


1947–48 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Awards and honors
The 1948-49 Kentucky Wildcats won the National Championship. It was UK's first Title.


1947–48 Klass B season
The 1947–48 Klass B season was the first season of the Klass B, the second level of ice hockey in the Soviet Union. Fifteen teams participated in the league, and Dzerzchinez Chelyabinsk won the championship and was promoted to the Soviet Championship League.


1947–48 La Liga
The 1947–48 La Liga was the 17th season since its establishment. Barcelona achieved their third title.


1947–48 La Liga
Since this season, the relegation play-offs were eliminated, being relegated only the two last qualified teams at the end of the season.


1947–48 La Liga, Team locations
Real Madrid played the first half of the season at Estadio Metropolitano, until the opening of the Nuevo Estadio de Chamartín.


1947–48 Lancashire Cup
1947–48 was the thirty-fifth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.


1947–48 Lancashire Cup
Wigan won the trophy  by beating Belle Vue Rangers by the score of 10-7


1947–48 Lancashire Cup
The match was played at Wilderspool, Warrington, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 23,310 and receipts were £3,043.


1947–48 Lancashire Cup
This was the second of Wigan’s record breaking run of six consecutive Lancashire Cup victories.


1947–48 Lancashire Cup
It was also to be the second of two consecutive finals to be competed for by these two teams.


1947–48 Lancashire Cup, Background
Overall, the number of teams entering this year’s competition increased by one with the invitation to Lancashire Amateurs (a junior/amateur club) bringing the total up to 14.


1947–48 Lancashire Cup, Background
The same pre-war fixture format was retained. This season saw no bye but one "blank" or "dummy" fixture in the first round. There was also one bye but no "blank" fixture" in the second round.


1947–48 Lancashire Cup, Background
As last season, all the first round matches of the competition will be played on the basis of two legged, home and away ties. However this year, the second round becomes a straightforward knock-out basis.


1947–48 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Round 1
Involved  7 matches (with no bye and one "blank" fixture) and 14 clubs


1947–48 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Round 1 – Second Leg
Involved  7 matches (with no bye and one "blank" fixture) and 14 clubs. These are the reverse fixture from the first leg


1947–48 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Final, Teams and scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points


1947–48 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, The road to success
All the first round ties were played on a two leg (home and away) basis.


1947–48 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, The road to success
The first club named in each of the first round ties played the first leg at home.


1947–48 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, The road to success
the scores shown in the first round are the aggregate score over the two legs.


1947–48 Lancashire Cup, Notes and comments
1 * Lancashire Amateurs were a junior (or amateur) club from Lancashire. The match was played at Watersheddings, Oldham


1947–48 Lancashire Cup, Notes and comments
2 * The official St. Helens archive show as attendance of 16,000 (with 17,000 for the second leg at home) RUGBY LEAGUE projects show it as 17,000


1947–48 Lancashire Cup, Notes and comments
3 * Leigh's first Lancashire Cup match at the newly completed purpose build stadium


1947–48 Lancashire Cup, Notes and comments
4 * Wilderspool was the home ground of Warrington from 1883 to the end of the 2003 Summer season when they moved into the new purpose built Halliwell Jones Stadium. Wilderspool remained as a sports/Ruugby League ground and is/was used by Woolston Rovers/Warrington Wizards junior club.


1947–48 Lancashire Cup, Notes and comments
The ground had a final capacity of 9,000 although the record attendance was set in a Challenge cup third round match on 13 March 1948 when 34,304 spectators saw Warrington lose to Wigan 10-13.


1947–48 League Algiers
The 1947–48 League Algiers Football Association season started on September 14, 1947 and ended on June 3, 1948. This is the 26th edition of the championships.


1947–48 League Algiers, Final results, Division Honneur
The Division Honneur is the highest level of League Algiers Football Association, the equivalent of the elite for this league. It consists of twelve clubs who compete in both the title of "Champion of Division Honneur" and that of "Champion of Algiers", since it is the highest degree.


1947–48 League of Ireland
The 1947–48 League of Ireland was the 27th season of senior football in the Republic of Ireland.


1947–48 League of Norway
The 1947–1948 Norgesserien was the 4th completed season of top division football in Norway.


1947–48 League of Norway
Due to restructuring of the league system, 58 of the 74 teams were relegated at the end of the season.


1947–48 League of Norway
SK Freidig won the championship after a 2–1 win against IL Sparta in the championship final.


1947–48 Liga Bet
The 1947-48 Liga Bet was the abandoned second tier season of league football in the British Mandate for Palestine. The league started in October 1947 and was abandoned in January 1948 due to the difficulty of holding regular league fixtures during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine.


1947–48 Liverpool F.C. season
The 1947–48 season was the 56th season in Liverpool F.C. 's existence, and ended their season eleventh in the table.


1947–48 Luxembourg National Division
The 1947–48 Luxembourg National Division was the 34th season of top level association football in Luxembourg.


1947–48 Luxembourg National Division, Overview
It was performed in 12 teams, and Stade Dudelange won the championship.


1947–48 MC Alger season
In the 1947–48 season, MC Alger competed in the Division Honneur for the 12th season French colonial era, as well as the Forconi Cup. They competed in Division Honneur, and the North African Cup.


1947–48 MC Alger season, Squad information, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


1947–48 Maltese Premier League
The 1947–48 Maltese First Division was the 33rd season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 8 teams, and Valletta F.C. won the championship.


1947–48 Manchester United F.C. season
The 1947–48 season was Manchester United's 46th season in the Football League and third back in the First Division since their promotion from the Second Division in 1938. They finished the season second in the league but most significantly won the FA Cup with a 4–2 win over Blackpool in their first appearance at Wembley Stadium, ending the club's 37-year wait for a major trophy.


1947–48 Mansfield Town F.C. season
The 1947–48 season was Mansfield Town's tenth season in the Football League and sixth season in the Third Division North, they finished in 8th position with 45 points.


1947–48 Mexican Primera División season
Statistics of the Primera División de México for the 1947–48 season.


1947–48 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
It was contested by 15 teams, and León won the championship.


1947–48 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The 1947–48 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1947–48 season. The team played its home games at Yost Arena on the school's campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The team won the Western Conference Championship. Under the direction of head coach Osborne Cowles, the team earned Michigan's first invitation to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament in 1948. The team was led the school's first two All-Big Nine honorees: Bob Harrison and Pete Elliott as well as the team's leading scorer Mack Suprunowicz. The team earned the Big Nine team statistical championships for both scoring defense (46.3) and scoring margin (7.6). Harrison served as team captain and Elliott earned team MVP.


1947–48 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season
The 1947–48 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team represented the University of Michigan in college ice hockey. In its fourth year under head coach Vic Heyliger, the team compiled a 20–2–1 record, outscored its opponents 141 to 63, and won the first 1948 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament held in March 1948 at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.


1947–48 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season
Gordon McMillan was the team scoring leader for four consecutive years from 1945 to 1949. During the 1947–48 season, he appeared in 21 games and had career highs in goals (32) and total points (62). In February 1948, McMillan passed his coach, Vic Heyliger (who played at Michigan 1935-37), to become the all-time points leader in Michigan hockey history. Connie Hill, a defenseman from Copper Cliff, Ontario, was the team's captain for the third consecutive year.


1947–48 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Season overview
The 1947–48 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team compiled a 20–2–1 record, outscored its opponents 141 to 63, and won the first NCAA Frozen Four at Colorado Springs, Colorado. In winning the 1948 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, the Wolverines went to overtime to defeat Boston College by a 6–4 score in the NCAA Semifinal Game and defeated Dartmouth College 8–4 in the NCAA championship game.


1947–48 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Season overview
Vic Heyliger was in his fourth year as the Wolverines' head coach. Heyliger coached the team for 13 years from 1944 to 1957, won six national championships, and compiled an overall record of 228–61–13 (.776).


1947–48 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Season overview
For the third consecutive year, defenseman Connie Hill from Copper Cliff, Ontario, was selected as the team captain. Hill and two other players, forwards Wally Gacek and Wally Grant, were selected as All-American for the 1947–48 season.


1947–48 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Season overview
Gordon McMillan was the team scoring leader for four consecutive years from 1945 to 1949. During the 1947–48 season, he appeared in 21 games and had career highs in goals (32) and total points (62).


1947–48 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Season overview
Six members of the 1947–48 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey have been inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor. They are head coach Vic Heyliger (1980), Connie Hill (1985), Al Renfrew (1986), Wally Grant (1987), Gordon McMillan (1992), and Wally Gacek (2007).


1947–48 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Roster and scoring statistics
Fourteen players received varsity letters for their on the 1947–48 Michigan hockey team. Those 14 players are listed in bold below. Brook Hill Snow received the Manager's Award. John T. Griffin and Paul Milanowski received secondary awards.


1947–48 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Game summaries, Regular season, Detroit Red Wings: Nov. 28, 1947
On November 28, 1947, Michigan played an exhibition contest against the Detroit Red Wings at the Coliseum in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The contest the second annual meeting between the teams arranged between Michigan coach Vic Heyliger and Detroit manager Jack Adams. The Wolverines won the game 9–7 in front of a capacity crowd of 1,300 spectators. Wally Gacek scored two goals for the Wolverines. Sid Abel of Detroit scored three goals in the game.


1947–48 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Game summaries, Regular season, Detroit Red Wings: Nov. 28, 1947
As the game was for exhibition purposes only, Michigan and Detroit players switched sides throughout the game. The Michigan Alumnus noted: "A wholesale interchange of players between the two squads made the final outcome meaningless, but the Wolverines performed creditably against the pros and added a couple of valuable chapters to their book of experiences."


1947–48 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Game summaries, Regular season, Detroit Red Wings: Nov. 28, 1947
After the game, Red Wings manager Jack Adams praised the Wolverines: "The team is very much improved over last year's squad, and I was especially impressed with the fine defensive work of Ross Smith and Bob Marshall. The offensive lines were good and Bill Jacobson certainly proved himself a very able college player."


1947–48 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Game summaries, Regular season, McMaster: Dec. 6, 1947
On December 6, 1947, Michigan opened its regular season with a 13–1 victory over McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario) in front of a capacity crowd of 1,300 at the Coliseum in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines had established a hockey rivalry with McMasters dating back to 1936. In eight games from 1936 to 1946, Michigan had compiled a record of 5–1–2. The Wolverines set a school record in the game by scoring three goals, two of them by Ted Greer, in the span of 95 seconds. Greer and Gordon McMillan each tallied three goals for hat tricks in the game. Wally Gacek also scored twice.


1947–48 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Game summaries, Regular season, Windsor Spitfires: Dec. 12, 1947
On December 12, 1947, the Wolverines defeated the Windsor Spitfires by a 4–3 score in front of a third consecutive capacity crowd of 1,300 at the Coliseum in Ann Arbor. The Spitfires were a farm club of the Detroit Red Wings. On a pass from Connie Hill, Gordon McMillan broke a 3–3 tie and scored the winning goal with 26 second remaining in the game. McMillan also had three assists in the game. Al Renfrew scored two goals.


1947–48 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Game summaries, Regular season, Windsor Spitfires: Dec. 12, 1947
After watching the Wolverines defeat the Spitfires, two Red Wings players praised the Wolverines. Gordie Howe noted: "[Michigan forward] Bill Jacobson and I used to play hockey together when we were kids back in Saskatoon (Sask.). I used to look up to him and I watched him carefully in hopes of learning a few tricks." Ted Lindsay added: "This Michigan team is a rough bunch. I don't think I could last much more than a year in this league, especially if I kept getting hit by a boy of Bob Marshall's size."