SAFC 1947-1948 Football League Division 1 Season Review

Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Finished
42 13 10 19 56 67 20th

By Season End

Sunderland AFC finished 20th at the end of the 1947-1948 season scoring 56 goals, conceding 67 with a goal difference of -11.

The Goals

Dickie Davis contributed the most goals in the 1947-1948 Football League Division 1 season, netting 12 (0.29 goals per game). With a goalscoring average of 0.75 goals per game the Rokerites netted a total of 33 goals at Roker Park conceding 18 (15), away from home scoring 23 and conceding 49 (-26) with an away goalscoring average of 1.83 and an overall goalscoring average of 0.75 goals per game.

The Wins

The season finished in 1947-1948 with 13 wins, a win ratio of 30.95%, the Sunderland AFC faithful at Roker Park enjoyed 11 wins and the travelling support saw 2 games won.

The Draws

Of the 42 games played the Rokerites managed 10 draws by the end of the 1947-1948 season, 4 draws at Roker Park and 6 away from home.

The Losses

In total SAFC lost 19 games, 6 games lost at Roker Park (18 goals conceded) and 13 games lost away (49 goals conceded).

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