English Third Division (South) 1948/1949
Historical league standings at 5th March 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 | Swansea Town | 30 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 68 | 23 | 45 | 2.96 |
| 2 | Bristol Rovers | 31 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 38 | 38 | 1.21 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 1.05 |
| 4 | Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath. | 31 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 38 | 37 | 1.34 |
| 5 | Notts. County | 31 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 89 | 47 | 36 | 1.89 |
| 6 | Norwich City | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 36 | 35 | 1.58 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 30 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 60 | 54 | 35 | 1.11 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 30 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 47 | 46 | 35 | 1.02 |
| 9 | Reading | 29 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 52 | 42 | 34 | 1.24 |
| 10 | Millwall | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 50 | 32 | 0.96 |
| 11 | Walsall | 29 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 45 | 30 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Port Vale | 30 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 35 | 29 | 1.06 |
| 13 | Exeter City | 30 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 61 | 27 | 0.70 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 29 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 43 | 26 | 0.74 |
| 15 | Torquay United | 29 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 61 | 26 | 0.64 |
| 16 | Northampton Town | 31 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 49 | 25 | 0.92 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 30 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 46 | 58 | 25 | 0.79 |
| 18 | Newport County | 27 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 47 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 53 | 68 | 24 | 0.78 |
| 19 | Watford | 31 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 23 | 0.70 |
| 20 | Aldershot | 29 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 40 | 22 | 0.85 |
| 21 | Southend United | 29 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 34 | 20 | 0.71 |
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 31 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 39 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 62 | 18 | 0.40 |



