Sat 21 Aug 1948
Division One
Preston North End 2 Pompey 2
| Pos | Player | Goals |
| 1 | Earnie Butler | |
| 2 | Phil Rookes | |
| 3 | Harry Ferrier | |
| 4 | Jimmy Scoular | |
| 5 | Reg Flewin | |
| 6 | Jimmy Dickinson | |
| 7 | Peter Harris | |
| 8 | Duggie Reid | 1 |
| 9 | Jack Froggatt | |
| 10 | Len Phillips | |
| 11 | Bert Barlow | 1 |
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| Scorers: Reid, Barlow Manager: Bob Jackson Attendance: 32,000 |
Season 1948/49
Fixtures
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| Date | Opponent | Result | Score |
| Sat 21 Aug 1948 | Preston North End A | D | 2 - 2 |
| Wed 25 Aug 1948 | Everton H | W | 4 - 0 |
| Sat 28 Aug 1948 | Burnley H | W | 1 - 0 |
| Wed 1 Sep 1948 | Everton A | W | 5 - 0 |
| Sat 4 Sep 1948 | Stoke City A | W | 1 - 0 |
| Wed 8 Sep 1948 | Middlesbrough H | W | 1 - 0 |
| Sat 11 Sep 1948 | Charlton Athletic H | W | 3 - 1 |
| Wed 15 Sep 1948 | Middlesbrough A | D | 1 - 1 |
| Sat 18 Sep 1948 | Manchester City A | D | 1 - 1 |
| Sat 25 Sep 1948 | Sheffield United H | W | 3 - 0 |
| Sat 2 Oct 1948 | Newcastle United H | W | 1 - 0 |
| Sat 9 Oct 1948 | Aston Villa A | D | 1 - 1 |
| Sat 16 Oct 1948 | Sunderland H | W | 3 - 0 |
| Sat 23 Oct 1948 | Wolverhampton Wanderers A | L | 0 - 3 |
| Sat 30 Oct 1948 | Bolton Wanderers H | D | 0 - 0 |
| Sat 6 Nov 1948 | Liverpool A | L | 1 - 3 |
| Sat 13 Nov 1948 | Blackpool H | D | 1 - 1 |
| Sat 20 Nov 1948 | Derby County A | L | 0 - 1 |
| Sat 27 Nov 1948 | Arsenal H | W | 4 - 1 |
| Sat 4 Dec 1948 | Huddersfield Town A | D | 0 - 0 |
| Sat 11 Dec 1948 | Manchester United H | D | 2 - 2 |
| Sat 18 Dec 1948 | Preston North End H | W | 3 - 1 |
| Sat 25 Dec 1948 | Chelsea A | W | 2 - 1 |
| Mon 27 Dec 1948 | Chelsea H | W | 5 - 2 |
| Sat 1 Jan 1949 | Burnley A | L | 1 - 2 |
| Sat 8 Jan 1949 | Stockport County- FA Cup Round 3 H | W | 7 - 0 |
| Sat 15 Jan 1949 | Stoke City H | W | 1 - 0 |
| Sat 22 Jan 1949 | Charlton Athletic A | W | 1 - 0 |
| Sat 29 Jan 1949 | Sheffield Wednesday- FA Cup Round 4 H | W | 2 - 1 |
| Sat 5 Feb 1949 | Manchester City H | W | 3 - 1 |
| Sat 12 Feb 1949 | Newport County- FA Cup Round 5 H | W | 3 - 2* |
| Sat 19 Feb 1949 | Sheffield United A | L | 1 - 3 |
| Sat 26 Feb 1949 | Derby County- FA Cup Round 6 H | W | 2 - 1 |
| Sat 5 Mar 1949 | Aston Villa H | W | 3 - 0 |
| Sat 12 Mar 1949 | Sunderland A | W | 4 - 1 |
| Sat 19 Mar 1949 | Derby County H | W | 1 - 0 |
| Sat 26 Mar 1949 | Leicester City- FA Cup Semi-Final N | L | 1 - 3 |
| Sat 2 Apr 1949 | Liverpool H | W | 3 - 2 |
| Wed 6 Apr 1949 | Newcastle United A | W | 5 - 0 |
| Sat 9 Apr 1949 | Blackpool A | L | 0 - 1 |
| Fri 15 Apr 1949 | Birmingham City H | W | 3 - 1 |
| Sat 16 Apr 1949 | Wolverhampton Wanderers H | W | 5 - 0 |
| Mon 18 Apr 1949 | Birmingham City A | L | 0 - 3 |
| Sat 23 Apr 1949 | Bolton Wanderers A | W | 2 - 1 |
| Sat 30 Apr 1949 | Huddersfield Town H | W | 2 - 0 |
| Wed 4 May 1949 | Arsenal A | L | 2 - 3 |
| Sat 7 May 1949 | Manchester United A | L | 2 - 3 |
