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242 Saturday, 9 October 1948
Home International Championship 1948-49 (54th) Match

   Ireland 2 England 6 [0-1]
Match Summary
 
 
Domestic Football Results                                                            Teams in a silver box denotes a player representing England
Football League Division One: 
 
Arsenal 3 Burnley 1
   Highbury, London (53,647)
Logie 38
, Lewis 60, 87 ~ Chew 30
Arsenal were without Laurie Scott
  
Aston Villa 1 Portsmouth 1
   Villa Park, Birmingham (57,649)
Mulraney 72 ~ Reid 6
6
Villa were without Con Martin
1
Blackpool 3 Everton 0
   Bloomfield Road, Blackpool (22,070)
Wardle (pen) 2, McIntosh 49, Rickett 58
Blackpool were without Stan Matthews & Stan Mortensen
Everton were without Tommy Eglington & Peter Farrell
  
Bolton Wanderers 0 Birmingham City 0
   Burnden Park, Bolton (45,494)
  
Derby County 1 Preston North End 0
   Baseball Ground, Derby (31,195)
Harrison 13
Derby were without Jack Howe
Preston were without Tom Finney
   
Huddersfield Town 1 Stoke City 3
   Leeds Road, Huddersfield (19,385)
Hassall 47 ~
Bowyer 35, G.Mountford 84, Baker 87
Stoke were without Neil Franklin
  
Liverpool 1 Chelsea 1
   Anfield, Liverpool (42,709)
Payne 87 ~ Bowie 41
  
Manchester United 1 Charlton Athletic 1
   Maine Road, Manchester (46,964)
Burke
9 ~ Vaughan 44
United were without Henry Cockburn, Stan Pearson & Johnny Carey
  
Sheffield United 0 Manchester City 2
   Bramall Lane, Sheffield (27,668)
Black, Oakes
City were without Frank Swift & Billy Walsh
  
Sunderland 1 Newcastle United 1
   Roker Park, Sunderland (51,399)
Shackleton 25 ~ Hair 8
Newcastle were without Jackie Milburn
  
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 Middlesbrough 3
   Molineux, Wolverhampton (38,544)
Spuhler 67, Fenton 76, 88
Wolves were without Billy Wright
 
With Fratton Park turned into a fortress (they did not lose a league game at home throughout 1948), Portsmouth were the surprise pacesetters after the first dozen games, but Derby, who were also unbeaten, were closing the gap.
Division One Table
Team P Home Away F A
W D L W D L
Portsmouth 12 6 0 0 2 4 0 24 6 20
 
Derby County 12 5 1 0 1 5 0 20 11 18
Birmingham City 12 4 1 0 1 5 1 19 9 16
Charlton Athletic 12 3 3 0 1 4 1 21 16 15
Sunderland 12 3 4 0 2 1 2 21 18 15
Arsenal 12 4 1 1 1 3 2 17 10 14
Manchester City 12 3 3 0 2 1 3 14 12 14
Newcastle United 12 1 3 1 3 3 1 22 19 14
Manchester United 12 3 1 2 2 2 2 23 16 13
Stoke City 12 4 1 1 1 2 3 18 16 13
Blackpool 12 3 1 2 2 2 2 21 21 13
Bolton Wanderers 12 2 2 2 3 1 2 16 16 13
Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 2 3 2 2 1 2 26 20 12
Chelsea 12 3 2 1 0 3 3 23 19 11
Liverpool 12 1 3 2 1 3 2 13 12 10
Burnley 12 3 2 1 1 0 5 11 17 10
Middlesbrough 12 2 2 1 1 1 5 13 19 9
Huddersfield Town 12 1 3 2 1 1 4 14 29 8
Preston North End 12 2 1 3 1 0 5 21 26 7
Aston Villa 12 2 3 2 0 0 5 18 29 7
   
Sheffield United 12 1 2 3 0 2 4 16 28 6
Everton 12 2 2 6 0 0 6 10 32 6

 
Division One Leading Goalscorers
9 - Johnny Hancocks (Wolves)
8 - Duggie Reid (Portsmouth)
     
Football League Division Two: 
 
Barnsley 4 Sheffield Wednesday 0
   Oakwell, Barnsley (35,308)
Baxter (2), Griffiths, Robledo
    
Blackburn Rovers 0 West Ham United 0
   Ewood Park, Blackburn (24,037)
 
Bradford 1 Leeds United 1
   Park Avenue, Bradford (25,587)
Downie
~ Chisholm
 
Cardiff City 0 Tottenham Hotspur 1
   Ninian Park, Cardiff (56,018)
Jones
Tottenham were without Bill Nicholson
    
Fulham 1 West Bromwich Albion 2
   Craven Cottage, Fulham (31,636)
R.Thomas ~ Haines, Barker
West Brom were without Jack Vernon & Davy Walsh
    
Grimsby Town 2 Lincoln City 2
   Blundell Park, Cleethorpes (22,169)
Briggs, McKenna ~ Dodds
(2)
    
Luton Town 1 Leicester City 1
   Kenilworth Road, Luton (16,663)
Duggan ~ W.Harrison
    
Nottingham Forest 0 Chesterfield 1
   City Ground, Nottingham (29,166)
Hudson
    
Plymouth Argyle 1 Bury 0
   Home Park, Plymouth (21,964)
Dews
 
Queen's Park Rangers 2 Brentford 0
   Loftus Road, Shepherd's Bush (25,814)
Hartburn, Hudson
 
Southampton 5 Coventry City 2
   The Dell, Southampton (23,362)
Grant (2)
, Ramsey, Wayman, Bates ~
Warner, Roberts
 
 
There was very little to choose between the two leaders, but it was West Brom who edged ahead over the following weeks, and they went on to win promotion.
Division Two Table
Team P Home Away F A
W D L W D L
Tottenham Hotspur 12 5 1 0 1 3 2 23 10 16
West Bromwich Albion 12 2 2 1 4 2 1 20 9 16
 
Barnsley 12 3 3 1 2 2 1 23 12 15
Southampton 12 5 1 0 1 1 4 22 14 14
Bury 12 4 1 1 2 1 3 21 17 14
Cardiff City 12 4 1 1 1 3 2 15 13 14
Bradford 12 3 2 1 2 1 3 20 16 13
Queen's Park Rangers 12 4 2 0 1 1 4 15 21 13
Sheffield Wednesday 12 3 2 1 1 2 3 22 21 12
Leicester City 12 2 3 1 2 1 3 22 22 12
Leeds United 12 3 2 1 1 2 3 20 21 12
West Ham United 12 3 3 0 0 3 3 11 12 12
Blackburn Rovers 12 4 1 1 1 1 4 18 22 12
Brentford 12 1 3 2 2 3 1 9 11 12
Chesterfield 12 1 2 2 2 4 1 13 16 12
Fulham 12 3 2 1 1 1 4 19 17 11
Luton Town 12 2 4 0 1 1 4 15 19 11
Grimsby Town 12 1 2 4 2 2 1 19 20 10
Lincoln City 12 2 2 1 0 3 4 13 23 9
Plymouth Argyle 12 3 0 3 0 2 4 11 16 8
 
Coventry City 12 3 0 3 0 2 4 16 26 8
Nottingham Forest 12 2 2 3 1 0 4 7 16 8
 
 
Division Two Leading Goalscorers
11 - Charlie Wayman (Southampton)
9 - Johnnie Downie (Bradford), Davy Walsh (West Brom)
     
Football League Division Three (South): 
Aldershot 3 Crystal Palace 0
   Recreation Ground, Aldershot (8,109)
Rawcliffe (2), McNichol
    
Brighton & Hove Albion 0
Watford 0

   Goldstone Ground, Hove (16,066)
 
Bristol City 0 Torquay United 2
   Ashton Gate, Bristol (15,134)
Lewis, Collins
 
Exeter City 2 Walsall 1
   St James Park, Exeter (10,844)
Smith, Dymond ~ Devlin
    
Leyton Orient 5 Newport County 2
   Brisbane Road, Leyton (14,692)
Neary (2), Dryden (2), Naylor ~
Parker,
H.J.Williams
    
Millwall 1 Reading 1
   The Den, New Cross (30,184)
Johnson ~ Dix
    
Northampton Town 1 Ipswich Town 1
   County Ground, Northampton (9,589)

D.Smith
~ Parker
    
Norwich City 3 Notts County 0
   Carrow Road, Norwich (29,998)
Hold, Eyre, Kinsey
    
 
Port Vale 0 Swansea Town 2
   Recreation Ground, Stoke-on-Trent (17,888)
McCrory, Powell
Swansea were without Jackie O'Driscoll
 
Southend United 0 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 0
   Southend Stadium, Southend-on-Sea (11,970)
Southend were without Jimmy McAlinden
a
Swindon Town 1 Bristol Rovers 1
   County Ground, Swindon (20,720)
Bain ~ Lambden
 
 
Swansea were already ensconced in the position where they would remain all season. They would drop only one point at home.
Division Three (South) Table
Team P Home Away F A
W D L W D L
Swansea Town 13 7 0 0 2 3 1 32 8 21
 
Bournemouth & Boscombe A. 14 6 1 1 2 2 2 17 13 19
Exeter City 13 5 2 0 1 1 4 24 18 15
Bristol Rovers 13 6 0 1 1 1 4 21 20 15
Millwall 14 3 3 0 1 4 3 22 21 15
Swindon Town 14 3 2 1 3 1 4 19 25 15
Notts County 13 4 1 1 1 2 4 35 24 13
Port Vale 12 3 1 2 2 2 2 16 11 13
Ipswich Town 12 4 0 1 1 3 3 30 27 13
Brighton & Hove Albion 12 2 3 1 2 2 2 11 14 13
Torquay United 12 3 1 2 2 2 2 16 22 13
Aldershot 13 3 1 2 2 1 4 21 17 12
Southend United 12 2 4 1 1 2 2 10 9 12
Walsall 12 3 2 0 2 0 5 16 18 12
Norwich City 12 4 1 2 0 2 3 17 15 11
Leyton Orient 12 3 1 2 0 4 2 19 22 11
Northampton Town 12 2 3 1 2 0 4 16 19 11
Reading 12 4 0 2 0 2 4 24 24 10
Watford 13 1 4 2 1 2 3 14 18 10
Bristol City 12 3 2 1 0 1 5 11 17 9
Crystal Palace 12 2 3 1 0 0 6 10 26 7
Newport County 12 1 3 2 0 1 5 19 32 6

 
Division Three (South) Leading Goalscorers
12 - Jimmy Constantine (Millwall), Stan Richards (Swansea)
     
Football League Division Three (North): 
Carlisle United 3 Bradford City 2
   Brunton Park, Carlisle (11,349)
Turner, Broadis, Burke (pen) ~ Poole
(2)
 
Chester 2 Tranmere Rovers 2
   Sealand Road, Chester (8,295)
Astbury, Westwood ~ Atkinson, Williamson
 
Crewe Alexandra 0 Barrow 1
   Gresty Road, Crewe (8,783)
Collins
    
Darlington 2 Rotherham United 0
  
Feethams, Darlington (14,560)
Bower (2)
    
Gateshead 0 Doncaster Rovers 3
  
Redheugh Park, Gateshead (8,552)
Bennett, Calverley, Reeve
    
Hartlepools United 0 Hull City 2
  
Victoria Ground, Hartlepool (17,118)
Burbanks, Moore
    
New Brighton 0 Oldham Athletic 1
  
Tower Athletic Ground, New Brighton (5,925)
Woodcock
 
Rochdale 4 Accrington Stanley 1
   Spotland, Rochdale (11,151)
Wood, Dryburgh, Moss (2) ~ Parker
    
Southport 1 Mansfield Town 1
  
Haig Avenue, Southport (8,580)
Wyles ~ Wheatley
 
Stockport County 3 Halifax Town 1
  
Edgeley Park, Stockport (12,904)
Barkas
(2), Morris ~ Crossley
 
York City 5 Wrexham 1
   Bootham Crescent, York (10,611)
M.Patrick (2), A.Patrick (2), Allen ~ Rowell
 
Rotherham's first defeat of the season, after eight successive away wins stretching back to the previous season, allowed Hull, who had only dropped one point, to go top. For the third season in a row, Rotherham's quest for a first-ever promotion would end with a runners-up placing.
Division Three (North) Table
Team P Home Away F A
W D L W D L
                     
Hull City 11 5 0 0 5 1 0 30 6 21
 
Rotherham United 12 4 1 0 6 0 1 34 11 21
Doncaster Rovers 14 4 2 1 3 1 3 18 9 17
Darlington 12 4 0 3 4 0 1 22 15 16
Rochdale 12 5 0 1 2 1 3 24 19 15
Crewe Alexandra 13 4 1 1 2 2 3 19 22 15
York City 12 4 0 2 2 2 2 27 17 14
Stockport County 13 3 3 0 1 3 3 17 15 14
Southport 12 1 3 2 3 2 1 14 12 13
Tranmere Rovers 12 3 1 2 2 2 2 14 17 13
Wrexham 12 3 2 1 2 1 3 13 19 13
Mansfield Town 12 4 1 1 0 3 3 14 17 12
Gateshead 12 3 2 2 1 1 3 18 20 11
Carlisle United 12 4 2 0 0 1 5 18 25 11
Hartlepools United 12 3 1 3 1 1 3 17 20 10
Chester 12 3 2 1 0 1 5 16 17 9
Barrow 12 0 5 1 1 2 3 6 9 9
Halifax Town 12 3 2 2 0 1 4 12 20 9
New Brighton 12 1 1 4 2 1 3 9 15 8
Oldham Athletic 12 1 0 4 1 2 3 8 23 6
 
Bradford City 12 1 1 4 0 2 4 8 17 5
Accrington Stanley 12 0 2 3 0 2 5 9 22 4

 
Division Three (North) Leading Goalscorers
14 - Wally Ardron (Rotherham)
9 - Fred Richardson (Hartlepools), Norman Moore (Hull)
     
Source Notes  
The Football League Match by Match 1948/49 (editor: Tony Brown): SoccerData 2001
englishfootballleaguetables.co.uk
bounder.friardale.co.uk
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