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Wolverhampton Wanderers 1949–50 football season
The 1949–50 season was the 51st season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers . They played in the top tier of the English football system , the Football League First Division . The team finished as runners-up for a third time, losing out on a first league title to Portsmouth by virtue of goal average.
Results
Final League Table
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
20/8/49
Fulham (A)
Craven Cottage
W 2-1
Hancocks, Mullen
43,854
24/8/49
Charlton Athletic (A)
The Valley
W 3-2
Forbes, Pye, Wright
45,078
27/8/49
Newcastle United (H)
Molineux
W 2-1
Forbes, Pye
50,992
29/8/49
Charlton Athletic (H)
Molineux
W 2-1
Smyth, Wright
43,267
3/9/49
Blackpool (A)
Bloomfield Road
W 2-1
Mullen, Smyth
31,940
10/9/49
Middlesbrough (H)
Molineux
W 3-1
Dunn, Hancocks, Smyth
50,424
14/9/49
Birmingham City (A)
St Andrews
D 1-1
0.G
46,433
17/9/49
Everton (A)
Goodison Park
W 2-1
Mullen, Pye
59,593
24/9/49
Huddersfield Town (H)
Molineux
W 7-1
Pye 3, Forbes 2, Mullen, Smyth
45,559
1/10/49
Portsmouth (A)
Fratton Park
D 1-1
Pye
50,248
8/10/49
Derby County
The Baseball Ground
W 2-1
Hancocks, Mullen
37,652
15/10/49
West Bromwich Albion (H)
Molineux
D 1-1
Pye
56,661
22/10/49
Manchester United (A)
Old Trafford
L 0-3
51,427
29/10/49
Chelsea (H)
Molineux
D 2-2
Smyth 2
42,005
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Players Used
Pos.
Nationality
Player
Football League
FA Cup
Total
1
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0
2
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0
3
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0
4
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0
5
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0
6
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0
7
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0
8
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0
9
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0
10
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0
11
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0
12
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0
13
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0
14
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0
15
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0
16
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0
17
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0
18
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0
19
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0
20
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0
21
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0
22
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0
23
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Top scorer
P.
Nationality
Player
Position
Football League
FA Cup
Total
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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Most appearances
P.
Nationality
Player
Position
Football League
FA Cup
Total
1
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First Division Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 Ground Result Position
1880–81 * 1881–82 * 1882–83 * 1883–84 * 1884–85 * 1885–86 * 1888–87 * 1887–88 1888–89
1889–90