Tuesday 1948-04-20
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnley | 0 | 2 | Charlton Athletic | Turf Moor | 26,627 | |
| Lineups | Vaughan 2 | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Arsenal | 39 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 2.281 | 55 | L | D | W | D | L | 1948-04-21 | Portsmouth | A |
| 2 | 0 | Manchester United | 40 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 1.674 | 50 | W | L | D | W | W | 1948-04-28 | Blackpool | A |
| 3 | 0 | Burnley | 40 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 1.238 | 48 | L | W | L | W | L | 1948-04-24 | Chelsea | A |
| 4 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 40 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 39 | 1.191 | 45 | W | W | W | L | W | 1948-04-24 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 5 | 0 | Preston North End | 39 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 1.068 | 45 | W | L | D | L | L | 1948-04-21 | Manchester City | A |
| 6 | 0 | Derby County | 38 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 32 | 1.296 | 44 | W | L | L | D | L | 1948-04-21 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 7 | 0 | Aston Villa | 40 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 34 | 1.091 | 43 | L | W | W | D | L | 1948-04-24 | Liverpool | H |
| 8 | 0 | Manchester City | 39 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 1.214 | 41 | D | L | D | W | W | 1948-04-21 | Preston North End | H |
| 9 | 0 | Portsmouth | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 31 | 1.34 | 40 | D | W | L | W | W | 1948-04-21 | Arsenal | H |
| 10 | 0 | Blackpool | 40 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 27 | 1.195 | 40 | L | L | W | L | D | 1948-04-28 | Manchester United | H |
| 11 | 0 | Sheffield United | 40 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 42 | 0.969 | 40 | L | L | D | W | D | 1948-04-24 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 12 | 0 | Liverpool | 39 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 1 | 38 | D | W | D | W | W | 1948-04-21 | Everton | H |
| 13 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 40 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 34 | 43 | 1.045 | 37 | D | L | L | W | D | 1948-04-24 | Sunderland | A |
| 14 | 0 | Everton | 38 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 35 | 0.831 | 37 | L | L | W | W | W | 1948-04-21 | Liverpool | A |
| 15 | 0 | Chelsea | 40 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 42 | 0.776 | 37 | L | W | W | L | L | 1948-04-24 | Burnley | H |
| 16 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 39 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 32 | 0.852 | 36 | W | W | D | W | L | 1948-04-21 | Derby County | H |
| 17 | 3 | Charlton Athletic | 40 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 0.815 | 36 | W | W | W | L | L | 1948-04-24 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 18 | -1 | Huddersfield Town | 39 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 0.891 | 35 | W | D | W | D | L | 1948-04-24 | Stoke City | H |
| 19 | -1 | Stoke City | 40 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 0.727 | 35 | L | L | W | W | W | 1948-04-24 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 20 | -1 | Sunderland | 40 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 48 | 0.803 | 34 | D | W | W | D | L | 1948-04-24 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 21 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 40 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 0.721 | 30 | D | L | L | L | D | 1948-04-24 | Sheffield United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 40 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 68 | 0.44 | 22 | L | W | L | L | L | 1948-04-24 | Charlton Athletic | H |
