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253 Saturday, 15 April 1950
Home International Championship 1949-50 (55th) Match
& IV Campeonato Mundial de Futebol Taça Jules Rimet Group One Qualification Match
   Scotland 0 England 1 [0-0]		 Match Summary
 
 
Domestic Football Results                                                            Teams in a silver box denotes a player representing England
Football League Division One: 
 
Arsenal 4 Newcastle United 2
   Highbury, London (51,997)
 Goring (3), Lewis ~ Hannah, Robledo
Arsenal were without Alex Forbes
Newcastle were without Jackie Milburn
  
Birmingham City 0 Middlesbrough 0
   St Andrew's, Birmingham (31,579)
Middlesbrough were without Wilf Mannion
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Bolton Wanderers 0 Blackpool 0
   Burnden Park, Bolton (25,800)
Bolton were without Bobby Langton & Willie Moir
Blackpool were without Stan Mortensen
  
Burnley 1 Charlton Athletic 0
   Turf Moor, Burnley (20,867)
 Clarke 59
  
Chelsea 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0
   Stamford Bridge, London (30,254)
Chelsea were without Roy Bentley
Wolves were without Bert Williams & Billy Wright
   
Derby County 2 Everton 0
   Baseball Ground, Derby (15,801)
 Moore OG 31, McLaren 83
Derby were without Billy Steel
  
Liverpool 1 Fulham 1
   Anfield, Liverpool (36,274)
 Fagan 50 ~ Stevens 3
Liverpool were without Billy Liddell
  
Manchester United 0 Portsmouth 2
   Old Trafford, Manchester (46,709)
 Reid 85, Froggatt 88
United were without Jack Aston
Portsmouth were without Jimmy Dickinson
  
Stoke City 1 Aston Villa 0
   Victoria Ground, Stoke-on-Trent (20,660)
 Malkin 70
Stoke were without Neil Franklin
  
Sunderland 1 Manchester City 2
   Roker Park, Sunderland (40,404)
 Stelling (pen) 64 ~ Oakes 49, Clarke 60
Sunderland were without Willie Watson
  
West Bromwich Albion 0 Huddersfield Town 0
   The Hawthorns, West Bromwich (28,240)
 
An incredibly close title race, with only two points separating the top six clubs. Wolves scored 13 goals in their last three games, but it wasn't quite enough, and Portsmouth held on to their title on goal average by 0.396 of a goal.
Division One Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Portsmouth 39 10 7 2 10 2 8 67 34 49
 
Manchester United 40 10 5 5 7 9 4 65 42 48
Sunderland 39 12 6 1 7 4 9 74 56 48
Liverpool 40 10 7 3 7 7 6 61 49 48
Blackpool 38 10 7 3 7 6 5 45 30 47
Wolverhampton Wanderers 39 9 8 2 8 5 7 63 46 47
Arsenal 39 11 4 5 6 7 6 72 50 45
Newcastle United 39 12 4 3 4 8 8 69 53 44
Middlesbrough 39 13 2 5 5 5 9 53 44 43
Burnley 40 8 7 5 7 5 8 36 37 42
Derby County 39 10 5 4 6 4 10 62 57 41
Aston Villa 39 9 7 4 5 4 10 55 54 39
Chelsea 39 7 7 6 5 8 6 56 58 39
West Bromwich Albion 39 8 6 5 4 5 11 45 53 35
Bolton Wanderers 39 10 5 5 0 9 10 43 48 34
Fulham 39 8 6 5 2 8 10 40 48 34
Huddersfield Town 40 10 4 6 2 5 13 46 70 33
Stoke City 39 10 3 6 1 8 11 42 67 33
Everton 39 5 7 7 4 6 10 36 60 31
Charlton Athletic 40 6 5 9 5 1 14 49 64 28
 
Manchester City 39 7 7 6 1 4 14 33 63 27
Birmingham City 39 6 7 7 1 6 12 28 57 27

 
Division One Leading Goalscorers
23 - Dickie Davis (Sunderland)
22 - Stan Mortensen (Blackpool) - 1 pen
     
Football League Division Two: 
 
Barnsley 1 Blackburn Rovers 1
   Oakwell, Barnsley (12,323)
 Baxter ~ Campbell
    
Coventry City 2 Hull City 0
   Highfield Road, Coventry (25,518)
 Allen, Roberts
 
Grimsby Town 4 Bury 2
   Blundell Park, Cleethorpes (14,232)
 Shearer, Cairns (2), Briggs ~ Plant, Bellis
 
Leeds United 1 Plymouth Argyle 1
   Elland Road, Leeds (24,132)
 Williams ~ Ratcliffe (pen)
    
Luton Town 1 Brentford 0
   Kenilworth Road, Luton (13,991)
 Stobbart
    
Preston North End 3 Bradford 0
   Deepdale, Preston (19,251)
 Horton, Brown (2)
Preston were without Tom Finney
    
Queen's Park Rangers 2 Leicester City 0
   Loftus Road, Shepherd's Bush (15,311)
 Addinall (2)
    
Sheffield United 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1
   Bramall Lane, Sheffield (41,419)
Smith, Hagan ~ Medley
Tottenham were without Alf Ramsey
    
Southampton 1 Sheffield Wednesday 0
   The Dell, Southampton (28,529)
 Wayman
 
Swansea Town 0 Chesterfield 2
   Vetch Field, Swansea (18,940)
Marron (2)
 
West Ham United 0 Cardiff City 1
   Upton Park, London (14,109)
Lever
 
Tottenham had already clinched the second-division title, a week earlier, so attention shifted to the titanic battle for the second promotion place between the three clubs directly below them. Sheffield United won their last three games and although Southampton drew level on points with them, it was Sheffield Wednesday who contested a goalless draw with the champions (who failed to win any of their last five games) to take the runners-up spot on goal average from their two rivals. United lost out to their near neighbours by 0.008 (or 1/125th) of a goal. In reality, if Wednesday had drawn 1-1 with Spurs, there would have been a promotion play-off between the two Sheffield clubs. Twelve months later, Wednesday were relegated from the first division on goal average.
Division Two Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Tottenham Hotspur 39 15 3 2 12 3 4 80 32 60
Sheffield United 40 8 10 2 9 4 7 61 48 48
 
Sheffield Wednesday 38 11 5 2 6 8 6 60 45 47
Southampton 38 11 4 4 6 8 5 55 42 46
Preston North End 40 11 5 4 6 4 10 57 48 43
Leeds United 39 9 8 2 6 5 9 47 40 43
Hull City 39 11 6 2 6 3 11 62 65 43
Brentford 40 10 5 5 4 8 8 40 45 41
Cardiff City 38 13 2 4 3 6 10 38 37 40
Swansea Town 39 9 3 7 5 6 9 48 48 37
Leicester City 40 7 9 4 4 6 10 51 60 37
Grimsby Town 38 12 5 3 2 3 13 67 65 36
Bury 39 10 7 3 4 1 14 59 59 36
Barnsley 39 10 6 4 2 6 11 59 62 36
Chesterfield 40 11 3 6 3 5 12 39 45 36
Coventry City 39 7 5 7 5 6 9 50 52 35
West Ham United 39 8 6 6 4 5 10 49 54 35
Blackburn Rovers 39 9 5 6 3 5 11 49 56 34
Luton Town 39 7 8 4 2 8 10 36 48 34
Queen's Park Rangers 40 6 5 9 5 6 9 38 54 33
 
Bradford 39 7 6 7 3 5 11 49 69 31
Plymouth Argyle 39 5 5 9 2 10 8 41 61 29
 
 
Division Two Leading Goalscorers
32 - Tommy Briggs (Grimsby)
21 - Bill Robinson (West Ham) - 1 pen, Charlie Wayman (Southampton)
     
Football League Division Three (South): 
Aldershot 2 Notts County 0
   Recreation Ground, Aldershot (9,758)
 Mortimore (2)
    
Brighton & Hove Albion 2 Reading 1
   Goldstone Ground, Hove (12,583)
 Thompson, Davies ~ Blackman
 
Bristol City 0 Watford 1
   Ashton Gate, Bristol (15,066)
 Davies
 
Millwall 3 Exeter City 1
   The Den, New Cross (15,924)
Forrest (2), Morgan ~ McClelland
    
Newport County 2 Crystal Palace 2
   Somerton Park, Newport (11,459)
 Comley, Parker ~ Kurz, Rooke
    
Northampton Town 2 Bristol Rovers 0
   County Ground, Northampton (9,622)
Fowler, Mitchell (pen)
    
Norwich City 0 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1
   Carrow Road, Norwich (18,355)
 Cheney
    
Nottingham Forest 1 Southend United 2
   City Ground, Nottingham (25,316)
 Capel ~ Davies, Wakefield
      
Swindon Town 0 Ipswich Town 3
   County Ground, Swindon (10,438)
 S.Parker (2), Driver
 
Torquay United 0 Port Vale 0
   Plainmoor, Torquay (8,037)
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Walsall 1 Leyton Orient 2
   Fellows Park, Walsall (7,347)
 Chapman ~ Pullen, Blair
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Though they had stumbled in recent weeks, with only one win in their last five games, Notts County defeated Forest in the local derby, seven days later, to secure their promotion.
Division Three (South) Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Notts County 38 15 3 1 8 4 7 88 43 53
               
Southend United 38 15 4 1 4 6 8 62 43 48
Torquay United 40 13 6 1 6 4 10 64 56 48
Nottingham Forest 40 12 0 8 7 9 4 65 37 47
Northampton Town 38 11 6 3 7 4 7 65 46 46
Crystal Palace 40 12 4 4 3 9 8 53 50 43
Port Vale 39 12 6 2 3 5 11 46 37 41
Watford 39 9 5 5 6 6 8 42 34 41
Reading 39 15 1 3 2 6 12 68 59 41
Norwich City 39 11 4 5 5 5 9 64 56 41
Brighton & Hove Albion 40 8 8 4 7 3 10 56 69 41
Swindon Town 39 9 6 4 6 4 10 58 57 40
Bournemouth & Boscombe A. 39 10 5 4 5 4 11 52 52 39
Bristol City 38 11 4 5 3 4 11 55 55 36
Bristol Rovers 37 10 4 4 5 0 14 39 48 34
Exeter City 38 7 7 4 4 3 13 52 71 32
Newport County 38 11 5 4 1 2 15 62 90 31
Ipswich Town 39 7 6 6 3 5 12 52 79 31
Leyton Orient 39 10 4 5 1 5 14 49 82 31
Walsall 39 7 7 5 1 7 12 56 59 30
             
Millwall 37 10 1 8 3 2 13 49 56 29
Aldershot 39 9 4 6 2 3 15 41 59 29

 
Division Three (South) Leading Goalscorers
28 - Tommy Lawton (Notts C.) - 5 pens
24 - Wally Ardron (Nottingham F.)
     
Football League Division Three (North): 
Accrington Stanley 1 Rochdale 0
   Peel Park, Accrington (7,302)
 Travis
 
Barrow 1 Doncaster Rovers 1
   Holker Street, Barrow (6,716)
 Gordon ~ Doherty
 
Carlisle United 5 Chester 1
   Brunton Park, Carlisle (9.559)
 Dick (2 (1 pen)), Lindsay, Caton, Kelly ~ Burgess
    
Crewe Alexandra 3 Gateshead 1
    Gresty Road, Crewe (6,380)
 Mullard (2), Smith ~ Wilbert
    
Lincoln City 1 Stockport County 1
   Sincil Bank, Lincoln (10,087)
 Dodds ~ Finney
    
Mansfield Town 0 Bradford City 2
   Field Mill, Mansfield (9,915)
 Price, McGill (pen)
    
Oldham Athletic 3 New Brighton 0
   Boundary Park, Oldham (11,179)
 Gemmell (2), Haddington
 
Rotherham United 4 Southport 0
   Millmoor Ground, Rotherham (8,055)
 Guest, Shaw, Rudd, Williams
    
Tranmere Rovers 2 Hartlepools United 1
   Prenton Park, Birkenhead (6,194)
 Harlock, Bainbridge ~ Harden
 
Wrexham 2 Halifax Town 3
   Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (6,044)
 Wynn (2) ~ Massey, Dale, Maguire
 
York City 1 Darlington 1
   Bootham Crescent, York (7,055)
 Coop ~ Quinn
 
Doncaster player-manager, Peter Doherty's goal at Barrow was enough to take them into the second division for the second time since the war, and this time they were able to last more than a season.
Division Three (North) Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
                     
Doncaster Rovers 40 9 8 2 10 8 3 64 33 54
 
Gateshead 41 12 5 3 10 2 9 84 53 51
Rochdale 41 15 2 3 6 6 9 67 40 50
Mansfield Town 41 12 4 5 6 8 6 63 48 48
Lincoln City 40 13 5 2 6 4 10 52 38 47
Rotherham United 40 10 5 5 8 4 8 78 59 45
Crewe Alexandra 40 10 6 5 6 7 6 62 54 45
Tranmere Rovers 39 15 3 3 3 6 9 48 47 45
Carlisle United 40 12 5 3 3 9 8 66 50 44
Stockport County 40 14 2 4 4 5 11 54 50 43
Oldham Athletic 41 10 4 7 6 6 8 57 62 42
Accrington Stanley 41 12 5 4 4 2 14 55 57 39
Chester 41 11 3 6 5 3 13 64 76 38
Barrow 39 9 6 5 5 3 11 46 45 37
Southport 41 7 10 3 5 3 13 50 69 37
New Brighton 41 9 5 6 4 5 12 42 62 36
Darlington 41 9 8 3 2 5 14 56 67 35
Hartlepools United 41 10 3 7 4 2 15 51 73 33
York City 41 6 7 8 3 6 11 51 67 31
Wrexham 41 8 7 6 2 4 14 38 53 31
 
Halifax Town 41 9 4 7 3 3 15 57 84 31
Bradford City 41 10 1 9 1 7 13 56 74 30

 
Division Three (North) Leading Goalscorers
25 - Peter Doherty (Doncaster) - 3 pens, Reg Phillips (Crewe)
     
Source Notes  
The Football League Match by Match 1949/50 (editor: Tony Brown): SoccerData 2002
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