1950–51 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

The 1950–51 season saw Tottenham Hotspur follow their success of the previous season winning the Second Division to go on and win the First Division for the first time in their history. Spurs entered the FA Cup in the third round and were drawn away to Huddersfield Town, they lost 2–0.

Tottenham Hotspur
1950–51 season
ChairmanFred J. Bearman
ManagerArthur Rowe
StadiumWhite Hart Lane
First Division1st
FA CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Sonny Walters (15)
All: Sonny Walters (15)

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
GK Ted Ditchburn
DF Alf Ramsey
DF Sid Tickridge
DF Harry Clarke
DF Arthur Willis
DF Charlie Withers
MF Ron Burgess (C)
MF Colin Brittan
MF Les Medley
MF Sonny Walters
No. Position Player
MF Bill Nicholson
FW Sid McClellan
FW Les Bennett
FW Len Duquemin
FW Eddie Baily
FW Jimmy Scarth
FW Alex Wright
FW Peter Murphy
FW Dennis Uphill

Competitions

First Division
Main article: 1950–51 Football League
Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GR Pts Qualification
1 Tottenham Hotspur 42 17 2 2 54 21 8 8 5 28 23 1.864 60 League Champions
2 Manchester United 42 14 4 3 42 16 10 4 7 32 24 1.850 56
3 Blackpool 42 12 6 3 43 19 8 4 9 36 34 1.491 50
4 Newcastle United 42 10 6 5 36 22 8 7 6 26 31 1.170 49 FA Cup winners
5 Arsenal 42 11 5 5 47 28 8 4 9 26 28 1.304 47
Source:

Fixtures

Source:[1]

Tottenham were crowned champions after their penultimate game against Sheffield Wednesday which they won 1–0.[2]

19 August 1950 1Tottenham Hotspur1–4BlackpoolTottenham, London
Baily Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 64,978
23 August 1950 2Bolton1–4Tottenham HotspurBolton
Duqiemin
Medley
Peter Murphy
Walters 		Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 21,745
26 August 1950 3Arsenal2–2Tottenham HotspurHighbury, London
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 64638
26 August 1950 4Tottenham Hotspur4–2BoltonTottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 44256
2 September 1950 5Charlton Athletic1–1Tottenham HotspurCharlton, London
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 61480
6 September 1950 6Liverpool2–1Tottenham HotspurLiverpool
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 39015
9 September 1950 7Tottenham Hotspur1–0Manchester UnitedManchester
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 60621
16 September 1950 8Wolverhampton Wanderers2–1Tottenham HotspurWolverhampton
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 55364
23 September 1950 9Tottenham Hotspur1–1SunderlandTottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 59190
30 September 1950 10Aston Villa2–3Tottenham HotspurAston, Birmingham
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 36538
7 October 1950 11Tottenham Hotspur1–0BurnleyTottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 46518
14 October 1950 12Chelsea0–2Tottenham HotspurFulham, London
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 65992
21 October 1950 13Tottenham Hotspur6–1Stoke CityTottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 54124
28 October 1950 14West Bromwich Albion1–2Tottenham HotspurWest Bromwich
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 44543
4 November 1950 15Tottenham Hotspur5–1PortsmouthTottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 66402
11 November 1950 16Everton1–2Tottenham HotspurLiverpool
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 47125
18 November 1950 17Tottenham Hotspur7–0Newcastle UnitedTottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 70336
25 November 1950 18Huddersfield Town3–2Tottenham HotspurHuddersfield
Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 36519
2 December 1950 19Tottenham Hotspur3–3MiddlesbroughTottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 61148
9 December 1950 20Sheffield Wednesday1–1Tottenham HotspurOwlerton, Sheffield
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 44367
16 December 1950 21Blackpool0–1Tottenham HotspurBlackpool
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 22203
23 December 1950 22Tottenham Hotspur1–0ArsenalTottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 54898
25 December 1950 23Derby County1–1Tottenham HotspurDerby
Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 32301
26 December 1950 24Tottenham Hotspur2–1Derby CountyTottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 59885
30 December 1950 25Tottenham Hotspur1–0Charlton AthleticTottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 54667
13 January 1951 26Manchester United2–1Tottenham HotspurManchester
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 45104
20 January 1951 27Tottenham Hotspur2–1Wolverhampton WanderersTottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 66796
3 February 1951 28Sunderland0–0Tottenham HotspurRoker, Sunderland
Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 56817
17 February 1951 29Tottenham Hotspur3–2Aston VillaTottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 47842
24 February 1951 30Burnley2–0Tottenham HotspurBurnley
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 33048
3 March 1951 31Tottenham Hotspur2–1ChelseaTottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 59449
10 March 1951 32Stoke City0–0Tottenham HotspurStoke-on-Trent
Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 26236
17 March 1951 33Tottenham Hotspur5–0West Bromwich AlbionTottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 45353
23 March 1951 34Fulham0–1Tottenham HotspurFulham, London
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 47393
24 March 1951 35Portsmouth1–1Tottenham HotspurPortsmouth
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 49716
26 March 1951 36Tottenham Hotspur2–1FulhamTottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 51862
31 March 1951 37Tottenham Hotspur3–0EvertonTottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 46651
7 April 1951 38Newcastle United0–1Tottenham HotspurNewcastle upon Tyne
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 41241
14 April 1951 39Tottenham Hotspur1–2Huddersfield TownTottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 55014
21 April 1951 40Middlesbrough1–1Tottenham HotspurMiddlesbrough
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 36689
28 April 1951 41Tottenham Hotspur1–0Sheffield WednesdayTottenham, London
Len Duquemin Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 46,645
5 May 1951 42Tottenham Hotspur3–1LiverpoolTottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 49072

FA Cup
Main article: 1950–51 FA Cup

Source data:[3]

6 January 1951 Huddersfield Town2–0Tottenham HotspurHuddersfield
Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 25,390

Notes
  • Game attendance data from: Tottenham Hotspur Official Handbook 2018–2019

References
  1. "Tottenham Hotspur football club match record: 1951". 11v11.com. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  2. Holmes, Logan. "Tottenham Win Their First League Title In 1951- CHAMPIONS". HotspurHQ.com. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  3. Soar, Phil (1995). Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995. Hamlyn. p. 260. ISBN 0-600-58706-1.
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