1947-48 Blackburn Rovers Roster
The Football League First Division (TFL1)
England, Level I
Team Record: 11-21-10 - 32 points
Finishing 21st in TFL1
Location: Blackburn, England
1947-48 Blackburn Rovers StatisticsEngland, Level I
Team Record: 11-21-10 - 32 points
Finishing 21st in TFL1
Location: Blackburn, England
Blackburn Rovers of The Football League First Division ended the 1947-48 season with a record of 11 wins, 10 draws and 21 losses for 32 points finishing twenty-first in TFL1.
The club chalked up 54 goals and allowed 72. Les Graham scored 15 goals for the squad, while Jacky Oakes, John Campbell, Bobby Langton and Verdi Godwin each tallied five or more as well.
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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 | |||
| John Campbell | March 17, 1922 | Liverpool, England | |||
| Les Cook | November 11, 1924 | , England | |||
| Eddie Crossan | November 17, 1925 | 5'8" | 159 | Londonderry, Northern Ireland | |
| Bill Eckersley | D | July 16, 1925 | 5'6" | 141 | Southport, England |
| Verdi Godwin | February 11, 1926 | Blackburn, England | |||
| Les Graham | May 14, 1924 | Flixton, England | |||
| Stan Hayhurst | G | May 13, 1925 | Leyland, England | ||
| George Higgins | D | June 16, 1925 | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Ken Holliday | August 19, 1925 | Darwen, England | |||
| 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 | ||
| Archibald Miller | September 5, 1913 | Larkhall, Scotland | |||
| Albert Mitchell | January 22, 1922 | Stoke-on-Trent, England | |||
| Tom Murphy | March 25, 1921 | South Bank, England | |||
| Jacky Oakes | December 6, 1919 | Hamilton, Scotland | |||
| Bob Pryde | April 25, 1913 | Methil, Scotland | |||
| Des Quinn | March 21, 1926 | County Down, Northern Ireland | |||
| Willie Rogers | July 3, 1919 | Pennington, 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 | ||
| Alf Wheeler | April 6, 1922 | Fareham, England | |||
| Arnold Whiteside | November 6, 1911 | Garstang, England |
