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Seasons · Division Two · Season 30

1949/50

Finished 5th · Manager Major Frank Buckley
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The season · Record
Played
47
Won
20
Drawn
14
Lost
13
For
66
Against
52
Points
47
The season · Highlights
Biggest win
4–0
v Coventry City
Biggest defeat
2–5
v Sheffield Wednesday
Clean sheets
13
Top scorer
Dudley
16 goals
Most assists
-
Avg attendance
29,726
Final table

Division Two

Final Division Two table, 1949/50
Pos Club PWDLGD Pts
1 Tottenham Hotspur 422778+46 61
2 Sheffield Wednesday 4218168+19 52
3 Sheffield United 4219149+19 52
4 Southampton 4219149+16 52
5 Leeds United 42171312+9 47
6 Preston North End 4218915+11 45
7 Hull City 42171114-8 45
8 Swansea Town 4217916+4 43
9 Brentford 42151314-5 43
10 Cardiff City 42161016-3 42
11 Grimsby Town 4216917+1 41
12 Coventry City 421313160 39
13 Barnsley 42131316-3 39
14 Chesterfield 4215918-4 39
15 Leicester City 42121416-10 38
16 Blackburn Rovers 42141018-5 38
17 Luton Town 42101814-10 38
18 Bury 4214919-5 37
19 West Ham United 42121218-8 36
20 Queens Park Rangers 42111219-17 34
21 Plymouth Argyle 4281618-21 32
22 Bradford Park Avenue 42101121-26 31
Matchlog

Every fixture

Division Two · 42 played

Division Two fixtures, 1949/50
DateH/AOpponentScoreResult
20 Aug H Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Queens Park Rangers
22 Aug A West Ham United 1–3 Lost 1–3 v West Ham United
27 Aug A Preston North End 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Preston North End
31 Aug H West Ham United 2–2 Drew 2–2 v West Ham United
3 Sep H Swansea City 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Swansea City
5 Sep A Sheffield United 1–0 Won 1–0 v Sheffield United
10 Sep A Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Lost 0–2 v Tottenham Hotspur
14 Sep H Sheffield United 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Sheffield United
17 Sep A Southampton 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Southampton
24 Sep H Coventry City 3–3 Drew 3–3 v Coventry City
1 Oct A Luton Town 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Luton Town
8 Oct H Cardiff City 2–0 Won 2–0 v Cardiff City
15 Oct A Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Won 1–0 v Blackburn Rovers
22 Oct H Brentford 1–0 Won 1–0 v Brentford
29 Oct A Hull City 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Hull City
5 Nov H Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Sheffield Wednesday
12 Nov A Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Won 2–1 v Plymouth Argyle
19 Nov H Chesterfield 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Chesterfield
26 Nov A Bradford Park Avenue 2–1 Won 2–1 v Bradford Park Avenue
3 Dec H Leicester City 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Leicester City
10 Dec A Bury 0–2 Lost 0–2 v Bury
17 Dec A Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Queens Park Rangers
24 Dec H Preston North End 3–1 Won 3–1 v Preston North End
26 Dec A Barnsley 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Barnsley
27 Dec H Barnsley 1–0 Won 1–0 v Barnsley
31 Dec A Swansea City 2–1 Won 2–1 v Swansea City
14 Jan H Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Won 3–0 v Tottenham Hotspur
21 Jan H Southampton 1–0 Won 1–0 v Southampton
4 Feb A Coventry City 4–0 Won 4–0 v Coventry City
18 Feb H Luton Town 2–1 Won 2–1 v Luton Town
25 Feb A Cardiff City 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Cardiff City
11 Mar A Brentford 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Brentford
18 Mar H Hull City 3–0 Won 3–0 v Hull City
25 Mar A Sheffield Wednesday 2–5 Lost 2–5 v Sheffield Wednesday
1 Apr H Bradford Park Avenue 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Bradford Park Avenue
7 Apr A Grimsby Town 0–2 Lost 0–2 v Grimsby Town
8 Apr A Leicester City 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Leicester City
10 Apr H Grimsby Town 1–0 Won 1–0 v Grimsby Town
15 Apr H Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Plymouth Argyle
22 Apr A Chesterfield 1–3 Lost 1–3 v Chesterfield
26 Apr H Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Won 2–1 v Blackburn Rovers
29 Apr H Bury 4–1 Won 4–1 v Bury

FA Cup · 5 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1949/50
DateH/AOpponentScoreResult
7 Jan A Carlisle United 5–2 Won 5–2 v Carlisle United
28 Jan H Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Bolton Wanderers
1 Feb A Bolton Wanderers 3–2 Won 3–2 v Bolton Wanderers
11 Feb H Cardiff City 3–1 Won 3–1 v Cardiff City
4 Mar A Arsenal 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Arsenal