1949–50 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season
Appearance
1950–51 season | |
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Chairman | Fred J. Bearman |
Manager | Arthur Rowe |
Stadium | White Hart Lane |
Second Division | 1st |
FA Cup | Fith round |
Top goalscorer | Les Medley (18) |
Highest home attendance | 70,305 (25 Feb 1950 vs Southampton |
Biggest win | 7–0 (12 Nov 1949 vs Sheffield United) |
The 1949–50 season saw Tottenham win the Second Division and gain promotion back to the First Division. Spurs also completed in the FA Cup and made it to the Fifth round only to be knocked out by Everton at Goodison Park.
This was Arthur Rowe's first season after being appointed Tottenham manager. He used the push-and-run system which provided much success with a 23-game unbeaten run.[1]
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
Second Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
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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 |
Fixtures
Source:[2]
20 August 1949 1 | Brentford | 1–4 | Tottenham Hotspur | Brentford, London |
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Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 32,702 |
22 August 1949 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 41,882 |
27 August 1949 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–3 | Blackburn Rovers | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 53,716 |
31 August 1949 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Plymouth |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 24,828 |
3 September 1949 5 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Cardiff |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 42,649 |
5 September 1949 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 37,697 |
10 September 1949 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Leeds United | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 48,274 |
17 September 1949 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | Bury | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 54,438 |
24 September 1949 9 | Leicester City | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Leicester |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 36,846 |
1 October 1949 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5–0 | Bradford Park Avenue | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 54,905 |
8 October 1949 11 | Southampton | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Southampton |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 30,240 |
15 October 1949 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | Coventry City | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 54,375 |
22 October 1949 13 | Luton Town | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Luton |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 27,319 |
29 October 1949 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Barnsley | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 54,856 |
5 November 1949 15 | West Ham United | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Upton Park, London |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 31,734 |
12 November 1949 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7–0 | Sheffield United | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 54,193 |
19 November 1949 17 | Grimsby Town | 2–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 22,482 |
26 November 1949 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 62,783 |
3 December 1949 19 | Preston North End | 1–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Preston |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 35,501 |
10 December 1949 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | Swansea Town | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 50,758 |
17 December 1949 21 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Brentford | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 49,297 |
24 December 1949 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Blackburn |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 33,078 |
26 December 1949 23 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Chesterfield | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 61,879 |
27 December 1949 24 | Chesterfield | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Chesterfield |
Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 26,341 |
31 December 1949 25 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Cardiff City | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 59,780 |
14 January 1950 26 | Leeds United | 3–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Leeds |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 50,476 |
21 January 1950 27 | Bury | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Bury, Greater Manchester |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 27,386 |
4 February 1950 28 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–2 | Leicester City | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 60,595 |
18 February 1950 29 | Bradford Park Avenue | 1–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Bradford |
Stadium: Horsfall Stadium Attendance: 20,287 |
25 February 1950 30 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–0 | Southampton | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 70,302 |
4 March 1950 31 | Coventry City | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Coventry |
Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 36,320 |
11 March 1950 32 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–0 | Luton Town | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 53,145 |
25 March 1950 34 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–1 | West Ham United | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 51,124 |
1 April 1950 35 | Queens Park Rangers | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Shepherd's Bush, London |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 29,771 |
7 April 1950 36 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–0 | Hull City | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 66,889 |
8 April 1950 37 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–3 | Preston North End | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 49,710 |
10 April 1950 38 | Hull City | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Kingston upon Hull |
Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 38,345 |
15 April 1950 39 | Sheffield United | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Sheffield, South Yorkshire |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 41,419 |
22 April 1950 40 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Grimsby Town | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 46,423 |
29 April 1950 41 | Swansea Town | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Swansea |
Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 16,417 |
6 May 1950 42 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Sheffield |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 50,777 |
FA Cup
Fixtures
Source:[2]
7 January 1950 3 | Stoke City | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Stoke-on-Trent |
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Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 47,000 |
28 January 1950 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5–1 | Sunderland | Tottenham |
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Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 66,245 |
11 February 1950 5 | Everton | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Liverpool |
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Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 72,921 |
References
- ^ Soar, Phil (1995). Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995. Hamlyn. p. 65. ISBN 0-600-58706-1.
- ^ a b "Tottenham Hotspur football club match record: 1950". 11v11.com. Retrieved 21 September 2019.