1949–50 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

English football club season June 2019 January 2024 July 2013 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1949–50 Stan Cullis Manager First Division 2nd FA Cup 5th round FA Charity Shield Shared Jesse Pye (18) Jesse Pye (18) 56,661 (vs West Brom, 15 October 1949) 30,768 (vs Bolton, 10 December 1949) 45,346 (league only) _collarblack _hoops_black ee6d02 ee6d02 ee6d02 000000 ee6d02 1948–49 1950–51 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.First Division 1949/1950 Standings https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/first-division-1949-1950/regular-season/46/ August 12, 2024 Global Sports Archive Results Final League Table Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts 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 DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance20 August 1949Fulham (A)Craven CottageW 2–1Hancocks, Mullen43,85424 August 1949Charlton Athletic (A)The ValleyW 3–2Forbes, Pye, Wright45,07827 August 1949Newcastle United (H)MolineuxW 2–1Forbes, Pye50,99229 August 1949Charlton Athletic (H)MolineuxW 2–1Smyth, Wright43,2673 September 1949Blackpool (A)Bloomfield RoadW 2–1Mullen, Smyth31,94010 September 1949Middlesbrough (H)MolineuxW 3–1Dunn, Hancocks, Smyth50,42414 September 1949Birmingham City (A)St AndrewsD 1–10.G46,43317 September 1949Everton (A)Goodison ParkW 2–1Mullen, Pye59,59324 September 1949Huddersfield Town (H)MolineuxW 7–1Pye 3, Forbes 2, Mullen, Smyth45,5591 October 1949Portsmouth (A)Fratton ParkD 1–1Pye50,2488 October 1949Derby CountyThe Baseball GroundW 2–1Hancocks, Mullen37,65215 October 1949West Bromwich Albion (H)MolineuxD 1–1Pye56,66122 October 1949Manchester United (A)Old TraffordL 0–351,42729 October 1949Chelsea (H)MolineuxD 2–2Smyth 242,0055 November 1949Stoke City (A) Victoria GroundL 1–2Hancocks40,11112 November 1949Burnley (H)MolineuxD 0–040,21619 November 1949Sunderland (A)Roker ParkL 1–3Forbes51,48726 November 1949Liverpool (H)MolineuxD 1–1Wilshaw52,5093 December 1949Arsenal (A)HighburyD 1–1Mullen59,76610 December 1949Bolton Wanderers (H)MolineuxD 1–1Wilshaw30,76817 December 1949Fulham (H)MolineuxD 1–1Pye32,39924 December 1949Newcastle United (A)St James' ParkL 0–256,04826 December 1949Aston Villa (H)MolineuxL 2–3Smyth, Swinbourne51,98627 December 1949Aston Villa (A)Villa ParkW 4–1Swinbourne 2, Pye, Smith69,49231 December 1949Blackpool (H)MolineuxW 3–0Hancocks, Mullen, Pye51,40414 January 1950Middlesbrough (A)Ayresome ParkL 0–230,14621 January 1950Everton (H)MolineuxD 1–1Wilshaw36,4144 February 1950Huddersfield Town (A)Leeds RoadL 0–116,73618 February 1950Portsmouth (H) MolineuxW 1–0McLean46,67925 February 1950Derby County (H)MolineuxW 4–1Pye 2, Walker 243,2384 March 1950West Bromwich Albion (A) The HawthornsD 1–1Hancocks60,94511 March 1950Sunderland (H)MolineuxL 1–3Smyth44,31818 March 1950Liverpool (A)AnfieldW 2–0Hancocks, Swinbourne41,12625 March 1950Stoke City (H)MolineuxW 2–1Hancocks, Swinbourne38,3881 April 1950Burnley (A)Turf MoorW 1–0Walker36,7268 April 1950Manchester United (H)MolineuxD 1–1Walker54,29610 April 1950Manchester City (A)Maine RoadL 1–2Walker36,72311 April 1950Manchester City (H)MolineuxW 3–0Hancocks, Pye, Swinbourne44,73515 April 1950Chelsea (A) Stamford BridgeD 0–030,25422 April 1950Arsenal (H)MolineuxW 3–0Walker 2, Pye53,08229 April 1950Bolton Wanderers (A)Burnden ParkW 4–2Hancocks, Mullen, Pye, Wright14,8866 May 1950Birmingham CityMolineuxW 6–1Mullen 2, Pye 2, Swinbourne, Walker42,935 FA Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers7 January 1950R3Plymouth ArgyleHome Park1–111 January 1950R3 ReplayPlymouth ArgyleMolineux Stadium3–028 January 1950R4Sheffield UnitedMolineux Stadium0–01 February 1950R4 ReplaySheffield UnitedBramall Lane4–311 February 1950R5BlackpoolMolineux Stadium0–015 February 1950R5 ReplayBlackpoolBloomfield Road0–1 References 1949-50 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.