1949–50 Football League

The Football League
Season 1949–50
Champions Portsmouth

The 194950 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.

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 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Portsmouth42127244151029302374381.947+3653
2Wolverhampton Wanderers4211824721957292876491.551+2753
3Sunderland42146150237410333983621.339+2152
4Manchester United4211554220795272469441.568+2550
5Newcastle United4214434923588283277551.400+2250
6Arsenal4212454824777313179551.436+2449
7Blackpool4210832914777172146351.314+1149
8Liverpool4210743723777273164541.185+1048
9Middlesbrough42142537186510223059481.229+1147
10Burnley429752317768172340401.000±045
11Derby County42115546266510233569611.131+844
12Aston Villa42107431195511304261611.000±042
13Chelsea427773130597273558650.892–740
14West Bromwich Albion4297528165511193747530.887–640
15Huddersfield Town42114634223513185152730.712–2137
16Bolton Wanderers42105634220912113745590.763–1434
17Fulham4286724192811173541540.759–1334
18Everton4268724204611184642660.636–2434
19Stoke City42104727281812184745750.600–3034
20Charlton Athletic4275933356114203053650.815–1232
21Manchester City427862724151594436680.529–3229
22Birmingham City4268719241614124331670.463–3628

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

Home \ Away[1] ARS AST BIRBLPBOLBURCHACHEDEREVEFULHUDLIVMCIMUNMIDNEWPORSTKSUNWBAWOL
Arsenal 13 42 10 11 01 23 23 10 52 21 10 12 41 00 11 42 20 60 50 41 11
Aston Villa 11 11 00 30 01 11 40 11 22 31 21 20 10 04 40 01 10 11 20 10 14
Birmingham 21 22 02 00 01 20 03 22 00 11 21 23 10 00 00 02 03 10 12 20 11
Blackpool 21 10 11 20 20 20 00 10 01 00 41 00 00 33 11 00 21 42 01 30 12
Bolton Wanderers 22 11 10 00 01 30 10 00 12 21 12 32 30 12 12 22 10 40 21 30 24
Burnley 00 10 11 00 21 10 12 01 51 00 10 02 00 10 32 12 21 21 22 00 01
Charlton Athletic 11 14 20 12 00 11 10 13 20 21 22 13 31 12 03 63 12 20 22 12 23
Chelsea 12 13 30 11 11 01 13 12 32 00 31 11 30 11 21 13 14 22 31 21 00
Derby County 12 32 41 00 40 11 12 22 20 21 42 22 70 01 10 11 21 23 32 31 12
Everton 01 11 00 30 00 11 01 11 12 11 30 00 31 00 31 21 12 21 02 12 12
Fulham 22 30 00 10 30 10 12 11 00 00 41 01 10 10 12 21 01 22 03 01 12
Huddersfield Town 22 10 10 01 20 12 21 12 20 12 22 32 10 31 22 12 01 40 31 11 10
Liverpool 20 21 20 01 11 01 10 22 31 31 11 23 40 11 20 22 22 11 42 21 02
Manchester City 02 33 40 03 11 10 20 11 22 00 20 12 12 12 01 11 10 11 21 11 21
Manchester United 20 70 02 12 30 32 32 10 01 11 30 60 00 21 20 11 02 22 13 11 30
Middlesbrough 11 02 10 20 20 41 10 21 31 01 12 30 41 00 23 10 15 20 20 30 20
Newcastle United 03 32 31 30 31 00 10 22 21 40 31 00 51 42 21 01 13 41 22 51 20
Portsmouth 21 51 20 23 11 21 10 40 31 70 30 40 21 11 00 11 10 00 22 01 11
Stoke City 25 10 31 11 32 11 03 23 13 10 02 00 00 20 31 10 10 01 21 13 21
Sunderland 42 21 11 11 20 21 21 41 61 42 20 11 32 12 22 20 22 11 30 21 31
West Bromwich Albion 12 11 30 10 21 30 10 11 10 40 41 00 01 00 12 03 11 30 00 02 11
Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 23 61 30 11 00 21 22 41 11 11 71 11 30 11 31 21 10 21 13 11

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

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

Second Division

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 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Tottenham Hotspur42153351151245302081352.314+4661
2Sheffield Wednesday4212724623696212567481.396+1952
3Sheffield United42910236191047323068491.388+1952
4Southampton42134444256105202364481.333+1652
5Leeds United42118233166510212954451.200+947
6Preston North End42125437216411232860491.224+1145
7Hull City42118239256312254764720.889–845
8Swansea Town4211373418669193153491.082+443
9Brentford4211552112489233744490.898–543
10Cardiff City42133528143711133041440.932–342
11Grimsby Town42135353253315214874731.014+140
12Coventry City428673224579233155551.000±039
13Barnsley42116445282712193964670.955–339
14Chesterfield42123628163612153143470.915–439
15Leicester City4289430254611254055650.846–1039
16Blackburn Rovers42105630154512254555600.917–538
17Luton Town4289428222910132941510.804–1038
18Bury42108337194116234660650.923–537
19West Ham United4287630254512233653610.869–836
20Queens Park Rangers4265102130579192740570.702–1734
21Plymouth Argyle4266919242109254144650.677–2132
22Bradford Park Avenue4276834343513174351770.662–2631

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

Home \ Away[1] BAR BLB BPABREBuryCARCHFCOVGRIHULLEELEILUTPLYPNEQPRSHUSHWSOUSWATOTWHU
Barnsley 11 32 01 10 10 12 43 72 11 11 22 10 41 01 31 22 34 21 52 20 11
Blackburn Rovers 40 01 41 21 10 11 01 30 42 01 30 00 10 23 00 02 00 00 20 12 20
Bradford Park Avenue 13 22 02 12 33 20 22 41 51 12 22 10 32 12 10 11 13 00 02 13 21
Brentford 30 20 20 20 10 00 20 10 31 00 01 10 00 10 02 10 11 01 00 14 02
Bury 20 30 10 12 22 20 00 31 00 20 30 52 51 11 00 15 00 11 11 12 31
Cardiff City 30 21 12 00 10 20 10 10 20 10 24 00 10 32 40 12 10 11 10 01 01
Chesterfield 10 21 11 31 21 01 01 21 01 31 10 01 20 20 21 01 12 00 41 11 10
Coventry City 11 11 31 11 12 21 30 11 20 04 12 10 30 00 00 24 30 12 12 01 51
Grimsby Town 22 12 40 41 42 00 52 32 10 20 21 61 22 13 11 40 41 11 21 23 20
Hull City 20 31 33 20 32 11 10 21 22 10 40 11 42 42 11 04 11 12 00 10 22
Leeds United 10 21 00 10 41 20 00 33 10 30 11 21 11 31 11 01 11 10 12 30 22
Leicester City 22 33 41 11 02 10 01 10 10 12 11 32 00 10 32 11 22 22 00 12 21
Luton Town 31 52 31 10 21 00 11 20 00 03 10 10 11 11 12 13 00 11 12 11 22
Plymouth Argyle 22 00 11 20 20 00 21 12 42 13 12 21 00 10 02 01 01 00 01 02 03
Preston North End 11 31 30 20 31 30 00 11 20 42 11 21 01 00 32 41 01 03 21 13 21
Queens Park Rangers 05 23 01 33 10 01 32 20 12 14 11 20 30 02 00 13 00 10 00 02 01
Sheffield United 11 40 21 11 44 20 10 11 31 50 01 22 22 11 10 11 20 01 11 21 00
Sheffield Wednesday 20 20 11 33 10 11 42 11 40 62 52 31 11 24 01 10 21 22 30 00 21
Southampton 00 31 31 23 41 31 10 11 12 50 21 53 21 33 10 12 10 10 12 11 32
Swansea Town 40 20 20 30 12 51 02 12 21 12 12 00 00 22 21 01 10 12 40 10 10
Tottenham Hotspur 20 23 50 11 31 20 10 31 12 00 20 02 00 41 32 30 70 10 40 31 41
West Ham United 21 02 10 22 40 01 11 01 43 21 31 22 00 22 03 10 00 22 12 30 01

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

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]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Doncaster Rovers4299330151083362366381.737+2855
2Gateshead42135351231029363187541.611+3353
3Rochdale4215334213669262868411.659+2751
4Lincoln City4214523597410253060391.538+2151
5Tranmere Rovers4215333521489162751481.063+349
6Rotherham United4210654628948343180591.356+2148
7Crewe Alexandra4210653827786302868551.236+1348
8Mansfield Town4212453720687293466541.222+1248
9Carlisle United4212633920498293168511.333+1747
10Stockport County42142533215511223155521.058+345
11Oldham Athletic4210473231678263258630.921–543
12Chester42123647335313234670790.886–940
13Accrington Stanley42125441214215164157620.919–539
14New Brighton42105627254512183845630.714–1838
15Barrow4296627205313203347530.887–637
16Southport42710429265313224551710.718–2037
17Darlington4298435272514214256690.812–1335
18Hartlepools United42103837354215154452790.658–2733
19Bradford City42111938321713234461760.803–1532
20Wrexham4287624172514153739540.722–1532
21Halifax Town4295735313315235458850.682–2732
22York City4267829333612233752700.743–1831

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

Home \ Away[1] ACC BRW BRACRLCHECREDARDONGATHALHARLINMANNWBOLDROCROTSOUSTPTRAWREYOR
Accrington Stanley 10 32 11 40 11 30 22 01 10 12 20 22 30 34 10 14 40 42 20 20 00
Barrow 21 10 13 31 01 21 11 11 40 00 00 01 11 31 01 11 10 01 12 21 32
Bradford City 52 32 32 10 02 41 12 21 13 13 01 21 21 11 21 12 60 01 24 10 02
Carlisle United 21 20 30 51 22 01 00 42 02 21 02 11 00 30 20 31 33 20 00 10 43
Chester 10 10 41 23 01 44 31 03 51 30 31 63 20 11 02 42 41 04 00 21 23
Crewe Alexandra 21 11 22 21 12 20 02 31 63 10 32 11 12 11 01 41 12 10 20 11 33
Darlington 02 11 43 11 21 11 21 23 51 10 20 22 31 11 11 21 02 11 02 31 11
Doncaster Rovers 41 10 11 00 20 02 21 11 40 00 14 01 00 11 00 10 51 30 11 20 11
Gateshead 50 31 42 21 40 11 33 11 71 20 21 01 21 20 13 22 32 10 51 01 11
Halifax Town 14 10 31 11 21 31 13 22 52 12 01 03 30 11 32 43 00 31 01 00 12
Hartlepool 00 23 30 15 51 16 20 11 35 33 21 13 20 02 12 12 10 10 20 31 20
Lincoln City 10 40 22 21 20 20 20 10 20 10 60 10 12 12 20 00 11 11 00 20 10
Mansfield Town 20 11 02 41 02 30 21 12 10 10 71 21 22 31 11 02 12 30 11 10 10
New Brighton 30 20 10 32 33 02 10 22 01 11 10 10 12 00 04 03 10 13 00 31 31
Oldham Athletic 01 13 21 11 02 21 20 14 10 21 31 02 10 30 00 22 25 33 21 23 20
Rochdale 20 21 22 10 01 21 20 01 13 10 40 20 71 40 10 10 20 11 30 11 31
Rotherham United 60 12 52 11 32 00 11 02 12 21 51 13 22 30 01 43 40 21 11 22 21
Southport 10 01 11 12 11 22 11 33 03 11 21 11 11 02 32 32 40 10 21 00 11
Stockport County 10 13 10 20 30 41 21 01 21 20 10 11 10 02 13 11 02 32 21 21 31
Tranmere 01 21 10 00 21 22 31 24 10 21 21 22 21 21 42 10 02 20 20 21 10
Wrexham 11 10 00 11 11 12 21 01 01 23 10 40 00 22 21 30 01 10 02 00 20
York City 21 20 11 11 23 11 11 03 15 31 02 12 33 21 01 22 03 01 11 10 50

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

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]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Notts County4217316012858353895501.900+4558
2Northampton Town4212634321858292972501.440+2251
3Southend United4215424315498233366481.375+1851
4Nottingham Forest4213083715795302467391.718+2849
5Torquay United42136240236411264066631.048+348
6Watford4210652613678192245351.286+1045
7Crystal Palace4212543521399203355541.019+144
8Brighton & Hove Albion4298432247410254557690.826–1244
9Bristol Rovers42125434187014173351511.000±043
10Reading42152448212613224370641.094+642
11Norwich City42115544215511214265631.032+242
12Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic42116438195412193757561.018+142
13Port Vale42126333133513142947421.119+541
14Swindon Town4297541306411183259620.952–341
15Bristol City42124538193612224260610.984–140
16Exeter City4298437275313264863750.840–1239
17Ipswich Town4296636363513215057860.663–2935
18Leyton Orient42106533302514205553850.624–3235
19Walsall4288537251812243761620.984–134
20Aldershot42105630163315184448600.800–1234
21Newport County42115550342316176467980.684–3134
22Millwall42111939293315163455630.873–832

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

Home \ Away[1] ALD B&BA B&HABRIBRRCRYEXEIPSLEYMILNPCNORNWCNOTNTCPTVREASTDSWITORWALWAT
Aldershot 01 01 01 31 00 12 50 20 21 41 00 20 11 20 10 20 11 00 35 10 01
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 21 22 31 02 20 20 40 41 10 11 12 20 12 30 22 21 30 11 12 11 00
Brighton & Hove Albion 11 11 21 12 00 00 21 22 10 50 11 13 22 23 21 21 21 01 21 11 21
Bristol City 20 32 12 12 20 10 42 00 21 60 31 12 02 40 20 22 11 10 00 21 01
Bristol Rovers 21 00 30 23 00 10 20 30 31 30 00 51 03 03 21 21 11 20 20 11 02
Crystal Palace 21 10 60 11 10 53 20 11 10 10 04 20 11 12 01 11 21 22 13 20 20
Exeter City 10 12 23 00 20 21 11 11 21 33 13 31 00 22 31 34 11 30 11 21 31
Ipswich Town 10 12 22 00 31 44 10 44 03 10 22 30 12 04 21 20 13 31 31 15 11
Leyton Orient 27 21 01 10 10 22 41 40 11 21 10 12 11 14 10 21 22 13 21 22 00
Millwall 30 10 51 31 01 23 31 31 31 12 02 12 21 13 30 31 12 10 13 11 13
Newport County 60 50 01 64 23 22 12 10 32 43 14 32 41 11 11 11 21 12 10 21 33
Northampton Town 11 23 21 42 20 22 33 12 30 10 43 31 00 51 11 20 20 01 30 20 00
Norwich City 40 01 12 30 40 20 12 11 40 02 40 21 11 43 01 11 00 40 33 32 21
Nottingham Forest 30 30 01 30 20 20 50 20 21 31 30 01 01 12 20 12 12 21 12 10 01
Notts County 31 20 42 41 20 01 33 20 71 20 70 20 50 20 31 40 20 30 11 11 10
Port Vale 01 11 30 02 10 20 10 22 20 40 10 31 22 11 31 11 00 01 20 20 20
Reading 13 21 30 10 01 12 32 31 51 20 41 31 41 11 01 21 50 43 20 11 10
Southend 30 10 32 20 31 00 10 22 20 30 60 12 10 23 20 10 32 20 20 22 11
Swindon Town 21 31 42 11 10 42 71 03 01 11 11 61 11 05 11 00 20 22 12 43 01
Torquay United 40 31 00 33 10 10 14 22 41 10 53 10 11 20 00 00 42 24 10 21 21
Walsall 00 11 42 11 31 31 30 13 12 01 20 13 11 13 33 10 20 11 00 71 11
Watford 10 41 00 20 02 00 12 60 21 00 01 00 00 10 21 02 11 10 12 10 30

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

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

See also

References

  • Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  1. "England 1949-50". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. 1 2 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
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