1949–50 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season
1949–50 season | |
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Manager | Stan Cullis |
First Division | 2nd |
FA Cup | 5th Round |
FA Charity Shield | Shared |
Top goalscorer |
League: Jesse Pye (18) All: Jesse Pye (18) |
Highest home attendance | 56,661 (vs West Brom, 15 October 1949) |
Lowest home attendance | 30,768 (vs Bolton, 10 December 1949) |
Average home league attendance | 45,346 (league only) |
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
Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
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1 | Portsmouth | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 74 | 38 | 1.947 | 53 |
2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 76 | 49 | 1.551 | 53 |
3 | Sunderland | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 83 | 62 | 1.339 | 52 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
First Division
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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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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FA Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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7 January 1950 | R3 | Plymouth Argyle | Home Park | 1–1 | ||
11 January 1950 | R3 Replay | Plymouth Argyle | Molineux Stadium | 3–0 | ||
28 January 1950 | R4 | Sheffield United | Molineux Stadium | 0–0 | ||
1 February 1950 | R4 Replay | Sheffield United | Bramall Lane | 4–3 | ||
11 February 1950 | R5 | Blackpool | Molineux Stadium | 0–0 | ||
15 February 1950 | R5 Replay | Blackpool | Bloomfield Road | 0–1 | ||
Players Used
Pos. | Nationality | Player | Football League | FA Cup | Total | |
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1 | [[| ]] | 0 | ||||
2 | [[| ]] | 0 | ||||
3 | [[| ]] | 0 | ||||
4 | [[| ]] | 0 | ||||
5 | [[| ]] | 0 | ||||
6 | [[| ]] (Captain) | 0 | ||||
7 | [[| ]] | 0 | ||||
8 | [[| ]] | 0 | ||||
9 | [[| ]] | 0 | ||||
10 | [[| ]] | 0 | ||||
11 | [[| ]] | 0 | ||||
12 | [[| ]] | 0 | ||||
13 | [[| ]] | 0 | ||||
14 | [[| ]] | 0 | ||||
15 | [[| ]] | 0 | ||||
16 | [[| ]] | 0 | ||||
17 | [[| ]] | 0 | ||||
18 | [[| ]] | 0 | ||||
19 | [[| ]] | 0 | ||||
20 | [[| ]] | 0 | ||||
21 | [[| ]] | 0 | ||||
22 | [[| ]] | 0 | ||||
23 | [[| ]] | 0 | ||||
Top scorer
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Most appearances
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First Division Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
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