Season story · Division 3
1948–49
13 league wins, 46–57 league goals and a campaign told match by match.
Manager: Ernest Blackburn
- Division
- Football League Division Three North
- Final league position
- 11th
- League matches
- 42
- League wins
- 13
- League draws
- 15
- League defeats
- 14
- League goals
- 46–57
- Average Prenton Park gate
- 8,307
The journey
Four moments from the campaign
21 Aug
Opening chapter
Hull City · 1-2
View match31 Aug
Biggest victory
Doncaster Rovers · 2-0
View match30 Mar
The biggest crowd
Hull City · 2-0
View match7 May
Final word
Rochdale · 2-1
View match
Defining matches
The days that shaped the season
The team
Most-used XI
Top scorer
No data
Biggest crowd
33,008
Hull City
Season form
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Season timeline
The campaign, month by month
Follow the rhythm of the season through every result, change in the dugout and recorded player movement.
- Months
- 10
- Competitive matches
- 43
- Wins
- 13
Chapter 01
August 1948
LLLW4 competitive matches · 1W 0D 3LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 02
September 1948
DWWWLW6 competitive matches · 4W 1D 1LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 03
October 1948
DDWLD5 competitive matches · 1W 3D 1LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 04
November 1948
LWDL4 competitive matches · 1W 1D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 05
December 1948
LWD3 competitive matches · 1W 1D 1LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 06
January 1949
WWDL4 competitive matches · 2W 1D 1LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 07
February 1949
LDDW4 competitive matches · 1W 2D 1LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 08
March 1949
WDLL4 competitive matches · 1W 1D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 09
April 1949
DDLDDLW7 competitive matches · 1W 4D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Sat 2DStockport CountyPrenton Park · League0-0Sat 9DCarlisle UnitedBrunton Park · League2-2Fri 15LWrexhamPrenton Park · League0-2Sat 16DGatesheadPrenton Park · League1-1Mon 18DWrexhamRacecourse Ground · League0-0Sat 23LHartlepool UnitedVictoria Park · League3-0Thu 28WDarlingtonPrenton Park · League2-1Chapter 10
May 1949
DL2 competitive matches · 0W 1D 1LOpen chapter +Close chapter −
Summary
Selection summary
Competitive record
43 matches played
| Venue | Pld | Won | Draws | Lost | For | Agn | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | |||
| Away | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | |||
| Total | 43 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Match list
Results
43 matches
| Date | Opposition | Competition | Result | Att. | Programme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/8 | HomeHull City | 1-2 | |||
| 26/8 | AwayDoncaster Rovers | 2-0 | |||
| 28/8 | AwayRotherham United | 7-0 | |||
| 31/8 | HomeDoncaster Rovers | 2-0 | |||
| 4/9 | 2-2 | ||||
| 8/9 | AwayBradford City | 1-3 | |||
| 11/9 | AwayOldham Athletic | 0-2 | |||
| 14/9 | HomeBradford City | 1-0 | |||
| 18/9 | HomeNew Brighton | 0-1 | |||
| 25/9 | HomeMansfield Town | 1-0 | |||
| 2/10 | AwayBarrow | 0-0 | |||
| 9/10 | AwayChester | 2-2 | |||
| 16/10 | HomeSouthport | 1-0 | |||
| 23/10 | AwayCrewe Alexandra | 2-0 | |||
| 30/10 | HomeYork City | 0-0 | |||
| 6/11 | AwayStockport County | 4-1 | |||
| 13/11 | HomeCarlisle United | 2-1 | |||
| 20/11 | AwayGateshead | 3-3 | |||
| 27/11 | HomeDarlington | 1-3 | |||
| 4/12 | AwayDarlington | 3-2 | |||
| 25/12 | AwayHalifax Town | 0-1 | |||
| 27/12 | HomeHalifax Town | 2-2 | |||
| 1/1 | HomeRotherham United | 2-1 | |||
| 15/1 | 0-2 | ||||
| 22/1 | HomeOldham Athletic | 1-1 | |||
| 29/1 | 0-2 | ||||
| 5/2 | AwayNew Brighton | 2-1 | |||
| 12/2 | HomeRochdale | 0-0 | |||
| 19/2 | AwayMansfield Town | 0-0 | |||
| 26/2 | HomeBarrow | 2-0 | |||
| 12/3 | AwaySouthport | 2-3 | |||
| 19/3 | HomeCrewe Alexandra | 2-2 | |||
| 26/3 | AwayYork City | 1-0 | |||
| 30/3 | AwayHull City | 2-0 | |||
| 2/4 | HomeStockport County | 0-0 | |||
| 9/4 | AwayCarlisle United | 2-2 | |||
| 15/4 | HomeWrexham | 0-2 | |||
| 16/4 | HomeGateshead | 1-1 | |||
| 18/4 | AwayWrexham | 0-0 | |||
| 23/4 | 3-0 | ||||
| 28/4 | HomeDarlington | 2-1 | |||
| 2/5 | HomeChester | 1-1 | |||
| 7/5 | AwayRochdale | 2-1 |