DIVISION 2    1948/49
 

Leading goalscorer:
Charlie Wayman
 (Southampton)
 32  goals

   P W D L F A Pts
    1 Fulham 42 24 9 9 77 37 57 Promoted
    2 West Bromwich Albion 42 24 8 10 69 39 56 Promoted
    3 Southampton 42 23 9 10 69 36 55
    4 Cardiff City 42 19 13 10 62 47 51
    5 Tottenham Hotspur 42 17 16 9 72 44 50
    6 Chesterfield 42 15 17 10 51 45 47
    7 West Ham United 42 18 10 14 56 58 46
    8 Sheffield Wednesday 42 15 13 14 63 56 43
    9 Barnsley 42 14 12 16 62 61 40
    10 Luton Town 42 14 12 16 55 57 40
    11 Grimsby Town 42 15 10 17 72 76 40
    12 Bury 42 17 6 19 67 76 40
    13 Queens Park Rangers 42 14 11 17 44 62 39
      14 Blackburn Rovers 42 15 8 19 53 63 38
      15 Leeds United 42 12 13 17 55 63 37
      16 Coventry City 42 15 7 20 55 64 37
      17 Bradford Park Avenue 42 13 11 18 65 78 37
      18 Brentford 42 11 14 17 42 53 36
      19 Leicester City 42 10 16 16 62 79 36
      20 Plymouth Argyle 42 12 12 18 49 64 36
      21 Nottingham Forest 42 14 7 21 50 54 35 Relegated
      22 Lincoln City 42 8 12 22 53 91 28 Relegated
     
      Relegated Lincoln relegated to Division 3 (North), Nottingham Forest to Division 3 (South).