English Second Division 1948/1949
Historical league standings at 15th 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 | Southampton | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 1.88 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 2.17 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1.30 |
| 6 | Bradford Park Avenue | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 1.27 |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 1.09 |
| 8 | Leeds United | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 1.08 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 0.91 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Fulham | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 0.92 |
| 12 | Brentford | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0.88 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 0.79 |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 15 | Luton Town | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 0.92 |
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 0.90 |
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 0.73 |
| 19 | West Ham United | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0.58 |
| 20 | Lincoln City | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 0.44 |
| 21 | Chesterfield | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 22 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 0.31 |
