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Seasons · Division Two · Season 29

1948/49

Finished 15th · Manager Major Frank Buckley
← 1947/48 1949/50 → All seasons
The season · Record
Played
43
Won
12
Drawn
13
Lost
18
For
56
Against
66
Points
37
The season · Highlights
Biggest win
4–1
v Coventry City
Biggest defeat
2–6
v Leicester City
Clean sheets
12
Top scorer
Browning
14 goals
Most assists
-
Avg attendance
26,438
Final table

Division Two

Final Division Two table, 1948/49
Pos Club PWDLGD Pts
1 Fulham 422499+40 57
2 West Bromwich Albion 4224810+30 56
3 Southampton 4223910+33 55
4 Cardiff City 42191310+15 51
5 Tottenham Hotspur 4217169+28 50
6 Chesterfield 42151710+6 47
7 West Ham United 42181014-2 46
8 Sheffield Wednesday 42151314+7 43
9 Barnsley 42141216+1 40
10 Luton Town 42141216-2 40
11 Grimsby Town 42151017-4 40
12 Bury 4217619-9 40
13 Queens Park Rangers 42141117-18 39
14 Blackburn Rovers 4215918-10 39
15 Leeds United 42121317-8 37
16 Coventry City 4215720-9 37
17 Bradford Park Avenue 42131118-13 37
18 Brentford 42111417-11 36
19 Leicester City 42101616-17 36
20 Plymouth Argyle 42121218-15 36
21 Nottingham Forest 4214721-4 35
22 Lincoln City 4281222-38 28
Matchlog

Every fixture

Division Two · 42 played

Division Two fixtures, 1948/49
DateH/AOpponentScoreResult
21 Aug A Leicester City 2–6 Lost 2–6 v Leicester City
25 Aug H Brentford 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Brentford
28 Aug H Luton Town 2–0 Won 2–0 v Luton Town
1 Sep A Brentford 3–1 Won 3–1 v Brentford
4 Sep H Coventry City 4–1 Won 4–1 v Coventry City
8 Sep H Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Tottenham Hotspur
11 Sep A Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Lost 1–3 v Sheffield Wednesday
13 Sep A Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Drew 2–2 v Tottenham Hotspur
18 Sep H Lincoln City 3–1 Won 3–1 v Lincoln City
25 Sep A Chesterfield 1–3 Lost 1–3 v Chesterfield
2 Oct H West Bromwich Albion 1–3 Lost 1–3 v West Bromwich Albion
9 Oct A Bradford Park Avenue 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Bradford Park Avenue
16 Oct H Southampton 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Southampton
23 Oct A Barnsley 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Barnsley
30 Oct H Grimsby Town 6–3 Won 6–3 v Grimsby Town
6 Nov A Nottingham Forest 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Nottingham Forest
13 Nov H Fulham 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Fulham
20 Nov A Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Plymouth Argyle
4 Dec A Cardiff City 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Cardiff City
11 Dec H Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Queens Park Rangers
18 Dec H Leicester City 3–1 Won 3–1 v Leicester City
25 Dec A West Ham United 2–3 Lost 2–3 v West Ham United
27 Dec H West Ham United 1–3 Lost 1–3 v West Ham United
1 Jan A Luton Town 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Luton Town
15 Jan A Coventry City 1–4 Lost 1–4 v Coventry City
22 Jan H Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Sheffield Wednesday
29 Jan H Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Won 1–0 v Blackburn Rovers
5 Feb A Lincoln City 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Lincoln City
12 Feb H Bury 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Bury
19 Feb H Chesterfield 1–0 Won 1–0 v Chesterfield
5 Mar H Bradford Park Avenue 4–2 Won 4–2 v Bradford Park Avenue
12 Mar A Southampton 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Southampton
19 Mar H Barnsley 4–1 Won 4–1 v Barnsley
26 Mar A Grimsby Town 1–5 Lost 1–5 v Grimsby Town
2 Apr H Nottingham Forest 1–0 Won 1–0 v Nottingham Forest
6 Apr A West Bromwich Albion 0–1 Lost 0–1 v West Bromwich Albion
9 Apr A Fulham 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Fulham
16 Apr H Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Won 1–0 v Plymouth Argyle
18 Apr A Bury 1–3 Lost 1–3 v Bury
23 Apr A Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Blackburn Rovers
30 Apr H Cardiff City 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Cardiff City
7 May A Queens Park Rangers 0–2 Lost 0–2 v Queens Park Rangers

FA Cup · 1 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1948/49
DateH/AOpponentScoreResult
8 Jan H Newport County 1–3 Lost 1–3 v Newport County