English Third Division (South) 1948/1949
Historical league standings at 4th September 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 | Swindon Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 2 | Swansea Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 4.50 |
| 3 | Port Vale | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3.00 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 2.83 |
| 6 | Exeter City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2.75 |
| 7 | Torquay United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0.89 |
| 8 | Notts. County | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1.20 |
| 9 | Walsall | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0.67 |
| 10 | Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath. | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0.60 |
| 11 | Norwich City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Reading | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 0.92 |
| 13 | Watford | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0.89 |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0.82 |
| 15 | Southend United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0.63 |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0.55 |
| 19 | Millwall | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 20 | Aldershot | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0.89 |
| 21 | Newport County | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0.62 |
| 22 | Northampton Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0.27 |
