SAFC 1948-1949 Football League Division 1 Season Review

Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Finished
42 13 17 12 49 58 8th

By Season End

Sunderland AFC finished 8th at the end of the 1948-1949 season scoring 49 goals, conceding 58 with a goal difference of -9.

The Goals

Dickie Davis contributed the most goals in the 1948-1949 Football League Division 1 season, netting 10 (0.24 goals per game). With a goalscoring average of 0.86 goals per game the Rokerites netted a total of 27 goals at Roker Park conceding 19 (8), away from home scoring 22 and conceding 39 (-17) with an away goalscoring average of 1.91 and an overall goalscoring average of 0.86 goals per game.

The Wins

The season finished in 1948-1949 with 13 wins, a win ratio of 30.95%, the Sunderland AFC faithful at Roker Park enjoyed 8 wins and the travelling support saw 5 games won.

The Draws

Of the 42 games played the Rokerites managed 17 draws by the end of the 1948-1949 season, 10 draws at Roker Park and 7 away from home.

The Losses

In total SAFC lost 12 games, 3 games lost at Roker Park (19 goals conceded) and 9 games lost away (39 goals conceded).

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