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1948–49 Manchester City F.C. season

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Manchester City
1948–49 season
ManagerJock Thomson
StadiumMaine Road
First Division7th
FA CupThird Round
Top goalscorerLeague: George Smith (12)
All: George Smith (12)
Highest home attendance64,592 vs Manchester United
11 September 1948
Lowest home attendance16,502 vs Sheffield United
5 March 1949

The 1948–49 season was Manchester City's 47th season of competitive football and 33rd season in the top division of English football.[1] In addition to the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup.

First Division

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
5 Arsenal 42 18 13 11 74 44 1.682 49
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 17 12 13 79 66 1.197 46
7 Manchester City 42 15 15 12 47 51 0.922 45
8 Sunderland 42 13 17 12 49 58 0.845 43
9 Charlton Athletic 42 15 12 15 63 67 0.940 42
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
42 15 15 12 47 51 0.922 45 10 8 3 28 21 28 5 7 9 19 30 17

Source: "Manchester City - Fixtures & Results 1948/1949". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 January 2023.

Reports

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Date Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
21 August 1948 Burnley A Turf Moor 0 – 1 28,000
25 August 1948 Preston North End H Maine Road 3 – 2 Sproston, McDowall, McMorran 45,000
28 August 1948 Stoke City H Maine Road 0 – 0 42,450
1 September 1948 Preston North End A Deepdale 3 – 1 Black, Godwin, Linacre 35,000
4 September 1948 Charlton Athletic A The Valley 2 – 3 Godwin (2) 45,000
8 September 1948 Birmingham City H Maine Road 1 - 0 Black 26,841
11 September 1948 Manchester United H Maine Road 0 – 0 64,502
15 September 1948 Birmingham City A St Andrews 1 – 4 Smith 40,000
18 September 1948 Portsmouth H Maine Road 1 – 1 McMorran 48,376
25 September 1948 Newcastle United A St James’ Park 0 – 0 58,000
2 October 1948 Middlesbrough H Maine Road 1 – 0 Oakes 42,000
9 October 1948 Sheffield United A Bramhall Lane 2 - 0 Oakes, Black 26,000
16 October 1948 Aston Villa H Maine Road 4 – 1 Smith (3), Oakes 38,024
23 October 1948 Sunderland A Roker Park 0 – 3 46,879
30 October 1948 Wolverhampton Wanderers H Maine Road 3 – 3 Oakes, Black, Linacre 44,130
6 November 1948 Bolton Wanderers A Burnden Park 1 – 5 Smith 37,931
13 November 1948 Liverpool H Maine Road 2 – 4 Black, Clarke 21,659
20 November 1948 Blackpool A Bloomfield Road 1 – 1 Smith 28,000
27 November 1948 Derby County H Maine Road 2 – 1 Black, Clarke 42,225
4 December 1948 Arsenal A Highbury 1 – 1 Oakes 45,000
11 December 1948 Huddersfield Town H Maine Road 3 – 1 Clarke (2), Emptage 37,717
18 December 1948 Burnley H Maine Road 2 – 2 Smith, (og) 30,000
25 December 1948 Everton A Goodison Park 0 – 0 45,000
27 December 1948 Everton H Maine Road 0 – 0 30,000
1 January 1949 Stoke City A Victoria Ground 3 – 2 Smith (2), Clarke 25,000
15 January 1949 Charlton Athletic H Maine Road 0 – 1 20,000
22 January 1949 Manchester United H Maine Road 0 – 0 66,485
5 February 1949 Portsmouth A Fratton Park 1 – 3 Smith 34,167
19 February 1949 Newcastle United H Maine Road 1 – 0 Black 48,624
26 February 1949 Middlesbrough A Ayresome Park 1 - 0 Black 35,000
5 March 1949 Sheffield United H Maine Road 1 – 0 Black 16,502
12 March 1949 Aston Villa A Villa Park 0 – 1 35,000
19 March 1949 Blackpool H Maine Road 1 – 1 Hart 35,857
26 March 1949 Derby County A Baseball Ground 0 – 2 29,125
2 April 1949 Bolton Wanderers H Maine Road 1 – 0 Black 28,000
9 April 1949 Liverpool A Anfield 1 – 0 Smith 31,389
15 April 1949 Chelsea H Maine Road 1 – 0 Smith 36,554
16 April 1949 Sunderland H Maine Road 1 – 1 Clarke 31,345
18 April 1949 Chelsea A Stamford Bridge 1 – 1 Munro 25,864
23 April 1949 Wolverhampton Wanderers A Molineux Stadium 1 – 1 Black 45,000
27 April 1949 Arsenal H Maine Road 0 – 3 38,155
7 May 1949 Huddersfield Town A Leeds Road 0 – 1 27,507

FA Cup

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Results

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Date Round Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
8 January 1949 Third Round Everton A Goodison Park 0 - 1 63,459

References

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  1. ^ "Manchester City Complete History". Statto.com. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
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