 As the season reached its climax, several clubs were still in contention and on 31 May 1947 Liverpool went to Molineux to meet the leaders, Wolverhampton Wanderers needing to win to take the championship, as well as other results going in their favour.Liverpool won the match 2–1, other results went their way and the Reds were champions of the Football League for a fifth time.It was George Kay's finest moment as a football manager.