# 1948–49 Manchester City F.C. season

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

## First Division
### League table

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

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 47 | 51 | 0.922 | 45 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 17 |
Source: "Manchester City - Fixtures & Results 1948/1949". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 January 2023.

### Reports

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – 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
### Results

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 8 January 1949 | Third Round | Everton | A | Goodison Park | 0 - 1 | | 63,459 |