1949–50 in English football

none July 2020 July 2020 England 1949–50 First Division Portsmouth Second Division Tottenham FA Cup Arsenal 1948–49 1950–51 yes The 1949–50 season was the 70th season of competitive football in England. Overview Portsmouth retained the First Division title by one of the narrowest margins in history ahead of Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.July 2020 An event that was much talked about in the city of Sheffield for many years was the way the promotion race from the Second Division was won. Going into the last game of the season, Sheffield Wednesday needed to beat Tottenham Hotspur to clinch promotion at the expense of their local rivals Sheffield United. The resulting 0–0 draw meant Wednesday won promotion by a goal average difference of just 0.008 – a 1–1 draw would have left the two great rivals level on points and goal average, and a unique play-off match would have had to be played.July 2020 Joe Mercer captained the winning Arsenal team in the FA Cup and was named FWA Footballer of the Year.The Times, 4 April 1950; Association Football Scottish Team To Meet England Manchester United returned to a rebuilt Old Trafford eight years after it had been damaged by the Luftwaffe, but failed to win any silverware this season.July 2020http://www.stadiumguide.com/manutdstory.htm Old Trafford - Manchester United - Manchester - the Stadium Guide Honours CompetitionWinnerRunner-upFirst DivisionPortsmouth (2)Wolverhampton WanderersSecond DivisionTottenham HotspurSheffield WednesdayThird Division NorthDoncaster RoversGatesheadThird Division SouthNotts CountyNorthampton TownFA CupArsenal (3)LiverpoolCharity ShieldPortsmouth and Wolverhampton Wanderers (shared)Home ChampionshipENGSCO Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition Football League 1949–50 Football League First Division y First Division Second Division y Second Division Third Division North y Third Division North Third Division South y Third Division South Top goalscorers First Division Dickie Davis (Sunderland) – 25 goalshttps://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html English League Leading Goalscorers RSSSF 2017-06-04 Second Division Tommy Briggs (Grimsby Town) – 35 goals Third Division North Reg Philips (Crewe Alexandra) and Peter Doherty (Doncaster Rovers) – 26 goalshttps://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html English League Leading Goalscorers RSSSF 2017-06-04 Third Division South Tommy Lawton (Notts County) – 31 goals References 1949