English First Division 1948/1949
Historical league standings at 22nd January 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 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 48 | 23 | 38 | 2.09 |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 27 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 49 | 35 | 35 | 1.40 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 26 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 51 | 26 | 33 | 1.96 |
| 4 | Derby County | 26 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 34 | 33 | 1.26 |
| 5 | Charlton Athletic | 27 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 47 | 41 | 32 | 1.15 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 52 | 39 | 30 | 1.33 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 27 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 40 | 30 | 1.18 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 32 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 9 | Manchester City | 27 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 36 | 37 | 29 | 0.97 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 27 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 40 | 28 | 0.90 |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Liverpool | 26 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 27 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 27 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 44 | 25 | 0.89 |
| 14 | Burnley | 27 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 37 | 25 | 0.86 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 26 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 1.13 |
| 16 | Chelsea | 26 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 46 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Everton | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 45 | 22 | 0.49 |
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 27 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 36 | 21 | 0.81 |
| 19 | Sheffield United | 27 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 41 | 56 | 21 | 0.73 |
| 20 | Preston North End | 27 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 53 | 18 | 0.74 |
| 21 | Aston Villa | 26 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 39 | 64 | 18 | 0.61 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 26 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 49 | 18 | 0.53 |



