The 1946 season results

[graingrover]

I see the difference was they were consistent over the whole season whereas we have had a miraculous recovery after a disastrous start.

[graingrover]

One striking detail is the two games against Wrexham over the Xmas period .Imagine playing at home on Xmas  Day , winning 5-0 then having to travel all the way to Wrexham on the roads that in 1946 would have made it one hell of a trek to play the day after ! . No probs ! .. 26th we won 0-2 !

[Donnywolf]

Yes ... streaks of 5 wins and 6 wins early doors then the 10

72 / or 105 Points in today's scoring system

What a Team that must have been

[Peebles Rover]

Hard to believe the following season we were relegated with only 9 wins all season and largely the same squad I believe

[DonnyBazR0ver]

One striking detail is the two games against Wrexham over the Xmas period .Imagine playing at home on Xmas  Day , winning 5-0 then having to travel all the way to Wrexham on the roads that in 1946 would have made it one hell of a trek to play the day after ! . No probs ! .. 26th we won 0-2 !

Yes, amazing that. They used to travel alot by train in those days.

Was that the season we gained entry into the Guineas Book of records for the highest points tally? (Didn't we also hold the record for the lowest points?)

[mugnapper]

Nice, ancient scroll that!!

[Dutch Uncle]

One striking detail is the two games against Wrexham over the Xmas period .Imagine playing at home on Xmas  Day , winning 5-0 then having to travel all the way to Wrexham on the roads that in 1946 would have made it one hell of a trek to play the day after ! . No probs ! .. 26th we won 0-2 !

Yes, amazing that. They used to travel alot by train in those days.

Was that the season we gained entry into the Guineas Book of records for the highest points tally? (Didn't we also hold the record for the lowest points?)

Highest has to be the 1946-47 season - the equivalent of 105 has never been beaten in 42 games

106 has been achieved twice (Lincoln & Reading) but over 46 games

However our ppg of 2.5 at 3 per game for 1946-47 has recently been beaten over 38 games in the PL 5 times and equaled once – three times by Liverpool, twice by Man City and the equaling was by Chelsea. Liverpool actually beat it once (in 2018-19) without winning the Title.

In 1904-05 we scored only 8 points in 34 league games at 2 per win, equal lowest with Loughborough. We had 3 wins (11 points ) to Loughborough’s one (9 points) so 3 points per win would see Loughborough with fewer points.

Derby had 11 points at 3 per win over 38 games in 2007-08 which is a lower ppg that Rovers of 1904-05.

Bottom line – Rovers 8 points is equal lowest absolute number, even considering seasons when as few as 22 games were played.   

Our 1997-98 season total of 20 points is the lowest over 46 games, although there have been lower points per games over 38 and 42 games.

[Dutch Uncle]

Hard to believe the following season we were relegated with only 9 wins all season and largely the same squad I believe

Top scorer Clarrie Jordan was sold to the Owls half way through the next season

Interestingly Jordan scored in all 10 of the successive victories, and in neither of the matches either side. His ten game scoring streak was not only a club record (still standing) but was also a Football League record, later equaled by John Aldridge, Jermaine Defoe, Ruud van Nistelrooy, and then finally beaten by Jamie Vardy with 11 in 2015.

[Sprotyrover]

One striking detail is the two games against Wrexham over the Xmas period .Imagine playing at home on Xmas  Day , winning 5-0 then having to travel all the way to Wrexham on the roads that in 1946 would have made it one hell of a trek to play the day after ! . No probs ! .. 26th we won 0-2 !

Train to Manchester Piccadilly then train to Wrexham
Prods 3 hours in them days!

[graingrover]

Here are the scorers thst season !

[Silkscarf]

Amazing season. But I always wonder what state some of the other clubs were in at that point. It must have been hard for some in the first proper normal season after WW2.

[graingrover]

Bert Tindill should get recognition in our Legends gallery .He played 402 games for us over 14 years and scored 112 goals .Now that is what qualifies him as  a Rovers Legend in my opinion but how do you markthat  these days ? He and Copps  must be our longest serving players no?

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Brilliant info Dutch and graingrover. Thank you.

Fingers crossed for another historic day.

[graingrover]

Sporty ! That’s a canny remark about them only taking three hours to get to Wrexham by train in 1946 .Progress eh post Beecham how long do you reckon assuming the train arrives that is lol .

[Dutch Uncle]

Bert Tindill should get recognition in our Legends gallery .He played 402 games for us over 14 years and scored 112 goals .Now that is what qualifies him as  a Rovers Legend in my opinion but how do you markthat  these days ? He and Copps  must be our longest serving players no?

Rovers leading appearance makes in all competitions:
695 Copps (614 lge)
468 Colin Douglas (404 Lge)
438 Fred Emery (417 Lge)
429 Bert Tindill (401 Lge)

[Branton Red]

In 46/47 teams were placed in their respective divisions based on which division they were in 9 years previously.

Rovers continued playing through the war and had some very good players and an established team.

Many of their opponents in 46/47 had shut down for the war's duration and therefore had scratch teams.

Hence Rovers dominance.

46/47 was statistically Rovers best season but compared to the '47 run the current 10 match winning run is by far the more impressive and unlikely when put into context.

[redarmi66]

Proud to say my uncle, Jim Wooldridge played in that side. Rosso lad. One of our own!

[scawsby steve]

I noticed that we didn't mow a Miller in that fantastic season.

A defeat and a draw against Rotherham.

[Silkscarf]

In 46/47 teams were placed in their respective divisions based on which division they were in 9 years previously.

Rovers continued playing through the war and had some very good players and an established team.

Many of their opponents in 46/47 had shut down for the war's duration and therefore had scratch teams.

Hence Rovers dominance.

46/47 was statistically Rovers best season but compared to the '47 run the current 10 match winning run is by far the more impressive and unlikely when put into context.

Thanks Branton, that’s what I was wondering.