1949–50 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

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)

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[edit]

Final League Table[edit]

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[edit]

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
20 August 1949 Fulham (A) Craven Cottage W 2–1 Hancocks, Mullen 43,854
24 August 1949 Charlton Athletic (A) The Valley W 3–2 Forbes, Pye, Wright 45,078
27 August 1949 Newcastle United (H) Molineux W 2–1 Forbes, Pye 50,992
29 August 1949 Charlton Athletic (H) Molineux W 2–1 Smyth, Wright 43,267
3 September 1949 Blackpool (A) Bloomfield Road W 2–1 Mullen, Smyth 31,940
10 September 1949 Middlesbrough (H) Molineux W 3–1 Dunn, Hancocks, Smyth 50,424
14 September 1949 Birmingham City (A) St Andrews D 1–1 0.G 46,433
17 September 1949 Everton (A) Goodison Park W 2–1 Mullen, Pye 59,593
24 September 1949 Huddersfield Town (H) Molineux W 7–1 Pye 3, Forbes 2, Mullen, Smyth 45,559
1 October 1949 Portsmouth (A) Fratton Park D 1–1 Pye 50,248
8 October 1949 Derby County The Baseball Ground W 2–1 Hancocks, Mullen 37,652
15 October 1949 West Bromwich Albion (H) Molineux D 1–1 Pye 56,661
22 October 1949 Manchester United (A) Old Trafford L 0–3 51,427
29 October 1949 Chelsea (H) Molineux D 2–2 Smyth 2 42,005
5 November 1949 Stoke City (A) Victoria Ground L 1–2 Hancocks 40,111
12 November 1949 Burnley (H) Molineux D 0–0 40,216
19 November 1949 Sunderland (A) Roker Park L 1–3 Forbes 51,487
26 November 1949 Liverpool (H) Molineux D 1–1 Wilshaw 52,509
3 December 1949 Arsenal (A) Highbury D 1–1 Mullen 59,766
10 December 1949 Bolton Wanderers (H) Molineux D 1–1 Wilshaw 30,768
17 December 1949 Fulham (H) Molineux D 1–1 Pye 32,399
24 December 1949 Newcastle United (A) St James' Park L 0–2 56,048
26 December 1949 Aston Villa (H) Molineux L 2–3 Smyth, Swinbourne 51,986
27 December 1949 Aston Villa (A) Villa Park W 4–1 Swinbourne 2, Pye, Smith 69,492
31 December 1949 Blackpool (H) Molineux W 3–0 Hancocks, Mullen, Pye 51,404
14 January 1950 Middlesbrough (A) Ayresome Park L 0–2 30,146
21 January 1950 Everton (H) Molineux D 1–1 Wilshaw 36,414
4 February 1950 Huddersfield Town (A) Leeds Road L 0–1 16,736
18 February 1950 Portsmouth (H) Molineux W 1–0 McLean 46,679
25 February 1950 Derby County (H) Molineux W 4–1 Pye 2, Walker 2 43,238
4 March 1950 West Bromwich Albion (A) The Hawthorns D 1–1 Hancocks 60,945
11 March 1950 Sunderland (H) Molineux L 1–3 Smyth 44,318
18 March 1950 Liverpool (A) Anfield W 2–0 Hancocks,Swinbourne 41,126
25 March 1950 Stoke City (H) Molineux W 2–1 Hancocks, Swinbourne 38,388
1 April 1950 Burnley (A) Turf Moor W 1–0 Walker 36,726
8 April 1950 Manchester United (H) Molineux D 1–1 Walker 54,296
10 April 1950 Manchester City (A) Maine Road L 1–2 Walker 36,723
11 April 1950 Manchester City (H) Molineux W 3–0 Hancocks, Pye, Swinbourne 44,735
15 April 1950 Chelsea (A) Stamford Bridge D 0–0 30,254
22 April 1950 Arsenal (H) Molineux W 3–0 Walker 2, Pye 53,082
29 April 1950 Bolton Wanderers (A) Burnden Park W 4–2 Hancocks, Mullen, Pye, Wright 14,886
6 May 1950 Birmingham City Molineux W 6–1 Mullen 2, Pye 2, Swinbourne, Walker 42,935

FA Cup[edit]

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
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