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1948–49 Arsenal F.C. season

The 1948–49 season was Arsenal Football Club's 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of English football.[1][2]

Arsenal
1948–49 season
ChairmanBracewell Smith
ManagerTom Whittaker
StadiumHighbury
First Division5th
FA CupFourth round

Results

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Arsenal's score comes first[3]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

FA Charity Shield

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Main article: 1948 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

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Main article: 1948–49 Football League
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
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

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Main article: 1948–49 Football League § First Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
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
7 Manchester City 42 15 15 12 47 51 0.922 45
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

FA Cup

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Main article: 1948–49 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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ James, Josh (18 June 2013). "All-time Arsenal". Arsenal F.C. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  2. ^ Ross, James; Heneghan, Michael; Orford, Stuart; Culliton, Eoin (25 August 2016). "English Clubs Divisional Movements 1888–2016". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Arsenal results for the 1948–1949 season – Statto.com". Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2018.

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