English First Division 1948/1949
Historical league standings at 9th 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 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 68 | 31 | 50 | 2.19 |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 36 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 65 | 50 | 47 | 1.30 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 36 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 32 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 59 | 53 | 41 | 1.11 |
| 4 | Derby County | 34 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 53 | 48 | 40 | 1.10 |
| 5 | Manchester City | 36 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 43 | 44 | 40 | 0.98 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 35 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 62 | 39 | 39 | 1.59 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 32 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 60 | 34 | 38 | 1.76 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 33 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 65 | 50 | 37 | 1.30 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 35 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 56 | 36 | 1.02 |
| 10 | Burnley | 36 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 42 | 34 | 0.93 |
| 11 | Blackpool | 36 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 48 | 58 | 34 | 0.83 |
| 12 | Liverpool | 35 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 45 | 36 | 33 | 1.25 |
| 13 | Chelsea | 35 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 64 | 59 | 33 | 1.08 |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 36 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 0.97 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 35 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 54 | 59 | 33 | 0.92 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 35 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 33 | 0.78 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 35 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 51 | 71 | 32 | 0.72 |
| 18 | Everton | 36 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 36 | 60 | 30 | 0.60 |
| 19 | Sheffield United | 35 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 41 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 52 | 65 | 28 | 0.80 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 34 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 48 | 27 | 0.77 |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 35 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 41 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 60 | 27 | 0.55 |
| 22 | Preston North End | 35 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 52 | 67 | 25 | 0.78 |
