1948–49 Manchester City F.C. season explained

The 1948–49 season was Manchester City's 47th season of competitive football and 33rd season in the top division of English football.^[1] In addition to the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup.

First Division

See main article: 1948–49 Football League.

Reports

Date	Opponents	H / A	Venue	ResultF – A	Scorers	Attendance
21 August 1948	Burnley	A	Turf Moor	0 – 1		28,000
25 August 1948	Preston North End	H	Maine Road	3 – 2	Sproston, McDowall, McMorran	45,000
28 August 1948	Stoke City	H	Maine Road	0 – 0		42,450
1 September 1948	Preston North End	A	Deepdale	3 – 1	Black, Godwin, Linacre	35,000
4 September 1948	Charlton Athletic	A	The Valley	2 – 3	Godwin (2)	45,000
8 September 1948	Birmingham City	H	Maine Road	1 - 0	Black	26,841
11 September 1948	Manchester United	H	Maine Road	0 – 0		64,502
15 September 1948	Birmingham City	A	St Andrews	1 – 4	Smith	40,000
18 September 1948	Portsmouth	H	Maine Road	1 – 1	McMorran	48,376
25 September 1948	Newcastle United	A	St James’ Park	0 – 0		58,000
2 October 1948	Middlesbrough	H	Maine Road	1 – 0	Oakes	42,000
9 October 1948	Sheffield United	A	Bramhall Lane	2 - 0	Oakes, Black	26,000
16 October 1948	Aston Villa	H	Maine Road	4 – 1	Smith (3), Oakes	38,024
23 October 1948	Sunderland	A	Roker Park	0 – 3		46,879
30 October 1948	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	Maine Road	3 – 3	Oakes, Black, Linacre	44,130
6 November 1948	Bolton Wanderers	A	Burnden Park	1 – 5	Smith	37,931
13 November 1948	Liverpool	H	Maine Road	2 – 4	Black, Clarke	21,659
20 November 1948	Blackpool	A	Bloomfield Road	1 – 1	Smith	28,000
27 November 1948	Derby County	H	Maine Road	2 – 1	Black, Clarke	42,225
4 December 1948	Arsenal	A	Highbury	1 – 1	Oakes	45,000
11 December 1948	Huddersfield Town	H	Maine Road	3 – 1	Clarke (2), Emptage	37,717
18 December 1948	Burnley	H	Maine Road	2 – 2	Smith, (og)	30,000
25 December 1948	Everton	A	Goodison Park	0 – 0		45,000
27 December 1948	Everton	H	Maine Road	0 – 0		30,000
1 January 1949	Stoke City	A	Victoria Ground	3 – 2	Smith (2), Clarke	25,000
15 January 1949	Charlton Athletic	H	Maine Road	0 – 1		20,000
22 January 1949	Manchester United	H	Maine Road	0 – 0		66,485
5 February 1949	Portsmouth	A	Fratton Park	1 – 3	Smith	34,167
19 February 1949	Newcastle United	H	Maine Road	1 – 0	Black	48,624
26 February 1949	Middlesbrough	A	Ayresome Park	1 - 0	Black	35,000
5 March 1949	Sheffield United	H	Maine Road	1 – 0	Black	16,502
12 March 1949	Aston Villa	A	Villa Park	0 – 1		35,000
19 March 1949	Blackpool	H	Maine Road	1 – 1	Hart	35,857
26 March 1949	Derby County	A	Baseball Ground	0 – 2		29,125
2 April 1949	Bolton Wanderers	H	Maine Road	1 – 0	Black	28,000
9 April 1949	Liverpool	A	Anfield	1 – 0	Smith	31,389
15 April 1949	Chelsea	H	Maine Road	1 – 0	Smith	36,554
16 April 1949	Sunderland	H	Maine Road	1 – 1	Clarke	31,345
18 April 1949	Chelsea	A	Stamford Bridge	1 – 1	Munro	25,864
23 April 1949	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	Molineux Stadium	1 – 1	Black	45,000
27 April 1949	Arsenal	H	Maine Road	0 – 3		38,155
7 May 1949	Huddersfield Town	A	Leeds Road	0 – 1		27,507

FA Cup

See main article: 1948-49 FA Cup.

Results

Notes and References

1. Web site: Manchester City Complete History . 2023-01-21 . Statto.com . en-GB.