1949–50 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season
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.
Results
Final League Table
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
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Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
20/8/49 |
Fulham (A) |
Craven Cottage |
W 2-1 |
43,854 |
Hancocks, Mullen |
24/8/49 |
Charlton Athletic (A) |
The Valley |
W 3-2 |
Forbes, Pye, Wright |
45,078 |
27/8/49 |
Newcastle United (H) |
Molineux |
W 2-1 |
Forbes, Pye |
50,992 |
29/8/49 |
Charlton Athletic (H) |
Molineux |
W 2-1 |
Smyth, Wright |
43,267 |
3/9/49 |
Blackpool (A) |
Bloomfield Road |
W 2-1 |
Mullen, Smyth |
31,940 |
10/9/49 |
Middlesbrough (H) |
Molineux |
W 3-1 |
Dunn, Hancocks, Smyth |
50,424 |
14/9/49 |
Birmingham City (A) |
St Andrews |
D 1-1 |
0.G |
46,433 |
17/9/49 |
Everton (A) |
Goodison Park |
W 2-1 |
Mullen, Pye |
59,593 |
24/9/49 |
Huddersfield Town (H) |
Molineux |
W 7-1 |
Pye 3, Forbes 2, Mullen, Smyth |
45,559 |
1/10/49 |
Portsmouth (A) |
Fratton Park |
D 1-1 |
Pye |
50,248 |
8/10/49 |
Derby County |
The Baseball Ground |
W 2-1 |
Hancocks, Mullen |
37,652 |
15/10/49 |
West Bromwich Albion (H) |
Molineux |
D 1-1 |
Pye |
56,661 |
22/10/49 |
Manchester United (A) |
Old Trafford |
L 0-3 |
51,427 |
29/10/49 |
Chelsea (H) |
Molineux |
D 2-2 |
Smyth 2 |
42,005 |
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Players Used
Pos. |
Nationality |
Player |
Football League |
FA Cup |
Total |
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5 |
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6 |
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15 |
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16 |
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18 |
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19 |
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20 |
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21 |
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Top scorer
P. |
Nationality |
Player |
Position |
Football League |
FA Cup |
Total |
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Most appearances
P. |
Nationality |
Player |
Position |
Football League |
FA Cup |
Total |
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First Division Results by round
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
Ground | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Result | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Position | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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- 1892–93
- 1893–94
- 1894–95
- 1895–96
- 1896–97
- 1897–98
- 1898–99
- 1899–1900
- 1900–01
- 1901–02
- 1902–03
- 1903–04
- 1904–05
- 1905–06
- 1906–07
- 1907–08
- 1908–09
- 1909–10
- 1910–11
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- 1914–15
- 1915–16
- 1916–17
- 1917–18
- 1918–19
- 1919–20
- 1920–21
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- 1923–24
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- 1925–26
- 1926–27
- 1927–28
- 1928–29
- 1929–30
- 1930–31
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- 1932–33
- 1933–34
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- 1939–40
- 1940–41
- 1941–42
- 1942–43
- 1943–44
- 1944–45
- 1945–46
- 1946–47
- 1947–48
- 1948–49
- 1949–50
- 1960–61
- 1961–62
- 1962–63
- 1963–64
- 1964–65
- 1965–66
- 1966–67
- 1967–68
- 1968–69
- 1969–70
- 1970–71
- 1971–72
- 1972–73
- 1973–74
- 1974–75
- 1975–76
- 1976–77
- 1977–78
- 1978–79
- 1979–80
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- 1982–83
- 1983–84
- 1984–85
- 1985–86
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- 1989–90
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Lower leagues | |
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Related to national team | |
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Club seasons | | First Division | |
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| Second Division |
- 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
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| Third Division | North |
- Accrington Stanley
- Barrow
- Bradford City
- Carlisle United
- Chester
- Crewe Alexandra
- Darlington
- Doncaster Rovers
- Gateshead
- Halifax Town
- Hartlepools United
- Lincoln City
- Mansfield Town
- New Brighton
- Oldham Athletic
- Rochdale
- Rotherham United
- Southport
- Stockport County
- Tranmere Rovers
- Wrexham
- York City
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| South |
- Aldershot
- Bournemouth
- Brighton & Hove Albion
- Bristol City
- Bristol Rovers
- Crystal Palace
- Exeter City
- Ipswich Town
- Leyton Orient
- Millwall
- Newport County
- Northampton Town
- Norwich City
- Nottingham Forest
- Notts County
- Port Vale
- Reading
- Southend United
- Swindon Town
- Torquay United
- Walsall
- Watford
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