English Third Division (North) 1948/1949
Historical league standings at 31st August 1948
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Rotherham United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 4.67 |
| 2 | Darlington | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 3.33 |
| 3 | Hull City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 12.00 |
| 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1.75 |
| 5 | Gateshead | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1.20 |
| 6 | Wrexham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 7 | Southport | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 9 | York City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0.86 |
| 10 | Hartlepools United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1.40 |
| 11 | Chester | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1.33 |
| 12 | Carlisle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0.80 |
| 13 | Halifax Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 14 | New Brighton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Bradford City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 17 | Barrow | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.00 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 19 | Stockport County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0.27 |
| 21 | Accrington Stanley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0.20 |
