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Seasons · Division Two · Season 29

1948/49

Finished 15th · Manager Major Frank Buckley
Played
43
Won
12
Drawn
13
Lost
18
For
56
Against
66
Points
37
league only
The season

Form & highlights

Home form
Away form
Biggest win
4–1 v Coventry City
Biggest defeat
2–6 v Leicester City
Clean sheets
12
Top scorer
Len Browning · 14
Most assists
Avg attendance
26,438
Matchlog

Every fixture

Division Two · 42 played

Division Two fixtures, 1948/49
DateOpponentScoreResult
21 Aug Leicester City 26 Lost 2–6 v Leicester City
25 Aug Brentford 00 Drew 0–0 v Brentford
28 Aug Luton Town 20 Won 2–0 v Luton Town
1 Sep Brentford 31 Won 3–1 v Brentford
4 Sep Coventry City 41 Won 4–1 v Coventry City
8 Sep Tottenham Hotspur 00 Drew 0–0 v Tottenham Hotspur
11 Sep Sheffield Wednesday 13 Lost 1–3 v Sheffield Wednesday
13 Sep Tottenham Hotspur 22 Drew 2–2 v Tottenham Hotspur
18 Sep Lincoln City 31 Won 3–1 v Lincoln City
25 Sep Chesterfield 13 Lost 1–3 v Chesterfield
2 Oct West Bromwich Albion 13 Lost 1–3 v West Bromwich Albion
9 Oct Bradford Park Avenue 11 Drew 1–1 v Bradford Park Avenue
16 Oct Southampton 11 Drew 1–1 v Southampton
23 Oct Barnsley 11 Drew 1–1 v Barnsley
30 Oct Grimsby Town 63 Won 6–3 v Grimsby Town
6 Nov Nottingham Forest 00 Drew 0–0 v Nottingham Forest
13 Nov Fulham 11 Drew 1–1 v Fulham
20 Nov Plymouth Argyle 12 Lost 1–2 v Plymouth Argyle
4 Dec Cardiff City 12 Lost 1–2 v Cardiff City
11 Dec Queens Park Rangers 12 Lost 1–2 v Queens Park Rangers
18 Dec Leicester City 31 Won 3–1 v Leicester City
25 Dec West Ham United 23 Lost 2–3 v West Ham United
27 Dec West Ham United 13 Lost 1–3 v West Ham United
1 Jan Luton Town 00 Drew 0–0 v Luton Town
15 Jan Coventry City 14 Lost 1–4 v Coventry City
22 Jan Sheffield Wednesday 11 Drew 1–1 v Sheffield Wednesday
29 Jan Blackburn Rovers 10 Won 1–0 v Blackburn Rovers
5 Feb Lincoln City 00 Drew 0–0 v Lincoln City
12 Feb Bury 01 Lost 0–1 v Bury
19 Feb Chesterfield 10 Won 1–0 v Chesterfield
5 Mar Bradford Park Avenue 42 Won 4–2 v Bradford Park Avenue
12 Mar Southampton 12 Lost 1–2 v Southampton
19 Mar Barnsley 41 Won 4–1 v Barnsley
26 Mar Grimsby Town 15 Lost 1–5 v Grimsby Town
2 Apr Nottingham Forest 10 Won 1–0 v Nottingham Forest
6 Apr West Bromwich Albion 01 Lost 0–1 v West Bromwich Albion
9 Apr Fulham 01 Lost 0–1 v Fulham
16 Apr Plymouth Argyle 10 Won 1–0 v Plymouth Argyle
18 Apr Bury 13 Lost 1–3 v Bury
23 Apr Blackburn Rovers 00 Drew 0–0 v Blackburn Rovers
30 Apr Cardiff City 00 Drew 0–0 v Cardiff City
7 May Queens Park Rangers 02 Lost 0–2 v Queens Park Rangers

FA Cup · 1 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1948/49
DateOpponentScoreResult
8 Jan Newport County 13 Lost 1–3 v Newport County