1948–49 in English football

Portsmouth won the First Division title for the first time with a team of no recognised stars and very few international players. However, it was not the first major honour for the Hampshire club, as they had been the last winners of the FA Cup before the outbreak of the war. They would retain their league title the following season.{{fact|date=July 2020}}

Wolverhampton Wanderers, under manager Stan Cullis and captain Billy Wright, won their first major trophy for more than 40 years when they beat Leicester City 3-1 in the final of the FA Cup. This was the beginning of a great run of success for the West Midlands side.{{fact|date=July 2020}}

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

{{main|1948–49 Football League}}

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|team12=LIV|name_LIV=Liverpool

|team13=CHE|name_CHE=Chelsea

|team14=BOL|name_BOL=Bolton Wanderers

|team15=BUR|name_BUR=Burnley

|team16=BLP|name_BLP=Blackpool

|team17=BIR|name_BIR=Birmingham City

|team18=EVE|name_EVE=Everton

|team19=MID|name_MID=Middlesbrough

|team20=HUD|name_HUD=Huddersfield Town

|team21=PNE|name_PNE=Preston North End

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|team3=SOU|name_SOU=Southampton

|team4=CAR|name_CAR=Cardiff City

|team5=TOT|name_TOT=Tottenham Hotspur

|team6=CHF|name_CHF=Chesterfield

|team7=WHU|name_WHU=West Ham United

|team8=SHW|name_SHW=Sheffield Wednesday

|team9=BAR|name_BAR=Barnsley

|team10=LUT|name_LUT=Luton Town

|team11=GRI|name_GRI=Grimsby Town

|team12=Bury|name_Bury=Bury

|team13=QPR|name_QPR=Queens Park Rangers

|team14=BLB|name_BLB=Blackburn Rovers

|team15=LEE|name_LEE=Leeds United

|team16=COV|name_COV=Coventry City

|team17=BPA|name_BPA=Bradford Park Avenue

|team18=BRE|name_BRE=Brentford

|team19=LEI|name_LEI=Leicester City

|team20=PLY|name_PLY=Plymouth Argyle

|team21=NOT|name_NOT=Nottingham Forest

|team22=LIN|name_LIN=Lincoln City

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|win_QPR=14|draw_QPR=11|loss_QPR=17|gf_QPR=44|ga_QPR=62

|win_BLB=15|draw_BLB=8|loss_BLB=19|gf_BLB=53|ga_BLB=63

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|win_COV=15|draw_COV=7|loss_COV=20|gf_COV=55|ga_COV=64

|win_BPA=13|draw_BPA=11|loss_BPA=18|gf_BPA=65|ga_BPA=78

|win_BRE=11|draw_BRE=14|loss_BRE=17|gf_BRE=42|ga_BRE=53

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|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1948-49.html rsssf.com]

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|team1=HUL|name_HUL=Hull City

|team2=ROT|name_ROT=Rotherham United

|team3=DON|name_DON=Doncaster Rovers

|team4=DAR|name_DAR=Darlington

|team5=GAT|name_GAT=Gateshead

|team6=OLD|name_OLD=Oldham Athletic

|team7=ROC|name_ROC=Rochdale

|team8=STP|name_STP=Stockport County

|team9=WRE|name_WRE=Wrexham

|team10=MAN|name_MAN=Mansfield Town

|team11=TRA|name_TRA=Tranmere Rovers

|team12=CRE|name_CRE=Crewe Alexandra

|team13=BRW|name_BRW=Barrow

|team14=YOR|name_YOR=York City

|team15=CRL|name_CRL=Carlisle United

|team16=HAR|name_HAR=Hartlepools United

|team17=NWB|name_NWB=New Brighton

|team18=CHE|name_CHE=Chester

|team19=HAL|name_HAL=Halifax Town

|team20=ACC|name_ACC=Accrington Stanley

|team21=SOU|name_SOU=Southport

|team22=BRA|name_BRA=Bradford City

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|win_CRL=14|draw_CRL=11|loss_CRL=17|gf_CRL=60|ga_CRL=77

|win_HAR=14|draw_HAR=10|loss_HAR=18|gf_HAR=45|ga_HAR=58

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|win_CHE=11|draw_CHE=13|loss_CHE=18|gf_CHE=57|ga_CHE=56

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|col_P=#CCFFCC|text_P=Promoted to the Second Division

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|col_RE=#CCCCCC|text_RE=Re-elected

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|update=complete

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|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1948-49.html rsssf.com]

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|use_goal_ratio=y

|winpoints=2

|team1=SWA|name_SWA=Swansea Town

|team2=REA|name_REA=Reading

|team3=B&BA|name_B&BA=Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic

|team4=SWI|name_SWI=Swindon Town

|team5=BRR|name_BRR=Bristol Rovers

|team6=B&HA|name_B&HA=Brighton & Hove Albion

|team7=IPS|name_IPS=Ipswich Town

|team8=MIL|name_MIL=Millwall

|team9=TOR|name_TOR=Torquay United

|team10=NWC|name_NWC=Norwich City

|team11=NTC|name_NTC=Notts County

|team12=EXE|name_EXE=Exeter City

|team13=PTV|name_PTV=Port Vale

|team14=WAL|name_WAL=Walsall

|team15=NPC|name_NPC=Newport County

|team16=BRI|name_BRI=Bristol City

|team17=WAT|name_WAT=Watford

|team18=STD|name_STD=Southend United

|team19=LEY|name_LEY=Leyton Orient

|team20=NOR|name_NOR=Northampton Town

|team21=ALD|name_ALD=Aldershot

|team22=CRY|name_CRY=Crystal Palace

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|win_EXE=15|draw_EXE=10|loss_EXE=17|gf_EXE=63|ga_EXE=76

|win_PTV=14|draw_PTV=11|loss_PTV=17|gf_PTV=51|ga_PTV=54

|win_WAL=15|draw_WAL=8|loss_WAL=19|gf_WAL=56|ga_WAL=64

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|win_WAT=10|draw_WAT=15|loss_WAT=17|gf_WAT=41|ga_WAT=54

|win_STD=9|draw_STD=16|loss_STD=17|gf_STD=41|ga_STD=46

|win_LEY=11|draw_LEY=12|loss_LEY=19|gf_LEY=58|ga_LEY=80

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|col_P=#CCFFCC|text_P=Promoted to the Second Division

|result1=P

|col_RE=#CCCCCC|text_RE=Re-elected

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|update=complete

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|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1948-49.html rsssf.com]

}}

First Division

• Willie Moir (Bolton Wanderers) – 25 goals{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html |title = English League Leading Goalscorers |website=RSSSF |access-date = 2017-06-04}}

Second Division

• Charlie Wayman (Southampton) – 32 goals

Third Division North

• Wally Ardron (Rotherham United) – 29 goals{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html |title = English League Leading Goalscorers |website=RSSSF |access-date = 2017-06-04}}

Third Division South

• Doug McGibbon (Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic) – 30 goals

{{reflist}}

{{English football seasons|1948}}

{{1948–49 in English football}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1948-49 In English Football}}