1949–50 Football League

51st season of the Football League The Football League 1949–50 Portsmouth 1948–49 1950–51 The 1949–50 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 websitehttps://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1949-50.html England 1949-50 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2010-02-24 and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, 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. From the 1922–23 season, the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South were required to apply for re-election.Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. First Division First Division 1949–50 Portsmouth2nd English title Manchester CityBirmingham City Dickie Davis(25 goals)https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html English League Leading Goalscorers RSSSF 2010-10-31 462 1247 1948–49 1950–51 Portsmouth retained the First Division title, finishing level on points with Wolverhampton Wanderers. 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 beat Liverpool to win their first postwar FA Cup. Manchester City and Birmingham City went down to the Second Division. main WDL First Division World Football POR, WOL, SUN, MUN, NEW, ARS, BLP, LIV, MID, BUR, DER, AVL, CHE, WBA, HUD, BOL, FUL, EVE, STK, CHA, MCI, BIR 1st REL REL complete 19 11 12 79 55 15 12 15 61 61 7 14 21 31 67 17 15 10 46 35 10 14 18 45 59 16 13 13 40 40 13 6 23 53 65 12 16 14 58 65 17 10 15 69 61 10 14 18 42 66 10 14 18 41 54 14 9 19 52 73 17 14 11 64 54 8 13 21 36 68 18 14 10 69 44 20 7 15 59 48 19 12 11 77 55 22 9 11 74 38 11 12 19 45 75 21 10 11 83 62 14 12 16 47 53 20 13 9 76 49 C R R Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Burnley Charlton Athletic Chelsea Derby County Everton Fulham Huddersfield Town Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Portsmouth Stoke City Sunderland West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 2 y 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored R yellow red1 Relegation to the Second Division Results main FBR grey 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 City 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 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps Greater London right 369 Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1949–1950 Greater London 51.558 -0.103 right Greater London 51.486 0.036 right Greater London 51.482 -0.191 right Greater London 51.475 -0.222 right Arsenal Charlton Athletic Chelsea Fulham England none 369 Locations of the Football League First Division 1949–1950 teams England 51.56 -0.10 right England 52.54 -1.87 right England 52.48 -1.89 right England 53.81 -3.05 right England 53.59 -2.56 right England 53.79 -2.25 right England 51.47 0.07 right England 51.50 -0.19 right England 52.92 -1.476 right England 53.47 -2.97 right England 51.45 -0.24 right England 53.64 -1.78 right England 53.53 -2.99 right England 53.47 -2.18 right England 53.47 -2.30 right England 54.57 -1.23 right England 54.98 -1.62 right England 50.80 -1.06 right England 53.00 -2.18 right England 54.91 -1.39 right England 52.52 -1.97 right England 52.59 -2.13 right Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham Blackpool Bolton Burnley Charlton Chelsea Derby County Everton Fulham Huddersfield Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle Portsmouth Stoke Sunderland West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers Second Division Second Division 1949–50 Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham HotspurSheffield Wednesday Plymouth ArgyleBradford Park Avenue Tommy Briggs(35 goals) 462 1231 1948–49 1950–51 main WDL Second Division TOT, SHW, SHU, SOU, LEE, PNE, HUL, SWA, BRE, CAR, GRI, COV, BAR, CHF, LEI, BLA, LUT, BRY, WHU, QPR, PLY, BPA PRO PRO RELS RELN complete 13 13 16 64 67 14 10 18 55 60 10 11 21 51 77 15 13 14 44 49 14 9 19 60 65 16 10 16 41 44 15 9 18 43 47 13 13 16 55 55 16 8 18 74 73 17 11 14 64 72 17 13 12 54 45 12 15 15 55 65 10 18 14 41 51 8 16 18 44 65 18 9 15 60 49 11 12 19 40 57 19 14 9 68 49 18 16 8 67 48 19 14 9 64 48 17 9 16 53 49 27 7 8 81 35 12 12 18 53 61 C, P P R R Barnsley Blackburn Rovers Bradford (Park Avenue) Brentford Bury Cardiff City Chesterfield Coventry City Grimsby Town Hull City Leeds United Leicester City Luton Town Plymouth Argyle Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Swansea Town Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United 5 2 y 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored QR green1 Promotion to the First Division red1 Relegation to the Third Division North red1 Relegation to the Third Division South Results main FBR grey 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 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps Greater London right 369 Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1949–1950 Greater London 51.486 -0.31 right Greater London 51.509 -0.232 right Greater London 51.603 -0.066 right Greater London 51.532 0.039 right Brentford Queens Park Rangers Tottenham West Ham England none 369 Locations of the Football League Second Division 1949–1950 teams England 53.55 -1.48 right England 53.75 -2.48 right England 53.76 -1.78 right England 51.486 -0.31 right England 53.58 -2.295 right England 51.47 -3.20 right England 53.24 -1.43 right England 52.41 -1.51 right England 53.56 -0.068 right England 53.74 -0.33 right England 53.78 -1.57 right England 52.62 -1.14 right England 51.9 -0.433 right England 50.39 -4.15 right England 53.75 -2.7 right England 51.51 -0.23 right England 53.38 -1.47 right England 53.32 -1.47 right England 50.91 -1.39 right England 51.62 -3.95 right England 51.63 -0.063 right England 51.54 0.040 right Barnsley Blackburn Rovers Bradford Park Avenue Brentford Bury Cardiff City Chesterfield Coventry Grimsby Town Hull Leeds United Leicester City Luton Town Plymouth Argyle Preston North End QPR Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Swansea Town Tottenham West Ham Third Division North Football LeagueThird Division North 1949–50 Doncaster Rovers (3rd title) Reg Philips (Crewe Alexandra),Peter Doherty (Doncaster Rovers), 26 Failed re-election none 462 1315 1948–49 1950–51 main WDL Third Division North 2 y 5 P DON Doncaster Rovers GAT Gateshead ROC Rochdale LIN Lincoln City TRA Tranmere Rovers ROT Rotherham United CRE Crewe Alexandra MAN Mansfield Town CRL Carlisle United STP Stockport County OLD Oldham Athletic CHE Chester ACC Accrington Stanley NWB New Brighton BRW Barrow SOU Southport DAR Darlington HAR Hartlepools United BRA Bradford City WRE Wrexham HAL Halifax Town YOR York City 19 17 6 66 38 23 7 12 87 54 21 9 12 68 41 21 9 12 60 39 19 11 12 51 48 19 10 13 80 59 17 14 11 68 55 18 12 12 66 54 16 15 11 68 51 19 7 16 55 52 16 11 15 58 63 17 6 19 70 79 16 7 19 57 62 14 10 18 45 63 14 9 19 47 53 12 13 17 51 71 11 13 18 56 69 14 5 23 52 79 12 8 22 61 76 10 12 20 39 54 12 8 22 58 85 9 13 20 52 70 CP green1 Promotion to the Second Division C red2 Re-elected REE REE complete rsssf.com Results main FBR grey 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 2–4 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 Hartlepools 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 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps England none 369 Locations of the Football League Third Division North teams 1949–1950 England 53.75 -2.36 right England 54.11 -3.23 right England 53.82 -1.73 right England 54.90 -2.91 right England 53.19 -2.89 right England 53.099 -2.44 right England 54.53 -1.55 right England 53.52 -1.133 right England 54.95 -1.6 right England 53.72 -1.86 right England 54.69 -1.21 right England 53.23 -0.54 right England 53.14 -1.20 right England 53.43 -3.05 right England 53.54 -2.12 right England 53.61 -2.16 right England 53.43 -1.36 right England 53.65 -3.01 right England 53.41 -2.16 right England 53.37 -3.04 right England 53.03 -2.98 right England 53.96 -1.08 right Accrington Stanley Barrow Bradford C. Carlisle United Chester Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Gateshead Halifax T. Hartlepool Lincoln City Mansfield Town New Brighton Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Southport Stockport Tranmere Wrexham York City Third Division South Football LeagueThird Division South 1949–50 Notts County (2nd title) Tommy Lawton (Notts County), 31 Failed re-election none 462 1336 1948–49 1950–51 main WDL Third Division South P 5 y 2 NTC Notts County NOR Northampton Town STD Southend United NOT Nottingham Forest TOR Torquay United WAT Watford CRY Crystal Palace B&HA Brighton & Hove Albion BRR Bristol Rovers REA Reading NWC Norwich City B&BA Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic PTV Port Vale SWI Swindon Town BRI Bristol City EXE Exeter City IPS Ipswich Town LEY Leyton Orient WAL Walsall ALD Aldershot NPC Newport County MIL Millwall 25 8 9 95 50 20 11 11 72 50 19 13 10 66 48 20 9 13 67 39 19 10 13 66 63 16 13 13 45 35 15 14 13 55 54 16 12 14 57 69 19 5 18 51 51 17 8 17 70 64 16 10 16 65 63 16 10 16 57 56 15 11 16 47 42 15 11 16 59 62 15 10 17 60 61 14 11 17 63 75 12 11 19 57 86 12 11 19 53 85 9 16 17 61 62 13 8 21 48 60 13 8 21 67 98 14 4 24 55 63 CP green1 Promotion to the Second Division C red2 Re-elected REE REE complete Results main FBR grey 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 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps Greater London right 369 Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams 1949–1950 Greater London 51.570 -0.058 right Greater London 51.398 -0.085 right Greater London 51.481 -0.048 right Greater London 51.650 -0.401 right Leyton Orient Crystal Palace Millwall Watford England none 369 Locations of the Football League Third Division South teams 1949–1950 England 51.25 -0.75 right England 50.73 -1.84 right England 50.83 -0.15 right England 51.42 -2.59 right England 51.47 -2.53 right England 51.57 -0.01 right England 50.72 -3.53 right England 52.06 1.14 right England 51.40 -0.085 right England 51.48 -0.048 right England 51.59 -3.00 right England 52.24 -0.90 right England 52.63 1.30 right England 53.01 -1.137 right England 52.94 -1.137 right England 53.06 -2.21 right England 51.41 -0.97 right England 51.55 0.70 right England 51.56 -1.77 right England 50.48 -3.52 right England 52.58 -1.98 right England 51.65 -0.40 right Aldershot Bournemouth Brighton & Hove Bristol City Bristol Rovers Leyton Orient Crystal Palace Exeter City Ipswich Town Millwall Newport County Northampton Town Norwich City Notts County Nottingham Forest Port Vale Southend Reading Torquay Swindon Walsall Watford Attendances Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/eng/aveeng1951.htm Historical attendances European-football-statistics.co.uk Jul 18, 2026 Division One No. Club Average 1 Arsenal FC 49,001 2 Sunderland AFC 47,785 3 Newcastle United FC 46,468 4 Liverpool FC 45,783 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 45,466 6 Everton FC 43,932 7 Manchester United 43,282 8 Aston Villa FC 42,677 9 Chelsea FC 42,238 10 Manchester City FC 39,381 11 West Bromwich Albion FC 38,910 12 Portsmouth FC 37,004 13 Middlesbrough FC 35,407 14 Charlton Athletic FC 34,567 15 Birmingham City FC 34,511 16 Fulham FC 33,030 17 Bolton Wanderers FC 29,789 18 Burnley FC 27,631 19 Stoke City FC 27,215 20 Blackpool FC 26,336 21 Derby County FC 26,283 22 Huddersfield Town AFC 23,542 Division Two No. Club Average 1 Tottenham Hotspur FC 54,111 2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 40,692 3 Hull City AFC 37,319 4 Sheffield United FC 30,764 5 Leicester City FC 30,266 6 Leeds United FC 30,203 7 Cardiff City FC 28,680 8 Preston North End FC 28,164 9 Southampton FC 23,894 10 Coventry City FC 22,822 11 Brentford FC 22,613 12 Blackburn Rovers FC 22,351 13 West Ham United FC 22,233 14 Plymouth Argyle FC 21,693 15 Swansea City AFC 21,571 16 Queens Park Rangers FC 19,281 17 Barnsley FC 18,286 18 Grimsby Town FC 18,056 19 Bury FC 16,821 20 Luton Town FC 16,036 21 Bradford Park Avenue AFC 15,885 22 Chesterfield FC 14,047 Division Three No. Club Average 1 Notts County FC 35,176 2 Norwich City FC 23,264 3 Nottingham Forest FC 22,148 4 Bristol City FC 21,449 5 Millwall FC 20,753 6 Doncaster Rovers FC 18,252 7 Crystal Palace FC 16,874 8 Bristol Rovers FC 16,105 9 Reading FC 15,427 10 Oldham Athletic FC 15,185 11 AFC Bournemouth 14,559 12 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 14,120 13 Swindon Town FC 14,075 14 Ipswich Town FC 13,320 15 Bradford City AFC 13,158 16 Port Vale FC 12,983 17 Northampton Town FC 12,791 18 Leyton Orient FC 12,585 19 Lincoln City FC 12,418 20 Watford FC 12,161 21 Mansfield Town FC 12,128 22 Southend United FC 12,089 23 Stockport County FC 12,013 24 Carlisle United FC 11,809 25 Newport County AFC 11,535 26 Rotherham United FC 10,160 27 Exeter City FC 10,117 28 Walsall FC 10,099 29 Gateshead AFC 9,201 30 Crewe Alexandra FC 9,065 31 Tranmere Rovers 9,026 32 Torquay United FC 8,779 33 Rochdale AFC 8,372 34 Wrexham AFC 8,339 35 Southport FC 7,829 36 York City FC 7,776 37 Hartlepool United FC 7,705 38 Darlington FC 7,312 39 Aldershot Town FC 7,098 40 Halifax Town AFC 6,941 41 Chester City FC 6,695 42 Barrow AFC 5,946 43 Accrington Stanley FC 5,891 44 New Brighton AFC 5,458 See also 1949-50 in English football 1949 in association football 1950 in association football References Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980. 1949-50 League