1948–49 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal
1948–49 season
Chairman	Bracewell Smith
Manager	Tom Whittaker
Stadium	Highbury
First Division	5th
FA Cup	Fourth Round
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1947–48 1949–50 →

The 1948–49 season was Arsenal's 30th consecutive season in the top division of English football.

Results[]

Arsenal's score comes first^[1]

Legend[]

Win	Draw	Loss

FA Charity Shield[]

Arsenal entered the FA Charity Shield as 1947-48 League champions, in which they faced FA Cup winners Manchester United.


Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
6 October 1948	Manchester United	H	4–3	31,000

Football League First Division[]

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
21 August 1948	Huddersfield Town	A	1–1	30,620
25 August 1948	Stoke City	H	3–0	43,867
28 August 1948	Manchester United	H	0–1	64,150
30 August 1948	Stoke City	A	0–1	39,645
4 September 1948	Sheffield United	A	1–1	37,987
8 September 1948	Liverpool	H	1–1	41,571
11 September 1948	Aston Villa	H	3–1	54,144
15 September 1948	Liverpool	A	1–0	46,714
18 September 1948	Sunderland	A	1–1	64,436
25 September 1948	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	3–1	56,869
2 October 1948	Bolton Wanderers	A	0–1	45,228
9 October 1948	Burnley	H	3–1	53,657
16 October 1948	Preston North End	A	1–1	31,476
23 October 1948	Everton	H	5–0	49,048
30 October 1948	Chelsea	A	1–0	56,476
6 November 1948	Birmingham City	H	2–0	61,571
13 November 1948	Middlesbrough	A	1–0	35,852
20 November 1948	Newcastle United	H	0–1	68,283
27 November 1948	Portsmouth	A	1–4	43,000
4 December 1948	Manchester City	H	1–1	48,960
11 December 1948	Charlton Athletic	A	3–4	51,517
18 December 1948	Huddersfield Town	H	3–0	36,825
25 December 1948	Derby County	H	3–3	40,665
27 December 1948	Derby County	A	1–2	33,378
1 January 1949	Manchester United	A	0–2	61,547
15 January 1949	Sheffield United	H	5–3	46,727
22 January 1949	Aston Villa	A	0–1	69,284
5 February 1949	Sunderland	H	5–0	53,742
19 February 1949	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	3–1	54,536
26 February 1949	Bolton Wanderers	H	5–0	50,263
5 March 1949	Burnley	A	1–1	20,810
12 March 1949	Preston North End	H	0–0	54,977
19 March 1949	Newcastle United	A	2–3	55,548
2 April 1949	Birmingham City	A	1–1	38,868
9 April 1949	Middlesbrough	H	1–1	51,540
15 April 1949	Blackpool	A	1–1	28,818
16 April 1949	Everton	A	0–0	56,987
18 April 1949	Blackpool	H	2–0	45,047
23 April 1949	Chelsea	H	1–2	54,604
27 April 1949	Manchester City	A	3–0	41,321
4 May 1949	Portsmouth	H	3–2	56,973
7 May 1949	Charlton Athletic	H	2–0	47,564

Final League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Derby County	42	22	9	11	74	55	1.345	53
4	Newcastle United	42	20	12	10	70	56	1.250	52
5	Arsenal	42	18	13	11	74	44	1.682	49
6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	17	12	13	79	66	1.197	46	FA Cup winners
7	Manchester City	42	15	15	12	47	51	0.922	45

Source:^{[citation needed]}

FA Cup[]

Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round, in which they were drawn to face Tottenham Hotspur.


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	8 January 1949	Tottenham Hotspur	H	3–0	47,314
R4	29 January 1949	Derby County	A	0–1	31,079

References[]

^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1948-1949/results

[1] ttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1948-1949/results

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