Domestic
Football Results
Teams in a silver box denotes a player representing England |
Football League
Division One:
Arsenal 1 Middlesbrough 1
Highbury, London
(51,540)
Lishman
42 ~
Mannion
83 |
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Aston Villa 2 Preston North End 0
Villa Park, Birmingham
(37,526)
Smith 13, Ford 63 |
Preston were without Tom Finney |
1 |
Blackpool 1 Portsmouth 0
Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
(18,723)
Adams 53 |
Blackpool were without Stan Matthews & Stan Mortensen |
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Bolton Wanderers 2 Charlton Athletic 2
Burnden Park, Bolton
(20,371)
Bradley (2)
~ Lumley, Fenton |
Derby County 2 Newcastle United 4
Baseball Ground, Derby
(24,076)
Morris 11, Stamps (pen) 44 ~
Robledo
29, 51,
Sibley 60, Harvey 73 |
Derby were without
Jack Howe, Leon Leuty
&
Billy Steel |
Newcastle were without Jackie Milburn |
Huddersfield Town 0 Birmingham City 0
Leeds Road, Huddersfield
(18,856) |
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Liverpool 0 Manchester City 1
Anfield, Liverpool
(31,389)
Smith 50 |
City were without Frank Swift |
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Manchester United 1 Chelsea 1
Maine
Road, Manchester
(30,123)
Mitten
(pen)
80
~ McInnes 74 |
United were without Jack Aston, Henry Cockburn & Stan Pearson |
Chelsea were without Roy Bentley |
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Sheffield United 1 Everton 1
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
(29,473)
Hagan 12 ~
McIntosh
72 |
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Sunderland 0 Burnley 0
Roker Park, Sunderland
(34,410) |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 Stoke City 1
Molineux, Wolverhampton
(39,066)
Wilshaw 45, 74, Dunn 76
~
Steele 86 |
Wolves were without Billy Wright |
Stoke were without Neil Franklin |
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Portsmouth's defeat at Blackpool allowed Newcastle to close the gap to
three points, but it was merely a blip for the south-coast club, who
secured their first league title, just two weeks later.
Division One
Leading Goalscorers |
23 - Willie Moir
(Bolton) - 2 pens 20 - Roy Bentley (Chelsea), Frank Bowyer
(Stoke) |
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Football League
Division Two:
Barnsley 4 Tottenham Hotspur 1
Oakwell, Barnsley
(16,796)
Kelly, Smith, Baxter (2) |
Blackburn Rovers 2 Sheffield
Wednesday 1
Ewood Park,
Blackburn
(17,666)
Bell, Priday
~ Jordan |
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Bradford 4 Bury 1
Park Avenue, Bradford
(13,064)
Henry (3), Ainsley
~ Massart |
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Cardiff City 3 Lincoln City 1
Ninian Park, Cardiff
(32,585)
Stevenson
(2), Edwards
~ Smedley |
Fulham 1 Leeds United 0
Craven Cottage, Fulham
(23,961)
Rowley |
Grimsby Town 3 Brentford 0
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes
(15,695)
Briggs, McStay, Cairns |
Luton Town 0 West Bromwich Albion 1
Kenilworth Road, Luton
(16,651)
Morrow |
Nottingham Forest 2 Leicester City 1
City Ground, Nottingham
(30,724)
Love, Scott
~ Gager
OG |
Plymouth Argyle 2 Coventry City 3
Home Park, Plymouth
(17,083)
Tadman, Taylor ~ Marsh
(3) |
Queen's Park Rangers
1 Chesterfield
1
Loftus Road, Shepherd's
Bush
(17,898)
Hill ~ Hudson |
Southampton 0 West Ham United 1
The Dell, Southampton
(25,644)
Robinson |
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Southampton had been eight points clear with seven games left, thanks
to the division's top scorer, Charlie Wayman's 32 goals, but he pulled
a thigh muscle at Tottenham, and the team scored only two goals in
their remaining matches, one of which was a penalty. They finished
third and missed out on promotion by a point. It would be another 17
years before they finally made it to the top flight.
Division Two
Leading Goalscorers |
32 - Charlie Wayman
(Southampton) 21 - Tommy Briggs (Grimsby) |
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Football League
Division Three (South):
Aldershot 1 Torquay United 3
Recreation Ground, Aldershot
(6,625)
White
~ Shaw
(2),
Cameron |
Brighton & Hove Albion 2 Bristol Rovers 1
Goldstone Ground, Hove
(14,829)
Roberts, McCurley
~ Warren
(pen) |
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Bristol City 1 Watford 1
Ashton Gate, Bristol
(12,459)
Boxshall ~ Davies |
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Exeter City 3 Crystal Palace 1
St James Park, Exeter
(7,656)
Mackay,
Durrant, Hutchings
~ Kurz |
Leyton Orient 1 Ipswich Town 1
Brisbane Road, Leyton
(9,298)
Pullen
~ Little |
Millwall 2 Walsall 1
The Den, New Cross
(17,527)
Sutcliffe, Constantine
~ Crutchley |
Northampton Town 0 Swansea Town 1
County Ground, Northampton
(10,194)
Richards |
Norwich City 1 Reading 2
Carrow Road, Norwich
(21,969)
Hollis ~ Glidden, Allison |
Port Vale 1 Notts
County 0
Recreation Ground, Stoke-on-Trent
(12,198)
Martin |
Southend United
0 Newport County 1
Southend Stadium, Southend-on-Sea
(7,865)
Lewis |
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Swindon Town 2 Bournemouth &
Boscombe Athletic 2
County Ground,
Swindon
(14,154)
Bain, Jones
~
Blakeman (2) |
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Swansea were now on the home straight and would clinch promotion, two
weeks later, after two seasons in the third division.
Division Three (South) Table |
Team |
P |
Home |
Away |
F |
A |
₧
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W |
D |
L |
W |
D |
L |
Swansea Town |
35 |
17 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
74 |
29 |
51 |
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Reading |
35 |
14 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
8 |
66 |
44 |
45 |
Bournemouth & Boscombe A. |
36 |
13 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
8 |
58 |
41 |
43 |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
36 |
10 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
3 |
46 |
44 |
43 |
Bristol Rovers |
36 |
11 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
49 |
43 |
42 |
Swindon Town |
36 |
9 |
8 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
57 |
54 |
42 |
Ipswich Town |
36 |
13 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
69 |
62 |
41 |
Notts County |
36 |
14 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
12 |
94 |
55 |
40 |
Norwich City |
36 |
11 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
62 |
41 |
39 |
Millwall |
36 |
11 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
56 |
54 |
39 |
Torquay United |
36 |
9 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
51 |
66 |
36 |
Walsall |
35 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
11 |
51 |
53 |
35 |
Port Vale |
36 |
9 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
7 |
8 |
41 |
44 |
33 |
Exeter City |
35 |
10 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
12 |
40 |
66 |
33 |
Newport County |
34 |
8 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
11 |
59 |
76 |
32 |
Bristol City |
35 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
37 |
52 |
31 |
Leyton Orient |
35 |
9 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
50 |
65 |
29 |
Northampton Town |
36 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
13 |
46 |
54 |
27 |
Aldershot |
35 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
39 |
50 |
27 |
Southend United |
35 |
4 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
9 |
29 |
38 |
26 |
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Watford |
36 |
4 |
9 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
11 |
33 |
50 |
26 |
Crystal Palace |
36 |
5 |
8 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
15 |
32 |
68 |
22 |
Division
Three (South)
Leading Goalscorers |
24 -
Tom Johnston (Notts C.), Morris Jones (Swindon) - 3
pens, Stan Richards (Swansea) |
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Football League
Division Three (North):
Carlisle United 2 Tranmere Rovers 2
Brunton Park, Carlisle
(7,014)
Walshaw, Turner
~ Atkinson
(2) |
Chester 1 Doncaster Rovers 2
Sealand Road, Chester
(6,220)
Foulds
~ Todd, Barritt |
Crewe Alexandra 0 Rotherham United 3
Gresty Road, Crewe
(6,889)
Selkirk (pen),
Guest, Ardron |
Darlington 3 Wrexham 1
Feethams, Darlington
(6,977)
Bower, Davison
(2 pens) ~ Beynon |
Gateshead 0 Mansfield Town 0
Redheugh Park, Gateshead
(3,958) |
Hartlepools
United 1 Barrow 0
Victoria Ground, Hartlepool (5,435)
Summerbee
OG |
New Brighton 1 Bradford City 0
Tower Athletic Ground, New Brighton
(4,999)
Eaves |
Rochdale
1 Halifax Town 0
Spotland, Rochdale
(6,885)
Connor |
Southport 0 Hull City 0
Haig Avenue, Southport
(10,010) |
Stockport
County 1 Oldham Athletic 2
Edgeley Park,
Stockport
(16,898)
Swinscoe
~ Spurdle, Haddington |
York City 1 Accrington Stanley 1
Bootham Crescent, York
(8,409)
M.Patrick
~
Rothwell |
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The two-horse race at the top of the table was reaching its climax,
but it was Hull's games in hand that proved crucial and they won the
title by three points.
Division Three (North) Table |
Team |
P |
Home |
Away |
F |
A |
₧
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W |
D |
L |
W |
D |
L |
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Rotherham United |
36 |
14 |
3 |
1 |
11 |
1 |
6 |
82 |
41 |
54 |
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Hull City |
34 |
14 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
8 |
1 |
73 |
23 |
53 |
Doncaster Rovers |
35 |
9 |
7 |
2 |
9 |
1 |
7 |
49 |
31 |
44 |
Darlington |
36 |
9 |
2 |
7 |
10 |
2 |
6 |
77 |
65 |
42 |
Stockport County |
35 |
11 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
51 |
44 |
38 |
York City |
36 |
11 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
71 |
63 |
38 |
Gateshead |
34 |
9 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
7 |
59 |
46 |
37 |
Oldham Athletic |
34 |
10 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
62 |
56 |
37 |
Rochdale |
35 |
11 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
47 |
47 |
37 |
Wrexham |
36 |
11 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
11 |
51 |
56 |
37 |
Tranmere Rovers |
35 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
8 |
41 |
47 |
36 |
Barrow |
35 |
8 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
35 |
34 |
35 |
Carlisle United |
36 |
11 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
13 |
54 |
72 |
34 |
Mansfield Town |
36 |
10 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
11 |
44 |
45 |
33 |
Hartlepools United |
37 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
40 |
52 |
33 |
Crewe Alexandra |
35 |
11 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
11 |
45 |
64 |
33 |
Chester |
36 |
8 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
12 |
47 |
48 |
30 |
Accrington Stanley |
36 |
9 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
13 |
43 |
55 |
28 |
Halifax Town |
35 |
7 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
46 |
54 |
27 |
New Brighton |
35 |
7 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
11 |
33 |
50 |
27 |
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Bradford City |
35 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
12 |
38 |
61 |
24 |
Southport |
34 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
11 |
32 |
56 |
19 |
Division
Three (North)
Leading Goalscorers |
28 - Wally Ardron (Rotherham)
25 - Alf Patrick (York) |
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Source Notes |
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The Football League
Match by Match 1948/49 (editor: Tony Brown): SoccerData 2001
englishfootballleaguetables.co.uk bounder.friardale.co.uk |
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