WEST HAM UNITED
FOOTBALL PROGRAMMES &
Memorabilia through the Decade
theyflysohigh : Steve Marsh
A Pictorial History
1947-48 Football League Second Division
Manager : Charlie Paynter
The Hammers found themselves losing 3–0 after 30 minutes at Bradford Park Avenue on the opening day of the season, and were finally beaten 4–1. Two tough home and away clashes with Millwall followed, which both ended 1–1. It was a memorable debut for left-winger Ken Tucker as he scored a hat-trick in the 4–0 home win against Chesterfield. The following week at Newcastle there were 55,767 to see the Hammers narrowly lose 1–0, after which there was an unbeaten run of seven games. West Ham were sixth in the league when they faced Sheffield Wednesday in two Christmas encounters. The Yorkshire club proved too strong, winning 5–3 at home and beating the Hammers 4–1 in the return at Upton Park.
The FA Cup brought an away tie with Blackburn Rovers where the teams drew 0–0. The Lancashire side won the replay 4–2 after extra time. On their travels there were excellent 1–0 victories for West Ham at Coventry City and at league leaders Birmingham City. But at home both West Bromwich Albion and Newcastle United won 2–0 to leave the Hammers in eighth place.
The Easter fixtures gave the Hammers a double over Cardiff City, where Bill Stephens scored a hat-trick in the 3–0 win at Ninian Park. On Easter Monday he scored again in the 4–2 win at the Boleyn Ground. In April it was a disaster at Chesterfield, with the home side scoring three goals in the final six minutes to give them a 6–0 victory. The season ended with a run of three undefeated games to leave the Hammers in sixth place with a mostly settled side. Four players – goalkeeper Ernie Gregory, defenders Steve Forde and Norman Corbett, together with forward Eric Parsons – were ever-present.
Note:
Players in BOLD made their debuts for West Ham United
BRADFORD PARK AVENUE
Park Avenue
1 - 4 (Walker)
23 August 1947
Att: 14,523
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MILLWALL
Upton Park
1 - 1 (Woodgate)
25 August 1947
Att: 25,741
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NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Upton Park
2 - 1 (Parsons, Hutchinson [og])
30 August 1947
Att: 19,416
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MILLWALL
The Den
1 - 1 (Small)
1 September 1947
Att: 15,961
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DONCASTER ROVERS
Belle Vue
0 - 1
6 September 1947
Att: 21,198
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TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Upton Park
1 - 1 (Parsons)
8 September 1947
Att: 25,732
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SOUTHAMPTON
Upton Park
2 - 0 (Hall, Wood)
13 September 1947
Att: 20,709
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TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
White Hart Lane
2 - 2 (Parsons, Wood)
15 September 1947
Att: 33,415
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BURY
Gigg Lane
2 - 1 (Proudlock, Wood)
20 September 1947
Att: 17,488
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COVENTRY CITY
Upton Park
1 - 0 (Proudlock)
27 September 1947
Att: 27,087
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CHESTERFIELD
Upton Park
4 - 0 (Tucker 3, Proudlock)
4 October 1947
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NEWCASTLE UNITED
St James' Park
0 - 1
11 October 1947
Att: 55,767
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BIRMINGHAM CITY
Upton Park
0 - 0
18 October 1947
Att: 32,228
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WEST BROMWICH ALBION
The Hawthorns
2 - 1 (Wright 2)
25 October 1947
Att: 37,764
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BARNSLEY
Upton Park
2 - 1 (Moroney, Small)
1 November 1947
Att: 27,877
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PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
Home Park
1 - 1 (Parsons)
8 November 1947
Att: 29,477
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LUTON TWN
Upton Park
0 - 0
15 November 1947
Att: 30,535
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BRENTFORD
Griffin Park
1 - 1 (Small)
22 November 1947
Att: 24,105
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LEICESTER CITY
Upton Park
1 - 1 (Woodgate [pen])
29 November 1947
Att: 22,860
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LEEDS UNITED
Elland Road
1 - 2 (Wright)
6 December 1947
Att: 21,866
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FULHAM
Upton Park
3 - 0 (Moroney, Parsons, Wright)
13 December 1947
Att: 27,332
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BRADFORD PARK AVENUE
Upton Park
0 - 0
20 December 1947
Att: 24,412
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SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
Hillsborough
3 - 5 (Corbett, Parsons, Woodgate)
26 December 1947
Att: 37,557
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SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
Upton Park
1 - 4 (Stephens)
27 December 1947
Att: 28,480
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NOTTINGHAM FOREST
City Ground
1 - 2 (Woodgate)
3 January 1948
Att: 26,141
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BLACKBURN ROVERS : FA Cup (Third Round)
Ewood Park
0 - 0
10 January 1948
Att: 32,500
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BLACKBURN ROVERS : FA Cup (Third Round Replay)
Upton Park
2 - 4 (Parsons, Stephens)
17 January 1948
Att: 30,000
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DONCASTER ROVERS
Upton Park
2 - 1 (Parsons 2 [1 pen])
24 January 1948
Att: 17,082
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SOUTHAMPTON
The Dell
1 - 3 (Wright)
31 January 1948
Att: 20,039
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BURY
Upton Park
2 - 0 (Forde, Woodgate)
7 February 1948
Att: 19,247
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COVENTRY CITY
Highfield Road
1 - 0 (Wright)
14 February 1948
Att: 24,851
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CHESTERFIELD
Saltergate
21 February 1948
Postponed : Snow
NEWCASTLE UNITED
Upton Park
0 - 2
28 February 1948
Att: 33,788
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BIRMINGHAM CITY
St Andrews
1 - 0 (Dunn)
6 March 1948
Att: 43,709
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WEST BROMWICH ALBION
Upton Park
0 - 2
13 March 1948
Att: 25,170
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BARNSLEY
Oakwell
1 - 1 (Parsons)
20 March 1948
Att: 18,905
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CARDIFF CITY
Ninian Park
3 - 0 (Stephens 3)
26 March 1948
Att: 41,700
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PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
Upton Park
1 - 1 (Stephens)
27 March 1948
Att: 22,102
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CARDIFF CITY
Upton Park
4 - 2 (Wright 2, Parsons[pen], Stephens)
29 March 1948
Att: 31,667
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LUTON TOWN
Kenilworth Road
0 - 0
3 April 1948
Att: 15,059
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CHESTERFIELD
Recreation Ground
0 - 6
7 April 1948
Att: 11,914
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BRENTFORD
Upton Park
0 - 1
10 April 1948
Att: 21,471
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LEICESTER CITY
Filbert Street
3 - 1 (Hall, Wade, Woodgate
17 April 1948
Att: 25,156
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LEEDS UNITED
Upton Park
2 - 1 (Parsons, Woodgate)
24 April 1948
Att: 13,549
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LEEDS UNITED
Upton Park
2 - 1 (Parsons, Woodgate)
24 April 1948
Att: 13,549
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