Football League Third Division 1948/49

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The Football League Third Division 1948/49 was the 22nd season of the third highest English football league . The division, which is divided into north and south seasons, had their two champions, Hull City and Swansea Town, and at the same time promoted to the Football League Second Division . For the two promoted teams in the third division season 1949/50, the two second division clubs Nottingham Forest and Lincoln City ranked in the table below . Nobody had to relegate from both third division seasons, because both the lower-placed north clubs FC Southport and Bradford City as well as FC Aldershot and Crystal Palace in the south received enough votes in the reelection process of the league association to participate again in the 1949/50 season Third Division to participate.

Football League Third Division North

Football League Third Division 1948/49
Football League logo until 1988
master Hull City
Climbers Hull City
Relegated none
Teams 22nd
Games 462
Gates 1,301  (ø 2.82 per game)
Top scorer Wally Ardron ( Rotherham United )
Football League Third Division 1947/48
^ Football League Second Division 1948/49

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. Hull City  42  27  11  4th 093:280 3.32 65:19
 2. Rotherham United  42  28  6th  8th 090:460 1.96 62:22
 3. Doncaster Rovers (A)  42  20th  10  12 053:400 1.33 50:34
 4th Darlington FC  42  20th  6th  16 083:740 1.12 46:38
 5. AFC Gateshead  42  16  13  13 069:580 1.19 45:39
 6th Oldham Athletic  42  18th  9  15th 075:670 1.12 45:39
 7th Rochdale AFC  42  18th  9  15th 055:530 1.04 45:39
 8th. Stockport County  42  16  11  15th 061:560 1.09 43:41
 9. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wrexham AFC  42  17th  9  16 056:620 0.90 43:41
10. Mansfield Town  42  14th  14th  14th 052:480 1.08 42:42
11. Tranmere Rovers  42  13  15th  14th 046:570 0.81 41:43
12. Crewe Alexandra  42  16  9  17th 052:740 0.70 41:43
13. AFC Barrow  42  14th  12  16 041:480 0.85 40:44
14th York city  42  15th  9  18th 074:740 1.00 39:45
15th Carlisle United  42  14th  11  17th 060:770 0.78 39:45
16. Hartlepools United  42  14th  10  18th 045:580 0.78 38:46
17th AFC New Brighton  42  14th  8th  20th 046:580 0.79 36:48
18th Chester FC  42  11  13  18th 057:560 1.02 35:49
19th Halifax Town  42  12  11  19th 045:620 0.73 35:49
20th Accrington Stanley  42  12  10  20th 055:640 0.86 34:50
21st Southport FC  42  11  9  22nd 045:640 0.70 31:53
22nd Bradford City  42  10  9  23 048:770 0.62 29:55
  • Third division northern champion and promoted to the Football League Second Division 1949/50
  • (A) Relegated from the Football League Second Division 1947/48

    Results table

    The home teams are listed in the left column.

    ACC BAR BRC CRL CHE CRE DAR DON GAT HAL HPL HUL MFT NBR OLD ROC RED SOP STC TRA WRE YOR
    Accrington Stanley 1: 1 6-0 2: 1 3: 1 2-0 3: 2 2-0 1: 2 1-0 1: 2 1: 2 1: 1 5: 1 1: 1 0-0 2: 3 3: 1 2: 1 0: 2 0: 1 2: 1
    AFC Barrow 0-0 0-0 0-0 1: 1 1-0 1: 1 3: 1 3-0 0-0 2-0 1: 2 1-0 2: 1 2: 1 0: 1 0: 2 2: 1 2: 1 0-0 1: 1 5-0
    Bradford City 2: 2 0: 2 1: 2 3: 2 1: 2 0: 2 0: 1 1: 1 2: 1 0-0 4: 2 1-0 1: 1 2: 1 1-0 1: 2 4: 2 1: 1 1: 3 1: 2 2: 2
    Carlisle United 4: 1 2-0 3: 2 2: 1 6: 2 0: 2 3-0 2: 1 0-0 0-0 1: 1 3: 1 2: 2 2-0 1: 1 1: 8 4: 2 2: 1 2: 2 3: 2 3: 3
    Chester FC 3-0 4: 1 3-0 2: 1 1: 1 1: 2 1: 2 1: 1 0: 1 0-0 0: 2 1: 1 2-0 2: 2 2: 1 1: 1 2-0 2-0 2: 2 2-0 4: 1
    Crewe Alexandra 2-0 0: 1 2: 1 3-0 1-0 3: 1 0-0 2: 1 0-0 3-0 0-0 3: 1 2: 1 0: 4 1: 2 0: 3 1-0 3: 3 2-0 1-0 2-0
    Darlington FC 3-0 2: 3 1: 5 2: 2 3: 3 4: 1 1: 5 1: 3 2: 1 2-0 0: 1 1: 2 0: 2 2: 1 6: 1 2-0 0: 1 1: 1 3: 2 3: 1 3: 1
    Doncaster Rovers 0-0 0-0 2-0 2-0 0-0 0: 1 1: 1 2: 1 1: 2 0-0 0-0 1: 1 2: 1 3-0 1-0 0-0 1: 2 3: 1 2-0 4: 2 1-0
    AFC Gateshead 1: 1 3-0 6: 2 3-0 2: 1 4: 1 1: 3 0: 3 1: 2 2: 1 0: 2 0-0 3-0 2: 2 2: 1 3: 2 2: 2 0: 1 3: 3 2-0 1: 1
    Halifax Town 1-0 1-0 1: 1 3: 4 1: 2 0-0 0: 3 1-0 2: 2 2-0 2: 4 2: 2 0: 2 3: 1 2: 1 2-0 0: 1 0: 1 0: 1 2-0 1: 2
    Hartlepools United 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 2: 1 4: 1 0: 1 2: 1 1: 3 0-0 0: 2 1: 1 3: 1 1: 2 6: 1 1: 4 2: 2 0-0 3-0 2: 2 2: 3
    Hull City 3: 1 3-0 2-0 3-0 3: 2 5-0 0: 1 0: 1 2-0 6-0 2-0 4-0 4: 1 6-0 1: 1 3: 2 5: 1 6: 1 2-0 3-0 2: 3
    Mansfield Town 2-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 5: 1 2: 2 2: 2 1: 1 2: 1 1-0 1: 1 2-0 3: 2 2-0 1: 2 1: 1 4-0 0-0 1: 2 3-0
    AFC New Brighton 1: 3 3: 1 1-0 2-0 1: 1 2: 1 1-0 0: 1 2: 2 2-0 1: 1 0-0 1-0 0: 1 1: 2 0: 1 0: 1 0: 2 2: 1 2-0 3: 1
    Oldham Athletic 4: 3 2: 1 1: 2 1-0 2: 1 3: 2 7: 1 0: 2 0-0 2: 2 5: 1 1: 1 4-0 4: 2 0: 1 1: 3 2: 1 5: 2 0: 2 1: 1 4-0
    Rochdale AFC 4: 1 3-0 1: 1 1-0 3: 1 3-0 3: 4 0: 2 3-0 1-0 0: 1 1: 1 1-0 1: 1 1: 2 2-0 1-0 2-0 2: 1 2: 1 2-0
    Rotherham United 1-0 2: 2 2-0 1: 1 2: 1 6: 1 4: 3 2-0 1-0 4-0 2: 1 0-0 1-0 1: 1 2: 1 3: 1 1-0 2: 1 7-0 1: 3 2: 1
    Southport FC 3-0 0-0 2: 1 2: 2 2: 1 0-0 1: 3 0: 2 0: 3 2: 3 1: 2 0-0 1: 1 0: 1 0: 1 3: 1 1: 3 1-0 2: 3 3-0 0: 2
    Stockport County 2: 1 1: 2 5: 2 2-0 1: 1 4-0 2-0 5: 1 3: 1 3: 1 4-0 0-0 2-0 1-0 1: 2 2: 2 0: 1 0-0 4: 1 1-0 1: 1
    Tranmere Rovers 2: 2 2-0 1-0 2: 1 1: 1 2: 2 2: 1 2-0 1: 1 2: 2 0: 2 1: 2 1-0 0: 1 1: 1 0-0 2: 1 1-0 0-0 0: 2 0-0
    Wrexham AFC 1-0 1-0 5-0 4-0 1-0 2: 2 4: 3 2-0 1: 4 2: 1 1-0 0: 2 1: 1 2: 1 1: 1 2-0 0: 4 2-0 0-0 0-0 3: 3
    York city 1: 1 2-0 0: 2 6-0 2-0 1: 3 2: 5 2: 3 0: 1 2: 2 4-0 1: 3 2: 1 2: 1 4-0 1: 1 6: 1 1: 3 4-0 1-0 5: 1

    List of goalscorers

    player society Gates
    1 EnglandEngland Wally Ardron Rotherham United 29
    2 EnglandEngland Alf Patrick York city 26th
    3 EnglandEngland Albert Quinn Darlington FC 23
    4th EnglandEngland Norman Moore Hull City 22nd
    5 EnglandEngland Eric Gemmell Oldham Athletic 19th

    Football League Third Division South

    Football League Third Division 1948/49
    Football League logo until 1988
    master Swansea Town
    Climbers Swansea Town
    Relegated none
    Teams 22nd
    Games 462
    Gates 1,347  (ø 2.92 per game)
    Top scorer Doug McGibbon ( Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic )
    Football League Third Division 1947/48
    ^ Football League Second Division 1948/49

    Closing table

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
     1. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Swansea Town  42  18th  12  12 070:520 1.35 48:36
     2. Reading FC  42  25th  5  12 077:500 1.54 55:29
     3. Bournemouth & Bescombe Athletic  42  22nd  8th  12 069:480 1.44 52:32
     4th Swindon Town  42  18th  15th  9 064:560 1.14 51:33
     5. Bristol Rovers  42  19th  10  13 061:510 1.20 48:36
     6th Brighton & Hove Albion  42  15th  18th  9 055:550 1.00 48:36
     7th Ipswich Town  42  18th  9  15th 078:770 1.01 45:39
     8th. Millwall FC (A)  42  17th  11  14th 063:640 0.98 45:39
     9. Torquay United  42  17th  11  14th 065:700 0.93 45:39
    10. Norwich City  42  16  12  14th 067:490 1.37 44:40
    11. Notts County  42  19th  5  18th 102: 680 1.50 43:41
    12. Exeter City  42  15th  10  17th 063:760 0.83 40:44
    13. Port Vale  42  14th  11  17th 051:540 0.94 39:45
    14th Walsall FC  42  15th  8th  19th 056:640 0.88 38:46
    15th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Newport County  42  14th  9  19th 068:920 0.74 37:47
    16. Bristol City  42  11  14th  17th 044:620 0.71 36:48
    17th Watford FC  42  10  15th  17th 041:540 0.76 35:49
    18th Southend United  42  9  16  17th 041:460 0.89 34:50
    19th Leyton Orient  42  11  12  19th 058:800 0.73 34:50
    20th Northampton Town  42  12  9  21st 051:620 0.82 33:51
    21st FC Aldershot  42  11  11  20th 048:590 0.81 33:51
    22nd Crystal Palace  42  8th  11  23 038:760 0.50 27:57
  • Third division south champion and promoted to the Football League Second Division 1949/50
  • (A) Relegated from the Football League Second Division 1947/48

    Results table

    The home teams are listed in the left column.

    ALD BOU BHA BRC BRR CRY EXE IPS LEY Mil NPC NHT NOR NOC PVA REA SEU SWT SWI GOAL WHALE WAT
    FC Aldershot 0-0 1: 1 0-0 1: 5 3-0 1: 2 2-0 1: 1 5-0 1: 2 3: 1 4: 1 0: 1 0: 1 0: 6 1-0 1: 2 1: 2 1: 3 0: 1 0-0
    Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1-0 0: 1 0-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 4: 2 3-0 2-0 1: 2 5: 2 1: 2 2: 1 2-0 1: 3 3: 2 1: 1 3-0 5-0 2-0 2: 1
    Brighton & Hove Albion 0: 4 1: 6 0-0 2: 1 1: 1 2-0 6: 1 3: 1 1: 2 3: 2 0-0 1-0 3: 2 1-0 2-0 1-0 0: 2 1: 1 3: 1 1: 2 0-0
    Bristol City 1: 1 2: 1 1: 1 1: 1 2-0 1-0 2-0 3-0 0-0 1: 1 3-0 1: 6 3: 1 1: 1 0: 2 2: 1 0-0 1: 3 0: 2 2: 2 1: 1
    Bristol Rovers 0: 2 4-0 0-0 3: 1 1-0 3: 1 1: 6 2: 3 2-0 3: 1 1-0 2: 2 3: 2 4: 1 4: 1 0-0 1: 1 1: 1 1-0 3-0 3: 1
    Crystal Palace 2: 1 2: 1 0: 2 4-0 1-0 1: 1 1: 1 2: 1 1: 1 0: 1 2: 2 1: 1 1: 5 1: 1 0: 1 2: 1 1: 1 1: 1 0: 1 1: 3 3: 1
    Exeter City 3: 3 2: 3 1: 1 1: 1 2: 1 3: 1 1: 3 3: 1 3-0 1: 2 5: 1 4: 1 3: 1 2: 1 1: 2 0-0 1: 1 3: 1 2-0 2: 1 2: 1
    Ipswich Town 4: 1 1-0 2: 2 2-0 0: 1 3: 2 2: 2 2: 2 1-0 5: 1 4: 2 1: 2 3: 2 4: 1 3: 2 1: 3 2-0 4: 2 5: 1 3: 2 1: 2
    Leyton Orient 1: 2 1: 2 0: 3 3: 1 1: 1 1: 1 5: 2 1: 1 2: 2 5: 2 0: 3 0: 3 3: 1 2-0 0: 1 2-0 3: 1 1: 1 3: 1 1: 1 1-0
    Millwall FC 1: 1 4-0 6: 2 4: 1 1: 1 1-0 2: 1 0-0 0-0 3: 1 3: 2 1: 3 3: 2 1: 1 1: 1 1-0 2-0 3: 1 1: 3 2: 1 2: 2
    Newport County 0: 2 1: 2 1: 1 0: 2 2: 1 5-0 0: 2 3-0 3: 2 1: 2 2-0 4: 3 3: 3 2: 2 1: 1 4: 2 2: 5 4: 1 1: 2 1: 1 1: 1
    Northampton Town 2-0 1-0 1: 1 3: 1 0: 1 3: 2 4-0 1: 1 4: 1 4-0 2: 1 1-0 1: 2 2: 2 1: 2 2: 2 0: 1 0: 1 0-0 0: 1 1: 1
    Norwich City 0-0 1: 1 2: 1 4-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 2-0 0-0 1: 2 0-0 2: 1 3-0 2-0 1: 2 3-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1: 2 0: 1
    Notts County 2-0 2: 3 1: 1 2: 1 4: 1 5: 1 9-0 9: 2 2: 1 1: 3 11: 1 2-0 2: 1 2: 1 1-0 0-0 1: 1 1: 2 5-0 2-0 4-0
    Port Vale 3-0 0: 2 3: 4 4: 2 2-0 0-0 1: 1 1: 2 3-0 1-0 1: 2 1-0 0-0 1-0 3-0 0: 2 0: 2 2-0 3: 1 0: 2 3: 1
    Reading FC 2-0 4: 2 6: 1 2: 1 1-0 5: 1 2-0 2: 1 3-0 2-0 4: 1 1-0 2: 1 1: 4 1: 2 2: 1 0: 2 0-0 4-0 1-0 3: 1
    Southend United 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0: 1 0: 1 0-0 1: 1 2: 2 2: 1 0: 1 0: 1 2: 2 3: 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 3: 4 1: 1 2-0 0: 1
    Swansea Town 2: 1 2-0 3-0 2-0 5-0 3-0 6-0 2-0 3: 1 2-0 2: 1 1-0 2: 1 3: 1 3: 1 2: 1 2: 2 4-0 6: 1 3: 1 2-0
    Swindon Town 3: 1 2: 2 0-0 2: 1 1: 1 1-0 1: 1 4-0 1: 1 2-0 5: 2 2: 2 3: 3 3-0 0: 2 1: 1 2: 1 1-0 1: 1 2: 1 1-0
    Torquay United 2: 2 1: 1 1: 1 0: 2 0: 2 2-0 2: 1 1: 1 7: 1 2: 1 4-0 3-0 2: 1 3: 1 0-0 4: 2 0: 3 0: 4 3: 1 5: 1 3: 1
    Walsall FC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0: 1 0: 1 3: 1 4: 3 2: 1 2: 3 5: 6 3: 1 2-0 4: 1 3: 2 1: 1 2-0 0: 3 2: 1 0: 1 1: 1 0: 1
    Watford FC 0: 1 0: 1 0-0 1: 1 0-0 2-0 0: 1 1: 2 2: 1 1: 1 2: 2 0: 1 1: 1 1: 1 2: 1 4: 1 0-0 4: 2 0: 3 1: 1 2-0

    List of goalscorers

    player society Gates
    1 EnglandEngland Doug McGibbon Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 30th
    2 Wales 1807Wales Stan Richards Swansea Town 26th
    2 EnglandEngland Jackie Sewell Notts County 26th
    4th EnglandEngland Phil Chapman Walsall FC 25th
    4th EnglandEngland Morris Jones Swindon Town 25th

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    References and footnotes

    1. a b Information according to Peter Dunk (Ed.): Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987-88 . Queen Anne Press, London 1987, ISBN 0-356-14353-8 , pp. 421 .
    2. The English National Football Archive names 30 goals differently.
    3. The English National Football Archive names 22 goals differently.