English First Division 1948/1949
Historical league standings at 8th 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 | Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 7.00 |
| 2 | Derby County | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 1.83 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 1.71 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1.18 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 1.15 |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2.25 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1.63 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1.57 |
| 9 | Manchester City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1.29 |
| 10 | Manchester United | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1.40 |
| 11 | Blackpool | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 0.83 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 1.33 |
| 13 | Arsenal | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1.20 |
| 14 | Chelsea | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0.89 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 0.77 |
| 16 | Burnley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0.43 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 0.73 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 19 | Stoke City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 21 | Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Everton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 0.26 |
