1949–50 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

The 1949–50 season was the 51st season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played in the top tier of the English football system, the Football League First Division. The team finished as runners-up for a third time, losing out on a first league title to Portsmouth by virtue of goal average.

Wolverhampton Wanderers
1949–50 season
ManagerStan Cullis
First Division2nd
FA Cup5th Round
FA Charity ShieldShared
Top goalscorerLeague: Jesse Pye (18)
All: Jesse Pye (18)
Highest home attendance56,661 (vs West Brom, 15 October 1949)
Lowest home attendance30,768 (vs Bolton, 10 December 1949)
Average home league attendance45,346 (league only)

Results

Final League Table
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
1 Portsmouth 42 22 9 11 74 38 1.947 53
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 20 13 9 76 49 1.551 53
3 Sunderland 42 21 10 11 83 62 1.339 52

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points

First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
20/8/49 Fulham (A) Craven Cottage W 2-1 Hancocks, Mullen 43,854
24/8/49 Charlton Athletic (A) The Valley W 3-2 Forbes, Pye, Wright 45,078
27/8/49 Newcastle United (H) Molineux W 2-1 Forbes, Pye 50,992
29/8/49 Charlton Athletic (H) Molineux W 2-1 Smyth, Wright 43,267
3/9/49 Blackpool (A) Bloomfield Road W 2-1 Mullen, Smyth 31,940
10/9/49 Middlesbrough (H) Molineux W 3-1 Dunn, Hancocks, Smyth 50,424
14/9/49 Birmingham City (A) St Andrews D 1-1 0.G 46,433
17/9/49 Everton (A) Goodison Park W 2-1 Mullen, Pye 59,593
24/9/49 Huddersfield Town (H) Molineux W 7-1 Pye 3, Forbes 2, Mullen, Smyth 45,559
1/10/49 Portsmouth (A) Fratton Park D 1-1 Pye 50,248
8/10/49 Derby County The Baseball Ground W 2-1 Hancocks, Mullen 37,652
15/10/49 West Bromwich Albion (H) Molineux D 1-1 Pye 56,661
22/10/49 Manchester United (A) Old Trafford L 0-3 51,427
29/10/49 Chelsea (H) Molineux D 2-2 Smyth 2 42,005
5/11/49 Stoke City (A) Victoria Ground L 1-2 Hancocks 40,111
12/11/49 Burnley (H) Molineux D 0-0 40,216
19/11/49 Sunderland (A) Roker Park L 1-3 Forbes 51,487
26/11/49 Liverpool (H) Molineux D 1-1 Wilshaw 52,509
03/12/49 Arsenal (A) Highbury D 1-1 Mullen 59,766
10/12/49 Bolton Wanderers (H) Molineux D 1-1 Wilshaw 30,768
17/12/49 Fulham (H) Molineux D 1-1 Pye 32,399
24/12/49 Newcastle United (A) St James' Park L 0-2 56,048
26/12/49 Aston Villa (H) Molineux L 2-3 Smyth, Swinbourne 51,986
27/12/49 Aston Villa (A) Villa Park W 4-1 Swinbourne 2, Pye, Smith 69,492
31/12/49 Blackpool (H) Molineux W 3-0 Hancocks, Mullen, Pye 51,404
14/1/50 Middlesbrough (A) Ayresome Park L 0-2 30,146
21/1/50 Everton (H) Molineux D 1-1 Wilshaw 36,414
4/2/50 Huddersfield Town (A) Leeds Road L 0-1 16,736
18/2/50 Portsmouth (H) Molineux W 1-0 McLean 46,679
25/2/50 Derby County (H) Molineux W 4-1 Pye 2, Walker 2 43,238
4/3/50 West Bromwich Albion (A) The Hawthorns D 1-1 Hancocks 60,945
11/3/50 Sunderland (H) Molineux L 1-3 Smyth 44,318
18/3/50 Liverpool (A) Anfield W 2-0 Hancocks,Swinbourne 41,126
25/3/50 Stoke City (H) Molineux W 2-1 Hancocks, Swinbourne 38,388
1/4/50 Burnley (A) Turf Moor W 1-0 Walker 36,726
8/4/50 Manchester United (H) Molineux D 1-1 Walker 54,296
10/4/50 Manchester City (A) Maine Road L 1-2 Walker 36,723
11/4/50 Manchester City (H) Molineux W 3-0 Hancocks, Pye, Swinbourne 44,735
15/4/50 Chelsea (A) Stamford Bridge D 0-0 30,254
22/4/50 Arsenal (H) Molineux W 3-0 Walker 2, Pye 53,082
29/4/50 Bolton Wanderers (A) Burnden Park W 4-2 Hancocks, Mullen, Pye, Wright 14,886
6/5/50 Birmingham City Molineux W 6-1 Mullen 2, Pye 2, Swinbourne, Walker 42,935

FA Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 January 1950 R3 Plymouth Argyle Home Park 1–1
11 January 1950 R3 Replay Plymouth Argyle Molineux Stadium 3–0
28 January 1950 R4 Sheffield United Molineux Stadium 0–0
1 February 1950 R4 Replay Sheffield United Bramall Lane 4–3
11 February 1950 R5 Blackpool Molineux Stadium 0–0
15 February 1950 R5 Replay Blackpool Bloomfield Road 0–1

Players Used
Pos. Nationality Player Football League FA Cup Total
1  [[|]] [[| ]] 0
2  [[|]] [[| ]] 0
3  [[|]] [[| ]] 0
4  [[|]] [[| ]] 0
5  [[|]] [[| ]] 0
6  [[|]] [[| ]] (Captain) 0
7  [[|]] [[| ]] 0
8  [[|]] [[| ]] 0
9  [[|]] [[| ]] 0
10  [[|]] [[| ]] 0
11  [[|]] [[| ]] 0
12  [[|]] [[| ]] 0
13  [[|]] [[| ]] 0
14  [[|]] [[| ]] 0
15  [[|]] [[| ]] 0
16  [[|]] [[| ]] 0
17  [[|]] [[| ]] 0
18  [[|]] [[| ]] 0
19  [[|]] [[| ]] 0
20  [[|]] [[| ]] 0
21  [[|]] [[| ]] 0
22  [[|]] [[| ]] 0
23  [[|]] [[| ]] 0

Top scorer
P. Nationality Player Position Football League FA Cup Total
1  [[|]]
2  [[|]]
3  [[|]]
4  [[|]]
5  [[|]]

Most appearances
P. Nationality Player Position Football League FA Cup Total
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4  [[|]]
5  [[|]]

First Division Results by round
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A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
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