1948–49 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal
1948–49 season
Chairman	Bracewell Smith
Manager	Tom Whittaker
Stadium	Highbury
First Division	5th
FA Cup	Fourth Round
Top goalscorer	League: ; ; All: ;
	← 1947–48 1949–50 →

The 1948–49 season was Arsenal's 30th consecutive season in the top division of English football.

Results

Arsenal's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

FA Charity Shield

Arsenal entered the FA Charity Shield as 1947-48 League champions, in which they faced FA Cup winners Manchester United.


Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
6 October 1948	Manchester United	H	4–3	31,000

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
21 August 1948	Huddersfield Town	A	1–1
25 August 1948	Stoke City	H	3–0
28 August 1948	Manchester United	H	0–1
30 August 1948	Stoke City	A	0–1
4 September 1948	Sheffield United	A	1–1
8 September 1948	Liverpool	H	1–1
11 September 1948	Aston Villa	H	3–1
15 September 1948	Liverpool	A	1–0
18 September 1948	Sunderland	A	1–1
25 September 1948	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	3–1
2 October 1948	Bolton Wanderers	A	0–1
9 October 1948	Burnley	H	3–1
16 October 1948	Preston North End	A	1–1
23 October 1948	Everton	H	5–0
30 October 1948	Chelsea	A	1–0
6 November 1948	Birmingham City	H	2–0
13 November 1948	Middlesbrough	A	1–0
20 November 1948	Newcastle United	H	0–1
27 November 1948	Portsmouth	A	1–4
4 December 1948	Manchester City	H	1–1
11 December 1948	Charlton Athletic	A	3–4
18 December 1948	Huddersfield Town	H	3–0
25 December 1948	Derby County	H	3–3
27 December 1948	Derby County	A	1–2
1 January 1949	Manchester United	A	0–2
15 January 1949	Sheffield United	H	5–3
22 January 1949	Aston Villa	A	0–1
5 February 1949	Sunderland	H	5–0
19 February 1949	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	3–1
26 February 1949	Bolton Wanderers	H	5–0
5 March 1949	Burnley	A	1–1
12 March 1949	Preston North End	H	0–0
19 March 1949	Newcastle United	A	2–3
2 April 1949	Birmingham City	A	1–1
9 April 1949	Middlesbrough	H	1–1
15 April 1949	Blackpool	A	1–1
16 April 1949	Everton	A	0–0
18 April 1949	Blackpool	H	2–0
23 April 1949	Chelsea	H	1–2
27 April 1949	Manchester City	A	3–0
4 May 1949	Portsmouth	H	3–2
7 May 1949	Charlton Athletic	H	2–0

Final League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Portsmouth	42	18	3	0	52	12	7	5	9	32	30	84	42	2.000	+42	58
2	Manchester United	42	11	7	3	40	20	10	4	7	37	24	77	44	1.750	+33	53
3	Derby County	42	17	2	2	48	22	5	7	9	26	33	74	55	1.345	+19	53
4	Newcastle United	42	12	5	4	35	29	8	7	6	35	27	70	56	1.250	+14	52
5	Arsenal	42	13	5	3	51	18	5	8	8	23	26	74	44	1.682	+30	49
6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	13	5	3	48	19	4	7	10	31	47	79	66	1.197	+13	46
7	Manchester City	42	10	8	3	28	21	5	7	9	19	30	47	51	0.922	–4	45
8	Sunderland	42	8	10	3	27	19	5	7	9	22	39	49	58	0.845	–9	43
9	Charlton Athletic	42	10	5	6	38	31	5	7	9	25	36	63	67	0.940	–4	42
10	Aston Villa	42	10	6	5	40	36	6	4	11	20	40	60	76	0.789	–16	42
11	Stoke City	42	14	3	4	43	24	2	6	13	23	44	66	68	0.971	–2	41
12	Liverpool	42	5	10	6	25	18	8	4	9	28	25	53	43	1.233	+10	40
13	Chelsea	42	10	6	5	43	27	2	8	11	26	41	69	68	1.015	+1	38
14	Bolton Wanderers	42	10	4	7	43	32	4	6	11	16	36	59	68	0.868	–9	38
15	Burnley	42	10	6	5	27	19	2	8	11	16	31	43	50	0.860	–7	38
16	Blackpool	42	8	8	5	24	25	3	8	10	30	42	54	67	0.806	–13	38
17	Birmingham City	42	9	7	5	19	10	2	8	11	17	28	36	38	0.947	–2	37
18	Everton	42	12	5	4	33	25	1	6	14	8	38	41	63	0.651	–22	37
19	Middlesbrough	42	10	6	5	37	23	1	6	14	9	34	46	57	0.807	–11	34
20	Huddersfield Town	42	6	7	8	19	24	6	3	12	21	45	40	69	0.580	–29	34
21	Preston North End	42	8	6	7	36	36	3	5	13	26	39	62	75	0.827	–13	33
22	Sheffield United	42	8	9	4	32	25	3	2	16	25	53	57	78	0.731	–21	33

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

FA Cup

Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round, in which they were drawn to face Tottenham Hotspur.


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	8 January 1949	Tottenham Hotspur	H	3–0
R4	29 January 1949	Derby County	A	0–1

References

^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1948-1949/results

[1] ttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1948-1949/results

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