The 1948–49 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 46th in the Football League and their 27th in the First Division, having been promoted as Second Division champions in 1947–48. They finished in 17th position in the 22-team division, having both scored fewer and conceded fewer goals than any other team in the division. They entered the 1948–49 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost to Leicester City in that round after two replays.

In November 1948, Harry Storer resigned as team manager. The club's chief scout, Walter Taylor, was appointed as assistant team manager shortly afterwards and acted as caretaker manager until Bob Brocklebank's appointment in January 1949.

Thirty-one players made at least one appearance in nationally organised competition, and there were twelve different goalscorers. Full-back Ken Green missed only one game of the 45-game season, and Jackie Stewart was leading goalscorer with eleven goals, all scored in the league.

Football League First Division

DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance22 August 19487thWolverhampton WanderersAD2–2Bodle, Trigg54,36125 August 194810thMiddlesbroughHD0–037,86428 August 19485thChelseaHW1–0Stewart48,2641 September 19486thMiddlesbroughAD1–1Garrett 34,0164 September 19484thEvertonAW5–0Trigg 2, Stewart 2, Garrett49,1998 September 19486thManchester CityAL0–129,95611 September 19483rdPreston North EndHW1–0Garrett43,49915 September 19483rdManchester CityHW4–1Stewart 435,59318 September 19483rdBurnleyAD2–2Trigg, Bodle34,08125 September 19483rdStoke CityHW2–1Harris, Dougall48,8962 October 19483rdCharlton AthleticAD1–1Garrett56,2949 October 19483rdBolton WanderersAD0–045,49416 October 19484thLiverpoolHL0–142,33123 October 19487thBlackpoolAL0–125,12630 October 19489thDerby CountyHL0–152,1296 November 194812thArsenalAL0–261,57113 November 19489thHuddersfield TownHW1–0Hepplewhite og35,20720 November 194812thManchester UnitedAL0–348,32527 November 194814thSheffield UnitedHL1–2Hall32,8574 December 194814thAston VillaAW3–0Stewart 2, Bodle62,42411 December 194812thSunderlandHD0–028,24918 December 194812thWolverhampton WanderersHL0–139,65725 December 19482ndNewcastle UnitedHW2–0Trigg, Roberts42,11127 December 194812thNewcastle UnitedAL0–149,4571 January 194914thChelseaAL0–228,85022 January 194915thPreston North EndAD0–031,8945 February 194914thBurnleyHD0–034,00312 February 194914thEvertonHD0–035,09819 February 194915thStoke CityAL1–2Harris25,97526 February 194913thCharlton AthleticHW1–0Stewart35,5025 March 194911thBolton WanderersHD0–020,73012 March 194913thLiverpoolAL0–143,75319 March 194912thManchester UnitedHW1–0Boyd46,81926 March 194914thSheffield UnitedAL0–425,7612 April 194913thArsenalHD1–1Jordan38,8689 April 194914thHuddersfield TownAD0–018,85615 April 194914thPortsmouthAL1–3Dorman38,45616 April 194915thBlackpoolHD1–1Jordan34,72618 April 194911thPortsmouthHW3–0Badham, Stewart, Hindmarsh og29,98323 April 194916thDerby CountyAL0–125,54830 April 194916thAston VillaHL0–145,1207 May 194917thSunderlandAD1–1Roberts28,007

League table (part)

+Final First Division table (part)PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts15thBurnley4212141643500.863816thBlackpool4211161554670.813817thBirmingham City4211151636380.953718thEverton4213111841630.653719thMiddlesbrough4211121946570.8134Key Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played;W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = PointsSource

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceThird round8 January 1949Leicester CityHD1–1Roberts41,292Third round replay15 January 1949Leicester CityAD1–1aetBodle35,367Third round 2nd replay17 January 1949Leicester CityHL1–2Dorman31,609

Appearances and goals

Players marked left the club during the playing season. Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; FB – Full back; HB – Half back; FW – Forward

+ Players' appearances and goals by competitionNameLeagueFA CupTotalGoalsGoalsGoalsGK41020430GK101020FB41030440FB30000300FB 001010FB002020HB18110191HB910091HB39030420HB11000110HB36230392HB900090HB11020130HB 11000110FW16030190FW 18321204FW700070FW10121122FW 24110255FW 800080FW202040FW 11400114FW 100010FW210021FW300030FW920092FW14000140FW17231203FW300030FW3711003711FW23520255

See also Birmingham City F.C. seasons

References General

Source for match dates and results: Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 332–33. Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

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