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Table & Scores on 16/10/1948
| Home | Away | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Portsmouth | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 22 | Derby County | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 20 | Charlton Athletic | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 17 | Birmingham City | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 16 | Manchester City | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 16 | Newcastle United | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 16 | Arsenal | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | Stoke City | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 15 | Sunderland | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 15 | Blackpool | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 14 | Manchester United | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 13 | Chelsea | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | Liverpool | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | Burnley | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 10 | Huddersfield Town | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 10 | Preston North End | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 8 | Aston Villa | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 7 | Sheffield United | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 6 | Everton | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 6 |
| Birmingham City 0 (0) Liverpool 1 (1) | Done 37 | Attendance: 42,331 |
| Burnley 1 (1) Huddersfield Town 2 (0) | Billingham 34 Metcalfe 66, 89 | Attendance: 28,976 |
| Charlton Athletic 2 (1) Sheffield United 1 (1) | Hurst 16, Revell 67 Collindridge 32 | Attendance: 36,426 |
| Chelsea 3 (1) Blackpool 3 (2) | Bowie 17, 80, McInnes 90 Mortensen 25, McCall 39, 47 | Attendance: 77,696 |
| Everton 0 (0) Derby County 1 (1) | Stamps 4 | Attendance: 53,087 |
| Manchester City 4 (1) Aston Villa 1 (1) | G Smith 18, 79, 88, Oakes 66 L Smith 30 | Attendance: 41,240 |
| Middlesbrough 5 (3) Bolton Wanderers 0 (0) | Fenton 4, 39, 85, Spuhler 7, Reagan 48 | Attendance: 28,628 |
| Newcastle United 3 (1) Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (1) | Milburn 15, 80, McLean 88 Og Smyth 22 | Attendance: 60,958 |
| Portsmouth 3 (2) Sunderland 0 (0) | Froggatt 11, Reid 27, P Harris 48 | Attendance: 35,205 |
| Preston North End 1 (0) Arsenal 1 (1) | McIntosh 60 Rooke 7 | Attendance: 31,476 |
| Stoke City 2 (1) Manchester United 1 (1) | Steele 6, Mountford 60 Morris 42 | Attendance: 45,830 |