1949–50 Birmingham City F.C. season


The 1949–50 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 47th in the Football League and their 28th in the First Division. They were bottom of the 22-team division by the end of August, a position which they retained for all but three weeks of the season, so were relegated to the Second Division for 1950–51. They entered the 1949–50 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost in that round to Swansea Town.
Twenty-nine players made at least one appearance in nationally organised competition, and there were nine different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Gil Merrick was ever-present in the 43-game season, and Jimmy Dailey was leading goalscorer with only nine goals, all scored in the league.

Football League First Division

DateLeague
position		OpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
20 August 194917thChelseaHL0–345,068
24 August 194913thWest Bromwich AlbionHW2–0Dailey 246,945
27 August 194920thStoke CityAL1–3Capel28,119
31 August 194922ndWest Bromwich AlbionAL0–350,365
3 September 194922ndBurnleyHL0–136,341
10 September 194922ndSunderlandAD1–1Dailey48,552
14 September 194922ndWolverhampton WanderersHD1–1Dailey46,433
17 September 194922ndLiverpoolHL2–3Brennan, Dailey37,859
24 September 194922ndArsenalAL2–4Berry 250,850
1 October 194922ndBolton WanderersHD0–033,142
8 October 194922ndPortsmouthHL0–337,944
15 October 194922ndHuddersfield TownAL0–122,872
22 October 194922ndEvertonHD0–032,209
29 October 194922ndMiddlesbroughAL0–133,214
5 November 194922ndBlackpoolHL0–234,045
12 November 194922ndNewcastle UnitedAL1–3Slater30,113
19 November 194922ndFulhamHD1–1Brennan20,168
26 November 194922ndManchester CityAL0–430,617
3 December 194922ndCharlton AthleticHW2–0Stewart, Berry28,489
10 December 194922ndAston VillaAD1–1Brennan45,008
17 December 194922ndChelseaAL0–328,672
24 December 194922ndStoke CityHW1–0Higgins28,728
26 December 194922ndDerby CountyHD2–2Capel, Stewart45,477
27 December 194922ndDerby CountyAL1–4Brennan36,459
31 December 194922ndBurnleyAD1–1Dailey25,473
14 January 195022ndSunderlandHL1–2Dailey32,095
21 January 195022ndLiverpoolAL0–237,668
4 February 195022ndArsenalHW2–1Dailey, Brennan34,031
18 February 195022ndBolton WanderersAL0–130,383
25 February 195022ndPortsmouthAL0–228,051
4 March 195022ndHuddersfield TownHW2–1Dailey, Brennan26,230
11 March 195022ndFulhamAD0–024,975
18 March 195022ndManchester CityHW1–0Brennan29,967
25 March 195021stBlackpoolAD1–1Stewart20,733
1 April 195021stNewcastle UnitedHL0–137,249
7 April 195021stManchester UnitedAW2–0Stewart, Berry48,991
8 April 195021stEvertonAD0–046,828
10 April 195021stManchester UnitedHD0–035,868
15 April 195022ndMiddlesbroughHD0–031,579
22 April 195022ndCharlton AthleticAL0–242,424
29 April 195022ndAston VillaHD2–2Trigg 224,866
6 May 195022ndWolverhampton WanderersAL1–6Trigg42,935

League table (part)

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
Third round7 January 1950Swansea TownAL0–318,990

Appearances and goals