1946-47 Blackburn Rovers Roster
The Football League First Division (TFL1)
England, Level I
Team Record: 14-20-8 - 36 points
Finishing 17th in TFL1
Location: Blackburn, England
1946-47 Blackburn Rovers StatisticsEngland, Level I
Team Record: 14-20-8 - 36 points
Finishing 17th in TFL1
Location: Blackburn, England
Blackburn Rovers of The Football League First Division ended the 1946-47 season with a record of 14 wins, 8 draws and 20 losses for 36 points finishing seventeenth in TFL1.
The team chalked up 45 goals, worst in the league and surrendered 53. Jack Smith scored 12 goals for the squad, while John Campbell, Jock Weir and Bobby Langton each netted five or more, too.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Baldwin | January 12, 1922 | Blackburn, England | |||
| Eric Bell | February 13, 1922 | Bedlington, England | |||
| Len Butt | August 26, 1910 | Wilmslow, England | |||
| John Campbell | March 17, 1922 | Liverpool, England | |||
| Les Cook | November 11, 1924 | , England | |||
| Walter Crook | April 28, 1913 | Whittle-le-Woods, England | |||
| George Glaister | F | May 18, 1918 | Bywell, England | ||
| Verdi Godwin | February 11, 1926 | Blackburn, England | |||
| Billy Guest | February 8, 1914 | Brierley Hill, England | |||
| Stan Hayhurst | G | May 13, 1925 | Leyland, England | ||
| George Higgins | D | June 16, 1925 | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Henry Horton | April 18, 1923 | Malvern, England | |||
| Bobby Langton | F | September 8, 1918 | Burscough, England | ||
| George Marks | G | April 9, 1915 | Figheldean, England | ||
| Charlie McClelland | January 8, 1924 | Lochgelly, Scotland | |||
| Frank McGorrighan | F | November 20, 1921 | Easington, England | ||
| Jacky Oakes | December 6, 1919 | Hamilton, Scotland | |||
| Bob Pryde | April 25, 1913 | Methil, Scotland | |||
| Willie Rogers | July 3, 1919 | Pennington, England | |||
| Jack Smith | February 7, 1915 | 6'0" | Batley, England | ||
| Harold Stephan | February 24, 1924 | Farnworth, England | |||
| Bob Tomlinson | D | June 4, 1924 | Feniscowles, England | ||
| Alex Venters | June 9, 1913 | Cowdenbeath, Scotland | |||
| John Webber | June 2, 1920 | Blackpool, England | |||
| Jock Weir | F | October 20, 1923 | Fauldhouse, Scotland | ||
| Arnold Whiteside | November 6, 1911 | Garstang, England | |||
| Jock Wightman | November 2, 1912 | Duns, Scotland |
