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Football League Division One: 
 
Aston Villa 3 Portsmouth 3
   Villa Park, Birmingham (33,560)
 Smith 23, Dixon 75, Parkes 87 (pen) ~
 Phillips 46, Reid 48, Parker 60
Portsmouth were without Jack Froggatt
  
Blackpool 2 Middlesbrough 1
   Bloomfield Road, Blackpool (16,300)
 Mudie 4, McIntosh 66 ~ McKennan 23
Blackpool were without Harry Johnston, Stan Matthews & Stan Mortensen
Middlesbrough were without Wilf Mannion
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Bolton Wanderers 0 Sheffield Wednesday 1
   Burnden Park, Bolton (19,956)
 Woodhead 63
  
Charlton Athletic 1 Newcastle United 3
   The Valley, Charlton (25,798)
 Kiernan 43 ~ Taylor 30, G.Robledo 64, Phipps OG 75
Newcastle were without Jackie Milburn
  
Derby County 1 Chelsea 0
   Baseball Ground, Derby (16,364)
 Harrison 19
   
Fulham 3 Arsenal 2
   Craven Cottage, Fulham (34,111)
 Quested 53, Thomas 56, 77 ~
Holton 21 Lewis 57
  
Liverpool 1 Burnley 0
   Anfield, Liverpool (24,118)
 Jones 43
Liverpool were without Billy Liddell
  
Manchester United 3 West Bromwich Albion 0
   Old Trafford, Manchester (26,523)
 Rowley 27, Pearson 84, Downie 85
United were without Henry Cockburn
  
Sunderland 4 Everton 0
   Roker Park, Sunderland (27,283)
 Shackleton 10, Kirtley 16, Ford 21, Bingham 56
  
Tottenham Hotspur 0 Huddersfield Town 2
   White Hart Lane, Tottenham (55,014)
 Glazzard 41, Nightingale 48
Tottenham were without Alf Ramsey
Huddersfield were without Harold Hassall
  
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Stoke City 3
   Molineux, Wolverhampton (27,504)
 Smith 34, Dunn 62  ~
Oscroft 41, Clowes 75, 77
Wolves were without Bert Williams & Billy Wright
 
Tottenham's first home defeat since the opening day of the season, but two weeks later, they would be champions for the first time in their history.
Division One Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Tottenham Hotspur 39 15 2 2 8 7 5 77 42 55
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Manchester United 39 13 4 3 9 3 7 65 39 51
Blackpool 39 12 5 2 8 4 8 77 48 49
Middlesbrough 39 12 6 2 6 4 9 75 60 46
Newcastle United 38 9 6 3 7 7 6 60 50 45
Arsenal 40 11 4 5 7 4 9 71 55 44
Burnley 40 9 7 4 5 7 8 47 39 42
Portsmouth 39 7 9 3 7 5 8 63 64 42
Liverpool 39 11 4 5 5 6 8 52 55 42
Bolton Wanderers 38 10 2 8 7 4 7 60 55 40
Stoke City 40 10 5 5 3 9 8 46 49 40
Wolverhampton Wanderers 37 9 3 8 6 4 7 70 53 37
Derby County 38 10 5 5 5 2 11 74 67 37
Sunderland 39 8 7 4 3 7 10 58 70 36
Fulham 39 8 5 6 4 6 10 48 62 35
West Bromwich Albion 40 6 4 10 6 6 8 49 58 34
Charlton Athletic 39 8 4 7 5 4 11 58 77 34
Huddersfield Town 39 7 3 9 7 2 11 61 84 33
Aston Villa 39 8 6 6 2 6 11 58 65 32
Everton 39 7 5 8 4 3 12 46 78 30
 
Sheffield Wednesday 38 6 6 6 3 2 15 51 78 26
Chelsea 37 6 4 8 2 4 13 43 61 24

 
Division One Leading Goalscorers
29 - Stan Mortensen (Blackpool)
26 - Jack Lee (Derby)
Football League Division Two: 
 
Barnsley 3 Coventry City 0
   Oakwell Stadium, Barnsley (12,434)
 Taylor (2), Lindsay (pen)
    
Blackburn Rovers 1 Leicester City 0
   Ewood Park, Blackburn (10,867)
 Leaver
Blackburn were without Bill Eckersley
 
Brentford 4 Chesterfield 0
   Griffin Park, Brentford (17,278)
 Goodwin, Dare (2), Monk
 
Doncaster Rovers 0 Queen's Park Rangers 2
   Belle Vue, Doncaster (16,344)
 Clayton, Smith
 
 
Hull City 4 Bury 0
   Boothferry Park, Hull (25,841)
 Gerrie (2), Harrison, Revie
 
 
Leeds United 1 Grimsby Town 0
   Elland Road, Leeds (15,524)
 Charles
 
 
Luton Town 1 Birmingham City 1
   Kenilworth Road, Luton (16,324)
 Pemberton ~ Warhurst
 
 
Sheffield United 1 Cardiff City 2
   Bramall Lane, Sheffield (20,747)
Shaw ~ Tiddy, Edwards
 
 
Southampton 2 Manchester City 1
   The Dell, Southampton (24,579)
Day, Brown ~ Hart
 
 
Swansea Town 2 Preston North End 1
   Vetch Field, Swansea (23,878)
 Turnbull, Allchurch (pen) ~ Wayman
 
 
West Ham United 4 Notts County 2
   Upton Park, London (23,226)
 Robinson (2), Gazzard, Hooper ~ Johnston (2)
 
Preston had already secured their promotion back to the top flight after two seasons in the second division. Though Manchester City lost at Southampton, they were still in the best position to join Preston, and held off the challenges of Cardiff and Birmingham to secure the runners-up spot and their immediate return to the first division.
Division Two Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Preston North End 40 15 3 2 10 2 8 90 47 55
Manchester City 38 11 5 3 7 6 6 81 59 47
 
Cardiff City 39 12 7 1 4 8 7 51 42 47
Birmingham City 39 12 5 2 7 3 10 61 50 46
Coventry City 40 15 3 2 4 3 13 72 55 44
Blackburn Rovers 40 12 3 5 6 5 9 62 61 44
Brentford 40 13 3 5 5 4 10 63 71 43
Leeds United 39 12 4 3 5 4 11 58 55 42
Doncaster Rovers 39 8 5 6 6 7 7 60 64 40
Southampton 39 9 8 2 5 4 11 62 68 40
Sheffield United 38 11 3 6 4 6 8 67 58 39
Hull City 39 10 5 4 4 6 10 68 66 39
West Ham United 39 10 4 5 5 5 10 66 67 39
Barnsley 39 9 3 7 6 5 9 73 61 38
Queen's Park Rangers 40 12 5 3 2 5 13 67 78 38
Leicester City 39 9 4 7 4 6 9 62 55 36
Notts County 38 6 6 6 6 6 8 56 54 36
Swansea Town 39 14 1 5 2 3 14 51 69 36
Luton Town 39 7 8 5 2 5 12 52 62 31
Bury 40 8 4 8 3 4 13 55 82 30
 
Chesterfield 40 6 7 7 2 4 14 39 67 27
Grimsby Town 39 6 8 6 1 3 15 56 91 25
 
 
Division Two Leading Goalscorers
32 - Cec McCormack (Barnsley) - 3 pens
27 - Arthur Rowley (Leicester) - 6 pens, Charlie Wayman (Preston)
     
Football League Division Three (South): 
Aldershot 0 Bristol City 0
   Recreation Ground, Aldershot (6,231)
    
Brighton & Hove Albion 4 Ipswich Town 0
   Goldstone Ground, Hove (11,031)
 Garbutt, Willard, McNicol, Wilson
 
Bristol Rovers 1 Walsall 1
   Eastville Stadium, Bristol (13,806)
 Watling ~ Hughes
 
Colchester United 4 Watford 1
   Layer Road, Colchester (8,073)
 Keeble, McKim, Church (2) ~ Thompson
    
Crystal Palace 1 Leyton Orient 1
   Selhurst Park, London (10,390)
 Evans (pen) ~ Rees
    
Newport County 2 Plymouth Argyle 0
   Somerton Park, Newport (11,962)
Parker, Moore
    
Northampton Town 1 Southend United 1
   County Ground, Northampton (7,342)
McCulloch ~ Sibley
    
Norwich City 2 Reading 1
   Carrow Road, Norwich (30,003)
Summers, Pickwick ~ Blackman
      
Nottingham Forest 1 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 0
   City Ground, Nottingham (22,428)
 Scott
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Swindon Town 0 Millwall 1
   County Ground, Swindon (8,819)
 Morgan
 
Torquay United 1 Gillingham 2
   Plainmoor, Torquay (6,666)
 Cameron ~ Thomas (2)
Nottingham Forest only dropped one point in their last eight games, maintained their unbeaten home record and won the title by six points from Norwich. Crystal Palace and Watford each experienced their worst-ever league season, but both were comfortably re-elected and would achieve greater things in the coming decades.
Division Three (South) Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Norwich City 40 15 6 0 8 6 5 68 35 58
 
Nottingham Forest 39 13 5 1 11 4 5 91 34 57
Reading 41 14 4 2 6 8 7 85 51 52
Southend United 42 14 3 4 6 6 9 86 63 49
Bristol Rovers 39 13 5 0 5 7 9 55 34 48
Plymouth Argyle 41 14 5 2 5 4 11 74 51 47
Millwall 40 13 6 2 6 3 10 69 55 47
Ipswich Town 42 13 4 4 7 2 12 61 54 46
Bristol City 40 13 4 3 4 6 10 57 53 44
Bournemouth & Boscombe A. 40 15 4 1 4 1 15 59 56 43
Newport County 39 11 2 6 6 5 9 69 56 41
Exeter City 40 10 4 7 7 2 10 60 66 40
Port Vale 38 12 3 2 3 5 13 53 58 38
Swindon Town 41 14 4 3 3 0 17 49 58 38
Brighton & Hove Albion 40 9 8 4 1 9 9 59 72 37
Aldershot 41 9 8 3 4 2 15 52 80 36
Colchester United 41 12 3 6 1 6 13 58 71 35
Leyton Orient 41 12 2 5 2 5 15 50 68 35
Torquay United 43 12 2 8 1 6 14 62 80 34
Northampton Town 41 8 8 5 2 5 13 50 58 33
Walsall 41 10 3 7 2 6 13 47 60 33
Gillingham 41 8 7 5 3 2 16 63 94 31
Watford 41 7 5 9 1 5 14 51 80 26
Crystal Palace 40 6 4 11 2 4 13 29 70 24

 
Division Three (South) Leading Goalscorers
35 - Ronnie Blackman (Reading)
31 - Wally Ardron (Nottingham F.)
     
Football League Division Three (North): 
Bradford City 2 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 0
   Valley Parade, Bradford (13,001)
 Gray, Williamson (pen)
 
Chester 1 Rotherham United 2
   Sealand Road, Chester (7,760)
 Burgess ~ Guest, Williams
 
Crewe Alexandra 2 Oldham Athletic 1
   Gresty Road, Crewe (4,466)
 Basford, Cook ~ Ormond
    
Darlington 1 Carlisle United 0
    Feethams, Darlington (4,026)
 Scott OG
    
Gateshead 5 Bradford 0
   Redheugh Park, Gateshead (4,717)
 T.Callender (2 pens), Woodburn, Ingham, Johnson
    
Halifax Town 4 Southport 0
   The Shay, Halifax (6,509)
 Frost (3), Hindle
    
Hartlepools United 2 Tranmere Rovers 1
   Victoria Ground, Hartlepool (7,626)
 Newton, McGuigan ~ Rosenthal
 
Lincoln City 2 York City 1
   Sincil Bank, Lincoln (8,363)
 Graver, Green ~ A.Patrick
    
New Brighton 3 Wrexham 0
   Tower Athletic Ground, New Brighton (2,563)
 J.Jones (3)
 
Rochdale 0 Mansfield Town 0
   Spotland, Rochdale (4,000)
 
Shrewsbury Town 1 Barrow 0
   Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury (7,575)
Gorin
 
Stockport County 0 Accrington Stanley 0
   Edgeley Park, Stockport (5,264)
 
Rotherham only conceded one more goal in their five remaining games and finally secured their first-ever promotion. Jack Jones's hat-trick gave New Brighton hope, but their 28-year stay in the Football League was about to come to an end. Workington would replace them at the end of the season.
Division Three (North) Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
                     
Rotherham United 41 13 2 4 14 6 2 93 40 62
 
Lincoln City 40 17 1 3 7 6 6 82 44 55
Carlisle United 41 15 3 1 7 8 7 71 44 55
Mansfield Town 40 14 4 0 9 5 8 67 43 55
Tranmere Rovers 40 13 4 3 8 5 7 76 55 51
Bradford 42 14 2 4 8 4 10 84 67 50
Gateshead 42 17 1 4 4 5 11 79 53 48
Crewe Alexandra 41 11 4 7 7 4 8 56 52 44
Bradford City 39 11 4 6 7 3 8 80 57 43
Stockport County 42 13 3 5 5 4 12 58 58 43
Rochdale 39 9 5 6 6 5 8 63 53 40
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 41 8 11 1 3 6 12 51 52 39
Hartlepools United 41 13 5 4 2 2 15 63 58 37
Chester 40 9 5 6 6 2 12 52 57 37
Wrexham 40 11 6 3 2 5 13 50 63 37
Oldham Athletic 40 8 4 7 6 3 12 65 64 35
York City 40 6 9 4 5 3 13 57 70 34
Shrewsbury Town 40 10 2 9 4 3 12 38 64 33
Darlington 40 8 7 5 3 3 14 52 72 32
Barrow 42 10 2 8 4 2 16 43 74 32
Halifax Town 41 10 6 6 0 4 15 48 66 30
Southport 42 8 3 10 3 5 13 47 68 30
 
Accrington Stanley 40 8 3 8 1 6 14 37 92 27
New Brighton 40 6 5 10 3 2 14 31 77 25

 
Division Three (North) Leading Goalscorers
36 - Jack Shaw (Rotherham)
25 - Bob Crosbie (Bradford), Eric Wildon (Hartlepools)
     
Source Notes  
The Football League Match by Match 1950/51 (editor: Tony Brown): SoccerData 2002
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