# 1948–49 Everton F.C. season

During the 1948–49 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
In September 1948 Theo Kelly, the Everton manager, resigned reverting to his old job of club secretary with former player Cliff Britton returning to the club as manager.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 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 |

## Results

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result FT (HT) | Attendance | Scorers |
| 21 August 1948 | Newcastle United | H | 3–3 (2–2) | 57,729 | Dodds 2, Powell |
| 25 August 1948 | Portsmouth | A | 0–4 (0–2) | 31,433 | - |
| 28 August 1948 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–1 (0–1) | 35,960 | - |
| 1 September 1948 | Portsmouth | H | 0–5 (0–3) | 41,511 | - |
| 4 September 1948 | Birmingham City | H | 0–5 (0–2) | 49,199 | - |
| 8 September 1948 | Stoke City | H | 2–1 (1–1) | 42,818 | Juliussen, Powell |
| 11 September 1948 | Chelsea | A | 0–6 (0–2) | 42,736 | – |
| 13 September 1948 | Stoke City | A | 0–2 (0–0) | 24,454 | – |
| 18 September 1948 | Liverpool | H | 1–1 (0–0) | 78,299 | Dodds |
| 25 September 1948 | Preston North End | H | 4–1 (1–1) | 48,674 | Dodds 3, Stevenson |
| 2 October 1948 | Burnley | A | 0–1 (0–0) | 31,341 | - |
| 9 October 1948 | Blackpool | A | 0–3 (0–1) | 22,070 | - |
| 16 October 1948 | Derby County | H | 0–1 (0–1) | 53,087 | – |
| 23 October 1948 | Arsenal | A | 0–5 (0–2) | 49,048 | - |
| 30 October 1948 | Huddersfield Town | H | 2–0 (1–0) | 46,632 | Catterick 2 |
| 6 November 1948 | Manchester United | A | 0–2 (0–1) | 45,636 | - |
| 13 November 1948 | Sheffield United | H | 2–1 (1–0) | 29,816 | Bentham, Corr |
| 20 November 1948 | Aston Villa | A | 1–0 (0–0) | 43,382 | Catterick |
| 27 November 1948 | Sunderland | H | 1–0 (0–0) | 38,170 | opp. og |
| 4 December 1948 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–1 (0–1) | 37,800 | - |
| 11 December 1948 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–0 (0–0) | 40,407 | Eglington |
| 18 December 1948 | Newcastle United | A | 0–1 (0–0) | 43,515 | - |
| 25 December 1948 | Manchester City | H | 0–0 (0–0) | 37,444 | - |
| 27 December 1948 | Manchester City | A | 0–0 (0–0) | 40,471 | - |
| 1 January 1949 | Middlesbrough | H | 3–1 (1–0) | 39,445 | Eglington 2, Stevenson |
| 22 January 1949 | Chelsea | H | 2–1 (1–1) | 52,700 | Wainwright 2 |
| 5 February 1949 | Liverpool | A | 0–0 (0–0) | 50,132 | - |
| 12 February 1949 | Birmingham City | A | 0–0 (0–0) | 35,098 | - |
| 19 February 1949 | Preston North End | A | 1–3 (0–0) | 34,496 | Wainwright |
| 26 February 1949 | Burnley | H | 2–1 (2–0) | 34,568 | Eglington 2 |
| 5 March 1949 | Blackpool | H | 5–0 (4–0) | 25,548 | Wainwright 4, McIntosh |
| 12 March 1949 | Derby County | A | 2–3 (2–1) | 33,120 | Fielding, McIntosh |
| 19 March 1949 | Aston Villa | H | 1–3 (1–1) | 50,201 | Wainwright |
| 26 March 1949 | Sunderland | A | 1–1 (0–1) | 36,226 | McIntosh |
| 2 April 1949 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–3 (1–3) | 28,529 | Wainwright |
| 9 April 1949 | Sheffield United | A | 1–1 (0–1) | 29,473 | McIntosh |
| 16 April 1949 | Arsenal | H | 0–0 (0–0) | 56,987 | - |
| 18 April 1949 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–1 (0–0) | 45,059 | Eglington |
| 23 April 1949 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–1 (0–1) | 19,051 | Powell |
| 27 April 1949 | Manchester United | H | 2–0 (2–0) | 39,106 | McIntosh, Wainwright |
| 4 May 1949 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–0 (1–0) | 40,488 | Eglington |
| 7 May 1949 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–1 (0–1) | 22,725 | - |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 3 | 8 January 1949 | Manchester City | H | 1–0 | | Higgins |
| 4 | 29 January 1949 | Chelsea | N | 0–2 | | |

## Squad

| Player | Lge Apps | League Goals | Cup Apps | Cup Goals |
| Stan Bentham | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Boyes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Burnett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Cameron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Catterick | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Clinton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Corr | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ephraim (Jock) Dodds | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon Dugdale | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Eglington | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Peter Farrell | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wally Fielding | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jackie Grant | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Norman Greenhalgh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Hedley | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Higgins | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John (Jack) Humphreys | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy G Jones | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Albert Juliussen | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyril Lello | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Maurice Lindley | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Harry McCormick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John McIlhatton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jimmy McIntosh | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Aubrey Powell | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Sagar | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| George Saunders | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Stevenson | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Eddie Wainwright | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Gordon Watson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |