Date Opponents V Comp H-T F-T Pos Att 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sub 1 Sub 2 Sub 3 Sub 4 Sub 5     1948-49 ARSENAL CAREER FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION 1 1948-49
1 21/08/1948 Huddersfield Town   A FL 0-1 1-1 15 30,620 Swindin Barnes L.Smith Macaulay Fields Mercer Roper Logie Rooke 1 Forbes McPherson           1   League FA Cup Charity Shield Friendlies League FA Cup Charity Shield Friendlies   Team P W D L F A Pts
2 25/08/1948 Stoke City   H FL 1-0 3-0 3 43,867 Swindin Barnes L.Smith Macaulay L.Compton Mercer Roper 1 Logie 1 Rooke Forbes 1 McPherson           2 Player Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls 1 Portsmouth 42 25 8 9 84 42 58
3 28/08/1948 Manchester United   H FL 0-0 0-1 8 64,150 Swindin Barnes L.Smith Macaulay L.Compton Mercer Roper Logie Rooke Forbes McPherson           3 W Barnes 40   -   2   -   1   -   11   -   101   -   5   -   1   -   15   -   2 Manchester United 42 21 11 10 77 44 53
4 30/08/1948 Stoke City   A FL 0-0 0-1 11 39,534 Swindin Barnes L.Smith Macaulay L.Compton Mercer Roper Logie Rooke Forbes McPherson           4 JC Chenhall -   -   -   -   -   -   2   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   2   -   3 Derby County 42 22 9 11 74 55 53
5 04/09/1948 Sheffield United OG A FL 0-1 1-1 14 38,111 Swindin Barnes L.Smith Macaulay L.Compton Mercer Roper Logie Rooke Lishman Vallance           5 DCS Compton 6   2   -   -   -   -   1   -   43   14   -   -   1   -   6   1   4 Newcastle United 42 20 12 10 70 56 52
6 08/09/1948 Liverpool   H FL 0-0 1-1 13 41,571 Swindin Barnes L.Smith Macaulay L.Compton Mercer Roper Logie Rooke 1 Lishman Vallance           6 LH Compton 40   -   1   -   1   -   6   -   178   5   7   -   3   -   36 +1 2   5 ARSENAL 42 18 13 11 74 44 49
7 11/09/1948 Aston Villa   H FL 2-0 3-1 10 54,144 Swindin Scott Barnes Macaulay L.Compton Mercer Roper 1 Jones Rooke 2p Lishman D.Compton           7 WR Daniel 1   -   -   -   -   -   4   -   1   -   -   -   -   -   4   -   6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 17 12 13 79 66 46
8 15/09/1948 Liverpool   A FL 1-0 1-0 6 46,714 Swindin Scott Barnes Macaulay L.Compton Jones Roper Lewis 1 Rooke Lishman D.Compton           8 AG Fields 1   -   -   -   -   -   3 +1 -   18   -   -   -   -   -   11 +1 -   7 Manchester City 42 15 15 12 47 51 45
9 18/09/1948 Sunderland   A FL 0-1 1-1 7 64,436 Swindin Scott Barnes Macaulay L.Compton Mercer Roper Jones 1 Lewis Lishman D.Compton           9 AR Forbes 25   4   1   -   -   -   12   1   36   6   1   -   -   -   17   2   8 Sunderland 42 13 17 12 49 58 43
10 25/09/1948 Wolverhampton Wanderers   H FL 1-0 3-1 6 56,869 Swindin Barnes L.Smith Forbes L.Compton Mercer Roper Macaulay Lewis 2 Jones D.Compton 1           10 H Goring -   -   -   -   -   -   2   1   -   -   -   -   -   -   2   1   9 Charlton Athletic 42 15 12 15 63 67 42
1 29/09/1948 Bexhill Town   A FR 5-1 8-1 - 3,000 Platt Scott L.Smith Forbes 1 L.Compton Shaw McPherson 1 Logie 1 Lewis 4 Lishman 1 Robertson           1 CG Grimshaw -   -   -   -   -   -   1 +1 -   -   -   -   -   -   -   1 +1 -   10 Aston Villa 42 16 10 16 60 76 42
11 02/10/1948 Bolton Wanderers   A FL 0-1 0-1 7 43,110 Swindin Scott Barnes Forbes L.Compton Mercer McPherson Macaulay Lewis Jones Roper           11 B Jones 8   1   -   -   1   1   5 +3 -   71   7   3   -   2   1   18 +4 1   11 Stoke City 42 16 9 17 66 68 41
  06/10/1948 Manchester United   H CS 4-2 4-3 - 31,000 Swindin Barnes L.Smith Macaulay L.Compton Mercer Roper Logie Lewis 2 Rooke 1 B.Jones 1             N Kelly -   -   -   -   -   -   1   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   1   -   12 Liverpool 42 13 14 15 53 43 40
12 09/10/1948 Burnley   H FL 1-1 3-1 6 53,647 Swindin Barnes L.Smith Macaulay L.Compton Mercer Roper Logie 1 Lewis 2 Rooke Jones           12 R Lewis 25   16   1   -   1   2   5 +1 7   100   68   7   -   1   2   22 +2 25   13 Chelsea 42 12 14 16 69 68 38
13 16/10/1948 Preston North End   A FL 1-0 1-1 7 31,443 Swindin Scott Barnes Macaulay L.Compton Mercer Roper Logie Rooke 1 Forbes Jones           13 DJ Lishman 23   12   2   1   -   -   10 +1 10   23   12   2   1   -   -   10 +1 10   14 Bolton Wanderers 42 14 10 18 59 68 38
2 17/10/1948 Bohemians (Ireland)   A FR 4-0 6-0 - 27,000 Swindin Scott Barnes Macaulay L.Compton Mercer Roper 2 Logie Rooke 3 Forbes McPherson 1           2 JT Logie 35   11   2   -   1   -   8   3   109   27   7   -   1   -   16   5   15 Burnley 42 12 14 16 43 50 38
14 23/10/1948 Everton   H FL 2-0 5-0 4 49,048 Swindin Scott L.Smith Macaulay L.Compton Mercer Roper Logie 2 Rooke 2 Forbes 1 McPherson           14 AR Macaulay 39   1   2   -   1   -   10   -   79   1   3   -   1   -   14   -   16 Blackpool 42 11 16 15 54 67 38
15 30/10/1948 Chelsea   A FL 0-0 1-0 4 56,476 Swindin Scott Barnes Macaulay L.Compton Mercer Roper Logie Rooke 1p Forbes McPherson           15 IB McPherson 33   5   2   1   -   -   9 +1 3   99   16   6   2   -   -   18 +2 4   17 Birmingham City 42 11 15 16 36 38 37
3 01/11/1948 Racing Club de Paris (France)   A FR 1-1 3-3 - 35,655 Swindin Scott Barnes Macaulay L.Compton Mercer Roper 1 Logie 1 Rooke 1 Forbes B.Jones           3 J Mercer 33   -   2   -   1   -   2   -   98   -   6   -   1   -   6   -   18 Everton 42 13 11 18 41 63 37
16 06/11/1948 Birmingham City   H FL 1-0 2-0 4 61,511 Swindin Scott Barnes Macaulay L.Compton Mercer Roper Logie Lewis 1 Forbes 1 McPherson           16 EH Platt 10 (3) 12 * -   -   -   -   2 +1 (1) 2 * 14 (3) 22 * -   -   -   -   2 +1 (1) 2 * 19 Middlesbrough 42 11 12 19 46 57 34
17 13/11/1948 Middlesbrough   A FL 0-0 1-0 4 35,727 Swindin Barnes L.Smith Macaulay L.Compton Mercer Roper Logie Lewis 1 Forbes McPherson           17 JW Robertson -   -   -   -   -   -   1   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   1   -   20 Huddersfield Town 42 12 10 20 40 69 34
4 16/11/1948 Royal Military Academy Sandhurst   A FR 3-0 5-0 -   Platt Chenhall Barnes Shaw L.Compton B.Jones McPherson Lishman Rooke 4 Kelly Roper 1           4 RL Rooke 22   14   1   -   1   1   5 +2 8   88   68   5   1   1   1   11 +3 20   21 Preston North End 42 11 11 20 62 75 33
18 20/11/1948 Newcastle United   H FL 0-0 0-1 4 68,283 Swindin Barnes L.Smith Macaulay L.Compton Mercer Roper Logie Lewis Forbes Rooke           18 DGB Roper 31   5   2   1   1   -   9   7   71   15   3   1   1   -   16   10   22 Sheffield United 42 11 11 20 57 78 33
19 27/11/1948 Portsmouth   A FL 0-2 1-4 5 42,687 Swindin Barnes L.Smith Macaulay L.Compton Mercer Roper Logie Lewis 1p Forbes McPherson           19 L Scott 12   -   -   -   -   -   5   -   79   -   4   -   -   -   17   -  
20 04/12/1948 Manchester City   H FL 0-0 1-1 5 48,960 Swindin Barnes L.Smith Macaulay L.Compton Mercer Roper Logie Rooke 1 Forbes McPherson           20 A Shaw -   -   -   -   -   -   3   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   3   -  
21 11/12/1948 Charlton Athletic   A FL 1-3 3-4 6 52,549 Platt Barnes L.Smith Macaulay L.Compton Mercer Roper 1 Logie Rooke Lewis 1 McPherson 1           21 L Smith 32   -   2   -   1   -   7   -   33   -   2   -   1   -   10   -  
22 18/12/1948 Huddersfield Town   H FL 1-0 3-0 5 36,825 Swindin Barnes L.Smith Macaulay L.Compton Mercer Roper Logie Rooke 3 Lewis McPherson           22 GH Swindin 32 (11) 32 * 2 (1) 1 * 1 (0) 3 * 10 (3) 12 * 169 (60) 183 * 9 (2) 13 * 3 (0) 6 * 28 (6) 38 *
23 25/12/1948 Derby County   H FL 2-1 3-3 5 40,665 Swindin Barnes L.Smith Macaulay L.Compton Mercer Roper Logie 1 Rooke 1 Lewis McPherson 1           23 N Uprichard -   -   -   -   -   -   1 (0) 1 * -   -   -   -   -   -   1 (0) 1 *
24 27/12/1948 Derby County   A FL 0-2 1-2 7 33,378 Swindin Barnes L.Smith Macaulay L.Compton Mercer Roper Logie Rooke Lewis 1 McPherson           24 THW Vallance 14   2   -   -   -   -   7   1   14   2   -   -   -   -   7   1  
25 01/01/1949 Manchester United   A FL 0-1 0-2 9 61,288 Swindin Barnes L.Smith Macaulay L.Compton Mercer Roper Lewis Rooke Lishman McPherson           25 JS Wade -   -   -   -   -   -   1 +1 -   2   -   2   -   -   -   5 +1 -  
3 08/01/1949 Tottenham Hotspur   H FAC 1-0 3-0 - 47,314 Swindin Barnes L.Smith Macaulay L.Compton Mercer Roper 1 Logie Rooke Lishman 1 McPherson 1           3 Own Goals -   1   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   36   -   8   -   -   -   22  
26 15/01/1949 Sheffield United   H FL 4-1 5-3 6 46,727 Swindin Barnes L.Smith Macaulay L.Compton Mercer Roper Logie 2 Rooke 1 Lishman 1 McPherson 1           26
27 22/01/1949 Aston Villa   A FL 0-1 0-1 8 69,161 Swindin Barnes L.Smith Macaulay L.Compton Mercer Roper Logie Rooke Lishman McPherson           27
4 29/01/1949 Derby County   A FAC 0-1 0-1 - 31,073 Swindin Barnes L.Smith Macaulay Mercer Forbes Roper Logie Lewis Lishman McPherson           4
28 05/02/1949 Sunderland   H FL 2-0 5-0 6 53,742 Platt Barnes L.Smith Macaulay 1 L.Compton Mercer McPherson 1 Logie Lewis 1 Lishman 1 Vallance 1           28
5 12/02/1949 Swindon Town   A FR 1-0 4-1 - 23,374 Uprichard Scott L.Smith Macaulay L.Compton Forbes McPherson 1 B.Jones Lewis 1 Lishman 2 Vallance           5
29 19/02/1949 Wolverhampton Wanderers   A FL 2-0 3-1 6 54,536 Platt Barnes L.Smith Macaulay L.Compton Mercer McPherson Logie 1 Lewis 2 Lishman Vallance           29
30 26/02/1949 Bolton Wanderers   H FL 3-0 5-0 3 50,263 Platt Barnes L.Smith Macaulay L.Compton Forbes McPherson 1 Logie 2 Lewis 1 Lishman Vallance 1           30
31 05/03/1949 Burnley   A FL 0-1 1-1 3 20,303 Platt Barnes L.Smith Macaulay L.Compton Forbes McPherson Logie Lewis Lishman 1 Vallance           31
32 12/03/1949 Preston North End   H FL 0-0 0-0 5 54,977 Platt Scott L.Smith Macaulay L.Compton Mercer McPherson Logie Lewis Lishman Vallance           32
33 19/03/1949 Newcastle United   A FL 2-2 2-3 5 55,148 Platt Scott Barnes Macaulay L.Compton Forbes 1p McPherson Logie Lewis 1 Lishman Vallance           33
34 02/04/1949 Birmingham City   A FL 0-1 1-1 5 38,503 Platt Scott Barnes Macaulay L.Compton Forbes McPherson Logie Lewis Lishman 1 Vallance           34
35 09/04/1949 Middlesbrough   H FL 1-0 1-1 6 51,540 Platt Scott Barnes Macaulay L.Compton Forbes McPherson Logie Lewis Lishman 1 Vallance           35
36 15/04/1949 Blackpool   A FL 0-0 1-1 6 28,718 Platt Barnes L.Smith Macaulay L.Compton Forbes McPherson Logie Lewis 1 Lishman Vallance           36
37 16/04/1949 Everton   A FL 0-0 0-0 6 56,987 Swindin Barnes L.Smith Mercer L.Compton Forbes McPherson Jones Rooke Lishman Roper           37
38 18/04/1949 Blackpool   H FL 2-0 2-0 6 45,047 Swindin Barnes L.Smith Mercer L.Compton Forbes McPherson Logie Lewis Lishman 2 D.Compton           38
39 23/04/1949 Chelsea   H FL 1-0 1-2 6 54,604 Swindin Barnes L.Smith Macaulay L.Compton Forbes McPherson Logie Lewis Lishman D.Compton 1           39
6 25/04/1949 Hendon   A FR 1-1 4-1 -   Swindin Barnes Chenhall Shaw L.Compton Forbes Roper 2 B.Jones Rooke Lishman 2 D.Compton           6
40 27/04/1949 Manchester City   A FL 1-0 3-0 5 27,955 Swindin Barnes L.Smith Macaulay L.Compton Mercer McPherson Logie Roper 1 Lishman 2 Vallance           40
41 04/05/1949 Portsmouth   H FL 2-1 3-2 5 56,973 Swindin Barnes L.Smith Macaulay L.Compton Forbes McPherson Logie 1 Roper Lishman 2 Vallance           41
42 07/05/1949 Charlton Athletic   H FL 1-0 2-0 5 47,564 Swindin Barnes L.Smith Mercer Daniel Forbes McPherson Logie Roper 1 Lishman 1 Vallance           42
7 15/05/1949 Fluminense (Brazil)   A FR 1-0 5-1 - 60,000 Swindin Barnes L.Smith Macaulay Daniel Forbes McPherson Logie Roper 1 Lishman 4 Vallance           7
8 18/05/1949 Palmeiras (Brazil)   A FR 1-0 1-1 - 50,000 Swindin Barnes L.Smith Macaulay Daniel Forbes McPherson Logie 1 Roper Lishman Vallance           8
9 22/05/1949 Corinthians (Brazil)   A FR 0-0 2-0 -   Swindin Barnes L.Smith Macaulay Daniel Forbes Roper Logie Lewis Lishman 1 Vallance 1 Rooke B.Jones McPherson     9
10 25/05/1949 Vasco de Gama (Brazil)   A FR 0-0 0-1 -   Swindin Barnes L.Smith Macaulay Daniel Forbes McPherson Logie Rooke Lishman Vallance Fields         10
11 29/05/1949 Flamengo (Brazil)   A FR 1-1 1-3 -   Swindin Barnes L.Smith Macaulay Fields Forbes McPherson Logie Goring 1 Lishman Vallance Wade B.Jones Rooke Lewis Grimshaw 11
12 01/06/1949 Botafogo (Brazil)   A FR 1-0 2-2 -   Swindin Scott Barnes Macaulay Fields Forbes McPherson Lewis 2 Roper Lishman Vallance B.Jones         12
13 04/06/1949 Sao Paulo (Brazil)   A FR 0-0 0-1 -   Swindin 0* Wade Barnes Forbes Fields Grimshaw Goring Lewis Roper Macaulay B.Jones Platt 1* Lishman       13
25/04/1949 - Will Mather Manor House Cup
Home ground - Arsenal Stadium, Highbury
Manager - Tom Whittaker.
Directors - Samuel Hill-Wood (Chairman until 04 January 1949), Mathew Wilson, Bracewell Smith (Chairman from 13 January 1949), Alfred Bone, James Joyce (from November / December 1948), Denis Hill-Wood (from April / May 1949), Tom Whittaker (Secretary), John Peters (Assistant Secretary).
Captain - Joe Mercer.
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