1949–50 Arsenal F.C. season

English football club season December 2022 September 2010 Arsenal 1949–50 Tom Whittaker Bracewell Smith Highbury First Division 6th FA Cup Winners _collarwhite _hoops_white ff0000 000066 _collar_buttons_2 _hoops_white 000000 000066 1948–49 1950–51 The 1949–50 season was Arsenal Football Club's 24th consecutive season in the top flight of English football.https://www.arsenal.com/news/features/48523/behind-the-numbers- All-time Arsenal James Josh 18 June 2013 Arsenal F.C. 22 June 2023 live https://web.archive.org/web/20230622042610/https://www.arsenal.com/news/features/48523/behind-the-numbers- 22 June 2023https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engall.html English Clubs Divisional Movements 1888–2016 Ross James Heneghan Michael Orford Stuart Culliton Eoin 25 August 2016 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 22 June 2023 live https://web.archive.org/web/20230622041929/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engall.html 22 June 2023 They would finish sixth in the league but only four points off champions Portsmouth, with Peter Goring top scoring with 21 Division 1 goals, with Joe Mercer winning the FWA Player of the Year. That season, Arsenal would first have their new crest—emblazoned with the motto "Victoria Concordia Crescit ("Victory Grows Through Harmony")—used on official club publications. In the FA Cup, Arsenal won the first four ties at Highbury before beating Chelsea after a replay to set up a final against Liverpool. The Gunners would dominate the final and win 2–0 thanks to Reg Lewis' double, his fourth and fifth FA Cup goals that season, as Arsenal claimed the cup for the third time in their history—having played every match in London. The club's biggest win in all competitions was 6–0 against Sunderland in the league; in all competitions, Reg Lewis scored the most goals, netting 24. Results Arsenal's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1949-1950/results Arsenal results for the 1949-1950 season – Statto.com 16 January 2018 8 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160508000228/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1949-1950/results live Legend WinDrawLoss Football League First Division 1949–50 Football League DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 20 August 1949 BurnleyH0–147,797 24 August 1949 ChelseaA2–162,392 27 August 1949 SunderlandA2–456,504 31 August 1949 ChelseaH2–352,901 3 September 1949 LiverpoolH1–251,866 7 September 1949 West Bromwich AlbionA2–149,663 10 September 1949 Huddersfield TownA2–220,822 14 September 1949 West Bromwich AlbionH4–146,755 17 September 1949 Bolton WanderersA2–233,867 24 September 1949 Birmingham CityH4–250,850 1 October 1949 Derby CountyH2–130,417 8 October 1949 EvertonH5–253,224 15 October 1949 MiddlesbroughA1–136,221 22 October 1949 BlackpoolH1–066,391 29 October 1949 Newcastle UnitedA3–054,670 5 November 1949 FulhamH2–140,593 12 November 1949 Manchester CityA2–028,404 19 November 1949 Charlton AthleticH2–357,318 26 November 1949 Aston VillaA1–145,863 3 December 1949 Wolverhampton WanderersH1–156,227 10 December 1949 PortsmouthA1–239,027 17 December 1949 BurnleyA0–025,651 24 December 1949 SunderlandH5–043,249 26 December 1949 Manchester UnitedA0–255,757 27 December 1949 Manchester UnitedH0–065,133 31 December 1949 LiverpoolA0–255,020 14 January 1950 Huddersfield TownH1–046,815 21 January 1950 Bolton WanderersH1–147,493 4 February 1950 Birmingham CityA1–234,031 18 February 1950 Derby CountyH1–067,445 25 February 1950 EvertonA1–043,632 8 March 1950 MiddlesbroughH1–134,464 11 March 1950 Charlton AthleticA1–151,615 25 March 1950 FulhamA2–235,703 29 March 1950 Aston VillaH1–324,736 1 April 1950 Manchester CityH4–139,420 8 April 1950 BlackpoolA1–232,022 10 April 1950 Stoke CityH6–027,226 15 April 1950 Newcastle UnitedH4–251,997 22 April 1950 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–353,082 3 May 1950 PortsmouthH2–063,124 6 May 1950 Stoke CityA5–222,689 Final League table 1949–50 Football League#First Division First Division y ARS FA Cup 1949–50 FA Cup Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round, in which they were drawn to face Sheffield Wednesday. +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR37 January 1950 Sheffield WednesdayH1–054,193 LewisR428 January 1950 Swansea TownH2–157,305Logie, BarnesR511 February 1950 BurnleyH2–055,458Compton D, LewisR64 March 1950 Leeds UnitedH1–062,573LewisSF18 March 1950 ChelseaN2–267,752Cox, Compton LSF R22 March 1950 ChelseaN1–0 (aet)66,482CoxF29 April 1950 LiverpoolN2–0100,000Lewis (2) See also English football 1949–50 in English football List of Arsenal F.C. seasons References 1949-50 Category:English football clubs 1949–50 season