Blackpool F.C. season 1948-49
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| Season 1948-49 | |
| League | Division One |
| Manager | Joe Smith |
| League position | 16th |
| Top goalscorers | League: Stan Mortensen (18) Combined: Stan Mortensen (20) |
| FA Cup | Fourth round[1] |
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| Lowest home attendance | |
| Previous season | ← 1947-48 |
| Next season | 1949-50 → |
The 1948-49 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 42nd season (39th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing sixteenth.
Stan Mortensen was the club's top scorer for the fifth consecutive season, with twenty goals (eighteen in the league and two in the FA Cup).
[edit] Table
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portsmouth | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 84 | 42 | 2.000 | 58 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 77 | 44 | 1.750 | 53 |
| 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 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 42 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 49 | 58 | 0.845 | 43 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 63 | 67 | 0.940 | 42 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 60 | 76 | 0.789 | 42 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 66 | 68 | 0.971 | 41 |
| 12 | Liverpool | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 53 | 43 | 1.233 | 40 |
| 13 | Chelsea | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 69 | 68 | 1.015 | 38 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 59 | 68 | 0.868 | 38 |
| 15 | Burnley | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 43 | 50 | 0.860 | 38 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 54 | 67 | 0.806 | 38 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 36 | 38 | 0.947 | 37 |
| 18 | Everton | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 63 | 0.651 | 37 |
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 57 | 0.807 | 34 |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 69 | 0.580 | 34 |
| 21 | Preston North End | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 62 | 75 | 0.827 | 33 |
| 22 | Sheffield United | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 57 | 78 | 0.731 | 33 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Entered competition in third round
[edit] References
- Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.
