# 1948–49 Arsenal F.C. season

The 1948–49 season was Arsenal Football Club's 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of English football.

## Results

Arsenal's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### FA Charity Shield

Arsenal entered the FA Charity Shield as 1947-48 League champions, in which they faced FA Cup winners Manchester United.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 6 October 1948 | Manchester United | H | 4–3 | 31,000 | |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| 21 August 1948 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–1 | 30,620 |
| 25 August 1948 | Stoke City | H | 3–0 | 43,867 |
| 28 August 1948 | Manchester United | H | 0–1 | 64,150 |
| 30 August 1948 | Stoke City | A | 0–1 | 39,645 |
| 4 September 1948 | Sheffield United | A | 1–1 | 37,987 |
| 8 September 1948 | Liverpool | H | 1–1 | 41,571 |
| 11 September 1948 | Aston Villa | H | 3–1 | 54,144 |
| 15 September 1948 | Liverpool | A | 1–0 | 46,714 |
| 18 September 1948 | Sunderland | A | 1–1 | 64,436 |
| 25 September 1948 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 3–1 | 56,869 |
| 2 October 1948 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 45,228 |
| 9 October 1948 | Burnley | H | 3–1 | 53,657 |
| 16 October 1948 | Preston North End | A | 1–1 | 31,476 |
| 23 October 1948 | Everton | H | 5–0 | 49,048 |
| 30 October 1948 | Chelsea | A | 1–0 | 56,476 |
| 6 November 1948 | Birmingham City | H | 2–0 | 61,571 |
| 13 November 1948 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–0 | 35,852 |
| 20 November 1948 | Newcastle United | H | 0–1 | 68,283 |
| 27 November 1948 | Portsmouth | A | 1–4 | 43,000 |
| 4 December 1948 | Manchester City | H | 1–1 | 48,960 |
| 11 December 1948 | Charlton Athletic | A | 3–4 | 51,517 |
| 18 December 1948 | Huddersfield Town | H | 3–0 | 36,825 |
| 25 December 1948 | Derby County | H | 3–3 | 40,665 |
| 27 December 1948 | Derby County | A | 1–2 | 33,378 |
| 1 January 1949 | Manchester United | A | 0–2 | 61,547 |
| 15 January 1949 | Sheffield United | H | 5–3 | 46,727 |
| 22 January 1949 | Aston Villa | A | 0–1 | 69,284 |
| 5 February 1949 | Sunderland | H | 5–0 | 53,742 |
| 19 February 1949 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 3–1 | 54,536 |
| 26 February 1949 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 5–0 | 50,263 |
| 5 March 1949 | Burnley | A | 1–1 | 20,810 |
| 12 March 1949 | Preston North End | H | 0–0 | 54,977 |
| 19 March 1949 | Newcastle United | A | 2–3 | 55,548 |
| 2 April 1949 | Birmingham City | A | 1–1 | 38,868 |
| 9 April 1949 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–1 | 51,540 |
| 15 April 1949 | Blackpool | A | 1–1 | 28,818 |
| 16 April 1949 | Everton | A | 0–0 | 56,987 |
| 18 April 1949 | Blackpool | H | 2–0 | 45,047 |
| 23 April 1949 | Chelsea | H | 1–2 | 54,604 |
| 27 April 1949 | Manchester City | A | 3–0 | 41,321 |
| 4 May 1949 | Portsmouth | H | 3–2 | 56,973 |
| 7 May 1949 | Charlton Athletic | H | 2–0 | 47,564 |

#### Final League table

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

### FA Cup

Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round, in which they were drawn to face Tottenham Hotspur.
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 8 January 1949 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3–0 | 47,314 | |
| R4 | 29 January 1949 | Derby County | A | 0–1 | 31,079 | |