1949–50 Football League

The 1949–50 season was the 51st completed season of The Football League.

The Football League
Season1949–50
ChampionsPortsmouth

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
Football League
First Division
Season1949–50
ChampionsPortsmouth (2nd successive English title)
RelegatedManchester City,
Birmingham City
FA Cup winnersArsenal (3rd FA Cup title)
Matches played462
Goals scored1,247 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorerDickie Davis (Sunderland), 25 [3]

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.

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Portsmouth 42 12 7 2 44 15 10 2 9 30 23 1.947 53 League Champions
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 11 8 2 47 21 9 5 7 29 28 1.551 53
3 Sunderland 42 14 6 1 50 23 7 4 10 33 39 1.339 52
4 Manchester United 42 11 5 5 42 20 7 9 5 27 24 1.568 50
5 Newcastle United 42 14 4 3 49 23 5 8 8 28 32 1.400 50
6 Arsenal 42 12 4 5 48 24 7 7 7 31 31 1.436 49 FA Cup winners
7 Blackpool 42 10 8 3 29 14 7 7 7 17 21 1.314 49
8 Liverpool 42 10 7 4 37 23 7 7 7 27 31 1.185 48
9 Middlesbrough 42 14 2 5 37 18 6 5 10 22 30 1.229 47
10 Burnley 42 9 7 5 23 17 7 6 8 17 23 1.000 45
11 Derby County 42 11 5 5 46 26 6 5 10 23 35 1.131 44
12 Aston Villa 42 10 7 4 31 19 5 5 11 30 42 1.000 42
13 Chelsea 42 7 7 7 31 30 5 9 7 27 35 0.892 40
14 West Bromwich Albion 42 9 7 5 28 16 5 5 11 19 37 0.887 40
15 Huddersfield Town 42 11 4 6 34 22 3 5 13 18 51 0.712 37
16 Bolton Wanderers 42 10 5 6 34 22 0 9 12 11 37 0.763 34
17 Fulham 42 8 6 7 24 19 2 8 11 17 35 0.759 34
18 Everton 42 6 8 7 24 20 4 6 11 18 46 0.636 34
19 Stoke City 42 10 4 7 27 28 1 8 12 18 47 0.600 34
20 Charlton Athletic 42 7 5 9 33 35 6 1 14 20 30 0.815 32
21 Manchester City 42 7 8 6 27 24 1 5 15 9 44 0.529 29 Relegated
22 Birmingham City 42 6 8 7 19 24 1 6 14 12 43 0.463 28
Source:

Results
Home \ Away ARS AST BIR BLP BOL BUR CHA CHE DER EVE FUL HUD LIV MCI MUN MID NEW POR STK SUN WBA WOL
Arsenal 1–3 4–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–3 2–3 1–0 5–2 2–1 1–0 1–2 4–1 0–0 1–1 4–2 2–0 6–0 5–0 4–1 1–1
Aston Villa 1–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 0–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–4 4–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–4
Birmingham 2–1 2–2 0–2 0–0 0–1 2–0 0–3 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–3 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–3 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–1
Blackpool 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 4–1 0–0 0–0 3–3 1–1 0–0 2–1 4–2 0–1 3–0 1–2
Bolton Wanderers 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–2 3–0 1–2 1–2 2–2 1–0 4–0 2–1 3–0 2–4
Burnley 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 5–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 3–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–2 0–0 0–1
Charlton Athletic 1–1 1–4 2–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–3 3–1 1–2 0–3 6–3 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–2 2–3
Chelsea 1–2 1–3 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–3 1–2 3–2 0–0 3–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–3 1–4 2–2 3–1 2–1 0–0
Derby County 1–2 3–2 4–1 0–0 4–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 2–1 4–2 2–2 7–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–3 3–2 3–1 1–2
Everton 0–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 3–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–2 1–2 1–2
Fulham 2–2 3–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 4–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–1 2–2 0–3 0–1 1–2
Huddersfield Town 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–2 2–2 3–2 1–0 3–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–0
Liverpool 2–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–3 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–2 2–1 0–2
Manchester City 0–2 3–3 4–0 0–3 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1
Manchester United 2–0 7–0 0–2 1–2 3–0 3–2 3–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 3–0 6–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–1 3–0
Middlesbrough 1–1 0–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 4–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 0–1 1–2 3–0 4–1 0–0 2–3 1–0 1–5 2–0 2–0 3–0 2–0
Newcastle United 0–3 3–2 3–1 3–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 4–0 3–1 0–0 5–1 4–2 2–1 0–1 1–3 4–1 2–2 5–1 2–0
Portsmouth 2–1 5–1 2–0 2–3 1–1 2–1 1–0 4–0 3–1 7–0 3–0 4–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–1
Stoke City 2–5 1–0 3–1 1–1 3–2 1–1 0–3 2–3 1–3 1–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–3 2–1
Sunderland 4–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 4–1 6–1 4–2 2–0 1–1 3–2 1–2 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 3–0 2–1 3–1
West Bromwich Albion 1–2 1–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 4–0 4–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–3 1–1 3–0 0–0 0–2 1–1
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 2–3 6–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 4–1 1–1 1–1 7–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–3 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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

Second Division
Football League
Second Division
Season1949–50
ChampionsTottenham Hotspur (2nd title)
PromotedSheffield Wednesday
RelegatedBradford Park Avenue,
Plymouth Argyle
Matches played462
Goals scored1,231 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorerTommy Briggs (Grimsby Town), 35 [3]
Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Tottenham Hotspur 42 15 3 3 51 15 12 4 5 30 20 2.314 61 Division Champions, promoted
2 Sheffield Wednesday 42 12 7 2 46 23 6 9 6 21 25 1.396 52 Promoted
3 Sheffield United 42 9 10 2 36 19 10 4 7 32 30 1.388 52
4 Southampton 42 13 4 4 44 25 6 10 5 20 23 1.333 52
5 Leeds United 42 11 8 2 33 16 6 5 10 21 29 1.200 47
6 Preston North End 42 12 5 4 37 21 6 4 11 23 28 1.224 45
7 Hull City 42 11 8 2 39 25 6 3 12 25 47 0.889 45
8 Swansea Town 42 11 3 7 34 18 6 6 9 19 31 1.082 43 Welsh Cup winners
9 Brentford 42 11 5 5 21 12 4 8 9 23 37 0.898 43
10 Cardiff City 42 13 3 5 28 14 3 7 11 13 30 0.932 42
11 Grimsby Town 42 13 5 3 53 25 3 3 15 21 48 1.014 40
12 Coventry City 42 8 6 7 32 24 5 7 9 23 31 1.000 39
13 Barnsley 42 11 6 4 45 28 2 7 12 19 39 0.955 39
14 Chesterfield 42 12 3 6 28 16 3 6 12 15 31 0.915 39
15 Leicester City 42 8 9 4 30 25 4 6 11 25 40 0.846 39
16 Blackburn Rovers 42 10 5 6 30 15 4 5 12 25 45 0.917 38
17 Luton Town 42 8 9 4 28 22 2 9 10 13 29 0.804 38
18 Bury 42 10 8 3 37 19 4 1 16 23 46 0.923 37
19 West Ham United 42 8 7 6 30 25 4 5 12 23 36 0.869 36
20 Queens Park Rangers 42 6 5 10 21 30 5 7 9 19 27 0.702 34
21 Plymouth Argyle 42 6 6 9 19 24 2 10 9 25 41 0.677 32 Relegated
22 Bradford Park Avenue 42 7 6 8 34 34 3 5 13 17 43 0.662 31
Source:

Results
Home \ Away BAR BLB BPA BRE BRY CAR CHF COV GRI HUL LEE LEI LUT PLY PNE QPR SHU SHW SOU SWA TOT WHU
Barnsley 1–1 3–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 4–3 7–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 4–1 0–1 3–1 2–2 3–4 2–1 5–2 2–0 1–1
Blackburn Rovers 4–0 0–1 4–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 3–0 4–2 0–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 2–3 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–2 2–0
Bradford Park Avenue 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–2 3–3 2–0 2–2 4–1 5–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 3–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–3 0–0 0–2 1–3 2–1
Brentford 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–4 0–2
Bury 2–0 3–0 1–0 1–2 2–2 2–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 2–0 3–0 5–2 5–1 1–1 0–0 1–5 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–1
Cardiff City 3–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–4 0–0 1–0 3–2 4–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1
Chesterfield 1–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 4–1 1–1 1–0
Coventry City 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 0–4 1–2 1–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 2–4 3–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 5–1
Grimsby Town 2–2 1–2 4–0 4–1 4–2 0–0 5–2 3–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 6–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 4–0 4–1 1–1 2–1 2–3 2–0
Hull City 2–0 3–1 3–3 2–0 3–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 4–0 1–1 4–2 4–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–2
Leeds United 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 4–1 2–0 0–0 3–3 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 3–0 2–2
Leicester City 2–2 3–3 4–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–2 0–0 1–0 3–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–0 1–2 2–1
Luton Town 3–1 5–2 3–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–3 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–3 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–2
Plymouth Argyle 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 4–2 1–3 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–3
Preston North End 1–1 3–1 3–0 2–0 3–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 4–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 3–2 4–1 0–1 0–3 2–1 1–3 2–1
Queens Park Rangers 0–5 2–3 0–1 3–3 1–0 0–1 3–2 2–0 1–2 1–4 1–1 2–0 3–0 0–2 0–0 1–3 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–1
Sheffield United 1–1 4–0 2–1 1–1 4–4 2–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 5–0 0–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–0
Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–3 1–0 1–1 4–2 1–1 4–0 6–2 5–2 3–1 1–1 2–4 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 3–0 0–0 2–1
Southampton 0–0 3–1 3–1 2–3 4–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 5–0 2–1 5–3 2–1 3–3 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–2
Swansea Town 4–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–2 5–1 0–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–2 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 4–0 1–0 1–0
Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 2–3 5–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–2 0–0 2–0 0–2 0–0 4–1 3–2 3–0 7–0 1–0 4–0 3–1 4–1
West Ham United 2–1 0–2 1–0 2–2 4–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 4–3 2–1 3–1 2–2 0–0 2–2 0–3 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–2 3–0 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps
Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1949–1950
Locations of the Football League Second Division 1949–1950 teams

Third Division North
Football League
Third Division North
Season1949–50
ChampionsDoncaster Rovers (3rd title)
Failed re-electionnone
Matches played462
Goals scored1,315 (2.85 per match)
Top goalscorerReg Philips (Crewe Alexandra), 26
Peter Doherty (Doncaster Rovers), 26 [3]
Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GR Pts Promotion
1 Doncaster Rovers 42 9 9 3 30 15 10 8 3 36 23 1.737 55 Division Champions, promoted
2 Gateshead 42 13 5 3 51 23 10 2 9 36 31 1.611 53
3 Rochdale 42 15 3 3 42 13 6 6 9 26 28 1.659 51
4 Lincoln City 42 14 5 2 35 9 7 4 10 25 30 1.538 51
5 Tranmere Rovers 42 15 3 3 35 21 4 8 9 16 27 1.063 49
6 Rotherham United 42 10 6 5 46 28 9 4 8 34 31 1.356 48
7 Crewe Alexandra 42 10 6 5 38 27 7 8 6 30 28 1.236 48
8 Mansfield Town 42 12 4 5 37 20 6 8 7 29 34 1.222 48
9 Carlisle United 42 12 6 3 39 20 4 9 8 29 31 1.333 47
10 Stockport County 42 14 2 5 33 21 5 5 11 22 31 1.058 45
11 Oldham Athletic 42 10 4 7 32 31 6 7 8 26 32 0.921 43
12 Chester 42 12 3 6 47 33 5 3 13 23 46 0.886 40
13 Accrington Stanley 42 12 5 4 41 21 4 2 15 16 41 0.919 39
14 New Brighton 42 10 5 6 27 25 4 5 12 18 38 0.714 38
15 Barrow 42 9 6 6 27 20 5 3 13 20 33 0.887 37
16 Southport 42 7 10 4 29 26 5 3 13 22 45 0.718 37
17 Darlington 42 9 8 4 35 27 2 5 14 21 42 0.812 35
18 Hartlepools United 42 10 3 8 37 35 4 2 15 15 44 0.658 33
19 Bradford City 42 11 1 9 38 32 1 7 13 23 44 0.803 32
20 Wrexham 42 8 7 6 24 17 2 5 14 15 37 0.722 32
21 Halifax Town 42 9 5 7 35 31 3 3 15 23 54 0.682 32 Re-elected
22 York City 42 6 7 8 29 33 3 6 12 23 37 0.743 31
Source: rsssf.com

Results
Home \ Away ACC BRW BRA CRL CHE CRE DAR DON GAT HAL HAR LIN MAN NWB OLD ROC ROT SOU STP TRA WRE YOR
Accrington Stanley 1–0 3–2 1–1 4–0 1–1 3–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–2 3–0 3–4 1–0 1–4 4–0 4–2 2–0 2–0 0–0
Barrow 2–1 1–0 1–3 3–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 3–2
Bradford City 5–2 3–2 3–2 1–0 0–2 4–1 1–2 2–1 1–3 1–3 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 6–0 0–1 2–4 1–0 0–2
Carlisle United 2–1 2–0 3–0 5–1 2–2 0–1 0–0 4–2 0–2 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–0 3–0 2–0 3–1 3–3 2–0 0–0 1–0 4–3
Chester 1–0 1–0 4–1 2–3 0–1 4–4 3–1 0–3 5–1 3–0 3–1 6–3 2–0 1–1 0–2 4–2 4–1 0–4 0–0 2–1 2–3
Crewe Alexandra 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–2 2–0 0–2 3–1 6–3 1–0 3–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 4–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–3
Darlington 0–2 1–1 4–3 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–3 5–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–1
Doncaster Rovers 4–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–1 4–0 0–0 1–4 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 5–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–1
Gateshead 5–0 3–1 4–2 2–1 4–0 1–1 3–3 1–1 7–1 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–3 2–2 3–2 1–0 5–1 0–1 1–1
Halifax Town 1–4 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–3 2–2 5–2 1–2 0–1 0–3 3–0 1–1 3–2 4–3 0–0 3–1 0–1 0–0 1–2
Hartlepool 0–0 2–3 3–0 1–5 5–1 1–6 2–0 1–1 3–5 3–3 2–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 2–0
Lincoln City 1–0 4–0 2–2 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 6–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–0
Mansfield Town 2–0 1–1 0–2 4–1 0–2 3–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 7–1 2–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–0
New Brighton 3–0 2–0 1–0 3–2 3–3 0–2 1–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 0–4 0–3 1–0 1–3 0–0 3–1 3–1
Oldham Athletic 0–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–0 1–4 1–0 2–1 3–1 0–2 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–2 2–5 3–3 2–1 2–3 2–0
Rochdale 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–3 1–0 4–0 2–0 7–1 4–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 3–1
Rotherham United 6–0 1–2 5–2 1–1 3–2 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 2–1 5–1 1–3 2–2 3–0 0–1 4–3 4–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–1
Southport 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–3 0–3 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–2 3–2 4–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–1
Stockport County 1–0 1–3 1–0 2–0 3–0 4–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 3–2 2–1 2–1 3–1
Tranmere 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 3–1 2–4 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 4–2 1–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–0
Wrexham 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–3 1–0 4–0 0–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 2–0
York City 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–5 3–1 0–2 1–2 3–3 2–1 0–1 2–2 0–3 0–1 1–1 1–0 5–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps
Locations of the Football League Third Division North teams 1949–1950

Third Division South
Football League
Third Division South
Season1949–50
ChampionsNotts County (2nd title)
Failed re-electionnone
Matches played462
Goals scored1,336 (2.89 per match)
Top goalscorerTommy Lawton (Notts County), 31 [3]
Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GR Pts Promotion
1 Notts County 42 17 3 1 60 12 8 5 8 35 38 1.900 58 Division Champions, promoted
2 Northampton Town 42 12 6 3 43 21 8 5 8 29 29 1.440 51
3 Southend United 42 15 4 2 43 15 4 9 8 23 33 1.375 51
4 Nottingham Forest 42 13 0 8 37 15 7 9 5 30 24 1.718 49
5 Torquay United 42 13 6 2 40 23 6 4 11 26 40 1.048 48
6 Watford 42 10 6 5 26 13 6 7 8 19 22 1.286 45
7 Crystal Palace 42 12 5 4 35 21 3 9 9 20 33 1.019 44
8 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 9 8 4 32 24 7 4 10 25 45 0.826 44
9 Bristol Rovers 42 12 5 4 34 18 7 0 14 17 33 1.000 43
10 Reading 42 15 2 4 48 21 2 6 13 22 43 1.094 42
11 Norwich City 42 11 5 5 44 21 5 5 11 21 42 1.032 42
12 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 42 11 6 4 38 19 5 4 12 19 37 1.018 42
13 Port Vale 42 12 6 3 33 13 3 5 13 14 29 1.119 41
14 Swindon Town 42 9 7 5 41 30 6 4 11 18 32 0.952 41
15 Bristol City 42 12 4 5 38 19 3 6 12 22 42 0.984 40
16 Exeter City 42 9 8 4 37 27 5 3 13 26 48 0.840 39
17 Ipswich Town 42 9 6 6 36 36 3 5 13 21 50 0.663 35
18 Leyton Orient 42 10 6 5 33 30 2 5 14 20 55 0.624 35
19 Walsall 42 8 8 5 37 25 1 8 12 24 37 0.984 34
20 Aldershot 42 10 5 6 30 16 3 3 15 18 44 0.800 34
21 Newport County 42 11 5 5 50 34 2 3 16 17 64 0.684 34 Re-elected
22 Millwall 42 11 1 9 39 29 3 3 15 16 34 0.873 32
Source:

Results
Home \ Away ALD B&BA B&HA BRI BRR CRY EXE IPS LEY MIL NPC NOR NWC NOT NTC PTV REA STD SWI TOR WAL WAT
Aldershot 0–1 0–1 0–1 3–1 0–0 1–2 5–0 2–0 2–1 4–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 3–5 1–0 0–1
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 2–1 2–2 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 4–0 4–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–2 3–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–0
Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 5–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–1
Bristol City 2–0 3–2 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–0 4–2 0–0 2–1 6–0 3–1 1–2 0–2 4–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–1
Bristol Rovers 2–1 0–0 3–0 2–3 0–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 3–0 0–0 5–1 0–3 0–3 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2
Crystal Palace 2–1 1–0 6–0 1–1 1–0 5–3 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–4 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–3 2–0 2–0
Exeter City 1–0 1–2 2–3 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–3 1–3 3–1 0–0 2–2 3–1 3–4 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 3–1
Ipswich Town 1–0 1–2 2–2 0–0 3–1 4–4 1–0 4–4 0–3 1–0 2–2 3–0 1–2 0–4 2–1 2–0 1–3 3–1 3–1 1–5 1–1
Leyton Orient 2–7 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 4–1 4–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–4 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–3 2–1 2–2 0–0
Millwall 3–0 1–0 5–1 3–1 0–1 2–3 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 2–1 1–3 3–0 3–1 1–2 1–0 1–3 1–1 1–3
Newport County 6–0 5–0 0–1 6–4 2–3 2–2 1–2 1–0 3–2 4–3 1–4 3–2 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 3–3
Northampton Town 1–1 2–3 2–1 4–2 2–0 2–2 3–3 1–2 3–0 1–0 4–3 3–1 0–0 5–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 3–0 2–0 0–0
Norwich City 4–0 0–1 1–2 3–0 4–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 4–0 0–2 4–0 2–1 1–1 4–3 0–1 1–1 0–0 4–0 3–3 3–2 2–1
Nottingham Forest 3–0 3–0 0–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 5–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 3–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 0–1
Notts County 3–1 2–0 4–2 4–1 2–0 0–1 3–3 2–0 7–1 2–0 7–0 2–0 5–0 2–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–0
Port Vale 0–1 1–1 3–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 4–0 1–0 3–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–0
Reading 1–3 2–1 3–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 3–2 3–1 5–1 2–0 4–1 3–1 4–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 5–0 4–3 2–0 1–1 1–0
Southend 3–0 1–0 3–2 2–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 3–0 6–0 1–2 1–0 2–3 2–0 1–0 3–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1
Swindon Town 2–1 3–1 4–2 1–1 1–0 4–2 7–1 0–3 0–1 1–1 1–1 6–1 1–1 0–5 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 1–2 4–3 0–1
Torquay United 4–0 3–1 0–0 3–3 1–0 1–0 1–4 2–2 4–1 1–0 5–3 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 4–2 2–4 1–0 2–1 2–1
Walsall 0–0 1–1 4–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 3–0 1–3 1–2 0–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–3 3–3 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 7–1 1–1
Watford 1–0 4–1 0–0 2–0 0–2 0–0 1–2 6–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 3–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps
Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams 1949–1950
Locations of the Football League Third Division South 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.
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  3. "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
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