English Second Division 1948/1949
Historical league standings at 18th 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 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 1.64 |
| 2 | Southampton | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 2.43 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 1.21 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 2.17 |
| 6 | Bradford Park Avenue | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 1.23 |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1.09 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 1.20 |
| 9 | Barnsley | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 1.17 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 1.09 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Fulham | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 0.92 |
| 13 | Brentford | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0.88 |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 0.73 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 0.83 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 0.78 |
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 0.75 |
| 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 0.69 |
| 20 | Chesterfield | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 0.47 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 0.31 |
| 22 | Lincoln City | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 0.42 |
