English First Division 1948/1949
Historical league standings at 28th August 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 | Derby County | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2.67 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3.50 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2.50 |
| 5 | Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0.75 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2.33 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1.60 |
| 10 | Preston North End | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1.29 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0.70 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 17 | Burnley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0.43 |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 20 | Stoke City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 21 | Everton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0.38 |
