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{{Infobox football club season |
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| club = [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] |
| club = [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] |
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| season = 1949–50 |
| season = 1949–50 |
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| manager = |
| manager = [[Bob McGrory]] |
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| chairman = |
| chairman = Mr H. Booth |
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| stadium = [[Victoria Ground]] |
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| league = [[1949–50 Football League|Football League First Division]] |
| league = [[1949–50 Football League|Football League First Division]] |
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| league result = 19th (34 Points) |
| league result = 19th (34 Points) |
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| cup1 = [[1949–50 FA Cup|FA Cup]] |
| cup1 = [[1949–50 FA Cup|FA Cup]] |
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| cup1 result = |
| cup1 result = Third Round |
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| cup2 = |
| cup2 = |
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| cup2 result = |
| cup2 result = |
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| league topscorer = [[Frank Bowyer]] (15) |
| league topscorer = [[Frank Bowyer]] <br> (15) |
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| season topscorer |
| season topscorer = [[Frank Bowyer]] <br> (15) |
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| highest attendance = 41,635 vs [[Sunderland F.C.|Sunderland]] (27 December 1949) |
| highest attendance = 41,635 vs [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] <br> (27 December 1949) |
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| lowest attendance = 17,297 vs [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]](3 December 1949) |
| lowest attendance = 17,297 vs [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] <br> (3 December 1949) |
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| average attendance = 27,215 |
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| prevseason = [[1948–49 Stoke City F.C. season|1948–49]] |
| prevseason = [[1948–49 Stoke City F.C. season|1948–49]] |
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| nextseason = [[1950–51 Stoke City F.C. season|1950–51]] |
| nextseason = [[1950–51 Stoke City F.C. season|1950–51]] |
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The 1949–50 season was Stoke's |
The [[1949–50 Football League|1949–50 season]] was [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]'s 43rd season in [[the Football League]] and the 29th in the [[Football League First Division|First Division]]. |
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In June 1949, Stoke legend [[Freddie Steele (footballer)|Freddie Steele]] left after 17 years with the club, scoring 159 goals. Stoke failed to find a suitable replacement, struggled throughout the season and ended up in a relegation battle. There was no end of season improvement in results and Stoke only stayed up due to the poor form of the relegated bottom two [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] and [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]].<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City">{{cite book|last=Matthews|first=Tony|title=The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City|year=1994|publisher=Lion Press|isbn=0-9524151-0-0}}</ref> |
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==Overview== |
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The 1949–50 season started on a bad note for Stoke as [[Neil Franklin]] handed in a transfer request which caused a rift between him and the management and also caused morale to drop. By October time Stoke were deep in relegation trouble and around this time Bob McGrory broke the club's transfer record with the £9,000 signing of Celtic's [[Leslie Johnston]]. However the most notable signing was that of [[Harry Oscroft]] who would later become a great player for Stoke. |
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==Season review== |
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Just after Oscroft's arrival Stoke slumped to a poor 6–0 defeat to Arsenal as Stoke went a poor run of form. Stoke just managed three points from their remaining eight games and just avoided relegation. It was a very poor season and after narrowly missing out on a championship just three seasons ago it was disappointing to see Stoke almost relegated. |
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===League=== |
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With [[Freddie Steele (footballer)|Freddie Steele]] now moved on to [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]], the simmering unrest continued with [[Neil Franklin]] eager to move his family away from the [[Stoke-on-Trent]] area for health reasons.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> The local air at this time was far from clean due to the [[Staffordshire Potteries|pottery industry]] at its peak and with kilns belching out smoke and fumes.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> With Steele gone manager [[Bob McGrory]] searched for a replacement and went out and spent £3,000 on [[Verdi Godwin]] from [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], hoping that he would help the club find their goalscoring touch.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> |
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Franklin re-signed for the club in time for the 1949–50 season and his presence bolstered the defence whilst the forward line was struggling.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> By the end of October Stoke had just two wins to their name and were in deep relegation trouble so McGrory smashed the club's transfer record by paying £9,000 to [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] for [[Leslie Johnston]].<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> However whilst Johnston was a fine footballer in Scotland he was not really up to the standard in English football and although he scored 22 goals in 92 games he was not the right player for the number 9 shirt.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> On 15 October [[Frank Baker (footballer)|Frank Baker]] broke his leg for the fifth time in two years and he decided to retire.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> |
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By January, there had been a modest improvement in performances out on the pitch and McGrory made his best signing for some time, persuading Freddie Steele who was now player-manager at Mansfield to part with young up and coming forward [[Harry Oscroft]], Stoke handing over £8,000 plus [[Verdi Godwin]] who scored just twice in 23 matches.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> Soon after Oscroft's arrival, Stoke's defence started to leak goals and [[FA Cup]] finalists [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] put six past them at [[Arsenal Stadium|Highbury]] without a Stoke reply.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> Stoke managed just three points from their remaining eight matches this season and narrowly avoided relegation.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> |
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===FA Cup=== |
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47,000 fans saw Stoke's cup run end at the third round losing 1–0 at home to Second Division [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]].<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> |
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==Final league table== |
==Final league table== |
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{{:1949–50 Football League|transcludesection=First Division|only_totals=y|showteam=STK}} |
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!width="20"|Pos!!width="220"|Club!!width="20"|P!!width="20"|W!!width="20"|D!!width="20"|L!!width="20"|F!!width="20"|A!!GA!!width="20"|Pts |
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|1||align="left"|[[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]||42||22||9||11||74||38||1.947||53 |
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|2||align="left"|[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]||42||20||13||9||76||49||1.551||53 |
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|3||align="left"|[[Sunderland F.C.|Sunderland]]||42||21||10||11||83||62||1.339||52 |
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|4||align="left"|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]||42||18||14||10||69||44||1.568||50 |
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|5||align="left"|[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]||42||19||12||11||77||55||1.400||50 |
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|6||align="left"|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]||42||19||11||12||79||55||1.436||49 |
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|7||align="left"|[[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]||42||17||15||10||46||35||1.314||49 |
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|8||align="left"|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]||42||17||14||11||64||54||1.185||48 |
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|9||align="left"|[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]||42||20||7||15||59||48||1.229||47 |
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|10||align="left"|[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]||42||16||13||13||40||40||1.000||45 |
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|11||align="left"|[[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]||42||17||10||15||69||61||1.131||44 |
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|12||align="left"|[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]||42||15||12||15||61||61||1.000||42 |
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|13||align="left"|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]||42||12||16||14||58||65||0.892||40 |
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|14||align="left"|[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]||42||14||12||16||47||53||0.887||40 |
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|15||align="left"|[[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]||42||14||9||19||52||73||0.712||37 |
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|16||align="left"|[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]||42||10||14||18||45||59||0.763||34 |
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|17||align="left"|[[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]||42||10||14||18||41||54||0.759||34 |
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|18||align="left"|[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]||42||10||14||18||42||66||0.636||34 |
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|'''19'''||align="left"|'''[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]'''||'''42'''||'''11'''||'''12'''||'''19'''||'''45'''||'''75'''||'''0.600'''||'''34''' |
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|20||align="left"|[[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]||42||13||6||23||53||65||0.815||32 |
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|21||align="left"|[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]||42||8||13||21||36||68||0.529||29 |
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|22||align="left"|[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]||42||7||14||21||31||67||0.463||28 |
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<small>Key: P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points</small> |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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|1|| 20 August 1949 ||[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]||A|| |
|1|| 20 August 1949 ||[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]||[[Burnden Park|A]]||0–4||29,333|| |
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|2|| 22 August 1949 ||[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]||H|| |
|2|| 22 August 1949 ||[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||0–0||27,205|| |
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|3|| 27 August 1949 ||[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]||H|| |
|3|| 27 August 1949 ||[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||3–1||28,069||[[Frank Bowyer|Bowyer]] (2), [[Verdi Godwin|Godwin]] |
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|4|| 31 August 1949 ||[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]||A|| |
|4|| 31 August 1949 ||[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]||[[Anfield|A]]||1–1||38,097||[[Frank Bowyer|Bowyer]] |
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|5|| 3 September 1949 ||[[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]||A|| |
|5|| 3 September 1949 ||[[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]||[[Baseball Ground|A]]||3–2||29,305||[[Frank Bowyer|Bowyer]], [[John Sellars (footballer)|Sellars]], [[Jock Kirton|Kirton]] |
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|6|| 5 September 1949 ||[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]||A|| |
|6|| 5 September 1949 ||[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]||[[Turf Moor|A]]||1–2||25,062||[[Frank Bowyer|Bowyer]] |
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|7|| 10 September 1949 ||[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]||H|| |
|7|| 10 September 1949 ||[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||1–3||36,815||[[George Mountford (footballer, born 1921)|G Mountford]] |
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|8|| 12 September 1949 ||[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]||H|| |
|8|| 12 September 1949 ||[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||1–1||25,077||[[Frank Bowyer|Bowyer]] |
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|9|| 17 September 1949 ||[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]||A|| |
|9|| 17 September 1949 ||[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]||[[Old Trafford|A]]||2–2||42,614||[[Frank Mountford|F Mountford]] (pen), [[Verdi Godwin|Godwin]] |
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|10|| 24 September 1949 ||[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]||H|| |
|10|| 24 September 1949 ||[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||2–3||28,650||[[George Mountford (footballer, born 1921)|G Mountford]], [[Frank Mountford|F Mountford]] (pen) |
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|11|| 1 October 1949 ||[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]||A|| |
|11|| 1 October 1949 ||[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]||[[St James' Park|A]]||1–4||49,903||[[Frank Bowyer|Bowyer]] |
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|12|| 8 October 1949 ||[[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]||H|| |
|12|| 8 October 1949 ||[[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||0–2||24,904|| |
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|13|| 15 October 1949 ||[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]||A|| |
|13|| 15 October 1949 ||[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]||[[Maine Road|A]]||1–1||31,151||[[Frank Mountford|F Mountford]] (pen) |
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|14|| 22 October 1949 ||[[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]||H|| |
|14|| 22 October 1949 ||[[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||0–3||20,740|| |
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|15|| 29 October 1949 ||[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]||A|| |
|15|| 29 October 1949 ||[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]||[[Villa Park|A]]||1–1||30,000||[[John Sellars (footballer)|Sellars]] |
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|16|| 5 November 1949 ||[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]||H|| |
|16|| 5 November 1949 ||[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||2–1||40,111||[[John Sellars (footballer)|Sellars]], [[Frank Mountford|F Mountford]] (pen) |
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|17|| 12 November 1949 ||[[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]||A|| |
|17|| 12 November 1949 ||[[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]||[[Fratton Park|A]]||0–0||33,257|| |
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|18|| 19 November 1949 ||[[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]||H|| |
|18|| 19 November 1949 ||[[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||0–0||20,038|| |
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|19|| 26 November 1949 ||[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]||A|| |
|19|| 26 November 1949 ||[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]||[[Goodison Park|A]]||1–2||30,000||[[Syd Peppitt|Peppitt]] |
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|20|| 3 December 1949 ||[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]||H|| |
|20|| 3 December 1949 ||[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||1–0||17,297||[[Frank Bowyer|Bowyer]] |
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|21|| 10 December 1949 ||[[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]||A|| |
|21|| 10 December 1949 ||[[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]||[[Bloomfield Road|A]]||2–4||17,000||[[Syd Peppitt|Peppitt]], [[Leslie Johnston|Johnston]] |
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|22|| 17 December 1949 ||[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]||H|| |
|22|| 17 December 1949 ||[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||3–2||19,023||[[Leslie Johnston|Johnston]], [[Frank Bowyer|Bowyer]] (2) |
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|23|| 24 December 1949 ||[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]||A|| |
|23|| 24 December 1949 ||[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]||[[St Andrew's (stadium)|A]]||0–1||20,000|| |
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|24|| 26 December 1949 ||[[Sunderland F.C.|Sunderland]]||A|| |
|24|| 26 December 1949 ||[[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]||[[Roker Park|A]]||0–3||50,246|| |
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|25|| 27 December 1949 ||[[Sunderland F.C.|Sunderland]]||H|| |
|25|| 27 December 1949 ||[[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||2–1||41,635||[[Frank Bowyer|Bowyer]], [[Frank Mountford|F Mountford]] (pen) |
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|26|| 31 December 1949 ||[[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]||H|| |
|26|| 31 December 1949 ||[[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||1–3||25,989||[[Donald Whiston (footballer)|Whiston]] |
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|27|| 14 January 1950 ||[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]||A|| |
|27|| 14 January 1950 ||[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]||[[The Hawthorns|A]]||0–0||34,840|| |
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|28|| 21 January 1950 ||[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]||H|| |
|28|| 21 January 1950 ||[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||3–1||38,901||[[George Mountford (footballer, born 1921)|G Mountford]] (2), [[Frank Bowyer|Bowyer]] |
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|29|| 4 February 1950 ||[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]||A|| |
|29|| 4 February 1950 ||[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]||[[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|A]]||2–2||45,097||[[Leslie Johnston|Johnston]] (2) |
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|30|| 18 February 1950 ||[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]||H|| |
|30|| 18 February 1950 ||[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||1–0||31,399||[[Harry Oscroft|Oscroft]] |
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|31|| 25 February 1950 ||[[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]||A|| |
|31|| 25 February 1950 ||[[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]||[[Craven Cottage|A]]||2–2||30,000||[[George Mountford (footballer, born 1921)|G Mountford]], [[Frank Bowyer|Bowyer]] |
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|32|| 4 March 1950 ||[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]||H|| |
|32|| 4 March 1950 ||[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||2–0||29,986||[[George Mountford (footballer, born 1921)|G Mountford]], [[Frank Bowyer|Bowyer]] |
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|33|| 11 March 1950 ||[[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]||A|| |
|33|| 11 March 1950 ||[[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]||[[Leeds Road|A]]||0–4||18,702|| |
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|34|| 18 March 1950 ||[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]||H|| |
|34|| 18 March 1950 ||[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||1–0||22,125||[[Frank Bowyer|Bowyer]] |
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|35|| 25 March 1950 ||[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]||A|| |
|35|| 25 March 1950 ||[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]||[[Molineux Stadium|A]]||1–2||38,388||[[Donald Whiston (footballer)|Whiston]] |
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|36|| 1 April 1950 ||[[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]||H|| |
|36|| 1 April 1950 ||[[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||0–1||26,456|| |
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|37|| 8 April 1950 ||[[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]||A|| |
|37|| 8 April 1950 ||[[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]||[[The Valley (London)|A]]||0–2||28,000|| |
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|38|| 10 April 1950 ||[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]||A|| |
|38|| 10 April 1950 ||[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]||[[Arsenal Stadium|A]]||0–6||30,064|| |
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|39|| 15 April 1950 ||[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]||H|| |
|39|| 15 April 1950 ||[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||1–0||20,590||[[Harry Meakin|Meakin]] |
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|40|| 22 April 1950 ||[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]||A|| |
|40|| 22 April 1950 ||[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]||[[Ayresome Park|A]]||0–2||32,000|| |
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|41|| 29 April 1950 ||[[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]||H|| |
|41|| 29 April 1950 ||[[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||1–1||17,797||[[Leslie Johnston|Johnston]] |
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|42|| 6 May 1950 ||[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]||H|| |
|42|| 6 May 1950 ||[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||2–5||22,225||[[Harry Oscroft|Oscroft]] (2) |
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||R3||7 January 1950 ||[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]||H|| |
||R3||7 January 1950 ||[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]||[[Victoria Ground|H]]||0–1||47,000|| |
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==Squad statistics== |
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==Appearances== |
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|align="left"|GK||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Norman Wilkinson (footballer born 1910)|Norman Wilkinson]] |
|align="left"|GK||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Norman Wilkinson (footballer, born 1910)|Norman Wilkinson]] |
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|22||0||0||0||22||0 |
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|align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[ |
|align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Neil Franklin]] |
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|34||0||1||0||35||0 |
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|align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[ |
|align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Eric Hampson]] |
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|1||0||0||0||1||0 |
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|align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Frank Mountford]] |
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|37||5||0||0||37||5 |
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|align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Roy Jones (footballer)|Roy Jones]] |
|align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Roy Jones (footballer)|Roy Jones]] |
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|1||0||0||0||1||0 |
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|align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[John |
|align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[John McCue (footballer)|John McCue]] |
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|35||0||0||0||35||0 |
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|align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[ |
|align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Harry Meakin]] |
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|5||0||1||0||6||0 |
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|align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[ |
|align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Billy Mould]] |
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|34||0||1||0||35||0 |
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|align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[William Mould]] |
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|7||0||0||0||7||0 |
|7||0||0||0||7||0 |
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|align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[ |
|align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Cyril Watkin]] |
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|37||0||1||0||38||0 |
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|align="left"|MF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[ |
|align="left"|MF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Roy Brown (footballer, born 1923)|Roy Brown]] |
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|align="left"|MF||align="left"|{{flagicon| |
|align="left"|MF||align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jock Kirton]] |
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|align="left"|MF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[ |
|align="left"|MF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Frank Mountford]] |
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|37||5||0||0||37||5 |
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|align="left"|MF||align="left"|{{flagicon| |
|align="left"|MF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Sellars (footballer)|John Sellars]] |
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|40||3||1||0||41||3 |
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|align="left"|MF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Malkin]] |
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|28||1||1||0||29||1 |
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|align="left"|MF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Edward Wordley]] |
|align="left"|MF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Edward Wordley]] |
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|align="left"|MF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Donald Whiston (footballer)|Donald Whiston]] |
|align="left"|MF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Donald Whiston (footballer)|Donald Whiston]] |
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|4||2||1||0||5||2 |
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|align="left"|MF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Roy Brown (footballer born 1923)|Roy Brown]] |
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|0||0||1||0||1||0 |
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|align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Frank Baker (footballer)|Frank Baker]] |
|align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Frank Baker (footballer)|Frank Baker]] |
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|11||0||0||0||11||0 |
|11||0||0||0||11||0 |
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|align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[ |
|align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bill Barker (footballer)|Bill Barker]] |
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|align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[ |
|align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Frank Bowyer]] |
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|42||15||1||0||43||15 |
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|align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Verdi Godwin]] |
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|22||2||1||0||23||2 |
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|align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bill Caton]] |
|align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bill Caton]] |
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|align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[ |
|align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Verdi Godwin]] |
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|22||2||1||0||23||2 |
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|align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Leslie Johnston]] |
|align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Leslie Johnston]] |
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|align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Malkin]] |
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|28||1||1||0||29||1 |
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|align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[George Mountford (footballer, born 1921)|George Mountford]] |
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|align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alexander Ormston]] |
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|align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Harry Oscroft]] |
|align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Harry Oscroft]] |
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|align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Syd Peppitt]] |
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|align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Reginald Pickup]] |
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==References== |
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*Matthews, Tony: "The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City" (Lion Press, 1994, ISBN 1-85983-100-1). |
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==See also== |
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*[[1949–50 in English football]] |
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*[[List of Stoke City F.C. seasons]] |
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[[Category:English football clubs 1949–50 season|Stoke City]] |
Latest revision as of 19:32, 19 May 2022
1949–50 season | ||
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Chairman | Mr H. Booth | |
Manager | Bob McGrory | |
Stadium | Victoria Ground | |
Football League First Division | 19th (34 Points) | |
FA Cup | Third Round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Frank Bowyer (15) All: Frank Bowyer (15) | |
Highest home attendance | 41,635 vs Sunderland (27 December 1949) | |
Lowest home attendance | 17,297 vs Middlesbrough (3 December 1949) | |
Average home league attendance | 27,215 | |
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The 1949–50 season was Stoke City's 43rd season in the Football League and the 29th in the First Division.
In June 1949, Stoke legend Freddie Steele left after 17 years with the club, scoring 159 goals. Stoke failed to find a suitable replacement, struggled throughout the season and ended up in a relegation battle. There was no end of season improvement in results and Stoke only stayed up due to the poor form of the relegated bottom two Birmingham City and Manchester City.[1]
Season review
[edit]League
[edit]With Freddie Steele now moved on to Mansfield Town, the simmering unrest continued with Neil Franklin eager to move his family away from the Stoke-on-Trent area for health reasons.[1] The local air at this time was far from clean due to the pottery industry at its peak and with kilns belching out smoke and fumes.[1] With Steele gone manager Bob McGrory searched for a replacement and went out and spent £3,000 on Verdi Godwin from Manchester City, hoping that he would help the club find their goalscoring touch.[1]
Franklin re-signed for the club in time for the 1949–50 season and his presence bolstered the defence whilst the forward line was struggling.[1] By the end of October Stoke had just two wins to their name and were in deep relegation trouble so McGrory smashed the club's transfer record by paying £9,000 to Celtic for Leslie Johnston.[1] However whilst Johnston was a fine footballer in Scotland he was not really up to the standard in English football and although he scored 22 goals in 92 games he was not the right player for the number 9 shirt.[1] On 15 October Frank Baker broke his leg for the fifth time in two years and he decided to retire.[1]
By January, there had been a modest improvement in performances out on the pitch and McGrory made his best signing for some time, persuading Freddie Steele who was now player-manager at Mansfield to part with young up and coming forward Harry Oscroft, Stoke handing over £8,000 plus Verdi Godwin who scored just twice in 23 matches.[1] Soon after Oscroft's arrival, Stoke's defence started to leak goals and FA Cup finalists Arsenal put six past them at Highbury without a Stoke reply.[1] Stoke managed just three points from their remaining eight matches this season and narrowly avoided relegation.[1]
FA Cup
[edit]47,000 fans saw Stoke's cup run end at the third round losing 1–0 at home to Second Division Tottenham Hotspur.[1]
Final league table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
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17 | Fulham | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 41 | 54 | 0.759 | 34 | |
18 | Everton | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 42 | 66 | 0.636 | 34 | |
19 | Stoke City | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 45 | 75 | 0.600 | 34 | |
20 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 53 | 65 | 0.815 | 32 | |
21 | Manchester City (R) | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 36 | 68 | 0.529 | 29 | Relegation to the Second Division |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Results
[edit]Stoke's score comes first
Legend
[edit]Win | Draw | Loss |
Football League First Division
[edit]Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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1 | 20 August 1949 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–4 | 29,333 | |
2 | 22 August 1949 | Liverpool | H | 0–0 | 27,205 | |
3 | 27 August 1949 | Birmingham City | H | 3–1 | 28,069 | Bowyer (2), Godwin |
4 | 31 August 1949 | Liverpool | A | 1–1 | 38,097 | Bowyer |
5 | 3 September 1949 | Derby County | A | 3–2 | 29,305 | Bowyer, Sellars, Kirton |
6 | 5 September 1949 | Burnley | A | 1–2 | 25,062 | Bowyer |
7 | 10 September 1949 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–3 | 36,815 | G Mountford |
8 | 12 September 1949 | Burnley | H | 1–1 | 25,077 | Bowyer |
9 | 17 September 1949 | Manchester United | A | 2–2 | 42,614 | F Mountford (pen), Godwin |
10 | 24 September 1949 | Chelsea | H | 2–3 | 28,650 | G Mountford, F Mountford (pen) |
11 | 1 October 1949 | Newcastle United | A | 1–4 | 49,903 | Bowyer |
12 | 8 October 1949 | Fulham | H | 0–2 | 24,904 | |
13 | 15 October 1949 | Manchester City | A | 1–1 | 31,151 | F Mountford (pen) |
14 | 22 October 1949 | Charlton Athletic | H | 0–3 | 20,740 | |
15 | 29 October 1949 | Aston Villa | A | 1–1 | 30,000 | Sellars |
16 | 5 November 1949 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–1 | 40,111 | Sellars, F Mountford (pen) |
17 | 12 November 1949 | Portsmouth | A | 0–0 | 33,257 | |
18 | 19 November 1949 | Huddersfield Town | H | 0–0 | 20,038 | |
19 | 26 November 1949 | Everton | A | 1–2 | 30,000 | Peppitt |
20 | 3 December 1949 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–0 | 17,297 | Bowyer |
21 | 10 December 1949 | Blackpool | A | 2–4 | 17,000 | Peppitt, Johnston |
22 | 17 December 1949 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 3–2 | 19,023 | Johnston, Bowyer (2) |
23 | 24 December 1949 | Birmingham City | A | 0–1 | 20,000 | |
24 | 26 December 1949 | Sunderland | A | 0–3 | 50,246 | |
25 | 27 December 1949 | Sunderland | H | 2–1 | 41,635 | Bowyer, F Mountford (pen) |
26 | 31 December 1949 | Derby County | H | 1–3 | 25,989 | Whiston |
27 | 14 January 1950 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–0 | 34,840 | |
28 | 21 January 1950 | Manchester United | H | 3–1 | 38,901 | G Mountford (2), Bowyer |
29 | 4 February 1950 | Chelsea | A | 2–2 | 45,097 | Johnston (2) |
30 | 18 February 1950 | Newcastle United | H | 1–0 | 31,399 | Oscroft |
31 | 25 February 1950 | Fulham | A | 2–2 | 30,000 | G Mountford, Bowyer |
32 | 4 March 1950 | Manchester City | H | 2–0 | 29,986 | G Mountford, Bowyer |
33 | 11 March 1950 | Huddersfield Town | A | 0–4 | 18,702 | |
34 | 18 March 1950 | Everton | H | 1–0 | 22,125 | Bowyer |
35 | 25 March 1950 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–2 | 38,388 | Whiston |
36 | 1 April 1950 | Portsmouth | H | 0–1 | 26,456 | |
37 | 8 April 1950 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–2 | 28,000 | |
38 | 10 April 1950 | Arsenal | A | 0–6 | 30,064 | |
39 | 15 April 1950 | Aston Villa | H | 1–0 | 20,590 | Meakin |
40 | 22 April 1950 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–2 | 32,000 | |
41 | 29 April 1950 | Blackpool | H | 1–1 | 17,797 | Johnston |
42 | 6 May 1950 | Arsenal | H | 2–5 | 22,225 | Oscroft (2) |
FA Cup
[edit]Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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R3 | 7 January 1950 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0–1 | 47,000 |
Squad statistics
[edit]Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
GK | Dennis Herod | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
GK | Norman Wilkinson | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
DF | Neil Franklin | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
DF | Eric Hampson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DF | Roy Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DF | John McCue | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
DF | Harry Meakin | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
DF | Billy Mould | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
DF | Cyril Watkin | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
MF | Roy Brown | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MF | Jock Kirton | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
MF | Frank Mountford | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5 |
MF | John Sellars | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
MF | Edward Wordley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MF | Donald Whiston | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
FW | Frank Baker | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
FW | Bill Barker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FW | Frank Bowyer | 42 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 15 |
FW | Bill Caton | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FW | Verdi Godwin | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
FW | Leslie Johnston | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 5 |
FW | John Malkin | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
FW | George Mountford | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 |
FW | Alexander Ormston | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FW | Harry Oscroft | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
FW | Syd Peppitt | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
FW | Reginald Pickup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |