1948–49 Football League

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
	← 1947–48 1949–50 →

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
	← 1947–48 1949–50 →

The Football League
Season	1948–49
Champions	Portsmouth
	← 1947–48 1949–50 →

The 1948–49 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

Portsmouth, the 1939 FA Cup winners, won their second major trophy by finishing as champions of the First Division, five points ahead of their nearest challengers Manchester United and Derby County.

The relegation battle was a more tight one than the battles of the previous two seasons. Sheffield United and Preston North End finished the season in the bottom two places, a single point behind Huddersfield Town and Middlesbrough. A mere five points separated the bottom 10 teams in the final 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

Results

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Maps

Wolverhampton Wanderers

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Locations of the Football League First Division 1948–1949 teams

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

Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Fulham	42	16	4	1	52	14	8	5	8	25	23	77	37	2.081	+40	57
2	West Bromwich Albion	42	16	3	2	47	16	8	5	8	22	23	69	39	1.769	+30	56
3	Southampton	42	16	4	1	48	10	7	5	9	21	26	69	36	1.917	+33	55
4	Cardiff City	42	14	4	3	45	21	5	9	7	17	26	62	47	1.319	+15	51
5	Tottenham Hotspur	42	14	4	3	50	18	3	12	6	22	26	72	44	1.636	+28	50
6	Chesterfield	42	9	7	5	24	18	6	10	5	27	27	51	45	1.133	+6	47
7	West Ham United	42	13	5	3	38	23	5	5	11	18	35	56	58	0.966	–2	46
8	Sheffield Wednesday	42	12	6	3	36	17	3	7	11	27	39	63	56	1.125	+7	43
9	Barnsley	42	10	7	4	40	18	4	5	12	22	43	62	61	1.016	+1	40
10	Luton Town	42	11	6	4	32	16	3	6	12	23	41	55	57	0.965	–2	40
11	Grimsby Town	42	10	5	6	44	28	5	5	11	28	48	72	76	0.947	–4	40
12	Bury	42	12	5	4	41	23	5	1	15	26	53	67	76	0.882	–9	40
13	Queens Park Rangers	42	11	4	6	31	26	3	7	11	13	36	44	62	0.710	–18	39
14	Blackburn Rovers	42	12	5	4	41	23	3	3	15	12	40	53	63	0.841	–10	38
15	Leeds United	42	11	6	4	36	21	1	7	13	19	42	55	63	0.873	–8	37
16	Coventry City	42	12	3	6	35	20	3	4	14	20	44	55	64	0.859	–9	37
17	Bradford Park Avenue	42	8	8	5	37	26	5	3	13	28	52	65	78	0.833	–13	37
18	Brentford	42	7	10	4	28	21	4	4	13	14	32	42	53	0.792	–11	36
19	Leicester City	42	6	10	5	41	38	4	6	11	21	41	62	79	0.785	–17	36
20	Plymouth Argyle	42	11	4	6	33	25	1	8	12	16	39	49	64	0.766	–15	36
21	Nottingham Forest	42	9	6	6	22	14	5	1	15	28	40	50	54	0.926	–4	35
22	Lincoln City	42	6	7	8	31	35	2	5	14	22	56	53	91	0.582	–38	28

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

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Maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division 1948–1949 teams

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]
← 1947–48 1949–50 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Hull City	42	17	1	3	65	14	10	10	1	28	14	93	28	3.321	+65	65
2	Rotherham United	42	16	4	1	47	17	12	2	7	43	29	90	46	1.957	+44	62
3	Doncaster Rovers	42	10	8	3	26	12	10	2	9	27	28	53	40	1.325	+13	50
4	Darlington	42	10	3	8	42	36	10	3	8	41	38	83	74	1.122	+9	46
5	Gateshead	42	10	6	5	41	28	6	7	8	28	30	69	58	1.190	+11	45
6	Oldham Athletic	42	12	4	5	49	28	6	5	10	26	39	75	67	1.119	+8	45
7	Rochdale	42	14	3	4	37	16	4	6	11	18	37	55	53	1.038	+2	45
8	Stockport County	42	13	5	3	44	16	3	6	12	17	40	61	56	1.089	+5	43
9	Wrexham	42	12	6	3	35	22	5	3	13	21	40	56	62	0.903	–6	43
10	Mansfield Town	42	13	6	2	39	15	1	8	12	13	33	52	48	1.083	+4	42
11	Tranmere Rovers	42	8	9	4	23	19	5	6	10	23	38	46	57	0.807	–11	41
12	Crewe Alexandra	42	13	4	4	31	18	3	5	13	21	56	52	74	0.703	–22	41
13	Barrow	42	10	8	3	27	13	4	4	13	14	35	41	48	0.854	–7	40
14	York City	42	11	3	7	49	28	4	6	11	25	46	74	74	1.000	±0	39
15	Carlisle United	42	12	7	2	46	32	2	4	15	14	45	60	77	0.779	–17	39
16	Hartlepools United	42	10	5	6	34	25	4	5	12	11	33	45	58	0.776	–13	38
17	New Brighton	42	10	4	7	25	19	4	4	13	21	39	46	58	0.793	–12	36
18	Chester	42	10	7	4	36	19	1	6	14	21	37	57	56	1.018	+1	35
19	Halifax Town	42	8	4	9	26	27	4	7	10	19	35	45	62	0.726	–17	35
20	Accrington Stanley	42	11	4	6	39	23	1	6	14	16	41	55	64	0.859	–9	34
21	Southport	42	6	5	10	24	29	5	4	12	21	35	45	64	0.703	–19	31
22	Bradford City	42	7	6	8	29	31	3	3	15	19	46	48	77	0.623	–29	29

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

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Locations of the Football League Third Division North teams 1948–1949

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]
← 1947–48 1949–50 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Swansea Town	42	20	1	0	60	11	7	7	7	27	23	87	34	2.559	+53	62
2	Reading	42	17	1	3	48	18	8	4	9	29	32	77	50	1.540	+27	55
3	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	42	15	2	4	42	17	7	6	8	27	31	69	48	1.438	+21	52
4	Swindon Town	42	11	9	1	38	20	7	6	8	26	36	64	56	1.143	+8	51
5	Bristol Rovers	42	13	5	3	42	23	6	5	10	19	28	61	51	1.196	+10	48
6	Brighton & Hove Albion	42	11	5	5	32	26	4	13	4	23	29	55	55	1.000	±0	48
7	Ipswich Town	42	14	3	4	53	30	4	6	11	25	47	78	77	1.013	+1	45
8	Millwall	42	12	7	2	42	23	5	4	12	21	41	63	64	0.984	–1	45
9	Torquay United	42	12	5	4	45	26	5	6	10	20	44	65	70	0.929	–5	45
10	Norwich City	42	11	6	4	32	10	5	6	10	35	39	67	49	1.367	+18	44
11	Notts County	42	15	3	3	68	19	4	2	15	34	49	102	68	1.500	+34	43
12	Exeter City	42	12	5	4	45	26	3	5	13	18	50	63	76	0.829	–13	40
13	Port Vale	42	11	3	7	32	21	3	8	10	19	33	51	54	0.944	–3	39
14	Walsall	42	9	5	7	34	28	6	3	12	22	36	56	64	0.875	–8	38
15	Newport County	42	8	6	7	41	35	6	3	12	27	57	68	92	0.739	–24	37
16	Bristol City	42	8	9	4	28	24	3	5	13	16	38	44	62	0.710	–18	36
17	Watford	42	6	9	6	24	21	4	6	11	17	33	41	54	0.759	–13	35
18	Southend United	42	5	10	6	18	18	4	6	11	23	28	41	46	0.891	–5	34
19	Leyton Orient	42	9	6	6	36	29	2	6	13	22	51	58	80	0.725	–22	34
20	Northampton Town	42	9	6	6	33	20	3	3	15	18	42	51	62	0.823	–11	33
21	Aldershot	42	6	5	10	26	29	5	6	10	22	30	48	59	0.814	–11	33
22	Crystal Palace	42	7	8	6	27	27	1	3	17	11	49	38	76	0.500	–38	27

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

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Maps

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

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

References

Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.

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

[rsssf-1] "England 1948-49". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

[Rothmans-2] Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.

[topscorers-3] "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.

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v t e 1948–49 in European football
Domestic leagues	Albania '48 '49 Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '48 '49 Finland '48 '49 France Soviet Occupation Zone of Germany West Germany (Finals) Greece Hungary Iceland '48 '49 Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland '48 '49 Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '48 '49 Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey (Football Championship '49) Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania '48 '49 Austria Bulgaria '48 '49 Cyprus England France Soviet Occupation Zone of Germany '49 Greece Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '48 '49 Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '48 '49 Spain Sweden '48 '49 Switzerland Wales Yugoslavia
League cups	Scotland

Final league tables

First Division

Results

Maps

Second Division

Results

Maps

Third Division North

Results

Maps

Third Division South

Results

Maps

See also

References