English Second Division 1948/1949
Historical league standings at 14th 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 | Bury | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 2.13 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 1.88 |
| 3 | Southampton | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 2.40 |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 1.09 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 1.08 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 0.91 |
| 7 | Bradford Park Avenue | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 8 | Fulham | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1.22 |
| 9 | Brentford | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Coventry City | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 0.79 |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1.67 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1.20 |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 14 | Luton Town | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 0.93 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 0.92 |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 0.73 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0.58 |
| 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0.88 |
| 20 | Lincoln City | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 0.54 |
| 21 | Chesterfield | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 22 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0.33 |
