English First Division 1948/1949
Historical league standings at 1st September 1948
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Portsmouth | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 6.00 |
| 2 | Derby County | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2.25 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 5 | Manchester City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1.33 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0.86 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1.67 |
| 9 | Manchester United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 0.83 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0.78 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0.78 |
| 14 | Stoke City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0.60 |
| 15 | Arsenal | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1.33 |
| 16 | Preston North End | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0.89 |
| 18 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0.83 |
| 19 | Burnley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Aston Villa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0.44 |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0.44 |
| 22 | Everton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0.23 |
