English First Division 1948/1949
Historical league standings at 2nd April 1949
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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 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 63 | 30 | 48 | 2.10 |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 61 | 43 | 45 | 1.42 |
| 3 | Derby County | 33 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 51 | 44 | 40 | 1.16 |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 35 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 57 | 51 | 40 | 1.12 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 34 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 61 | 38 | 38 | 1.61 |
| 6 | Manchester City | 35 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 44 | 38 | 0.95 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 30 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 58 | 31 | 37 | 1.87 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 34 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 56 | 53 | 36 | 1.06 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 31 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 1.27 |
| 10 | Burnley | 35 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 39 | 42 | 33 | 0.93 |
| 11 | Liverpool | 33 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 45 | 35 | 32 | 1.29 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 34 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 63 | 58 | 32 | 1.09 |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 35 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 0.97 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 52 | 57 | 32 | 0.91 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 35 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 36 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 47 | 58 | 32 | 0.81 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 34 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 32 | 0.78 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 34 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 49 | 71 | 30 | 0.69 |
| 18 | Everton | 35 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 35 | 59 | 29 | 0.59 |
| 19 | Sheffield United | 34 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 41 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 51 | 64 | 27 | 0.80 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 33 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 47 | 26 | 0.77 |
| 21 | Preston North End | 34 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 52 | 65 | 25 | 0.80 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 33 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 59 | 24 | 0.53 |
