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.

Results

Final League Table

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">Football League First Division">First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
20/8/49Fulham Craven CottageW 2-1Hancocks, Mullen43,854
24/8/49Charlton Athletic The ValleyW 3-2Forbes, Pye, Wright45,078
27/8/49Newcastle United MolineuxW 2-1Forbes, Pye50,992
29/8/49Charlton Athletic MolineuxW 2-1Smyth, Wright43,267
3/9/49Blackpool Bloomfield RoadW 2-1Mullen, Smyth31,940
10/9/49Middlesbrough MolineuxW 3-1Dunn, Hancocks, Smyth50,424
14/9/49Birmingham City St AndrewsD 1-10.G46,433
17/9/49Everton Goodison ParkW 2-1Mullen, Pye59,593
24/9/49Huddersfield Town MolineuxW 7-1Pye 3, Forbes 2, Mullen, Smyth45,559
1/10/49Portsmouth Fratton ParkD 1-1Pye50,248
8/10/49Derby CountyThe Baseball GroundW 2-1Hancocks, Mullen37,652
15/10/49West Bromwich Albion MolineuxD 1-1Pye56,661
22/10/49Manchester United Old TraffordL 0-351,427
29/10/49Chelsea MolineuxD 2-2Smyth 242,005
5/11/49Stoke City Victoria GroundL 1-2Hancocks40,111
12/11/49Burnley MolineuxD 0-040,216
19/11/49Sunderland Roker ParkL 1-3Forbes51,487
26/11/49Liverpool MolineuxD 1-1Wilshaw52,509
03/12/49Arsenal HighburyD 1-1Mullen59,766
10/12/49Bolton Wanderers MolineuxD 1-1Wilshaw30,768
17/12/49Fulham MolineuxD 1-1Pye32,399
24/12/49Newcastle United St James' ParkL 0-256,048
26/12/49Aston Villa MolineuxL 2-3Smyth, Swinbourne51,986
27/12/49Aston Villa Villa ParkW 4-1Swinbourne 2, Pye, Smith69,492
31/12/49Blackpool MolineuxW 3-0Hancocks, Mullen, Pye51,404
14/1/50Middlesbrough Ayresome ParkL 0-230,146
21/1/50Everton MolineuxD 1-1Wilshaw36,414
4/2/50Huddersfield Town Leeds RoadL 0-116,736
18/2/50Portsmouth MolineuxW 1-0McLean46,679
25/2/50Derby County MolineuxW 4-1Pye 2, Walker 243,238
4/3/50West Bromwich Albion The HawthornsD 1-1Hancocks60,945
11/3/50Sunderland MolineuxL 1-344,318
18/3/50Liverpool AnfieldW 2-0Hancocks,Swinbourne41,126
25/3/50Stoke City MolineuxW 2-1Hancocks, Swinbourne38,388
1/4/50Burnley Turf MoorW 1-0Walker36,726
8/4/50Manchester United MolineuxD 1-1Walker54,296
10/4/50Manchester City Maine RoadL 1-2Walker36,723
11/4/50Manchester City MolineuxW 3-0Hancocks, Pye, Swinbourne44,735
15/4/50Chelsea Stamford BridgeD 0-030,254
22/4/50Arsenal MolineuxW 3-0Walker 2, Pye53,082
29/4/50Bolton Wanderers Burnden ParkW 4-2Hancocks, Mullen, Pye, Wright14,886
6/5/50Birmingham CityMolineuxW 6-1Mullen 2, Pye 2, Swinbourne, Walker42,935

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First Division Results by round