Date Opponents V Comp H-T F-T Pos. Att 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11     1946-47 ARSENAL CAREER FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION 1 1946-47
1 31/08/1946 Wolverhampton Wanderers   A FL 0-0 1-6 19 50,845 Swindin Scott Male © Nelson Joy Curtis McPherson Sloan Lewis 1 Logie Bastin 1   League FA Cup Friendlies League FA Cup Charity Shield Friendlies   Team P W D L F A Pts
2 04/09/1946 Blackburn Rovers   H FL 1-1 1-3 20 25,137 Swindin Scott Joy Nelson L.Compton © Waller O'Flanagan McPherson Lewis 1 Drury Hodges 2 Player Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls 1 Liverpool 42 25 7 10 84 52 57
3 07/09/1946 Sunderland   H FL 1-2 2-2 21 53,377 Swindin Scott Joy Nelson L.Compton © Waller O'Flanagan McPherson Lewis 2 Logie A.Smith 3 W Barnes 26   -   3   -   2   -   26   -   3   -   -   -   2   -   2 Manchester United 42 22 12 8 95 54 56
4 11/09/1946 Everton   A FL 1-1 2-3 22 40,093 Swindin Scott Joy Bastin L.Compton © Waller Nelson McPherson Lewis 2 Logie A.Smith 4 CS Bastin 6   -   -   -   -   -   350   150   42   26   4   2   31 +1 18   3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 25 6 11 98 56 56
5 14/09/1946 Aston Villa   A FL 2-0 2-0 17 53,778 Swindin Scott Joy Bastin L.Compton © Logie McPherson Drury Lewis 1 Curtis O'Flanagan 1 5 A Calverley 11   -   -   -   1   -   11   -   -   -   -   -   1   -   4 Stoke City 42 24 7 11 90 53 55
6 17/09/1946 Blackburn Rovers   A FL 0-0 2-1 16 24,563 Swindin Scott Joy Bastin L.Compton © Logie McPherson Drury Lewis 2 B.Jones Nelson 6 E Collett 6   -   -   -   -   -   20   -   1   -   -   -   9 +2 -   5 Blackpool 42 22 6 14 71 70 50
7 21/09/1946 Derby County   H FL 0-0 0-1 17 60,643 Swindin Scott Joy Bastin L.Compton © Logie McPherson Drury O'Flanagan B.Jones Nelson 7 DCS Compton 1   1   -   -   -   -   23   6   -   -   1   -   4   1   6 Sheffield United 42 21 7 14 89 75 49
8 28/09/1946 Manchester United   A FL 1-2 2-5 18 62,718 Swindin Male © Joy Bastin L.Compton Logie McPherson 1 Sloan Lewis 1 B.Jones Nelson 8 LH Compton 36   -   3   -   3   -   103   5   5   -   2   -   26 +1 1   7 Preston North End 42 18 11 13 76 74 47
1 02/10/1946 Sparta Prague (Czechoslovakia) OG H FR 2-0 2-2 - 35,000 Swindin Scott Joy Male © 1 L.Compton Logie McPherson Gudmundsson O'Flanagan Curtis Nelson 1 GF Curtis 11   -   1   -   2   -   13   -   1   -   -   -   5   -   8 Aston Villa 42 18 9 15 67 53 45
9 05/10/1946 Blackpool   A FL 1-1 1-2 21 24,039 Swindin Scott Joy Male © L.Compton B.Jones Nelson Logie 1 Sloan Curtis Hodges 9 GB Drury 4   -   -   -   -   -   38   3   2   -   -   -   12   10   9 Sunderland 42 18 8 16 65 66 44
10 12/10/1946 Brentford   H FL 1-1 2-2 20 43,367 Swindin Joy Collett Waller L.Compton © B.Jones McPherson Logie 1 Lewis 1 Curtis O'Flanagan 10 AG Fields 8   -   -   -   -   -   11   -   -   -   -   -   8   -   10 Everton 42 17 9 16 62 67 43
11 19/10/1946 Stoke City   H FL 1-0 1-0 18 60,266 Swindin Scott Joy Male © L.Compton Waller McPherson Gudmundsson Lewis Curtis O'Flanagan 1 11 C Grant 2   -   -   -   -   -   2   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   11 Middlesbrough 42 17 8 17 73 68 42
12 26/10/1946 Chelsea   A FL 1-0 1-2 19 56,568 Swindin Scott Joy Waller L.Compton © B.Jones Nelson Gudmundsson Lewis 1 Curtis O'Flanagan 12 AS Gudmundsson 2   -   -   -   2   -   2   -   -   -   -   -   2   -   12 Portsmouth 42 16 9 17 66 60 41
13 02/11/1946 Sheffield United   H FL 2-1 2-3 20 41,730 Swindin Scott Joy Male © L.Compton Waller McPherson Logie 1 Lewis 1 B.Jones A.Smith 13 CL Hodges 2   -   -   -   -   -   2   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   13 ARSENAL 42 16 9 17 72 70 41
14 09/11/1946 Preston North End   A FL 1-0 0-2 21 29,971 Swindin Scott Barnes Male © L.Compton Collett McPherson Lewis Grant Curtis Nelson 14 B Jones 26   1   2   -   -   -   56   5   3   -   1   -   9   -   14 Derby County 42 18 5 19 73 79 41
2 11/11/1946 Racing Club de Paris (France)   A FR 1-2 1-2 - 17,000 Swindin Joy Wade Sloan L.Compton © Waller McPherson Gudmundsson Lewis 1 Curtis Nelson 2 S Jones -   -   -   -   1   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   1   -   15 Chelsea 42 16 7 19 69 84 39
15 16/11/1946 Leeds United   H FL 1-1 4-2 19 36,377 Platt Scott Wade Sloan L.Compton © Collett McPherson 1 Logie 1 Lewis 2(1p) Curtis O'Flanagan 15 B Joy 13   -   -   -   2   -   86   -   6   -   3   -   10   -   16 Grimsby Town 42 13 12 17 61 82 38
16 23/11/1946 Liverpool   A FL 2-1 2-4 21 51,435 Platt Scott Wade Sloan L.Compton © Collett McPherson Logie 1 Lewis 1 Curtis O'Flanagan 16 R Lewis 28   29   3   -   2   2   47   38   5   -   -   -   12 +1 16   17 Blackburn Rovers 42 14 8 20 45 53 36
17 30/11/1946 Bolton Wanderers   H FL 1-1 2-2 21 42,522 Platt Scott Barnes Sloan L.Compton © Mercer McPherson Logie Lewis 1p B.Jones O'Flanagan 1 17 JT Logie 35   8   3   -   2   1   35   8   4   -   -   -   2   1   18 Bolton Wanderers 42 13 8 21 57 69 34
18 07/12/1946 Middlesbrough   A FL 0-2 0-2 21 30,357 Platt Male © Barnes Mercer L.Compton Collett McPherson Logie Grant B.Jones O'Flanagan 18 IB McPherson 37   6   3   1   3   -   37   6   3   1   -   -   3   -   19 Charlton Athletic 42 11 12 19 57 71 34
19 14/12/1946 Charlton Athletic   H FL 1-0 1-0 20 38,606 Swindin Male © Barnes Sloan L.Compton Mercer McPherson Logie Rooke 1 B.Jones O'Flanagan 19 CG Male 15   -   2   -   2   1   277   -   28   -   4   -   28   2   20 Huddersfield Town 42 13 7 22 53 79 33
20 21/12/1946 Grimsby Town   A FL 0-0 0-0 17 13,308 Swindin Male © Barnes Sloan L.Compton Mercer McPherson Logie Rooke B.Jones Morgan 20 J Mercer 25   -   3   -   -   -   25   -   3   -   -   -   -   -   21 Brentford 42 9 7 26 45 88 25
21 25/12/1946 Portsmouth   H FL 1-1 2-1 17 32,108 Swindin Male © Barnes Sloan L.Compton Mercer McPherson Logie 1 Rooke 1 B.Jones O'Flanagan 21 AS Morgan 2   -   -   -   -   -   2   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   22 Leeds United 42 6 6 30 45 90 18
22 26/12/1946 Portsmouth   A FL 1-0 2-0 16 37,723 Swindin L.Compton © Barnes Sloan Fields Mercer B.Jones Logie Rooke 2 Curtis Morgan 22 D Nelson 10   -   -   -   2   -   27   4   2   -   -   -   16   7  
23 28/12/1946 Wolverhampton Wanderers   H FL 1-1 1-1 16 58,075 Swindin Scott Barnes Sloan L.Compton © Mercer McPherson Logie Rooke 1 B.Jones O'Flanagan 23 KP O'Flanagan 14   3   -   -   1   -   14   3   2   -   -   -   1   -  
24 04/01/1947 Sunderland   A FL 2-0 4-1 13 36,812 Swindin L.Compton © Barnes Sloan Fields Mercer McPherson Lewis 2 Rooke 2 B.Jones Logie 24 EH Platt 4 (0) 10 * -   -   -   -   4 (0) 10 * -   -   -   -   -   -  
3 11/01/1947 Chelsea   A FAC 0-1 1-1 - 70,195 Swindin Scott Barnes Sloan L.Compton © Mercer McPherson 1 Lewis Rooke B.Jones Logie 3 RL Rooke 24   21   3   1   1   1   24   21   3   1   -   -   1   1  
3 15/01/1947 Chelsea   H FAC 0-0 1-1 - 53,350 Swindin Male © Barnes Sloan L.Compton Mercer McPherson Lewis Rooke 1 Logie Curtis 3 TW Rudkin 5   2   -   -   -   -   5   2   -   -   -   -   -   -  
25 18/01/1947 Aston Villa   H FL 0-2 0-2 15 57,524 Swindin L.Compton © Collett Sloan Fields Waller McPherson Lewis Rooke Logie Rudkin 25 L Scott 28   -   1   -   1   -   28   -   3   -   -   -   7   -  
3 20/01/1947 Chelsea   N FAC 0-2 0-2 - 59,590 Swindin Male © Barnes Sloan L.Compton Mercer McPherson Lewis Rooke B.Jones Logie 3 JW Sloan 30   1   3   -   2   -   30   1   3   -   -   -   2   -  
26 01/02/1947 Manchester United   H FL 2-2 6-2 15 29,145 Swindin Male © Barnes Sloan L.Compton Mercer McPherson 1 Logie 1 Rooke 3 B.Jones Rudkin 1 26 A Smith 3   -   -   -   -   -   3   -   -   -   -   -   -   -  
27 08/02/1947 Blackpool   H FL 0-0 1-1 16 31,111 Swindin Male © Barnes Sloan L.Compton Mercer McPherson Logie Rooke 1 Curtis Rudkin 27 GH Swindin 38 (9) 60 * 3 (0) 4 * 3 (0) 5 * 95 (28) 119 * 6 (1) 11 * 2 (0) 3 * 12 (1) 16 *
28 22/02/1947 Stoke City   A FL 1-0 1-3 17 31,682 Swindin Scott Barnes Sloan L.Compton © Mercer McPherson Logie Rooke 1 B.Jones Rudkin 28 JS Wade 2   -   -   -   1   -   2   -   2   -   -   -   1   -  
29 01/03/1947 Chelsea   H FL 1-1 1-2 18 52,606 Swindin Scott Barnes Sloan L.Compton © Mercer McPherson Logie Rooke B.Jones Rudkin 1 29 HH Waller 8   -   -   -   1   -   8   -   1   -   -   -   1   -  
30 15/03/1947 Preston North End   H FL 1-0 4-1 17 45,775 Swindin Scott Barnes Sloan L.Compton © Mercer McPherson Rooke 1 Lewis 3 B.Jones Calverley 30
31 22/03/1947 Leeds United   A FL 0-0 1-1 17 32,190 Swindin Scott Barnes Sloan L.Compton © Mercer McPherson Rooke Lewis 1 B.Jones Calverley 31
3 29/03/1947 Leicester City   H FR 2-0 3-1 - 13,000 Swindin Male © S.Jones Sloan L.Compton Barnes McPherson Logie 1 Lewis 1 Rooke 1 Calverley 3
32 04/04/1947 Huddersfield Town   H FL 0-2 1-2 18 46,105 Swindin Scott Barnes Sloan L.Compton © Mercer McPherson Rooke Lewis B.Jones 1 Calverley 32
33 05/04/1947 Bolton Wanderers   A FL 3-1 3-1 18 34,398 Swindin Scott Barnes Sloan L.Compton © Mercer McPherson Logie Lewis 1 Rooke 2 Calverley 33
34 07/04/1947 Huddersfield Town   A FL 0-0 0-0 18 33,381 Swindin Scott Barnes Sloan L.Compton © Mercer B.Jones Logie Lewis Rooke Calverley 34
35 12/04/1947 Middlesbrough   H FL 2-0 4-0 15 44,230 Swindin Male © Barnes Sloan L.Compton Mercer B.Jones Logie Lewis Rooke 4(1p) Calverley 35
36 19/04/1947 Charlton Athletic   A FL 1-0 2-2 16 57,983 Swindin Scott Barnes Sloan L.Compton © Mercer McPherson 1 Logie 1 Rooke B.Jones Calverley 36
37 26/04/1947 Grimsby Town   H FL 1-3 5-3 15 42,100 Swindin Scott Barnes Sloan L.Compton © Mercer McPherson Logie Lewis 4 Rooke D.Compton 1 37
38 10/05/1947 Derby County   A FL 0-0 1-0 15 19,153 Swindin Scott Barnes Sloan Fields Mercer © McPherson Logie Lewis Rooke 1 Calverley 38
39 24/05/1947 Liverpool   H FL 0-0 1-2 16 44,265 Swindin Male © Barnes Sloan Fields Mercer McPherson 1 Logie Lewis Rooke Calverley 39
40 26/05/1947 Brentford   A FL 0-0 1-0 13 17,599 Swindin Male © Barnes Sloan 1 Fields Mercer McPherson Logie Rooke B.Jones Calverley 40
41 31/05/1947 Everton   H FL 1-1 2-1 13 23,785 Swindin Scott Barnes Sloan Fields Mercer © McPherson Logie Lewis 1 Rooke 1 Calverley 41
42 07/06/1947 Sheffield United   A FL 1-1 1-2 13 14,939 Swindin Scott Barnes Sloan Fields Mercer © McPherson 1 Logie Lewis Rooke B.Jones 42
15/01/1947 after extra-time, 1-1 after 90 minutes. 20/01/1947 played at White Hart Lane, Tottenham Hotspur.
Home ground - Arsenal Stadium, Highbury
Manager - George Allison (until 1 June 1947), Tom Whittaker (from 1 June 1947)
Directors - Samuel Hill-Wood (Chairman), Mathew Wilson, Bracewell Smith, Ralph Fielder (until November 1946), Alfred Bone (from December 1946), George Allison (Secretary until 1 June 1947), Tom Whittaker (Secretary from 1 June 1947), John Peters (Assistant Secretary).
Captain - George Male
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