Season 1947-1948

Results

Football League Division Three (South)

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
1 23 AUG Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H) D0 - 0 - 18,138
2 25 AUG Bristol Rovers (Away) Bristol Rovers (A) L1 - 3 M. Owen 19,372
3 30 AUG Aldershot (Away) Aldershot (A) D2 - 2 T. Maguire, J. Bain 7,033
4 03 SEP Bristol Rovers (Home) Bristol Rovers (H) D1 - 1 G. Williams 17,674
5 06 SEP Crystal Palace (Home) Crystal Palace (H) D0 - 0 - 17,619
6 10 SEP Brighton and Hove Albion (Home) Brighton (H) D1 - 1 T. Maguire 15,216
7 13 SEP Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A) D1 - 1 M. Owen 7,174
8 17 SEP Brighton and Hove Albion (Away) Brighton (A) L0 - 1 - 5,741
9 20 SEP Newport County (Home) Newport County (H) L1 - 2 B. Lucas 18,642
10 27 SEP Port Vale (Home) Port Vale (H) W1 - 0 B. Lucas 18,828
11 04 OCT Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A) W2 - 0 M. Owen 2 25,092
12 11 OCT Southend United (Away) Southend United (A) L0 - 1 - 11,605
13 18 OCT Notts County (Home) Notts County (H) D1 - 1 T. Maguire 18,198
14 25 OCT Swansea Town (Away) Swansea Town (A) L0 - 1 - 20,948
15 01 NOV Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Home) Bournemouth (H) L0 - 1 - 17,386
16 08 NOV Ipswich Town (Away) Ipswich Town (A) W1 - 0 J. Dryden 14,787
17 15 NOV Bristol City (Home) Bristol City (H) D2 - 2 J. Dryden, M. Owen 26,401
18 22 NOV Reading (Away) Reading (A) W3 - 2 M. Owen 2, M. Jones 20,838
19 06 DEC Leyton Orient (Away) Leyton Orient (A) W3 - 0 M. Jones 2, J. Dryden 8,000
20 26 DEC Norwich City (Home) Norwich City (H) W3 - 2 B. Lucas, M. Owen, M. Jones 19,021
21 27 DEC Norwich City (Away) Norwich City (A) D2 - 2 M. Owen 2 19,118
22 03 JAN Aldershot (Home) Aldershot (H) W1 - 0 G. Paterson 13,893
23 17 JAN Crystal Palace (Away) Crystal Palace (A) D1 - 1 H. Kaye 11,881
24 31 JAN Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H) D2 - 2 M. Jones, M. Owen 15,392
25 14 FEB Port Vale (Away) Port Vale (A) L0 - 1 - 15,100
26 21 FEB Queens Park Rangers (Home) Q.P.R. (H) D0 - 0 - 14,683
27 28 FEB Southend United (Home) Southend United (H) D0 - 0 - 14,858
28 06 MAR Notts County (Away) Notts County (A) L1 - 2 M. Jones 27,767
29 13 MAR Swansea Town (Home) Swansea Town (H) W1 - 0 M. Jones 14,557
30 18 MAR Northampton Town (Away) Northampton Town (A) D0 - 0 - 6,241
31 20 MAR Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Away) Bournemouth (A) L0 - 1 - 17,267
32 26 MAR Watford (Home) Watford (H) W3 - 0 M. Jones, J. Bain, M. Owen 15,000
33 27 MAR Ipswich Town (Home) Ipswich Town (H) L0 - 1 - 14,440
34 29 MAR Watford (Away) Watford (A) L0 - 1 - 13,825
35 03 APR Bristol City (Away) Bristol City (A) D2 - 2 M. Owen 2 16,859
36 08 APR Newport County (Away) Newport County (A) L0 - 2 - 7,421
37 10 APR Reading (Home) Reading (H) D1 - 1 M. Owen 15,876
38 14 APR Exeter City (Home) Exeter City (H) W3 - 2 M. Jones 2, T. Maguire 10,154
39 17 APR Walsall (Away) Walsall (A) L0 - 1 - 10,094
40 24 APR Leyton Orient (Home) Leyton Orient (H) L0 - 1 - 10,075
41 28 APR Walsall (Home) Walsall (H) L0 - 3 - 8,362
42 01 MAY Exeter City (Away) Exeter City (A) L1 - 2 M. Owen 6,934

Football Association Challenge Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
COMPETITION PROPER
FIRST ROUND
1 29 NOV Ipswich Town (Home) Ipswich Town (H) W4 - 2 M. Jones 2, D. Bell (o.g.), B. Lucas 20,382
SECOND ROUND
2 13 DEC Aldershot (Away) Aldershot (A) D0 - 0  (AET) - 12,108
2R 20 DEC Aldershot (Home) Aldershot (H) W2 - 0 M. Jones 2 11,827
THIRD ROUND
3 10 JAN Burnley (Away) Burnley (A) W2 - 0 J. Dryden, M. Owen 34,229
FOURTH ROUND
4 24 JAN Notts County (Home) Notts County (H) W1 - 0 B. Lucas 27,130
FIFTH ROUND
5 07 FEB Southampton (Away) Southampton (A) L0 - 3 - 29,134