1949–50 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

Tottenham Hotspur
1950–51 season
Chairman	Fred J. Bearman
Manager	Arthur Rowe
Stadium	White Hart Lane
Second Division	1st
FA Cup	Fifth 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)
	← 1948–49 1950–51 →

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.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Ted Ditchburn
—	DF	ENG	Alf Ramsey
—	DF	ENG	Sid Tickridge
—	DF	ENG	Harry Clarke
—	DF	ENG	Arthur Willis
—	DF	ENG	George Ludford
—	DF	ENG	Charlie Withers
—	MF	ENG	Les Medley
—	MF	WAL	Ron Burgess


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Sonny Walters
—	MF	ENG	Bobby Cook
—	MF	ENG	Tony Marchi
—	MF	ENG	Bill Nicholson
—	MF	WAL	Billy Rees
—	FW	ENG	Eddie Baily
—	FW	ENG	Les Bennett
—	FW	ENG	Len Duquemin
—	FW	ENG	Jimmy Scarth

Competitions

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

Fixtures

Source:^[2]

20 August 1949 1	Brentford	1–4	Tottenham Hotspur	Brentford, London
			Bennett Duquemin Medley	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

18 March 1950 33	Barnsley	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Barnsley
				Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 22,346

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
			Baily	Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 47,000

28 January 1950 4	Tottenham Hotspur	5–1	Sunderland	Tottenham
			Walters Bennett Medley	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 66,245

11 February 1950 5	Everton	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool
	Wainwright			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.

[1] Soar, Phil (1995). Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995. Hamlyn. p. 65. ISBN 0-600-58706-1.

[11v11-2] "Tottenham Hotspur football club match record: 1950". 11v11.com. Retrieved 21 September 2019.

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