1948–49 Football League

50th season of the Football League The Football League 1948–49 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.https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1948-49.html England 1948-49 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2010-02-24 From the 1922–23 season, the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South were required to apply for re-election.Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. First Division First Division 1948–49 Portsmouth1st English title Preston North EndSheffield United Willie Moir(25 goals)https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html English League Leading Goalscorers RSSSF 2010-10-31 462 1303 1947–48 1949–50 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. Portsmouth clinched the title on 23 April 1949 with three matches left to play.https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-one/23-april-1949/ League Division One table after close of play on 23 April 1949 11v11.com The relegation battle was tighter than those 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. main WDL First Division World Football POR, MUN, DER, NEW, ARS, WOL, MCI, SUN, CHA, AVL, STK, LIV, CHE, BOL, BUR, BLP, BIR, EVE, MID, HUD, PNE, SHU 1st REL REL complete 18 13 11 74 44 16 10 16 60 76 11 15 16 36 38 11 16 15 54 67 14 10 18 59 68 12 14 16 43 50 15 12 15 63 67 12 14 16 69 68 22 9 11 74 55 13 11 18 41 63 12 10 20 40 69 13 14 15 53 43 15 15 12 47 51 21 11 10 77 44 11 12 19 46 57 20 12 10 70 56 25 8 9 84 42 11 11 20 62 75 11 11 20 57 78 16 9 17 66 68 13 17 12 49 58 17 12 13 79 66 C R R Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Burnley Charlton Athletic Chelsea Derby County Everton Huddersfield Town Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Portsmouth Preston North End Sheffield United Stoke City Sunderland Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 2 y 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored R yellow red1 Relegation to the Second Division Results main FBR grey ARS AST BIR BLP BOL BUR CHA CHE DER EVE HUD LIV MCI MUN MID NEW POR PNE SHU STK SUN WOL Arsenal 3–1 2–0 2–0 5–0 3–1 2–0 1-2 3-3 5–0 3–0 1-1 1–1 0-1 1–1 0-1 3–2 0–0 5–3 3–0 5–0 3–1 Aston Villa 1–0 0–3 2–5 2–4 3–1 4–3 1–1 1–1 0–1 3–3 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–4 1–1 2–0 4–3 2–1 1–1 5–1 Birmingham City 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 4–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 Blackpool 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–3 1–0 2–2 0–3 2–1 3–3 1–3 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–0 1–2 0–3 5–1 0–1 4–1 1–5 1–2 5–3 6–1 2–1 4–1 0–5 Burnley 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 3–0 0–0 3–0 3–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 0–3 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–3 3–1 0–0 Charlton Athletic 4–3 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–4 3–1 1–1 1–5 3–1 3–1 2–1 3–2 2–3 2–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 4–1 4–0 2–3 Chelsea 0–1 2–1 2–0 3–3 2–2 1–0 2–2 0–3 6–0 5–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–3 1–2 5–3 1–0 2–2 0–1 4–1 Derby County 2–1 2–2 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 5–1 2–1 3–2 4–1 3–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 2–4 1–0 1–0 2–1 4–1 2–2 3–2 Everton 0–0 1–3 0–5 5–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 3–1 3–3 0–5 4–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 Huddersfield Town 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–2 3–4 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–3 2–0 4–0 Liverpool 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 4–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 3–3 4–0 4–0 0–0 Manchester City 0–3 4–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–1 2–4 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–3 Manchester United 2–0 3–1 3–0 3–4 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 4–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–2 2–2 3–2 3–0 1–2 2–0 Middlesbrough 0–1 6–0 1–1 1–0 5–0 4–1 2–4 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–4 3–2 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 4–4 Newcastle United 3–2 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–0 1–0 2–4 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–5 2–5 3–2 2–2 2–1 3–1 Portsmouth 4–1 3–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 5–2 1–0 4–0 2–0 3–2 3–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–1 3–0 1–0 3–0 5–0 Preston North End 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–3 1–1 0–3 2–3 3–2 0–0 3–1 2–0 3–2 1–3 1–6 6–1 2–1 2–2 4–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 Sheffield United 1–1 0–1 4–0 3–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–2 2–2 1–0 0–0 3–1 3–2 2–2 2–5 1–1 Stoke City 1–0 4–2 2–1 3–2 4–0 2–1 2–2 4–3 4–2 1–0 1–3 3–0 2–3 2–1 3–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 Sunderland 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–4 0–0 2–0 1–1 3–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–3 4–0 2–2 2–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 7–1 0–0 1–1 3–2 0–3 3–0 3–0 2–1 6–0 3–1 0–1 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps Greater London right 369 Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1948–1949 Greater London 51.558 -0.103 right Greater London 51.486 0.036 right Greater London 51.482 -0.191 right Arsenal Charlton Athletic Chelsea England none 369 Locations of the Football League First Division 1948–1949 teams England 51.56 -0.10 right England 52.54 -1.87 right England 52.48 -1.89 right England 53.81 -3.05 right England 53.59 -2.56 right England 53.79 -2.25 right England 51.47 0.07 right England 51.50 -0.19 right England 52.92 -1.476 right England 53.47 -2.97 right England 53.64 -1.78 right England 53.53 -2.99 right England 53.47 -2.18 right England 53.47 -2.30 right England 54.57 -1.23 right England 54.98 -1.62 right England 50.80 -1.06 right England 53.75 -2.7 right England 53.38 -1.47 right England 53.00 -2.18 right England 54.91 -1.39 right England 52.59 -2.13 right Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham Blackpool Bolton Burnley Charlton Chelsea Derby County Everton Huddersfield Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle Portsmouth Preston North End Sheffield United Stoke Sunderland Wolverhampton Wanderers Second Division Second Division 1948–49 Fulham FulhamWest Bromwich Albion Nottingham ForestLincoln City Charlie Wayman(32 goals) 462 1303 1947–48 1949–50 main WDL Second Division FUL, WBA, SOU, CAR, TOT, CHF, WHU, SHW, BAR, LUT, GRI, BRY, QPR, BLA, LEE, COV, BPA, BRE, LEI, PLY, NFO, LIN PRO PRO RELS RELN complete 14 12 16 62 61 15 8 19 53 63 13 11 18 65 78 11 14 17 42 53 17 6 19 67 76 19 13 10 62 47 15 17 10 51 45 15 7 20 55 64 24 9 9 77 37 15 10 17 72 76 12 13 17 55 63 10 16 16 62 79 8 12 22 53 91 14 12 16 55 57 14 7 21 50 54 12 12 18 49 64 14 11 17 44 62 15 13 14 63 56 23 9 10 69 36 17 16 9 72 44 24 8 10 69 39 18 10 14 56 58 C, P P R R Barnsley Blackburn Rovers Bradford (Park Avenue) Brentford Bury Cardiff City Chesterfield Coventry City Fulham Grimsby Town Leeds United Leicester City Lincoln City Luton Town Nottingham Forest Plymouth Argyle Queens Park Rangers Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion West Ham United 5 2 y 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored QR green1 Promotion to the First Division red1 Relegation to the Third Division North red1 Relegation to the Third Division South Results main FBR grey BAR BLB BPA BRE BRY CAR CHF COV FUL GRI LEE LEI LIN LUT NOT PLY QPR SHW SOU TOT WBA WHU Barnsley 1–1 0–0 1–2 3–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–2 4–0 0–0 4–0 4–0 3–0 4–1 2–0 2–3 Blackburn Rovers 5–3 2–3 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 3–3 0–0 2–0 7–1 4–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 Bradford Park Avenue 0–2 2–0 3–1 4–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 3–3 0–3 4–1 1–2 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–3 Brentford 0–0 0–1 1–0 8–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 1–3 1–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 0–3 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 Bury 4–2 3–1 2–1 1–2 0–3 2–2 0–2 2–0 5–1 3–1 1–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 Cardiff City 0–3 1–0 6–1 2–0 2–1 3–4 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 3–3 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–2 4–0 Chesterfield 3–2 0–0 2–3 0–1 4–0 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–3 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 Coventry City 4–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 4–1 4–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 3–4 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 Fulham 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 7–2 4–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 4–1 4–0 6–1 5–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 Grimsby Town 3–0 1–2 0–3 3–0 2–3 2–2 3–3 4–1 2–3 5–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 1–2 2–2 4–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 Leeds United 4–1 1–0 4–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 4–1 1–1 6–3 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–3 1–3 Leicester City 1–1 3–1 2–2 0–0 3–2 2–2 2–2 3–1 0–3 1–1 6–2 5–3 1–1 4–2 1–1 2–3 2–2 1–3 1–2 0–3 1–1 Lincoln City 0–1 3–0 3–6 3–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 0–3 2–3 0–0 2–0 4–4 1–3 1–2 0–0 3–1 1–2 0–0 0–3 4–3 Luton Town 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–0 1–1 6–0 4–3 3–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 Nottingham Forest 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 3–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–1 3–0 Plymouth Argyle 3–1 3–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 2–3 3–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 3–2 1–2 0–5 1–2 2–0 Queens Park Rangers 2–2 4–2 1–0 2–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 0–3 1–0 1–2 2–0 4–1 2–0 0–3 2–1 2–1 1–3 1–3 0–0 0–2 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 3–0 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 4–1 3–1 0–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 3–0 Southampton 3–0 3–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 5–2 3–0 0–0 2–1 6–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 4–0 5–1 2–0 3–1 0–1 4–0 4–0 1–1 5–2 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 3–2 0–1 2–0 1–1 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 2–1 7–1 2–0 2–3 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 5–2 1–0 2–1 5–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 West Ham United 2–0 2–1 4–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–2 4–1 2–2 0–1 0–5 3–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps Greater London right 369 Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1948–1949 Greater London 51.486 -0.31 right Greater London 51.475 -0.222 right Greater London 51.509 -0.232 right Greater London 51.603 -0.066 right Greater London 51.532 0.039 right Brentford Fulham Queens Park Rangers Tottenham West Ham England none 369 Locations of the Football League Second Division 1948–1949 teams England 53.55 -1.48 right England 53.75 -2.48 right England 53.76 -1.78 right England 51.486 -0.31 right England 53.58 -2.295 right England 51.47 -3.20 right England 53.24 -1.43 right England 52.41 -1.51 right England 51.45 -0.24 right England 53.56 -0.068 right England 53.78 -1.57 right England 52.62 -1.14 right England 53.23 -0.54 right England 51.9 -0.433 right England 53.01 -1.137 right England 50.39 -4.15 right England 51.51 -0.23 right England 53.32 -1.47 right England 50.91 -1.39 right England 51.63 -0.063 right England 52.52 -1.97 right England 51.54 0.040 right Barnsley Blackburn Rovers Bradford Park Avenue Brentford Bury Cardiff City Chesterfield Coventry Fulham Grimsby Town Leeds United Leicester City Lincoln City Luton Town Nottingham Forest Plymouth Argyle QPR Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Tottenham West Bromwich Albion West Ham Third Division North Football LeagueThird Division North 1948–49 Hull City (2nd title) Wally Ardron (Rotherham United), 29 Failed re-election none 462 1301 1947–48 1949–50 main WDL Third Division North 2 y 5 P HUL Hull City ROT Rotherham United DON Doncaster Rovers DAR Darlington GAT Gateshead OLD Oldham Athletic ROC Rochdale STP Stockport County WRE Wrexham MAN Mansfield Town TRA Tranmere Rovers CRE Crewe Alexandra BRW Barrow YOR York City CRL Carlisle United HAR Hartlepools United NWB New Brighton CHE Chester HAL Halifax Town ACC Accrington Stanley SOU Southport BRA Bradford City 27 11 4 93 28 28 6 8 90 46 20 10 12 53 40 20 6 16 83 74 16 13 13 69 58 18 9 15 75 67 18 9 15 55 53 16 11 15 61 56 17 9 16 56 62 14 14 14 52 48 13 15 14 46 57 16 9 17 52 74 14 12 16 41 48 15 9 18 74 74 14 11 17 60 77 14 10 18 45 58 14 8 20 46 58 11 13 18 57 56 12 11 19 45 62 12 10 20 55 64 11 9 22 45 64 10 9 23 48 77 CP green1 Promotion to the Second Division C red2 Re-elected REE REE complete rsssf.com Results main FBR grey ACC BRW BRA CRL CHE CRE DAR DON GAT HAL HAR HUL MAN NWB OLD ROC ROT SOU STP TRA WRE YOR Accrington Stanley 1–1 6–0 2–1 3–1 2–0 3–2 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–1 5–1 1–1 0–0 2–3 3–1 2–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 Barrow 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 3–0 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 5–0 Bradford City 2–2 0–2 1–2 3–2 1–2 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 4–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 4–2 1–1 1–3 1–2 2–2 Carlisle United 4–1 2–0 3–2 2–1 6–2 0–2 3–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–8 4–2 2–1 2–2 3–2 3–3 Chester 3–0 4–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 4–1 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 0–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 3–0 0–0 3–1 2–1 0–4 1–2 0–3 1–0 3–3 2–0 1–0 2–0 Darlington 3–0 2–3 1–5 2–2 3–3 4–1 1–5 1–3 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–2 0–2 2–1 6–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 3–2 3–1 3–1 Doncaster Rovers 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 3–1 2–0 4–2 1–0 Gateshead 1–1 3–0 6–2 3–0 2–1 4–1 1–3 0–3 1–2 2–1 0–2 0–0 3–0 2–2 2–1 3–2 2–2 0–1 3–3 2–0 1–1 Halifax Town 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–4 1–2 0–0 0–3 1–0 2–2 2–0 2–4 2–2 0–2 3–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–2 Hartlepool 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 4–1 0–1 2–1 1–3 0–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–2 6–1 1–4 2–2 0–0 3–0 2–2 2–3 Hull City 3–1 3–0 2–0 3–0 3–2 5–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 6–0 2–0 4–0 4–1 6–0 1–1 3–2 5–1 6–1 2–0 3–0 2–3 Mansfield Town 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 5–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 4–0 0–0 1–2 3–0 New Brighton 1–3 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–1 2–0 3–1 Oldham Athletic 4–3 2–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 3–2 7–1 0–2 0–0 2–2 5–1 1–1 4–0 4–2 0–1 1–3 2–1 5–2 0–2 1–1 4–0 Rochdale 4–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 3–0 3–4 0–2 3–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 Rotherham United 1–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 6–1 4–3 2–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 7–0 1–3 2–1 Southport 3–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–3 0–2 0–3 2–3 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 3–1 1–3 1–0 2–3 3–0 0–2 Stockport County 2–1 1–2 5–2 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 5–1 3–1 3–1 4–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–2 0–1 0–0 4–1 1–0 1–1 Tranmere 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 Wrexham 1–0 1–0 5–0 4–0 1–0 2–2 4–3 2–0 1–4 2–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–4 2–0 0–0 0–0 3–3 York City 1–1 2–0 0–2 6–0 2–0 1–3 2–5 2–3 0–1 2–2 4–0 1–3 2–1 2–1 4–0 1–1 6–1 1–3 4–0 1–0 5–1 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps England none 369 Locations of the Football League Third Division North teams 1948–1949 England 53.75 -2.36 right England 54.11 -3.23 right England 53.82 -1.73 right England 54.90 -2.91 right England 53.19 -2.89 right England 53.099 -2.44 right England 54.53 -1.55 right England 53.52 -1.133 right England 54.95 -1.6 right England 53.72 -1.86 right England 54.69 -1.21 right England 53.74 -0.33 right England 53.14 -1.20 right England 53.43 -3.05 right England 53.54 -2.12 right England 53.61 -2.16 right England 53.43 -1.36 right England 53.65 -3.01 right England 53.41 -2.16 right England 53.37 -3.04 right England 53.03 -2.98 right England 53.96 -1.08 right Accrington Stanley Barrow Bradford C. Carlisle United Chester Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Gateshead Halifax T. Hartlepool Hull Mansfield Town New Brighton Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Southport Stockport Tranmere Wrexham York City Third Division South Football LeagueThird Division South 1948–49 Swansea Town (2nd title) Doug McGibbon (Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic), 30 Failed re-election none 462 1347 1947–48 1949–50 main WDL Third Division South P 5 y 2 SWA Swansea Town REA Reading B&BA Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic SWI Swindon Town BRR Bristol Rovers B&HA Brighton & Hove Albion IPS Ipswich Town MIL Millwall TOR Torquay United NWC Norwich City NTC Notts County EXE Exeter City PTV Port Vale WAL Walsall NPC Newport County BRI Bristol City WAT Watford STD Southend United LEY Leyton Orient NOR Northampton Town ALD Aldershot CRY Crystal Palace 27 8 7 87 34 25 5 12 77 50 22 8 12 69 48 18 15 9 64 56 19 10 13 61 51 15 18 9 55 55 18 9 15 78 77 17 11 14 63 64 17 11 14 65 70 16 12 14 67 49 19 5 18 102 68 15 10 17 63 76 14 11 17 51 54 15 8 19 56 64 14 9 19 68 92 11 14 17 44 62 10 15 17 41 54 9 16 17 41 46 11 12 19 58 80 12 9 21 51 62 11 11 20 48 59 8 11 23 38 76 CP green1 Promotion to the Second Division C red2 Re-elected REE REE complete Results main FBR grey ALD B&BA B&HA BRI BRR CRY EXE IPS LEY MIL NPC NOR NWC NTC PTV REA STD SWA SWI TOR WAL WAT Aldershot 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–5 3–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 5–0 1–2 3–1 4–1 0–1 0–1 0–6 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–3 0–1 0–0 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 4–2 3–0 2–0 1–2 5–2 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–3 3–2 1–1 3–0 5–0 2–0 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–4 1–6 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 6–1 3–1 1–2 3–2 0–0 1–0 3–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–0 Bristol City 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 1–6 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–0 1–3 0–2 2–2 1–1 Bristol Rovers 0–2 4–0 0–0 3–1 1–0 3–1 1–6 2–3 2–0 3–1 1–0 2–2 3–2 4–1 4–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 3–1 Crystal Palace 2–1 2–1 0–2 4–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–5 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–3 3–1 Exeter City 3–3 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–3 3–1 3–0 1–2 5–1 4–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 Ipswich Town 4–1 1–0 2–2 2–0 0–1 3–2 2–2 2–2 1–0 5–1 4–2 1–2 3–2 4–1 3–2 1–3 2–0 4–2 5–1 3–2 1–2 Leyton Orient 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 5–2 1–1 2–2 5–2 0–3 0–3 3–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 Millwall 1–1 4–0 6–2 4–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–1 3–2 1–3 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–1 2–2 Newport County 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 5–0 0–2 3–0 3–2 1–2 2–0 4–3 3–3 2–2 1–1 4–2 2–5 4–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 Northampton Town 2–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–1 3–2 4–0 1–1 4–1 4–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 2–2 1–2 2–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 Norwich City 0–0 1–1 2–1 4–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 1–2 3–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 Notts County 2–0 2–3 1–1 2–1 4–1 5–1 9–0 9–2 2–1 1–3 11–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 5–0 2–0 4–0 Port Vale 3–0 0–2 3–4 4–2 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 0–2 3–1 Reading 2–0 4–2 6–1 2–1 1–0 5–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 4–1 1–0 2–1 1–4 1–2 2–1 0–2 0–0 4–0 1–0 3–1 Southend 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–2 3–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–4 1–1 2–0 0–1 Swansea Town 2–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 5–0 3–0 6–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 2–2 4–0 6–1 3–1 2–0 Swindon Town 3–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 5–2 2–2 3–3 3–0 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 Torquay United 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 7–1 2–1 4–0 3–0 2–1 3–1 0–0 4–2 0–3 0–4 3–1 5–1 3–1 Walsall 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 3–1 4–3 2–1 2–3 5–6 3–1 2–0 4–1 3–2 1–1 2–0 0–3 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 Watford 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 4–1 0–0 4–2 0–3 1–1 2–0 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps Greater London right 369 Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams 1948–1949 Greater London 51.570 -0.058 right Greater London 51.398 -0.085 right Greater London 51.481 -0.048 right Greater London 51.650 -0.401 right Leyton Orient Crystal Palace Millwall Watford England none 369 Locations of the Football League Third Division South teams 1948–1949 England 51.25 -0.75 right England 50.73 -1.84 right England 50.83 -0.15 right England 51.42 -2.59 right England 51.47 -2.53 right England 51.57 -0.01 right England 50.72 -3.53 right England 52.06 1.14 right England 51.40 -0.085 right England 51.48 -0.048 right England 51.59 -3.00 right England 52.24 -0.90 right England 52.63 1.30 right England 52.94 -1.137 right England 53.06 -2.21 right England 51.41 -0.97 right England 51.55 0.70 right England 51.62 -3.95 right England 51.56 -1.77 right England 50.48 -3.52 right England 52.58 -1.98 right England 51.65 -0.40 right Aldershot Bournemouth Brighton & Hove Bristol City Bristol Rovers Leyton Orient Crystal Palace Exeter City Ipswich Town Millwall Newport County Northampton Town Norwich City Notts County Port Vale Southend Reading Torquay Swansea Town Swindon Walsall Watford Attendances Source:Historical attendances https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/eng/aveeng1949.htm Division One { class"wikitable sortable" !#!!Football club!!Home games!!Average attendance - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Newcastle United 21 53,839 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Arsenal FC 21 51,478 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Manchester United 21 48,808 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Aston Villa 21 47,320 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Chelsea FC 21 46,362 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Sunderland AFC 21 45,220 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Everton FC 21 45,138 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Liverpool FC 21 44,031 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Wolverhampton Wanderers 21 43,690 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Charlton Athletic 21 40,216 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Manchester City 21 38,699 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Birmingham City 21 38,453 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Portsmouth FC 21 37,082 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Sheffield United 21 34,387 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Middlesbrough FC 21 34,292 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Bolton Wanderers 21 34,113 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Preston North End 21 33,226 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Burnley FC 21 30,290 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Stoke City 21 29,943 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Derby County 21 29,798 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Blackpool FC 21 24,882 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Huddersfield Town 21 22,151 - } Division Two { class"wikitable sortable" !#!!Football club!!Home games!!Average attendance - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Tottenham Hotspur FC 21 48,258 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Cardiff City FC 21 35,091 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Sheffield Wednesday FC 21 33,797 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count West Bromwich Albion FC 21 33,395 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Leicester City FC 21 30,384 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Fulham FC 21 29,327 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Leeds United FC 21 29,318 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Southampton FC 21 25,384 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Nottingham Forest FC 21 24,175 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count West Ham United FC 21 23,354 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Plymouth Argyle FC 21 22,820 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Brentford FC 21 22,755 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Blackburn Rovers FC 21 22,421 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Coventry City FC 21 22,342 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Queens Park Rangers FC 21 21,628 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Barnsley FC 21 19,305 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Luton Town FC 21 17,796 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Grimsby Town FC 21 16,602 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Bury FC 21 16,360 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Lincoln City FC 21 15,890 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Bradford Park Avenue AFC 21 14,983 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Chesterfield FC 21 14,229 - } Division Three { class"wikitable sortable" !#!!Football club!!Home games!!Average attendance - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Hull City AFC 21 36,760 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Notts County FC 21 30,002 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Millwall FC 21 24,629 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Norwich City FC 21 24,325 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Swansea City AFC 21 22,535 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Brighton & Hove Albion FC 21 17,729 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Bristol Rovers FC 21 17,539 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Swindon Town FC 21 16,672 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Bristol City FC 21 16,523 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count AFC Bournemouth 21 15,975 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Oldham Athletic FC 21 15,893 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Reading FC 21 15,588 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Crystal Palace FC 21 14,870 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Doncaster Rovers FC 21 13,842 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Rotherham United FC 21 13,541 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Ipswich Town FC 21 13,399 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Leyton Orient FC 21 12,444 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Port Vale FC 21 12,064 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Newport County AFC 21 11,878 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Mansfield Town FC 21 11,312 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Watford FC 21 11,161 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Carlisle United FC 21 11,129 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Stockport County FC 21 10,916 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Walsall FC 21 10,772 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Southend United FC 21 10,500 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Bradford City AFC 21 10,447 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count York City FC 21 10,412 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Darlington FC 21 10,235 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Exeter City FC 21 10,143 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Wrexham AFC 21 9,563 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Northampton Town FC 21 9,211 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Halifax Town AFC 21 8,914 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Hartlepool United FC 21 8,796 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Rochdale AFC 21 8,616 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Tranmere Rovers 21 8,307 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Torquay United FC 21 7,939 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Southport FC 21 7,637 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Aldershot Town FC 21 7,351 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Gateshead AFC 21 7,351 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Crewe Alexandra FC 21 7,316 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Chester City FC 21 6,959 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Barrow AFC 21 6,939 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count New Brighton AFC 21 6,861 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Accrington Stanley FC 21 6,001 - } See also 1948-49 in English football 1948 in association football 1949 in association football References Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980. 1948–49 League