1948–49 Football League

The Football League
Season 1948–49
Champions Portsmouth

The 19481949 season was the 50th completed season of The Football League.

Final league tables

Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.[1]

Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.

During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South.[2]

First Division

Football League
First Division
Season 1948-49
Champions Portsmouth (1st English title)
Relegated Preston North End,
Sheffield United
FA Cup winners Wolverhampton Wanderers (3rd FA Cup title)
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,303 (2.82 per match)
Top goalscorer Willie Moir (Bolton Wanderers), 25 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Portsmouth4218305212759323084422.000+4258
2 Manchester United 42117340201047372477441.750+3353
3 Derby County 4217224822579263374551.345+1953
4 Newcastle United 4212543529876352770561.250+1452
5 Arsenal 4213535118588232674441.682+3049
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42135348194710314779661.197+1346
7 Manchester City 4210832821579193047510.922–445
8 Sunderland 4281032719579223949580.845–943
9 Charlton Athletic 4210563831579253663670.940–442
10 Aston Villa 42106540366411204060760.789–1642
11 Stoke City 42143443242613234466680.971–241
12 Liverpool 4251062518849282553431.233+1040
13 Chelsea 42106543272811264169681.015+138
14 Bolton Wanderers 42104743324611163659680.868–938
15 Burnley 42106527192811163143500.860–738
16 Blackpool 4288524253810304254670.806–1338
17 Birmingham City 4297519102811172836380.947–237
18 Everton 4212543325161483841630.651–2237
19 Middlesbrough 4210653723161493446570.807–1134
20 Huddersfield Town 4267819246312214540690.580–2934
21 Preston North End 4286736363513263962750.827–1333
22 Sheffield United 4289432253216255357780.731–2133

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
League Champions
FA Cup winners
Relegated

Results

Home ╲ Away ARS AST BIRBLPBOLBURCHACHEDEREVEHUDLIVMCIMUNMIDNEWPORPNESHUSTKSUNWOL
Arsenal 31 20 20 50 31 20 12 33 50 30 11 11 01 11 01 32 00 53 30 50 31
Aston Villa 10 03 25 24 31 43 11 11 01 33 21 10 21 11 24 11 20 43 21 11 51
Birmingham 11 01 11 00 00 10 10 01 00 10 01 41 10 00 20 30 10 12 21 00 01
Blackpool 11 10 10 10 11 01 21 11 30 00 10 11 03 11 13 10 22 03 21 33 13
Bolton Wanderers 10 30 00 22 01 22 11 40 10 12 03 51 01 41 15 12 53 61 21 41 05
Burnley 11 11 22 20 30 00 30 31 10 12 02 10 02 00 03 21 10 20 13 31 00
Charlton Athletic 43 02 11 00 14 31 11 15 31 31 21 32 23 20 00 01 00 21 41 40 23
Chelsea 01 21 20 33 22 10 22 03 60 50 21 11 11 10 23 12 53 10 22 01 41
Derby County 21 22 10 31 10 20 51 21 32 41 30 20 13 20 24 10 10 21 41 22 32
Everton 00 13 05 50 10 21 11 21 01 20 11 00 20 31 33 05 41 21 21 10 10
Huddersfield Town 11 01 00 10 02 10 12 34 11 11 04 10 21 00 02 00 02 00 13 20 40
Liverpool 01 11 10 11 01 11 11 11 00 00 01 01 02 40 11 31 02 33 40 40 00
Manchester City 03 41 10 11 10 22 01 10 21 00 31 24 00 10 10 11 32 10 00 11 33
Manchester United 20 31 30 34 30 11 11 11 12 20 41 00 00 10 11 32 22 32 30 12 20
Middlesbrough 01 60 11 10 50 41 24 11 10 10 10 01 01 14 32 11 10 31 11 00 44
Newcastle United 32 21 10 31 11 11 20 22 30 10 24 10 00 01 10 05 25 32 22 21 31
Portsmouth 41 30 31 11 00 10 31 52 10 40 20 32 31 22 10 10 31 30 10 30 50
Preston North End 11 01 00 13 11 03 23 32 00 31 20 32 13 16 61 21 22 41 21 13 11
Sheffield United 11 01 40 32 11 00 20 21 31 11 00 12 02 22 10 00 31 32 22 25 11
Stoke City 10 42 21 32 40 21 22 43 42 10 13 30 23 21 30 11 01 20 01 00 21
Sunderland 11 00 11 22 20 00 10 30 21 11 01 02 30 21 10 11 14 00 20 11 33
Wolverhampton Wanderers 13 40 22 21 20 30 20 11 22 10 71 00 11 32 03 30 30 21 60 31 01

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1948–1949

Second Division

Football League
Second Division
Season 1948-49
Champions Fulham (1st title)
Promoted West Bromwich Albion
Relegated Lincoln City,
Nottingham Forest
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,303 (2.82 per match)
Top goalscorer Charlie Wayman (Southampton), 32 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Fulham4216415214858252377372.081+4057
2 West Bromwich Albion 4216324716858222369391.769+3056
3 Southampton 4216414810759212669361.917+3355
4 Cardiff City 4214434521597172662471.319+1551
5 Tottenham Hotspur 42144350183126222672441.636+2850
6 Chesterfield 4297524186105272751451.133+647
7 West Ham United 42135338235511183556580.966–246
8 Sheffield Wednesday 42126336173711273963561.125+743
9 Barnsley 42107440184512224362611.016+140
10 Luton Town 42116432163612234155570.965–240
11 Grimsby Town 42105644285511284872760.947–440
12 Bury 42125441235115265367760.882–940
13 Queens Park Rangers 42114631263711133644620.710–1839
14 Blackburn Rovers 42125441233315124053630.841–1038
15 Leeds United 42116436211713194255630.873–837
16 Coventry City 42123635203414204455640.859–937
17 Bradford Park Avenue 4288537265313285265780.833–1337
18 Brentford 42710428214413143242530.792–1136
19 Leicester City 42610541384611214162790.785–1736
20 Plymouth Argyle 42114633251812163949640.766–1536
21 Nottingham Forest 4296622145115284050540.926–435
22 Lincoln City 4267831352514225653910.582–3828

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Relegated

Results

Home ╲ Away BAR BLB BPABREBRYCARCHFCOVFULGRILEELEILINLUTNOTPLYQPRSHWSOUTOTWBAWHU
Barnsley 11 00 12 32 11 01 11 11 21 11 31 20 12 40 00 40 40 30 41 20 23
Blackburn Rovers 53 23 21 12 21 02 20 10 33 00 20 71 41 21 21 20 21 12 11 00 00
Bradford Park Avenue 02 20 31 41 30 11 21 11 01 11 33 03 41 12 22 00 11 20 11 41 23
Brentford 00 01 10 82 11 11 22 00 20 13 12 21 20 21 22 03 21 00 11 00 00
Bury 42 31 21 12 03 22 02 20 51 31 12 31 31 11 11 00 21 10 11 40 20
Cardiff City 03 10 61 20 21 34 30 21 30 21 11 31 33 10 10 30 11 21 01 22 40
Chesterfield 32 00 23 01 40 02 00 01 03 31 11 31 10 21 00 21 11 10 10 00 00
Coventry City 40 01 20 21 21 01 02 10 41 41 12 10 20 12 11 11 34 22 20 10 10
Fulham 11 11 20 21 72 40 21 10 31 10 10 21 41 40 61 50 11 10 11 12 20
Grimsby Town 30 12 03 30 23 22 33 41 23 51 10 22 21 12 22 41 20 01 11 10 30
Leeds United 41 10 42 00 01 00 10 41 11 63 31 31 20 10 10 12 11 11 00 13 13
Leicester City 11 31 22 00 32 22 22 31 03 11 62 53 11 42 11 23 22 13 12 03 11
Lincoln City 01 30 36 31 11 00 22 10 03 23 00 20 44 13 12 00 31 12 00 03 43
Luton Town 10 20 01 21 10 30 10 20 13 11 00 11 60 43 31 00 21 11 11 01 01
Nottingham Forest 01 10 20 12 10 00 01 30 02 00 00 21 11 20 10 00 12 21 22 01 30
Plymouth Argyle 31 30 30 10 10 01 22 23 31 02 21 11 00 11 10 31 32 12 05 12 20
Queens Park Rangers 22 42 10 20 31 00 11 03 10 12 20 41 20 03 21 21 13 13 00 02 21
Sheffield Wednesday 11 30 21 00 12 11 00 21 12 41 31 01 22 00 21 21 20 20 31 21 30
Southampton 30 30 22 20 20 20 10 52 30 00 21 60 40 11 21 20 30 10 31 11 01
Tottenham Hotspur 41 40 51 20 31 01 40 40 11 52 22 11 12 21 21 30 10 32 01 20 11
West Bromwich Albion 20 21 71 20 23 20 00 10 12 52 10 21 50 21 21 30 11 10 20 22 21
West Ham United 20 21 41 11 21 31 12 22 10 10 32 41 22 01 05 30 20 22 11 10 10

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1948–1949

Third Division North

Football League
Third Division North
Season 1948-49
Champions Hull City (2nd title)
Failed re-election none
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,301 (2.82 per match)
Top goalscorer Wally Ardron (Rotherham United), 29 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Hull City421713651410101281493283.321+6565
2 Rotherham United 42164147171227432990461.957+4462
3 Doncaster Rovers 42108326121029272853401.325+1350
4 Darlington 42103842361038413883741.122+946
5 Gateshead 4210654128678283069581.190+1145
6 Oldham Athletic 42124549286510263975671.119+845
7 Rochdale 42143437164611183755531.038+245
8 Stockport County 42135344163612174061561.089+543
9 Wrexham 42126335225313214056620.903–643
10 Mansfield Town 42136239151812133352481.083+442
11 Tranmere Rovers 4289423195610233846570.807–1141
12 Crewe Alexandra 42134431183513215652740.703–2241
13 Barrow 42108327134413143541480.854–740
14 York City 42113749284611254674741.000±039
15 Carlisle United 42127246322415144560770.779–1739
16 Hartlepools United 42105634254512113345580.776–1338
17 New Brighton 42104725194413213946580.793–1236
18 Chester 42107436191614213757561.018+135
19 Halifax Town 4284926274710193545620.726–1735
20 Accrington Stanley 42114639231614164155640.859–934
21 Southport 42651024295412213545640.703–1931
22 Bradford City 4276829313315194648770.623–2929

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
Welsh Cup winners
New club in the league (none)
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)

Results

Home ╲ Away ACC BRW BRACRLCHECREDARDONGATHALHARHULMANNWBOLDROCROTSOUSTPTRAWREYOR
Accrington Stanley 11 60 21 31 20 32 20 12 10 12 12 11 51 11 00 23 31 21 02 01 21
Barrow 00 00 00 11 10 11 31 30 00 20 12 10 21 21 01 02 21 21 00 11 50
Bradford City 22 02 12 32 12 02 01 11 21 00 42 10 11 21 10 12 42 11 13 12 22
Carlisle United 41 20 32 21 62 02 30 21 00 00 11 31 22 20 11 18 42 21 22 32 33
Chester 30 41 30 21 11 12 12 11 01 00 02 11 20 22 21 11 20 20 22 20 41
Crewe Alexandra 20 01 21 30 10 31 00 21 00 30 00 31 21 04 12 03 10 33 20 10 20
Darlington 30 23 15 22 33 41 15 13 21 20 01 12 02 21 61 20 01 11 32 31 31
Doncaster Rovers 00 00 20 20 00 01 11 21 12 00 00 11 21 30 10 00 12 31 20 42 10
Gateshead 11 30 62 30 21 41 13 03 12 21 02 00 30 22 21 32 22 01 33 20 11
Halifax Town 10 10 11 34 12 00 03 10 22 20 24 22 02 31 21 20 01 01 01 20 12
Hartlepool 10 10 10 10 21 41 01 21 13 00 02 11 31 12 61 14 22 00 30 22 23
Hull City 31 30 20 30 32 50 01 01 20 60 20 40 41 60 11 32 51 61 20 30 23
Mansfield Town 20 20 10 20 10 51 22 22 11 21 10 11 20 32 20 12 11 40 00 12 30
New Brighton 13 31 10 20 11 21 10 01 22 20 11 00 10 01 12 01 01 02 21 20 31
Oldham Athletic 43 21 12 10 21 32 71 02 00 22 51 11 40 42 01 13 21 52 02 11 40
Rochdale 41 30 11 10 31 30 34 02 30 10 01 11 10 11 12 20 10 20 21 21 20
Rotherham United 10 22 20 11 21 61 43 20 10 40 21 00 10 11 21 31 10 21 70 13 21
Southport 30 00 21 22 21 00 13 02 03 23 12 00 11 01 01 31 13 10 23 30 02
Stockport County 21 12 52 20 11 40 20 51 31 31 40 00 20 10 12 22 01 00 41 10 11
Tranmere 22 20 10 21 11 22 21 20 11 22 02 12 10 01 11 00 21 10 00 02 00
Wrexham 10 10 50 40 10 22 43 20 14 21 10 02 11 21 11 20 04 20 00 00 33
York City 11 20 02 60 20 13 25 23 01 22 40 13 21 21 40 11 61 13 40 10 51

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Third Division South

Football League
Third Division South
Season 1948-49
Champions Swansea Town (2nd title)
Failed re-election none
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,347 (2.92 per match)
Top goalscorer Doug McGibbon (Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic), 30 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Swansea Town4220106011777272387342.559+5362
2 Reading 4217134818849293277501.540+2755
3 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 4215244217768273169481.438+2152
4 Swindon Town 4211913820768263664561.143+851
5 Bristol Rovers 42135342236510192861511.196+1048
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 42115532264134232955551.000±048
7 Ipswich Town 42143453304611254778771.013+145
8 Millwall 42127242235412214163640.984–145
9 Torquay United 42125445265610204465700.929–545
10 Norwich City 42116432105610353967491.367+1844
11 Notts County 421533681942153449102681.500+3443
12 Exeter City 42125445263513185063760.829–1340
13 Port Vale 42113732213810193351540.944–339
14 Walsall 4295734286312223656640.875–838
15 Newport County 4286741356312275768920.739–2437
16 Bristol City 4289428243513163844620.710–1836
17 Watford 4269614214611173341540.759–1335
18 Southend United 42510618184611232841460.891–534
19 Leyton Orient 4296636292613225158800.725–2234
20 Northampton Town 4296633203315184251620.823–1133
21 Aldershot 42651026295610223048590.814–1133
22 Crystal Palace 4278627271317114938760.500–3827

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
New club in the league (none)
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)

Results

Home ╲ Away ALD BOU BHABRIBROCRYEXEIPSLEYMILNPCNORNORNTCPTVREASTDSWASWITORWALWAT
Aldershot 00 11 00 15 30 12 20 11 50 12 31 41 01 01 06 10 12 12 13 01 00
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 10 01 00 10 20 10 42 30 20 12 52 12 21 20 13 32 11 30 50 20 21
Brighton & Hove Albion 04 16 00 21 11 20 61 31 12 32 00 10 32 10 20 10 02 11 31 12 00
Bristol City 11 21 11 11 20 10 20 30 00 11 30 16 31 11 02 21 00 13 02 22 11
Bristol Rovers 02 40 00 31 10 31 16 23 20 31 10 22 32 41 41 00 11 11 10 30 31
Crystal Palace 21 21 02 40 10 11 11 21 11 01 22 11 15 11 01 21 11 11 01 13 31
Exeter City 33 23 11 11 21 31 13 31 30 12 51 41 31 21 12 00 11 31 20 21 21
Ipswich Town 41 10 22 20 01 32 22 22 10 51 42 12 32 41 32 13 20 42 51 32 12
Leyton Orient 12 12 03 31 11 11 52 11 22 52 03 03 31 20 01 20 31 11 31 11 10
Millwall 11 40 62 41 11 10 21 00 00 31 32 13 32 11 11 10 20 31 13 21 22
Newport County 02 12 11 02 21 50 02 30 32 12 20 43 33 22 11 42 25 41 12 11 11
Northampton Town 20 10 11 31 01 32 40 11 41 40 21 10 12 22 12 22 01 01 00 01 11
Norwich City 00 11 21 40 30 30 30 20 00 12 00 21 30 20 12 30 10 00 00 12 01
Notts County 20 23 11 21 41 51 90 92 21 13 111 20 21 21 10 00 11 12 50 20 40
Port Vale 30 02 34 42 20 00 11 12 30 10 12 10 00 10 30 02 02 20 31 02 31
Reading 20 42 61 21 10 51 20 21 30 20 41 10 21 14 12 21 02 00 40 10 31
Southend 10 00 00 10 01 01 00 11 22 21 01 01 22 32 00 00 00 34 11 20 01
Swansea Town 21 20 30 20 50 30 60 20 31 20 21 10 21 31 31 21 22 40 61 31 20
Swindon Town 31 22 00 21 11 10 11 40 11 20 52 22 33 30 02 11 21 10 11 21 10
Torquay United 22 11 11 02 02 20 21 11 71 21 40 30 21 31 00 42 03 04 31 51 31
Walsall 00 00 00 01 01 31 43 21 23 56 31 20 41 32 11 20 03 21 01 11 01
Watford 01 01 00 11 00 20 01 12 21 11 22 01 11 11 21 41 00 42 03 11 20

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams 1948–1949

See also

References

  1. "England 1948-49". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
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