| Derby beat Chelsea 2-1 (H) on 23 Oct 1948 |
| Chelsea beat Burnley 1-0 (H) on 25 Sep 1948 |
| Burnley beat Everton 1-0 (H) on 2 Oct 1948 |
| Everton beat Preston North End 4-1 (H) on 25 Sep 1948 |
| Preston North End beat Huddersfield 2-0 (A) on 23 Oct 1948 |
| Huddersfield beat Sunderland 2-0 (H) on 25 Sep 1948 |
| Sunderland beat Manchester City 3-0 (H) on 23 Oct 1948 |
| Manchester City beat Aston Villa 4-1 (H) on 16 Oct 1948 |
| Aston Villa beat Charlton 4-3 (H) on 23 Oct 1948 |
| Charlton beat Sheffield United 2-1 (H) on 16 Oct 1948 |
| Sheffield United beat Blackpool 3-2 (H) on 21 Aug 1948 |
| Blackpool beat Birmingham 1-0 (H) on 23 Oct 1948 |
| Birmingham beat Stoke 2-1 (H) on 25 Sep 1948 |
| Stoke beat Manchester United 2-1 (H) on 16 Oct 1948 |
| Manchester United beat Wolverhampton 2-0 (H) on 15 Sep 1948 |
| Wolverhampton beat Portsmouth 3-0 (H) on 23 Oct 1948 |
| Portsmouth beat Newcastle 1-0 (H) on 2 Oct 1948 |
| Newcastle beat Bolton 5-1 (A) on 23 Oct 1948 |
| Bolton beat Arsenal 1-0 (H) on 2 Oct 1948 |
| Arsenal beat Liverpool 1-0 (A) on 15 Sep 1948 |
| Liverpool beat Middlesbrough 4-0 (H) on 23 Oct 1948 |
FLP: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team.