1948–49 Manchester United F.C. season

67th season in existence of Manchester United

Manchester United 1948–49 football season
Manchester United
1948–49 season
ChairmanJames W. Gibson
ManagerMatt Busby
StadiumMaine Road
First Division2nd
FA CupSemi-final
Charity ShieldRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jack Rowley (20)

All:
Jack Rowley (30)
Highest home attendance82,771 vs Bradford Park Avenue (29 January 1949)
Lowest home attendance20,158 vs Middlesbrough (2 May 1949)
Average home league attendance50,427
Home colours
Away colours

The 1948–49 season was Manchester United's 47th season in the Football League. They finished second in the league and as FA Cup holders they reached the semi-finals.[1]

FA Charity Shield

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
6 October 1948 Arsenal A 3–4 Rowley, Burke, own goal 31,000

First Division

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
21 August 1948 Derby County H 1–2 Pearson 52,620
23 August 1948 Blackpool A 3–0 Rowley (2), Mitten 36,880
28 August 1948 Arsenal A 1–0 Mitten 64,150
1 September 1948 Blackpool H 3–4 Delaney, Mitten, Morris 51,187
4 September 1948 Huddersfield Town H 4–1 Pearson (2), Delaney, Mitten 57,714
8 September 1948 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–3 Morris, Rowley 42,617
11 September 1948 Manchester City A 0–0 64,502
15 September 1948 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–0 Buckle, Pearson 33,871
18 September 1948 Sheffield United A 2–2 Buckle, Pearson 36,880
25 September 1948 Aston Villa H 3–1 Mitten (2), Pearson 53,820
2 October 1948 Sunderland A 1–2 Rowley 54,419
9 October 1948 Charlton Athletic H 1–1 Burke 46,964
16 October 1948 Stoke City A 1–2 Morris 45,830
23 October 1948 Burnley H 1–1 Mitten 47,093
30 October 1948 Preston North End A 6–1 Mitten (2), Pearson (2), Morris, Rowley 37,372
6 November 1948 Everton H 2–0 Delaney, Morris 42,789
13 November 1948 Chelsea A 1–1 Rowley 62,542
20 November 1948 Birmingham City H 3–0 Morris, Pearson, Rowley 45,482
27 November 1948 Middlesbrough A 4–1 Rowley (3), Delaney 31,331
4 December 1948 Newcastle United H 1–1 Mitten 70,787
11 December 1948 Portsmouth A 2–2 McGlen, Mitten 29,966
18 December 1948 Derby County A 3–1 Burke (2), Mitten 31,498
25 December 1948 Liverpool H 0–0 47,788
27 December 1948 Liverpool A 2–0 Burke, Pearson 53,325
1 January 1949 Arsenal H 2–0 Burke, Mitten 58,688
22 January 1949 Manchester City H 0–0 66,485
19 February 1949 Aston Villa A 1–2 Rowley 68,354
5 March 1949 Charlton Athletic A 3–2 Pearson (2), Downie 55,291
12 March 1949 Stoke City H 3–0 Downie, Mitten, Rowley 55,949
19 March 1949 Birmingham City A 0–1 46,819
6 April 1949 Huddersfield Town A 1–2 Rowley 17,256
9 April 1949 Chelsea H 1–1 Mitten 27,304
15 April 1949 Bolton Wanderers A 1–0 Carey 44,999
16 April 1949 Burnley A 2–0 Rowley (2) 37,722
18 April 1949 Bolton Wanderers H 3–0 Rowley (2), Mitten 47,653
21 April 1949 Sunderland H 1–2 Mitten 30,640
23 April 1949 Preston North End H 2–2 Downie (2) 43,214
27 April 1949 Everton A 0–2 39,106
30 April 1949 Newcastle United A 1–0 Burke 38,266
2 May 1949 Middlesbrough H 1–0 Rowley 20,158
4 May 1949 Sheffield United H 3–2 Downie, Mitten, Pearson 20,880
7 May 1949 Portsmouth H 3–2 Rowley (2), Mitten 49,808

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Portsmouth (C) 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 (R) 42 11 11 20 62 75 0.827 33 Relegation to the Second Division
22 Sheffield United (R) 42 11 11 20 57 78 0.731 33
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
8 January 1949 Round 3 Bournemouth & Boscombe AFC H 6–0 Burke (2), Rowley (2), Pearson, Mitten 55,012
29 January 1949 Round 4 Bradford Park Avenue H 1–1 Mitten 82,771
5 February 1949 Round 4
Replay
Bradford Park Avenue A 1–1 (a.e.t.) Mitten 30,000
7 February 1949 Round 4
Second Replay
Bradford Park Avenue H 5–0 Burke (2), Rowley (2), Pearson 70,434
12 February 1949 Round 5 Yeovil Town H 8–0 Rowley (5), Burke (2), Mitten 81,565
26 February 1949 Round 6 Hull City A 1–0 Pearson 55,000
26 March 1949 Semi-final Wolverhampton Wanderers N 1–1 (a.e.t.) Mitten 62,250
2 April 1949 Semi-final
Replay
Wolverhampton Wanderers N 0–1 73,000

Squad statistics

Pos. Name League FA Cup Charity Shield Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Jack Crompton 41 0 8 0 1 0 50 0
GK England Berry Brown 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FB England John Aston, Sr. 39 0 8 0 1 0 48 0
FB England John Ball 9 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
FB Republic of Ireland Johnny Carey 41 1 7 0 1 0 49 1
FB Scotland Tommy Lowrie 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
HB England Allenby Chilton 42 0 8 0 1 0 51 0
HB England Henry Cockburn 36 0 8 0 0 0 44 0
HB England Billy McGlen 23 1 8 0 0 0 31 1
HB Wales Jack Warner 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
FW England John Anderson 15 0 1 0 1 0 17 0
FW England Ted Buckle 5 2 2 0 0 0 7 2
FW England Ronnie Burke 9 6 6 6 1 1 16 13
FW England Laurie Cassidy 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland Jimmy Delaney 36 4 6 0 1 0 43 4
FW Scotland John Downie 12 5 0 0 0 0 12 5
FW England Charlie Mitten 42 18 8 5 1 0 51 23
FW England Johnny Morris 21 6 1 0 1 0 23 6
FW England Stan Pearson 39 14 8 3 0 0 47 17
FW England Jack Rowley 39 20 8 9 1 1 48 30
Own goals 0 0 1 1

References

  1. ^ "Manchester United Season 1948/49". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
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