English League Tables

1947/48 Tables◄ 1948/49 Tables ►1949/50 Tables

Football League First Division  1948/49

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

Football League Second Division  1948/49

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

Football League Third Division North  1948/49

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

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Election for League Membership
Bradford City and Southport were required to seek re-election and were challenged in the vote for League membership by 6 non-league clubs.
Votes Club End Result
45 Bradford City Re Elected to the League
42 Southport Re Elected to the League
5 Shrewsbury Town Not Elected to the League
4 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United Not Elected to the League
0 Nelson Not Elected to the League
0 North Shields Not Elected to the League
0 South Liverpool Not Elected to the League
0 Wigan Athletic Not Elected to the League

Football League Third Division South  1948/49

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

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Election for League Membership
Aldershot and Crystal Palace were required to seek re-election and were challenged in the vote for League membership by 5 non-league clubs.
Votes Club End Result
41 Aldershot Re Elected to the League
40 Crystal Palace Re Elected to the League
5 Gillingham Not Elected to the League
5 Worcester City Not Elected to the League
3 Merthyr Tydfil Not Elected to the League
2 Yeovil Town Not Elected to the League
0 Peterborough United Not Elected to the League

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