Season | 1948β49 |
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Champions | Portsmouth |
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The 1948β 49 season was the 50th completed season of The Football League.
Beginning with the season 1894β95, 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 1976β77 season. [1]
From the 1922β23 season, the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South were required to apply for re-election. [2]
Season | 1948β49 |
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Champions |
Portsmouth 1st English title |
Relegated |
Preston North End Sheffield United |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,303 (2.82 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Willie Moir (25 goals) [3] |
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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 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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Portsmouth (C) | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 84 | 42 | 2.000 | 58 | |
2 | Manchester United | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 77 | 44 | 1.750 | 53 | |
3 | Derby County | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 74 | 55 | 1.345 | 53 | |
4 | Newcastle United | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 70 | 56 | 1.250 | 52 | |
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 | |
10 | Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 60 | 76 | 0.789 | 42 | |
11 | Stoke City | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 66 | 68 | 0.971 | 41 | |
12 | Liverpool | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 53 | 43 | 1.233 | 40 | |
13 | Chelsea | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 69 | 68 | 1.015 | 38 | |
14 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 59 | 68 | 0.868 | 38 | |
15 | Burnley | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 43 | 50 | 0.860 | 38 | |
16 | Blackpool | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 54 | 67 | 0.806 | 38 | |
17 | Birmingham City | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 36 | 38 | 0.947 | 37 | |
18 | Everton | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 63 | 0.651 | 37 | |
19 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 57 | 0.807 | 34 | |
20 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 69 | 0.580 | 34 | |
21 | Preston North End (R) | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 62 | 75 | 0.827 | 33 | Relegation to the Second Division |
22 | Sheffield United (R) | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 57 | 78 | 0.731 | 33 |
Season | 1948β49 |
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Champions | Fulham |
Promoted |
Fulham West Bromwich Albion |
Relegated |
Nottingham Forest Lincoln City |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,303 (2.82 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Charlie Wayman (32 goals) [3] |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Fulham (C, P) | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 77 | 37 | 2.081 | 57 | Promotion to the First Division |
2 | West Bromwich Albion (P) | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 69 | 39 | 1.769 | 56 | |
3 | Southampton | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 69 | 36 | 1.917 | 55 | |
4 | Cardiff City | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 62 | 47 | 1.319 | 51 | |
5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 72 | 44 | 1.636 | 50 | |
6 | Chesterfield | 42 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 51 | 45 | 1.133 | 47 | |
7 | West Ham United | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 56 | 58 | 0.966 | 46 | |
8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 63 | 56 | 1.125 | 43 | |
9 | Barnsley | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 62 | 61 | 1.016 | 40 | |
10 | Luton Town | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 55 | 57 | 0.965 | 40 | |
11 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 72 | 76 | 0.947 | 40 | |
12 | Bury | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 67 | 76 | 0.882 | 40 | |
13 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 44 | 62 | 0.710 | 39 | |
14 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 53 | 63 | 0.841 | 38 | |
15 | Leeds United | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 55 | 63 | 0.873 | 37 | |
16 | Coventry City | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 55 | 64 | 0.859 | 37 | |
17 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 65 | 78 | 0.833 | 37 | |
18 | Brentford | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 42 | 53 | 0.792 | 36 | |
19 | Leicester City | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 62 | 79 | 0.785 | 36 | |
20 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 64 | 0.766 | 36 | |
21 | Nottingham Forest (R) | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 50 | 54 | 0.926 | 35 | Relegation to the Third Division South |
22 | Lincoln City (R) | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 53 | 91 | 0.582 | 28 | Relegation to the Third Division North |
Season | 1948β49 |
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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] |
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Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Hull City | 42 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 65 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 3.321 | 65 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Rotherham United | 42 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 29 | 1.957 | 62 | |
3 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 1.325 | 50 | |
4 | Darlington | 42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 38 | 1.122 | 46 | |
5 | Gateshead | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 1.190 | 45 | |
6 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 39 | 1.119 | 45 | |
7 | Rochdale | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 1.038 | 45 | |
8 | Stockport County | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 40 | 1.089 | 43 | |
9 | Wrexham | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 40 | 0.903 | 43 | |
10 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 1.083 | 42 | |
11 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 38 | 0.807 | 41 | |
12 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 56 | 0.703 | 41 | |
13 | Barrow | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 35 | 0.854 | 40 | |
14 | York City | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 49 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 46 | 1.000 | 39 | |
15 | Carlisle United | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 45 | 0.779 | 39 | |
16 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 0.776 | 38 | |
17 | New Brighton | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 39 | 0.793 | 36 | |
18 | Chester | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 37 | 1.018 | 35 | |
19 | Halifax Town | 42 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 0.726 | 35 | |
20 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 41 | 0.859 | 34 | |
21 | Southport | 42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 35 | 0.703 | 31 | Re-elected |
22 | Bradford City | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 46 | 0.623 | 29 |
Season | 1948β49 |
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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] |
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Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Swansea Town | 42 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 2.559 | 62 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Reading | 42 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 1.540 | 55 | |
3 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 1.438 | 52 | |
4 | Swindon Town | 42 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 36 | 1.143 | 51 | |
5 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 1.196 | 48 | |
6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 23 | 29 | 1.000 | 48 | |
7 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 47 | 1.013 | 45 | |
8 | Millwall | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 42 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 0.984 | 45 | |
9 | Torquay United | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 44 | 0.929 | 45 | |
10 | Norwich City | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 39 | 1.367 | 44 | |
11 | Notts County | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 34 | 49 | 1.500 | 43 | |
12 | Exeter City | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 50 | 0.829 | 40 | |
13 | Port Vale | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 33 | 0.944 | 39 | |
14 | Walsall | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 36 | 0.875 | 38 | |
15 | Newport County | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 57 | 0.739 | 37 | |
16 | Bristol City | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 38 | 0.710 | 36 | |
17 | Watford | 42 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 33 | 0.759 | 35 | |
18 | Southend United | 42 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 0.891 | 34 | |
19 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 51 | 0.725 | 34 | |
20 | Northampton Town | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 42 | 0.823 | 33 | |
21 | Aldershot | 42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 0.814 | 33 | Re-elected |
22 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 49 | 0.500 | 27 |