1949–50 Football League

Football League
Second Division
Season	1949–50
Champions	Tottenham Hotspur (2nd title)
Promoted	Sheffield Wednesday
Relegated	Bradford Park Avenue,; Plymouth Argyle
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,231 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorer	Tommy Briggs (Grimsby Town), 35
	← 1948–49 1950–51 →

Football League
First Division
Season	1949–50
Champions	Portsmouth (2nd successive English title)
Relegated	Manchester City,; Birmingham City
FA Cup winners	Arsenal (3rd FA Cup title)
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,247 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorer	Dickie Davis (Sunderland), 25
	← 1948–49 1950–51 →

The Football League
Season	1949–50
Champions	Portsmouth
	← 1948–49 1950–51 →

The 1949–50 season was the 51st completed season of The Football League.

Final league tables

The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website^[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,^[2] with home and away statistics separated.

Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.

Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.

During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South.^[2]

First Division

Portsmouth retained the First Division title, finishing level on points with Wolves. Sunderland finished a single point behind the leading pair, with Manchester United and Newcastle United completing the top five. Sixth placed Arsenal, the 1948 champions, finished four points off the top of the table but triumphed over Liverpool to win their first postwar FA Cup.

Manchester City and Birmingham City went down to the Second Division.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Portsmouth	42	12	7	2	44	15	10	2	9	30	23	74	38	1.947	+36	53
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	11	8	2	47	21	9	5	7	29	28	76	49	1.551	+27	53
3	Sunderland	42	14	6	1	50	23	7	4	10	33	39	83	62	1.339	+21	52
4	Manchester United	42	11	5	5	42	20	7	9	5	27	24	69	44	1.568	+25	50
5	Newcastle United	42	14	4	3	49	23	5	8	8	28	32	77	55	1.400	+22	50
6	Arsenal	42	12	4	5	48	24	7	7	7	31	31	79	55	1.436	+24	49
7	Blackpool	42	10	8	3	29	14	7	7	7	17	21	46	35	1.314	+11	49
8	Liverpool	42	10	7	4	37	23	7	7	7	27	31	64	54	1.185	+10	48
9	Middlesbrough	42	14	2	5	37	18	6	5	10	22	30	59	48	1.229	+11	47
10	Burnley	42	9	7	5	23	17	7	6	8	17	23	40	40	1.000	±0	45
11	Derby County	42	11	5	5	46	26	6	5	10	23	35	69	61	1.131	+8	44
12	Aston Villa	42	10	7	4	31	19	5	5	11	30	42	61	61	1.000	±0	42
13	Chelsea	42	7	7	7	31	30	5	9	7	27	35	58	65	0.892	–7	40
14	West Bromwich Albion	42	9	7	5	28	16	5	5	11	19	37	47	53	0.887	–6	40
15	Huddersfield Town	42	11	4	6	34	22	3	5	13	18	51	52	73	0.712	–21	37
16	Bolton Wanderers	42	10	5	6	34	22	0	9	12	11	37	45	59	0.763	–14	34
17	Fulham	42	8	6	7	24	19	2	8	11	17	35	41	54	0.759	–13	34
18	Everton	42	6	8	7	24	20	4	6	11	18	46	42	66	0.636	–24	34
19	Stoke City	42	10	4	7	27	28	1	8	12	18	47	45	75	0.600	–30	34
20	Charlton Athletic	42	7	5	9	33	35	6	1	14	20	30	53	65	0.815	–12	32
21	Manchester City	42	7	8	6	27	24	1	5	15	9	44	36	68	0.529	–32	29
22	Birmingham City	42	6	8	7	19	24	1	6	14	12	43	31	67	0.463	–36	28

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	League Champions
	FA Cup winners
	Relegated

Results

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Wolverhampton Wanderers

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Locations of the Football League First Division 1949–1950 teams

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1949–1950

Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Tottenham Hotspur	42	15	3	3	51	15	12	4	5	30	20	81	35	2.314	+46	61
2	Sheffield Wednesday	42	12	7	2	46	23	6	9	6	21	25	67	48	1.396	+19	52
3	Sheffield United	42	9	10	2	36	19	10	4	7	32	30	68	49	1.388	+19	52
4	Southampton	42	13	4	4	44	25	6	10	5	20	23	64	48	1.333	+16	52
5	Leeds United	42	11	8	2	33	16	6	5	10	21	29	54	45	1.200	+9	47
6	Preston North End	42	12	5	4	37	21	6	4	11	23	28	60	49	1.224	+11	45
7	Hull City	42	11	8	2	39	25	6	3	12	25	47	64	72	0.889	–8	45
8	Swansea Town	42	11	3	7	34	18	6	6	9	19	31	53	49	1.082	+4	43
9	Brentford	42	11	5	5	21	12	4	8	9	23	37	44	49	0.898	–5	43
10	Cardiff City	42	13	3	5	28	14	3	7	11	13	30	41	44	0.932	–3	42
11	Grimsby Town	42	13	5	3	53	25	3	3	15	21	48	74	73	1.014	+1	40
12	Coventry City	42	8	6	7	32	24	5	7	9	23	31	55	55	1.000	±0	39
13	Barnsley	42	11	6	4	45	28	2	7	12	19	39	64	67	0.955	–3	39
14	Chesterfield	42	12	3	6	28	16	3	6	12	15	31	43	47	0.915	–4	39
15	Leicester City	42	8	9	4	30	25	4	6	11	25	40	55	65	0.846	–10	39
16	Blackburn Rovers	42	10	5	6	30	15	4	5	12	25	45	55	60	0.917	–5	38
17	Luton Town	42	8	9	4	28	22	2	9	10	13	29	41	51	0.804	–10	38
18	Bury	42	10	8	3	37	19	4	1	16	23	46	60	65	0.923	–5	37
19	West Ham United	42	8	7	6	30	25	4	5	12	23	36	53	61	0.869	–8	36
20	Queens Park Rangers	42	6	5	10	21	30	5	7	9	19	27	40	57	0.702	–17	34
21	Plymouth Argyle	42	6	6	9	19	24	2	10	9	25	41	44	65	0.677	–21	32
22	Bradford Park Avenue	42	7	6	8	34	34	3	5	13	17	43	51	77	0.662	–26	31

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	Promoted
	Welsh Cup winners
	Relegated

Results

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Locations of the Football League Second Division 1949–1950 teams

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1949–1950

Third Division North

Football League
Third Division North
Season	1949–50
Champions	Doncaster Rovers (3rd title)
Failed re-election	none
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,315 (2.85 per match)
Top goalscorer	Reg Philips (Crewe Alexandra), 26 Peter Doherty (Doncaster Rovers), 26 ^[3]
← 1948–49 1950–51 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Doncaster Rovers	42	9	9	3	30	15	10	8	3	36	23	66	38	1.737	+28	55
2	Gateshead	42	13	5	3	51	23	10	2	9	36	31	87	54	1.611	+33	53
3	Rochdale	42	15	3	3	42	13	6	6	9	26	28	68	41	1.659	+27	51
4	Lincoln City	42	14	5	2	35	9	7	4	10	25	30	60	39	1.538	+21	51
5	Tranmere Rovers	42	15	3	3	35	21	4	8	9	16	27	51	48	1.063	+3	49
6	Rotherham United	42	10	6	5	46	28	9	4	8	34	31	80	59	1.356	+21	48
7	Crewe Alexandra	42	10	6	5	38	27	7	8	6	30	28	68	55	1.236	+13	48
8	Mansfield Town	42	12	4	5	37	20	6	8	7	29	34	66	54	1.222	+12	48
9	Carlisle United	42	12	6	3	39	20	4	9	8	29	31	68	51	1.333	+17	47
10	Stockport County	42	14	2	5	33	21	5	5	11	22	31	55	52	1.058	+3	45
11	Oldham Athletic	42	10	4	7	32	31	6	7	8	26	32	58	63	0.921	–5	43
12	Chester	42	12	3	6	47	33	5	3	13	23	46	70	79	0.886	–9	40
13	Accrington Stanley	42	12	5	4	41	21	4	2	15	16	41	57	62	0.919	–5	39
14	New Brighton	42	10	5	6	27	25	4	5	12	18	38	45	63	0.714	–18	38
15	Barrow	42	9	6	6	27	20	5	3	13	20	33	47	53	0.887	–6	37
16	Southport	42	7	10	4	29	26	5	3	13	22	45	51	71	0.718	–20	37
17	Darlington	42	9	8	4	35	27	2	5	14	21	42	56	69	0.812	–13	35
18	Hartlepools United	42	10	3	8	37	35	4	2	15	15	44	52	79	0.658	–27	33
19	Bradford City	42	11	1	9	38	32	1	7	13	23	44	61	76	0.803	–15	32
20	Wrexham	42	8	7	6	24	17	2	5	14	15	37	39	54	0.722	–15	32
21	Halifax Town	42	9	5	7	35	31	3	3	15	23	54	58	85	0.682	–27	32
22	York City	42	6	7	8	29	33	3	6	12	23	37	52	70	0.743	–18	31

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	New club in the league (none)
	Re-elected
	Failed re-election (none)

Results

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Locations of the Football League Third Division North teams 1949–1950

Third Division South

Football League
Third Division South
Season	1949–50
Champions	Notts County (2nd title)
Failed re-election	none
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,336 (2.89 per match)
Top goalscorer	Tommy Lawton (Notts County), 31 ^[3]
← 1948–49 1950–51 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Notts County	42	17	3	1	60	12	8	5	8	35	38	95	50	1.900	+45	58
2	Northampton Town	42	12	6	3	43	21	8	5	8	29	29	72	50	1.440	+22	51
3	Southend United	42	15	4	2	43	15	4	9	8	23	33	66	48	1.375	+18	51
4	Nottingham Forest	42	13	0	8	37	15	7	9	5	30	24	67	39	1.718	+28	49
5	Torquay United	42	13	6	2	40	23	6	4	11	26	40	66	63	1.048	+3	48
6	Watford	42	10	6	5	26	13	6	7	8	19	22	45	35	1.286	+10	45
7	Crystal Palace	42	12	5	4	35	21	3	9	9	20	33	55	54	1.019	+1	44
8	Brighton & Hove Albion	42	9	8	4	32	24	7	4	10	25	45	57	69	0.826	–12	44
9	Bristol Rovers	42	12	5	4	34	18	7	0	14	17	33	51	51	1.000	±0	43
10	Reading	42	15	2	4	48	21	2	6	13	22	43	70	64	1.094	+6	42
11	Norwich City	42	11	5	5	44	21	5	5	11	21	42	65	63	1.032	+2	42
12	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	42	11	6	4	38	19	5	4	12	19	37	57	56	1.018	+1	42
13	Port Vale	42	12	6	3	33	13	3	5	13	14	29	47	42	1.119	+5	41
14	Swindon Town	42	9	7	5	41	30	6	4	11	18	32	59	62	0.952	–3	41
15	Bristol City	42	12	4	5	38	19	3	6	12	22	42	60	61	0.984	–1	40
16	Exeter City	42	9	8	4	37	27	5	3	13	26	48	63	75	0.840	–12	39
17	Ipswich Town	42	9	6	6	36	36	3	5	13	21	50	57	86	0.663	–29	35
18	Leyton Orient	42	10	6	5	33	30	2	5	14	20	55	53	85	0.624	–32	35
19	Walsall	42	8	8	5	37	25	1	8	12	24	37	61	62	0.984	–1	34
20	Aldershot	42	10	5	6	30	16	3	3	15	18	44	48	60	0.800	–12	34
21	Newport County	42	11	5	5	50	34	2	3	16	17	64	67	98	0.684	–31	34
22	Millwall	42	11	1	9	39	29	3	3	15	16	34	55	63	0.873	–8	32

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	New club in the league (none)
	Re-elected
	Failed re-election (none)

Results

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Maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division South teams 1949–1950

Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams 1949–1950

References

Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.

^ "England 1949-50". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
^ ^a ^b Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.

[rsssf-1] "England 1949-50". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

[Rothmans-2] Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.

[topscorers-3] "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.

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v t e 1949–50 in European football
Domestic leagues	Albania '49 '50 Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia '49 '50 Denmark England Faroe Islands '49 '50 Finland '49 '50 France East Germany West Germany (Finals) Greece Hungary Iceland '49 '50 Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland '49 '50 Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '49 '50 Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey (National Division '50, Football Championship '49 '50) Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania '49 '50 Bulgaria Cyprus England France East Germany '49 '49–'50 Greece Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '49 '50 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union '49 '50 Spain Sweden '49 '50 Switzerland Wales Yugoslavia
League cups	Scotland
Super cups	Turkey '50

Final league tables

First Division

Results

Maps

Second Division

Results

Maps

Third Division North

Results

Maps

Third Division South

Results

Maps

See also

References