Final Third Division (South) 1948/1949 league table
Season completed Saturday, 7th May 1949 (click column headings to re-sort)
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Swansea Town | 42 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 87 | 34 | 62 | 2.56 |
| 2 | Reading | 42 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 77 | 50 | 55 | 1.54 |
| 3 | Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath. | 42 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 69 | 48 | 52 | 1.44 |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 42 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 36 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 64 | 56 | 51 | 1.14 |
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 51 | 48 | 1.20 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 23 | 29 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 55 | 55 | 48 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 47 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 78 | 77 | 45 | 1.01 |
| 8 | Millwall | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 42 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 63 | 64 | 45 | 0.98 |
| 9 | Torquay United | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 44 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 65 | 70 | 45 | 0.93 |
| 10 | Norwich City | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 39 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 67 | 49 | 44 | 1.37 |
| 11 | Notts. County | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 34 | 49 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 102 | 68 | 43 | 1.50 |
| 12 | Exeter City | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 50 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 64 | 76 | 41 | 0.84 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 33 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 51 | 54 | 39 | 0.94 |
| 14 | Walsall | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 56 | 64 | 38 | 0.88 |
| 15 | Newport County | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 57 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 68 | 92 | 37 | 0.74 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 38 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 44 | 62 | 36 | 0.71 |
| 17 | Watford | 42 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 33 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 41 | 54 | 35 | 0.76 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 51 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 58 | 80 | 34 | 0.73 |
| 19 | Southend United | 42 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 41 | 47 | 33 | 0.87 |
| 20 | Northampton Town | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 51 | 62 | 33 | 0.82 |
| 21 | Aldershot | 42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 48 | 59 | 33 | 0.81 |
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 49 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 38 | 76 | 27 | 0.50 |
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| League champions | Relegated team(s) | Transferred team(s) | |||
| Promoted team(s) | Play-off place(s) | Merged team(s) | |||



