English Third Division (South) 1948/1949
Historical league standings at 20th November 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 | Swansea Town | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 10 | 30 | 4.30 |
| 2 | Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath. | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 28 | 1.63 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 1.24 |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 1.15 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 33 | 22 | 0.85 |
| 6 | Millwall | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 35 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Reading | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 20 | 1.13 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 37 | 20 | 1.05 |
| 9 | Notts. County | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 52 | 34 | 19 | 1.53 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 40 | 19 | 0.75 |
| 11 | Norwich City | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 1.22 |
| 12 | Leyton Orient | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Bristol City | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 0.95 |
| 14 | Torquay United | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 35 | 18 | 0.74 |
| 15 | Walsall | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 17 | 0.93 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 1.05 |
| 17 | Southend United | 18 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 0.94 |
| 18 | Watford | 19 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 15 | 0.79 |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 14 | 0.73 |
| 20 | Aldershot | 19 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 31 | 13 | 0.81 |
| 21 | Newport County | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 47 | 11 | 0.70 |
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 18 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 11 | 0.37 |
