Football League First Division 1948/49
| Football League First Division 1948/49 | |
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| master | Portsmouth FC |
| Cup winners | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Relegated |
Preston North End Sheffield United |
| Teams | 22nd |
| Games | 462 |
| Gates | 1,303 (ø 2.82 per game) |
| Top scorer | Willie Moir ( Bolton Wanderers ) |
| ← Football League First Division 1947/48 | |
The Football League First Division 1948/49 was the 50th season of the highest English football league . It began on August 21, 1948 and ended on May 7, 1949.
The Portsmouth won with five points ahead of the chasing Manchester United and Derby County the first English championship in their history. Both newly promoted Birmingham City and Newcastle United were able to hold the class; instead, Preston North End and Sheffield United had to move into the Second Division . These two clubs should be replaced in the following season by the two second division promoted FC Fulham and West Bromwich Albion .
A total of 515 players were used, with Portsmouth FC having the fewest with 18 and Everton FC having the most players in league games with 30. 130 newcomers were opposed to 110 footballers who last came into play in the 1948/49 season. 14 players were able to play all 42 league games of their club.
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points | EgS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Portsmouth FC | 42 | 25th | 8th | 9 | 84:42 | 2.00 | 58:26 | 18th |
| 2. | Manchester united (P) | 42 | 21st | 11 | 10 | 77:44 | 1.75 | 53:31 | 21st |
| 3. | Derby County | 42 | 22nd | 9 | 11 | 74:55 | 1.35 | 53:31 | 23 |
| 4th | Newcastle United (N) | 42 | 20th | 12 | 10 | 70:56 | 1.25 | 52:32 | 25th |
| 5. | Arsenal FC (M) | 42 | 18th | 13 | 11 | 74:44 | 1.68 | 49:35 | 20th |
| 6th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 17th | 12 | 13 | 79:66 | 1.20 | 46:38 | 24 |
| 7th | Manchester City | 42 | 15th | 15th | 12 | 47:51 | 0.92 | 45:39 | 24 |
| 8th. | Sunderland AFC | 42 | 13 | 17th | 12 | 49:58 | 0.84 | 43:41 | 23 |
| 9. | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 15th | 12 | 15th | 63:67 | 0.94 | 42:42 | 22nd |
| 10. | Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 60:76 | 0.79 | 42:42 | 25th |
| 11. | Stoke City | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17th | 66:68 | 0.97 | 41:43 | 25th |
| 12. | Liverpool FC | 42 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 53:43 | 1.23 | 40:44 | 24 |
| 13. | Chelsea FC | 42 | 12 | 14th | 16 | 69:68 | 1.01 | 38:46 | 25th |
| 14th | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 14th | 10 | 18th | 59:68 | 0.87 | 38:46 | 21st |
| 15th | Burnley FC | 42 | 12 | 14th | 16 | 43:50 | 0.86 | 38:46 | 23 |
| 16. | Blackpool FC | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15th | 54:67 | 0.81 | 38:46 | 23 |
| 17th | Birmingham City (N) | 42 | 11 | 15th | 16 | 36:38 | 0.95 | 37:47 | 29 |
| 18th | Everton FC | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18th | 41:63 | 0.65 | 37:47 | 30th |
| 19th | Middlesbrough FC | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19th | 46:57 | 0.81 | 34:50 | 22nd |
| 20th | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20th | 40:69 | 0.58 | 34:50 | 25th |
| 21st | Preston North End | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20th | 62:75 | 0.83 | 33:51 | 26th |
| 22nd | Sheffield United | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20th | 57:78 | 0.73 | 33:51 | 28 |
| (M) | English champion 1947/48 |
| (P) | FA Cup winner 1947/48 |
| (N) | Newcomers from the Football League Second Division 1947/48 |
| EgS | used players |
Results table
The home teams are listed in the left column.
| ARS | AST | BIR | BLP | BOL | BUR | CHA | CHE | OF THE | EVE | HUD | LIV | MNC | MNU | MID | NEW | POR | PNE | SHU | STO | SUN | WOL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal FC | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 5-0 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 3: 3 | 5-0 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 3: 2 | 0-0 | 5: 3 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 3: 1 | |
| Aston Villa | 1-0 | 0: 3 | 2: 5 | 2: 4 | 3: 1 | 4: 3 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 3: 3 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 4 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 4: 3 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 5: 1 | |
| Birmingham City | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 4: 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | |
| Blackpool FC | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 3 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 0: 3 | 2: 1 | 3: 3 | 1: 3 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 0: 3 | 5: 1 | 0: 1 | 4: 1 | 1: 5 | 1: 2 | 5: 3 | 6: 1 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 0: 5 | |
| Burnley FC | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 0: 3 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1: 3 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 4: 3 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 4 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 5 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 3 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 4-0 | 2: 3 | |
| Chelsea FC | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 3: 3 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 0: 3 | 6-0 | 5-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 3 | 1: 2 | 5: 3 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 4: 1 | |
| Derby County | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 5: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 4: 1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1: 3 | 2-0 | 2: 4 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 2: 2 | 3: 2 | |
| Everton FC | 0-0 | 1: 3 | 0: 5 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 3: 3 | 0: 5 | 4: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 3: 4 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 4 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 3 | 2-0 | 4-0 | |
| Liverpool FC | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 0: 2 | 3: 3 | 4-0 | 4-0 | 0-0 | |
| Manchester City | 0: 3 | 4: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 4 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 3 | |
| Manchester United | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 3: 4 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 4: 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 2 | 3: 2 | 3-0 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | |
| Middlesbrough FC | 0: 1 | 6-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 5-0 | 4: 1 | 2: 4 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 4 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 4: 4 | |
| Newcastle United | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 2: 4 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 5 | 2: 5 | 3: 2 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | |
| Portsmouth FC | 4: 1 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 5: 2 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 5-0 | |
| Preston North End | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 0: 3 | 2: 3 | 3: 2 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | 1: 3 | 1: 6 | 6: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 4: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | |
| Sheffield United | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 4-0 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 2 | 2: 5 | 1: 1 | |
| Stoke City | 1-0 | 4: 2 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 4-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 4: 3 | 4: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 3-0 | 2: 3 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | |
| Sunderland AFC | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 4 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 3 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1: 3 | 4-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 7: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 0: 3 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 6-0 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 |
List of goalscorers
| player | society | Gates | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Willie Moir
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Bolton Wanderers | 25th | 42 |
| 2 |
 Frank Bowyer
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Stoke City | 21st | 31 |
| = |
Roy Bentley
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Chelsea FC | = | 40 |
| 4th |
Jack Rowley
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Manchester United | 20th | 39 |
| 5 |
Jackie Milburn
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Newcastle United | 19th | 34 |
| = |
Charlie Vaughan
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Charlton Athletic | = | 40 |
| 7th |
Stan Mortensen
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Blackpool FC | 18th | 34 |
| = |
Freddie Steele
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Stoke City | = | 38 |
| = |
Peter Harris
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Portsmouth FC | = | 40 |
| = |
Charlie Middle
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Manchester United | = | 42 |
The Portsmouth FC championship team
The following list lists all players who played in a league game for Portsmouth FC during the 1949/50 season. It must be noted that in English football a minimum number of games is usually required in order to receive the official championship medal. Since there was uncertainty about the specific regulation before the introduction of the Premier League, all players who presumably did not receive a championship medal due to their low contribution were marked with an asterisk (*). The number of missions and the goals scored are given in brackets. The average age of the team was 27.92 years. Only players who had played ten or more games were considered.
| 1. | Portsmouth FC |
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Herbert Barlow (29/8) | Gerry Bowler * (2/0) | Ernie Butler (42/0) | Ike Clarke (24/14) | Lindy Delapenha * (2/0) | Jimmy Dickinson (41/0) | Harry Ferrier (40/0) | Reg Flewin (39/0) | Jack Froggatt (41/15) | Peter Harris (40/18) | Billy Hindmarsh (10/0) | Cliff Parker * (5/0) | Len Phillips (40/10) | Duggie Reid (29/17) | Phil Rookes (25/0) | Jimmy Scoular (42/0) | Bill Thompson * (3/0) | Jasper Yeuell * (8/0).
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literature
- Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-1998. 5th edition. Queen Anne Press, Harpenden 1998, ISBN 1-85291-585-4 .
- Mick Cooper: The Definitive Portsmouth FC A Statistical History to 1996. Statistics. Tony Brown, Basildon 1996, ISBN 1-899468-04-8 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Cross table of the English Football League First Division 1948/1949 (Fussballdaten.de)