The 1946–1947 season was Burnley's tenth consecutive season in the second tier of English football. Under recently appointed manager Cliff Britton they achieved promotion to the First Division, and reached the FA Cup Final for only the second time, where they were runners-up to Charlton Athletic.

Appearances and goals

Matches

Football League Division Two Key

In Result column, Burnley's score shown first H = Home match A = Away match

pen. = Penalty kick o.g. = Own goal

Results Date Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance 31 August 1946 Coventry City (H) 1–1 Kippax 10' 18,427 7 September 1946 Birmingham City (A) 2–0 Spencer 55' (pen.), Billingham 80' 42,309 9 September 1946 Newport County (H) 3–2 Chew 14', Billingham 50', Haigh 75' 18,008 14 September 1946 West Bromwich Albion (H) 0–2 22,252 16 September 1946 Barnsley (A) 0–1 26,247 21 September 1946 Newcastle United (A) 2–1 Potts (2) 21', 30' 61,255 28 September 1946 Swansea Town (H) 1–0 Harrison 37' 19,968 30 September 1946 Barnsley (H) 2–2 Harrison 66', Bray 88' 24,959 5 October 1946 Tottenham Hotspur (A) 1–1 Kippax 69' (pen.) 44,351 12 October 1946 West Ham United (H) 2–1 Billingham 1', Kippax 89' (pen.) 22,233 19 October 1946 Sheffield Wednesday (A) 2–1 Chew 9', Billingham 30' 22,083 26 October 1946 Fulham (H) 2–0 Bray 7' (pen.), Billingham 35' 26,905 2 November 1946 Bury (A) 2–2 Billingham 9', Potts 79' 26,167 9 November 1946 Luton Town (H) 1–1 Billingham 26' 26,007 16 November 1946 Plymouth Argyle (A) 2–2 Billingham 63', Morris 78' 30,032 23 November 1946 Leicester City (H) 0–0 19,062 30 November 1946 Chesterfield (A) 0–0 16,570 7 December 1946 Millwall (H) 3–0 Billingham 35', Kippax 47', Potts 70' 17,968 14 December 1946 Bradford City (A) 1–0 Morris 16' 10,731 21 December 1946 Manchester City (H) 0–0 31,210 25 December 1946 Nottingham Forest (H) 3–0 Chew (2) 20', 52', Kippax 85' 21,036 26 December 1946 Nottingham Forest (A) 0–1 31,484 28 December 1946 Coventry City (A) 3–0 Morris 18', 49', 71' 26,944 4 January 1947 Birmingham City (H) 1–0 Potts 80' 36,281 18 January 1947 West Bromwich Albion (A) 1–1 Chew 40' 43,427 28 January 1947 Newcastle United (H) 3–0 Chew 40', Potts (2) 30', 53' 26,877 1 February 1947 Swansea Town (A) 2–0 Chew 77', Harrison 85' 18,247 18 February 1947 Tottenham Hotspur (H) 0–0 28,462 22 February 1947 Sheffield Wednesday (H) 2–0 Harrison 30', Morris 55' 26,651 15 March 1947 Luton Town (A) 3–1 Potts (2) 34', 76', Harrison 88' 18,462 22 March 1947 Plymouth Argyle (H) 2–1 Chew 46', Potts 90' 28,287 4 April 1947 Southampton (H) 1–0 Kippax 35' 31,713 5 April 1947 Chesterfield (H) 1–1 Potts 57' 23,719 7 April 1947 Southampton (A) 1–0 J Knight 75' 20,330 19 April 1947 Bradford City (H) 1–2 Potts 7' 32,905 3 May 1947 Newport County (A) 3–0 Hays 3', Morris 35', Potts 80' 14,751 10 May 1947 Manchester City (A) 0–1 69,463 17 May 1947 Fulham (A) 0–1 25,432 24 May 1947 Leicester City (A) 4–1 Billingham 4', 5', Hays 13', 77' 21,626 26 May 1947 Bury (H) 1–1 Billingham 41' 40,145 31 May 1947 West Ham United (A) 5–0 Chew 17', Morris 38', Potts 43', 55', Hays 60' 20,198 7 June 1947 Millwall (H) 1–1 Morris 47' 15,684

Final league position

FA Cup Date Round Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance 11 January 1947 Round 3 Aston Villa (H) 5–1 Morris 8', 23', Potts 70', Harrison 78', 79' 38,532 25 January 1947 Round 4 Coventry City (H) 2–0 Chew 31', Potts 85' 39,796 8 February 1947 Round 5 Luton Town (A) 0–0 22,640 11 February 1947 Round 5 replay Luton Town (H) 3–0 Harrison 51', 68', 83' 28,330 1 March 1947 Round 6 Middlesbrough (A) 1–1 Morris 80' 53,025 4 March 1947 Round 6 replay Middlesbrough (H) 1–0 Morris 94' 49,244 29 March 1947 Semi-Final Liverpool (N) 0–0 53,000 12 April 1947 Semi-Final replay Liverpool (N) 1–0 Harrison 79' 72,000 26 April 1947 Final Charlton Athletic (N) 0–1 98,215

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