1948–49 Manchester United F.C. season
67th season in existence of Manchester United
Manchester United 1948–49 football season
The 1948–49 season was Manchester United's 47th season in the Football League . They finished second in the league and as FA Cup holders they reached the semi-finals.[1]
FA Charity Shield
Date
Opponents
H / A
Result F–A
Scorers
Attendance
6 October 1948
Arsenal
A
3–4
Rowley , Burke , own goal
31,000
First Division
Date
Opponents
H / A
Result F–A
Scorers
Attendance
21 August 1948
Derby County
H
1–2
Pearson
52,620
23 August 1948
Blackpool
A
3–0
Rowley (2), Mitten
36,880
28 August 1948
Arsenal
A
1–0
Mitten
64,150
1 September 1948
Blackpool
H
3–4
Delaney , Mitten , Morris
51,187
4 September 1948
Huddersfield Town
H
4–1
Pearson (2), Delaney , Mitten
57,714
8 September 1948
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
2–3
Morris , Rowley
42,617
11 September 1948
Manchester City
A
0–0
64,502
15 September 1948
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
2–0
Buckle , Pearson
33,871
18 September 1948
Sheffield United
A
2–2
Buckle , Pearson
36,880
25 September 1948
Aston Villa
H
3–1
Mitten (2), Pearson
53,820
2 October 1948
Sunderland
A
1–2
Rowley
54,419
9 October 1948
Charlton Athletic
H
1–1
Burke
46,964
16 October 1948
Stoke City
A
1–2
Morris
45,830
23 October 1948
Burnley
H
1–1
Mitten
47,093
30 October 1948
Preston North End
A
6–1
Mitten (2), Pearson (2), Morris , Rowley
37,372
6 November 1948
Everton
H
2–0
Delaney , Morris
42,789
13 November 1948
Chelsea
A
1–1
Rowley
62,542
20 November 1948
Birmingham City
H
3–0
Morris , Pearson , Rowley
45,482
27 November 1948
Middlesbrough
A
4–1
Rowley (3), Delaney
31,331
4 December 1948
Newcastle United
H
1–1
Mitten
70,787
11 December 1948
Portsmouth
A
2–2
McGlen , Mitten
29,966
18 December 1948
Derby County
A
3–1
Burke (2), Mitten
31,498
25 December 1948
Liverpool
H
0–0
47,788
27 December 1948
Liverpool
A
2–0
Burke , Pearson
53,325
1 January 1949
Arsenal
H
2–0
Burke , Mitten
58,688
22 January 1949
Manchester City
H
0–0
66,485
19 February 1949
Aston Villa
A
1–2
Rowley
68,354
5 March 1949
Charlton Athletic
A
3–2
Pearson (2), Downie
55,291
12 March 1949
Stoke City
H
3–0
Downie , Mitten , Rowley
55,949
19 March 1949
Birmingham City
A
0–1
46,819
6 April 1949
Huddersfield Town
A
1–2
Rowley
17,256
9 April 1949
Chelsea
H
1–1
Mitten
27,304
15 April 1949
Bolton Wanderers
A
1–0
Carey
44,999
16 April 1949
Burnley
A
2–0
Rowley (2)
37,722
18 April 1949
Bolton Wanderers
H
3–0
Rowley (2), Mitten
47,653
21 April 1949
Sunderland
H
1–2
Mitten
30,640
23 April 1949
Preston North End
H
2–2
Downie (2)
43,214
27 April 1949
Everton
A
0–2
39,106
30 April 1949
Newcastle United
A
1–0
Burke
38,266
2 May 1949
Middlesbrough
H
1–0
Rowley
20,158
4 May 1949
Sheffield United
H
3–2
Downie , Mitten , Pearson
20,880
7 May 1949
Portsmouth
H
3–2
Rowley (2), Mitten
49,808
Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions;
(R) Relegated
FA Cup
Date
Round
Opponents
H / A
Result F–A
Scorers
Attendance
8 January 1949
Round 3
Bournemouth & Boscombe AFC
H
6–0
Burke (2), Rowley (2), Pearson , Mitten
55,012
29 January 1949
Round 4
Bradford Park Avenue
H
1–1
Mitten
82,771
5 February 1949
Round 4 Replay
Bradford Park Avenue
A
1–1 (a.e.t. )
Mitten
30,000
7 February 1949
Round 4 Second Replay
Bradford Park Avenue
H
5–0
Burke (2), Rowley (2), Pearson
70,434
12 February 1949
Round 5
Yeovil Town
H
8–0
Rowley (5), Burke (2), Mitten
81,565
26 February 1949
Round 6
Hull City
A
1–0
Pearson
55,000
26 March 1949
Semi-final
Wolverhampton Wanderers
N
1–1 (a.e.t. )
Mitten
62,250
2 April 1949
Semi-final Replay
Wolverhampton Wanderers
N
0–1
73,000
Squad statistics
References
FA competitions Football League Lower leagues Related to national team