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250 Saturday, 15 October 1949
Home International Championship 1949-50 (55th) Match
& IV Campeonato Mundial de Futebol Taça Jules Rimet Group One Qualification Match
  Wales 1 England 4 [0-3]
Match Summary
 
 
Domestic Football Results                                                            Teams in a silver box denotes a player representing England
Football League Division One: 
 
Aston Villa 0 Manchester United 4
   Villa Park, Birmingham (47,483)
Rowley 1, Bogan 13, Mitten 32, (pen) 81
Villa were without Trevor Ford
United were without Jack Aston
  
Blackpool 0 Liverpool 0
   Bloomfield Road, Blackpool (33,675)
Blackpool were without Stan Mortensen
Liverpool were without Phil Taylor & Cyril Sidlow
1
Charlton Athletic 1 Chelsea 0
   The Valley, Charlton (48,181)
Phipps 83
  
Everton 0 Bolton Wanderers 0
   Goodison Park, Liverpool (38,421)
Everton were without Tommy Jones
  
Fulham 1 Burnley 0
   Craven Cottage, London (34,313)
Rowley 32
   
Huddersfield Town 1 Birmingham City 0
   Leeds Road, Huddersfield (22,872)
Glazzard 88
  
Manchester City 1 Stoke City 1
   Maine Road, Manchester (31,267)
Munro 34 ~ F
.Mountford (pen) 71
Stoke were without Neil Franklin
  
Middlesbrough 1 Arsenal 1
   Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough (36,221)
McKennan
45 ~ Roper 57
Arsenal were without Walley Barnes
  
Newcastle United 2 Sunderland 2
   St James' Park, Newcastle (57,999)
Robledo 27, Walker 30 ~ T
.Wright 44, Davis 60
Newcastle were without Jackie Milburn
Sunderland were without Len Shackleton
  
Portsmouth 3 Derby County 1
   Fratton Park, Portsmouth (36,849)
Reid 8, Clarke 34, Froggatt 65 ~ Stamps (pen) 84
Portsmouth were without Jimmy Dickinson
Derby were without Bert Mozley
  
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 West Bromwich Albion 1
   Molineux, Wolverhampton (56,661)
Pye 79 ~ Elliott 68
Wolves were without Johnny Hancocks, Bert Williams & Billy Wright
 
The two unbeaten teams at the top were setting the early pace, but Wolves, the FA Cup holders, were about to embark on an almighty slump. Astonishingly, it would be after Christmas when they won their next league game, yet they finished strongly as runners-up. Liverpool, meanwhile, did not lose until December, and finished eighth, though they also reached the FA Cup Final.
Division One Table
Team P Home Away F A
W D L W D L
Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 4 1 0 5 2 0 28 13 21
 
Liverpool 12 3 3 0 3 3 0 18 9 18
Manchester United 12 3 2 1 3 2 1 21 13 16
Portsmouth 12 2 3 1 4 0 2 27 11 15
Arsenal 13 3 0 3 3 3 1 29 23 15
Blackpool 12 2 4 1 2 2 1 15 9 14
Burnley 13 3 1 2 3 1 3 13 14 14
Chelsea 12 2 1 3 3 2 1 20 14 13
Fulham 12 3 1 2 2 2 2 17 15 13
Newcastle United 12 4 1 1 1 1 4 26 23 12
West Bromwich Albion 13 3 2 2 1 2 3 17 16 12
Sunderland 12 3 2 0 1 2 4 23 23 12
Huddersfield Town 13 3 3 1 1 1 4 17 29 12
Charlton Athletic 13 3 1 2 2 0 5 21 23 11
Aston Villa 12 2 3 1 1 2 3 17 19 11
Bolton Wanderers 12 2 2 2 0 4 2 13 14 10
Derby County 12 2 0 4 2 2 2 16 20 10
Everton 12 2 2 2 1 2 3 11 22 10
Stoke City 13 1 2 3 1 3 3 16 26 9
Manchester City 12 2 3 1 0 2 4 12 20 9
 
Middlesbrough 12 1 2 4 1 2 2 12 19 8
Birmingham City 12 1 2 4 0 1 4 9 23 5

 
Division One Leading Goalscorers
10 - Jackie Milburn (Newcastle) - 2 pens
9 - Roy Bentley (Chelsea), Ike Clarke (Portsmouth), Reg Lewis (Arsenal)
     
Football League Division Two: 
 
Blackburn Rovers 0 Leeds United 1
   Ewood Park, Blackburn (22,038)
Dudley
    
Bradford 2 West Ham United 1
   Park Avenue, Bradford (13,863)
Deplidge, Henry ~ Robinson
 
Brentford 0 Swansea Town 0
   Griffin Park, Brentford (23,871)
Swansea were without Billy Lucas, Roy Paul & Frank Scrine
 
Bury 5 Luton Town 2
   Gigg Lane, Bury (17,651)
Massart (
3), Bodle, Owen OG ~ James, Walsh
    
Chesterfield 0 Sheffield United 1
   Recreation Ground, Chesterfield (20,461)
Brook
    
Hull City 4 Preston North End 2
   Boothferry Park, Hull (46,179)
Moore (2), Burbanks, Jensen ~ Morrison
(2)
Preston were without Tom Finney
    
Leicester City 2 Barnsley 2
   Filbert Street, Leicester (27,966)
Chisholm, Scott ~ Wright, Griffiths
Leicester were without Mal Griffiths
    
Plymouth Argyle 4 Grimsby Town 2
   Home Park, Plymouth (21,903)
Strauss, Tadman, Dews, Taylor ~ Briggs
(2)
    
Sheffield Wednesday 1 Queen's Park Rangers 0
   Hillsborough, Sheffield (31,728)
Jordan
 
Tottenham Hotspur 3 Coventry City 1
   White Hart Lane, Tottenham (54,375)
Duquemin (2), Bennett
~ Roberts
Tottenham were without Ron Burgess
  
 
Tottenham had embarked on a 22-match unbeaten run. Arthur Rowe's simple but effective 'push and run' tactics proved unstoppable and Spurs not only won the second-division title, but also stormed to the Football League Championship, a year later.
Division Two Table
Team P Home Away F A
W D L W D L
Tottenham Hotspur 12 6 0 1 4 1 0 30 9 21
Sheffield Wednesday 12 5 1 0 2 1 3 23 15 16
 
Hull City 12 4 2 0 3 0 3 30 26 16
Preston North End 13 3 3 0 2 2 3 20 14 15
Swansea Town 12 4 1 0 2 2 3 17 12 15
Barnsley 12 5 1 1 0 4 1 26 20 15
West Ham United 12 3 1 2 2 3 1 20 17 14
Chesterfield 13 4 0 2 2 2 3 13 14 14
Grimsby Town 12 4 1 1 1 2 3 25 22 13
Blackburn Rovers 13 5 0 2 1 1 4 20 20 13
Bury 12 4 2 1 1 0 4 26 19 12
Sheffield United 13 0 5 1 3 1 3 14 17 12
Cardiff City 11 4 0 2 0 3 2 14 14 11
Queen's Park Rangers 13 2 2 2 1 3 3 15 17 11
Southampton 11 2 2 1 2 1 3 11 14 11
Luton Town 12 3 3 0 0 2 4 11 15 11
Leeds United 13 1 3 2 2 1 4 14 18 10
Bradford 12 2 2 2 1 2 3 17 27 10
Brentford 13 1 3 3 2 1 3 12 20 10
Leicester City 13 1 2 3 2 1 4 19 23 9
 
Plymouth Argyle 12 2 1 3 0 1 5 12 26 6
Coventry City 12 1 1 4 0 2 4 16 26 5
 
 
Division Two Leading Goalscorers
15 - Tommy Briggs (Grimsby)
10 - Steve Griffiths (Barnsley) - 2 pens, Eddie Quigley (Sheffield W.) - 1 pen, Bill Robinson (West Ham)
     
Football League Division Three (South): 
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1 Millwall 0
   Dean Court, Boscombe (17,524)
Cross
    
Bristol Rovers 1 Walsall 1
   Eastville Stadium, Bristol (14,185)
James ~ Devlin
 
Crystal Palace 2 Swindon Town 2
   Selhurst Park, London (15,954)
Thomas (2) ~ Simner, Jones (pen)
 
Exeter City 1 Northampton Town 3
   St James Park, Exeter (8,353)
Regan ~ McCulloch (2), Murphy
    
Ipswich Town 3 Norwich City 0
   Portman Road, Ipswich (26,161)
J.Brown (3)
    
Leyton Orient 1 Nottingham Forest 1
   Brisbane Road, Leyton (15,767)
Neary ~ Anderson
    
Notts County 4 Bristol City 1
   Meadow Lane, Nottingham (38,055)

Sewell (
2), Southwell, Lawton ~ Rodgers
    
Port Vale 1 Newport County 0
   Recreation Ground, Stoke-on-Trent (12,599)
Allen
    
 
Reading 1 Aldershot 3
   Elm Park, Reading (17,977)
Edelston ~ White, Sinclair, Gulliver
OG
 
Southend United 3 Brighton & Hove Albion 2
   Southend Stadium, Southend-on-Sea (12,605)
Morris (2), Tippett ~ Tenant, Pinchbeck
a
Watford 1 Torquay United 0
   Vicarage Road, Watford (13,133)
Thomas
Led by England international Tommy Lawton, Notts County were scoring goals for fun and it was inevitable that it would lead to promotion.
Division Three (South) Table
Team P Home Away F A
W D L W D L
Notts County 12 6 1 0 3 1 1 34 11 20
 
Bournemouth & Boscombe A. 14 5 3 0 2 2 2 21 14 19
Nottingham Forest 13 5 0 1 2 3 2 22 10 17
Northampton Town 13 3 1 1 4 2 2 23 18 17
Port Vale 12 4 3 0 2 1 2 13 7 16
Southend United 12 6 1 0 0 2 3 19 12 15
Norwich City 13 5 0 1 2 1 4 26 22 15
Torquay United 13 5 1 0 2 0 5 25 25 15
Watford 13 3 1 2 2 3 2 12 9 14
Reading 14 5 0 2 1 2 4 26 22 14
Crystal Palace 12 3 2 1 1 2 3 15 15 12
Bristol City 13 4 1 1 1 0 6 20 25 11
Aldershot 13 3 1 2 1 2 4 14 19 11
Leyton Orient 12 3 3 0 0 2 4 17 26 11
Ipswich Town 12 2 2 2 1 2 3 19 21 10
Brighton & Hove Albion 13 1 3 2 2 1 4 17 27 10
Walsall 12 3 2 1 0 1 5 20 18 9
Swindon Town 12 3 2 1 0 1 5 15 16 9
Millwall 13 4 0 3 0 1 5 20 22 9
Bristol Rovers 12 2 2 3 1 0 4 11 19 8
Exeter City 12 2 1 3 1 1 4 15 27 8
Newport County 13 3 1 2 0 1 6 17 36 8

 
Division Three (South) Leading Goalscorers
11 - Wally Ardron (Nottingham F.)
10 - Tommy Lawton (Notts C.), Doug McGibbon (Bournemouth) - 2 pens
     
Football League Division Three (North): 
Accrington Stanley 4 Stockport County 2
   Peel Park, Accrington (7,395)
Keeley, Hogan, Parker, Travis ~
Rothwell
OG
, Cocker
 
Barrow 1 New Brighton 1
   Holker Street, Barrow (6,306)
Gordon ~ Roberts
 
Carlisle United 4 Gateshead 2
   Brunton Park, Carlisle (16,578)
Billingham (2), Turner, Dick ~
T.Callender (pen), Passmore
    
Crewe Alexandra 6 Halifax Town 3
  
Gresty Road, Crewe (10,095)
Mullard (2), Phillips (2), Young, Meaney ~
Crossley, Dale, Whittingham
    
Lincoln City 2 Darlington 0
  
Sincil Bank, Lincoln (14,303)
Robinson, Dodds
    
Mansfield Town 1 Doncaster Rovers 2
  
Field Mill, Mansfield (19,446)
Oscroft ~ Doherty (2)
    
Oldham Athletic 0 Chester 2
  
Boundary Park, Oldham (16,467)
Coffin, Burgess
 
Rotherham United 5 Hartlepools United 1
   Millmoor Ground, Rotherham (10,721)
Guest (3), Bower, Shaw ~ Wildon
    
Tranmere Rovers 1 Rochdale 0
  
Prenton Park, Birkenhead (10,820)
Bainbridge
 
Wrexham 1 Southport 0
  
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (7,233)
Beynon
 
York City 1 Bradford City 1
   Bootham Crescent, York (8,508)
Allen ~ Kendall
 
Doncaster had already been promoted once since the war, and after finishing third in the season before, they were ready to mount another sustained charge.
Division Three (North) Table
Team P Home Away F A
W D L W D L
                     
Crewe Alexandra 12 6 1 0 2 2 1 25 13 19
 
Doncaster Rovers 13 2 3 0 5 2 1 17 9 19
Tranmere Rovers 12 6 1 0 2 0 3 14 11 17
Mansfield Town 13 5 0 1 1 4 2 23 15 16
Stockport County 14 5 0 2 3 0 4 20 17 16
Carlisle United 12 6 0 0 0 3 3 18 13 15
Lincoln City 12 5 0 1 2 1 3 16 13 15
Rochdale 13 3 0 3 3 2 2 16 10 14
Gateshead 12 3 2 0 3 0 4 33 25 14
Oldham Athletic 13 1 2 4 4 2 0 17 18 14
Hartlepools United 12 4 0 2 2 1 3 21 19 13
Rotherham United 14 3 2 3 1 3 2 26 27 13
Chester 14 3 0 3 2 2 4 22 28 12
Wrexham 13 3 2 1 1 1 5 17 15 11
Southport 13 2 4 1 1 1 4 16 20 11
Barrow 12 2 3 2 1 1 3 13 15 10
Darlington 13 4 2 1 0 0 6 17 21 10
New Brighton 13 2 1 3 2 1 4 13 22 10
Accrington Stanley 13 3 1 2 1 0 6 17 22 9
Bradford City 13 3 1 3 0 2 4 15 22 9
 
Halifax Town 13 3 1 2 0 1 6 20 34 8
York City 13 2 3 2 0 0 6 14 21 7

 
Division Three (North) Leading Goalscorers
16 - Eddie Passmore (Gateshead)
12 - Reg Phillips (Crewe)
     
Source Notes  
The Football League Match by Match 1949/50 (editor: Tony Brown): SoccerData 2002
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