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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 |
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Arsenal were without Laurie Scott |
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Aston Villa 1 Portsmouth 1
Villa Park, Birmingham
(57,649)
Mulraney 72
~
Reid 66 |
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Villa were without
Con Martin |
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Blackpool 3 Everton 0
Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
(22,070)
Wardle (pen) 2, McIntosh 49,
Rickett 58 |
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Blackpool were without Stan Matthews & Stan Mortensen |
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Everton were without Tommy
Eglington & Peter Farrell |
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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 |
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Derby were without
Jack Howe |
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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 |
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Stoke were without Neil Franklin |
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Liverpool 1 Chelsea 1
Anfield, Liverpool
(42,709)
Payne
87
~ Bowie
41 |
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Manchester United 1 Charlton Athletic 1
Maine
Road, Manchester
(46,964)
Burke
9
~ Vaughan
44 |
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United were without Henry Cockburn, Stan Pearson
&
Johnny Carey |
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Sheffield United 0 Manchester City 2
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
(27,668)
Black, Oakes |
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City were without Frank Swift & Billy
Walsh |
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Sunderland 1 Newcastle United 1
Roker Park, Sunderland
(51,399)
Shackleton 25 ~ Hair
8 |
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Newcastle were without Jackie Milburn |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 Middlesbrough
3
Molineux, Wolverhampton
(38,544)
Spuhler 67, Fenton 76,
88 |
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Wolves were without Billy Wright |
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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
Leading Goalscorers |
9 - Johnny Hancocks
(Wolves)
8 - Duggie Reid (Portsmouth) |
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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) |
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Bradford 1 Leeds United 1
Park Avenue, Bradford
(25,587)
Downie
~ Chisholm |
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Cardiff City 0 Tottenham Hotspur 1
Ninian Park, Cardiff
(56,018)
Jones |
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Tottenham were without Bill Nicholson |
Fulham 1 West Bromwich Albion 2
Craven Cottage, Fulham
(31,636)
R.Thomas
~ Haines, Barker |
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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 |
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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
Leading Goalscorers |
11 - Charlie Wayman
(Southampton)
9 - Johnnie Downie (Bradford), Davy Walsh (West
Brom) |
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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) |
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Bristol City 0 Torquay United 2
Ashton Gate, Bristol
(15,134)
Lewis, Collins |
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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 |
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Swansea were without
Jackie
O'Driscoll |
Southend United
0 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 0
Southend Stadium, Southend-on-Sea
(11,970) |
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Southend were without
Jimmy McAlinden |
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Swindon Town 1 Bristol Rovers 1
County Ground,
Swindon
(20,720)
Bain
~
Lambden |
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Swansea were already ensconced in the position where they would remain
all season. They would drop only one point at home.
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Division Three (South) Table |
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Team |
P |
Home |
Away |
F |
A |
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W |
D |
L |
W |
D |
L |
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Swansea Town |
13 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
32 |
8 |
21 |
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Bournemouth & Boscombe A. |
14 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
17 |
13 |
19 |
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Exeter City |
13 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
24 |
18 |
15 |
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Bristol Rovers |
13 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
21 |
20 |
15 |
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Millwall |
14 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
22 |
21 |
15 |
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Swindon Town |
14 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
19 |
25 |
15 |
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Notts County |
13 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
35 |
24 |
13 |
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Port Vale |
12 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
16 |
11 |
13 |
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Ipswich Town |
12 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
30 |
27 |
13 |
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Brighton & Hove Albion |
12 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
14 |
13 |
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Torquay United |
12 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
16 |
22 |
13 |
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Aldershot |
13 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
21 |
17 |
12 |
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Southend United |
12 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
9 |
12 |
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Walsall |
12 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
16 |
18 |
12 |
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Norwich City |
12 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
17 |
15 |
11 |
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Leyton Orient |
12 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
19 |
22 |
11 |
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Northampton Town |
12 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
16 |
19 |
11 |
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Reading |
12 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
24 |
24 |
10 |
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Watford |
13 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
14 |
18 |
10 |
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Bristol City |
12 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
17 |
9 |
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Crystal Palace |
12 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
26 |
7 |
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Newport County |
12 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
19 |
32 |
6 |
| Division
Three (South)
Leading Goalscorers |
| 12 - Jimmy
Constantine (Millwall), Stan Richards (Swansea) |
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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 |
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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.
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Division Three (North) Table |
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Team |
P |
Home |
Away |
F |
A |
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W |
D |
L |
W |
D |
L |
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Hull City |
11 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
30 |
6 |
21 |
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Rotherham United |
12 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
34 |
11 |
21 |
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Doncaster Rovers |
14 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
18 |
9 |
17 |
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Darlington |
12 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
22 |
15 |
16 |
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Rochdale |
12 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
24 |
19 |
15 |
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Crewe Alexandra |
13 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
19 |
22 |
15 |
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York City |
12 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
27 |
17 |
14 |
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Stockport County |
13 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
17 |
15 |
14 |
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Southport |
12 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
12 |
13 |
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Tranmere Rovers |
12 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
14 |
17 |
13 |
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Wrexham |
12 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
13 |
19 |
13 |
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Mansfield Town |
12 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
14 |
17 |
12 |
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Gateshead |
12 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
18 |
20 |
11 |
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Carlisle United |
12 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
18 |
25 |
11 |
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Hartlepools United |
12 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
17 |
20 |
10 |
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Chester |
12 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
16 |
17 |
9 |
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Barrow |
12 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
9 |
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Halifax Town |
12 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
12 |
20 |
9 |
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New Brighton |
12 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
15 |
8 |
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Oldham Athletic |
12 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
23 |
6 |
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Bradford City |
12 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
17 |
5 |
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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) |
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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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