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Aston Villa played the 1948–49 English football season in the Football League First Division, the top-tier of English football.
At the start of the season The Times had tipped both Villa and Birmingham as Championship contenders.[1] In the Second City derby both teams won their away fixtures.[2]
Villa faced Wolves for the 1948 Christmas fixtures.[3] On Christmas Day they were beaten 4–0 at the Molineux [4] before winning 5–1 at home two days later.[5] Trevor Ford scored four with Syd Howarth adding the fifth.[6]
There were debuts for Con Martin (194), Colin Gibson (158), Ivor Powell (79), Herbert Smith (54), Larry Canning (39), Miller Craddock (34), Jock Mulraney (12), and Syd Howarth (8).[7]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Sunderland | 42 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 49 | 58 | 0.845 | 43 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 63 | 67 | 0.940 | 42 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 60 | 76 | 0.789 | 42 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 66 | 68 | 0.971 | 41 |
| 12 | Liverpool | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 53 | 43 | 1.233 | 40 |
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