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1948–49 in English football

69th season of competitive football in England

Field	Value
country	England
season	1948–49
division1	[First Division](1948-49-football-league-first-division)
champions1	Portsmouth
division2	[Second Division](1948-49-football-league-second-division)
champions2	Fulham
domestic	[FA Cup](1948-49-fa-cup)
dchampions	Wolves
prevseason	1947–48
nextseason	1949–50
flagicon	yes

The 1948–49 season was the 69th season of competitive football in England.

Overview

Portsmouth won the First Division title for the first time with a team of no recognised stars and very few international players. However, it was not the first major honour for the Hampshire club, as they had been the last winners of the FA Cup before the outbreak of the war. They would retain their league title the following season.

Wolverhampton Wanderers, under manager Stan Cullis and captain Billy Wright, won their first major trophy for more than 40 years when they beat Leicester City 3-1 in the final of the FA Cup. This was the beginning of a great run of success for the West Midlands side.

Honours

Competition	Winner	Runner-up
[First Division](1948-49-football-league-first-division)	Portsmouth (1)	Manchester United
[Second Division](1948-49-football-league)	Fulham	West Bromwich Albion
[Third Division North](1948-49-football-league)	Hull City	Rotherham United
[Third Division South](1948-49-football-league)	Swansea City	Reading
[FA Cup](1949-fa-cup-final)	Wolverhampton Wanderers (3)	Leicester City
[Charity Shield](1948-fa-charity-shield)	Arsenal	Manchester United
[Home Championship](1949-british-home-championship)

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

Football League

Main article: 1948–49 Football League

First Division

Second Division

Third Division North

Third Division South

Top goalscorers

First Division

Willie Moir (Bolton Wanderers) – 25 goals

Second Division

Charlie Wayman (Southampton) – 32 goals

Third Division North

Wally Ardron (Rotherham United) – 29 goals

Third Division South

Doug McGibbon (Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic) – 30 goals

References

Info: Wikipedia Source

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