1950–51 Football League

The Football League
Season 1950–51
Champions Tottenham Hotspur
Relegated New Brighton

The 19501951 season was the 52nd completed season of The Football League.

Final league tables

The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.

Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.

Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.

During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South.[2]

First Division

Football League
First Division
Season 1950–51
Champions Tottenham Hotspur (1st English title)
Relegated Sheffield Wednesday, Everton
FA Cup winners Newcastle United (4th FA Cup title)
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,413 (3.06 per match)
Top goalscorer Stan Mortensen (Blackpool), 30 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Tottenham Hotspur4217225421885282382441.864+3860
2 Manchester United 42144342161047322474401.850+3456
3 Blackpool 4212634319849363479531.491+2650
4 Newcastle United 4210653622876263162531.170+949
5 Arsenal 4211554728849262873561.304+1747
6 Middlesbrough 42127251256411254076651.169+1147
7 Portsmouth 4281033930858323871681.044+347
8 Bolton Wanderers 4211283120858334164611.049+345
9 Liverpool 42115528255610253453590.898–643
10 Burnley 429752716579212748431.116+542
11 Derby County 42105653336312284281751.080+640
12 Sunderland 4289430214710335263730.863–1040
13 Stoke City 4210562819399224050590.847–940
14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4293944306510303174611.213+1338
15 Aston Villa 4296639293711273966680.971–237
16 West Bromwich Albion 4274103027678233453610.869–837
17 Charlton Athletic 4294835315511284963800.787–1737
18 Fulham 4285835375610173152680.765–1637
19 Huddersfield Town 4284940407212245264920.696–2836
20 Chelsea 4294831253414224053650.815–1232
21 Sheffield Wednesday 4296643323216215164830.771–1932
22 Everton 4275926355313225148860.558–3832

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

Key
League Champions
FA Cup winners
Relegated

Results

Home ╲ Away ARS AST BLPBOLBURCHACHEDEREVEFULHUDLIVMUNMIDNEWPORSHWSTKSUNTOTWBAWOL
Arsenal 21 44 11 01 25 00 31 21 51 62 12 30 31 00 01 30 03 51 22 30 21
Aston Villa 11 03 01 32 00 42 11 33 30 01 11 13 01 30 33 21 62 31 23 20 10
Blackpool 01 11 20 12 00 32 31 40 40 31 30 11 21 22 30 32 30 22 01 21 11
Bolton Wanderers 30 10 12 11 30 10 30 20 01 40 21 10 02 02 40 01 11 12 14 02 21
Burnley 01 20 00 20 51 21 10 11 02 01 11 12 31 11 11 10 11 11 20 01 20
Charlton Athletic 13 22 23 43 00 12 12 21 00 32 10 12 30 13 01 21 20 30 11 23 32
Chelsea 01 11 02 40 02 23 12 21 20 12 10 10 11 31 14 40 11 30 02 11 21
Derby County 42 42 41 22 11 50 10 01 32 30 12 24 60 12 23 41 11 65 11 11 12
Everton 11 12 02 11 10 00 30 12 10 32 13 14 32 31 15 00 03 31 12 03 11
Fulham 32 21 22 01 41 13 12 35 15 11 21 22 20 11 14 42 20 11 01 01 21
Huddersfield Town 22 42 21 04 31 11 21 20 12 12 22 23 23 00 21 34 31 34 32 12 12
Liverpool 13 00 10 33 10 10 10 10 02 20 14 21 00 24 21 21 00 40 21 11 14
Manchester United 31 00 10 23 11 30 41 20 30 10 60 10 10 12 00 31 00 35 21 30 21
Middlesbrough 21 21 43 11 33 73 30 11 40 11 80 11 12 21 31 21 10 11 11 21 12
Newcastle United 21 01 42 01 21 32 31 31 11 12 60 11 02 10 00 20 31 22 01 11 11
Portsmouth 11 33 20 21 21 33 13 22 63 10 10 13 00 11 00 41 51 00 11 22 14
Sheffield Wednesday 02 32 31 34 01 12 22 43 60 22 32 41 04 01 00 21 11 30 11 30 22
Stoke City 10 10 10 21 00 20 21 41 20 11 01 23 20 20 12 12 11 24 00 11 01
Sunderland 02 33 02 12 11 42 11 10 40 01 00 21 21 21 21 00 51 11 00 11 00
Tottenham Hotspur 10 32 14 42 10 10 21 21 30 21 02 31 10 33 70 51 10 61 11 50 21
West Bromwich Albion 20 20 13 01 21 30 11 12 01 00 02 11 01 23 12 50 13 11 31 12 32
Wolverhampton Wanderers 01 23 11 71 01 23 21 23 40 11 31 20 00 34 01 23 40 23 21 21 31

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1950–1951

Second Division

Football League
Second Division
Season 1950–51
Champions Preston North End (3rd title)
Promoted Manchester City
Relegated Chesterfield,
Grimsby Town
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,469 (3.18 per match)
Top goalscorer Cec McCormack (Barnsley), 33 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Preston North End42163253181029383191491.857+4257
2 Manchester City 4212635325786363689611.459+2852
3 Cardiff City 4213713620498172553451.178+850
4 Birmingham City 42126337208310273364531.208+1149
5 Leeds United 42144336176411273863551.145+848
6 Blackburn Rovers 42133539276510263965660.985–146
7 Coventry City 42153351254413243475591.271+1645
8 Sheffield United 4211464427588283572621.161+1044
9 Brentford 42133544255511314975741.014+144
10 Hull City 42125447284611274274701.057+443
11 Doncaster Rovers 429663732678273664680.941–443
12 Southampton 42109238275412284666730.904–743
13 West Ham United 42105644336510243668690.986–142
14 Leicester City 4210474228579263068581.172+1041
15 Barnsley 4295742226510324674681.088+640
16 Queens Park Rangers 42135347252514245771820.866–1140
17 Notts County 427773734669242661601.017+139
18 Swansea Town 42141634252316205254770.701–2336
19 Luton Town 4279534232514234757700.814–1332
20 Bury 4294833273414275960860.698–2632
21 Chesterfield 4277730282514144144690.638–2530
22 Grimsby Town 4268737382415245761950.642–3428

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

Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Relegated

Results

Home ╲ Away BAR BIR BLBBREBRYCARCHFCOVDONGRIHULLEELEILUTMCINTCPNEQPRSHUSOUSWAWHU
Barnsley 02 30 23 23 00 00 30 01 31 42 12 00 61 11 20 41 70 11 12 10 12
Birmingham 20 32 11 33 00 21 11 02 11 21 01 20 30 10 14 10 11 30 20 50 31
Blackburn Rovers 34 23 32 24 20 11 10 42 20 22 21 10 10 41 00 21 21 02 10 30 13
Brentford 02 21 32 40 40 40 04 11 51 21 12 00 10 20 13 24 21 31 40 21 11
Bury 03 41 13 21 12 22 10 31 23 02 01 23 41 20 00 31 01 11 10 11 30
Cardiff City 11 21 10 11 22 10 21 00 52 21 10 22 21 11 20 02 42 20 22 10 21
Chesterfield 12 11 41 22 30 03 11 14 22 00 10 10 11 12 00 20 31 02 23 31 12
Coventry City 33 31 61 33 52 21 10 31 10 41 10 21 41 02 12 10 30 23 22 31 10
Doncaster Rovers 32 01 01 03 11 00 12 21 31 24 44 22 52 43 32 20 02 11 00 10 30
Grimsby Town 31 11 11 72 21 00 12 12 10 11 22 02 02 44 14 04 22 22 42 42 01
Hull City 33 32 22 30 40 20 21 02 12 21 20 13 53 33 10 00 51 11 41 21 12
Leeds United 22 30 01 10 11 20 20 10 31 10 30 21 21 11 01 03 22 10 53 20 20
Leicester City 12 13 20 12 40 11 10 30 20 00 40 15 31 12 11 23 62 22 31 23 10
Luton Town 11 11 11 20 42 11 30 11 31 40 12 23 02 22 11 12 20 00 01 31 11
Manchester City 60 31 10 40 51 21 51 10 33 22 00 41 11 11 00 03 52 53 23 12 20
Notts County 21 01 11 23 42 12 10 02 12 32 22 00 23 22 00 13 33 30 22 32 41
Preston North End 70 10 30 42 20 11 41 11 61 20 10 20 32 10 24 31 10 11 32 51 01
Queens Park Rangers 21 20 31 11 32 32 11 31 12 71 31 30 30 11 12 10 14 21 20 11 33
Sheffield United 02 32 03 51 30 12 41 20 00 42 31 22 21 21 00 12 23 20 12 61 11
Southampton 10 02 11 21 10 11 11 54 11 51 23 20 22 11 21 10 33 22 10 21 22
Swansea Town 10 01 12 21 20 10 20 21 22 13 10 42 21 02 23 21 21 10 12 21 32
West Ham United 42 12 23 12 23 00 20 32 00 21 33 31 00 21 24 42 20 41 35 30 11

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1950–1951

Third Division North

Football League
Third Division North
Season 1950–51
Champions Rotherham United (1st title)
Failed re-election New Brighton
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1,608 (2.91 per match)
Top goalscorer Jack Shaw (Rotherham United), 37 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Rotherham United461634551615624825103412.512+6271
2 Mansfield Town 4617605419968242978481.625+3064
3 Carlisle United 4618414417788353379501.580+2962
4 Tranmere Rovers 4615535126968323683621.339+2159
5 Lincoln City 4618146223779273589581.534+3158
6 Bradford Park Avenue 46153546238510444990721.250+1854
7 Bradford City 4613465530869353390631.429+2752
8 Gateshead 46171560214712244184621.355+2250
9 Crewe Alexandra 46115738268510233461601.017+148
10 Stockport County 46153545265513183763631.000±048
11 Rochdale 46116638186512314469621.113+745
12 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 46101213293614264858571.018+144
13 Chester 46116642306314203462640.969–243
14 Wrexham 46126537283614184355710.775–1642
15 Oldham Athletic 46105847366314263773731.000±040
16 Hartlepools United 4614545526221994064660.970–239
17 York City 46712437245315295366770.857–1139
18 Darlington 46108535293515244859770.766–1839
19 Barrow 46123838274316134951760.671–2538
20 Shrewsbury Town 46113928304415154443740.581–3137
21 Southport 46941029254613274756720.778–1636
22 Halifax Town 46116636240617144550690.725–1934
23 Accrington Stanley 461049282916161472421010.416–5932
24 New Brighton 46761022324217185840900.444–5030

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

Key
Division Champions, promoted
New club in the league
Re-elected
Failed re-election

Results

Home ╲ Away ACC BRW BRABPACRLCHECREDARGATHALHARLINMANNWBOLDROCROTSCUSHRSOUSTPTRAWREYOR
Accrington Stanley 10 02 33 04 12 10 10 22 10 20 31 02 11 12 12 02 00 20 31 23 02 10 20
Barrow 40 13 23 12 20 01 03 11 20 30 31 23 11 21 43 02 10 00 31 10 12 20 20
Bradford City 70 51 41 24 01 11 03 22 20 31 00 23 30 10 21 34 20 10 30 01 22 53 52
Bradford Park Avenue 30 50 31 02 20 11 21 20 21 11 21 10 21 31 01 04 22 24 20 30 41 01 40
Carlisle United 31 11 21 10 21 21 21 30 10 10 20 20 10 10 40 00 31 22 31 22 31 02 32
Chester 22 12 22 20 11 11 31 22 21 21 21 01 31 31 13 12 41 31 02 30 13 00 31
Crewe Alexandra 30 20 11 24 11 30 50 01 00 31 04 20 20 21 31 12 20 12 10 02 11 11 24
Darlington 30 11 21 14 10 00 20 42 20 01 11 12 53 00 02 22 32 21 11 21 11 11 03
Gateshead 70 10 20 50 43 21 40 52 50 01 12 13 40 32 41 03 10 30 13 20 20 00 30
Halifax Town 22 00 12 22 10 31 10 22 10 10 41 01 02 30 11 12 33 31 40 10 01 10 13
Hartlepool 10 61 11 31 33 12 02 61 30 52 22 11 01 01 00 31 42 10 32 20 21 41 41
Lincoln City 91 30 14 13 11 21 41 30 21 31 10 30 30 20 42 02 21 50 12 60 21 21 21
Mansfield Town 50 40 11 32 21 21 41 21 21 31 10 11 40 31 10 11 11 40 22 21 21 11 31
New Brighton 11 12 06 33 01 10 02 22 01 10 10 01 01 20 15 24 12 00 10 10 11 30 00
Oldham Athletic 21 01 22 23 11 10 02 20 23 20 51 00 20 31 20 45 34 21 40 13 34 22 22
Rochdale 31 10 40 12 41 23 11 00 20 00 31 30 00 10 01 02 20 50 11 11 23 20 01
Rotherham United 62 30 10 21 30 00 23 01 12 20 21 30 30 50 31 30 41 20 11 00 12 50 31
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 30 10 00 11 11 20 11 20 21 22 00 11 00 60 10 30 00 00 00 30 11 20 01
Shrewsbury Town 01 10 20 10 03 10 01 22 10 20 10 12 11 42 22 02 12 31 15 03 12 21 10
Southport 30 41 01 24 10 01 20 10 10 11 30 02 01 01 14 11 01 22 12 20 01 31 11
Stockport County 00 41 31 21 12 03 30 10 52 21 20 20 31 40 14 22 13 12 20 32 00 21 10
Tranmere 11 30 31 22 22 31 30 32 22 32 10 01 21 43 10 21 21 10 01 40 11 12 72
Wrexham 11 10 03 31 21 20 02 31 00 22 10 23 22 01 02 31 00 31 10 33 20 21 43
York City 30 02 12 13 11 22 12 11 11 00 30 22 11 20 22 22 33 00 20 20 00 40 30

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Third Division South

Football League
Third Division South
Season 1950–51
Champions Nottingham Forest (1st title)
Failed re-election none
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1,623 (2.94 per match)
Top goalscorer Wally Ardron (Nottingham Forest), 36 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Nottingham Forest461661571714455323110402.750+7070
2 Norwich City 4616614214986403182451.822+3764
3 Reading 4615625717698313688531.660+3557
4 Plymouth Argyle 46165254198411313685551.545+3057
5 Millwall 46156252238411283480571.404+2356
6 Bristol Rovers 46157146185810182464421.524+2255
7 Southend United 46154464276611284292691.333+2352
8 Ipswich Town 46154448248213213469581.190+1152
9 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 46175149165216164165571.140+851
10 Bristol City 46154441255711233464591.085+551
11 Newport County 46134648256512294577701.100+747
12 Port Vale 46136435243713254160650.923–545
13 Brighton & Hove Albion 46118451312912204871790.899–843
14 Exeter City 46114833307214295562850.729–2342
15 Walsall 46124732203614204252620.839–1040
16 Colchester United 46125643252714205163760.829–1340
17 Swindon Town 46154438173020175055670.821–1240
18 Aldershot 46118437204217196856880.636–3240
19 Leyton Orient 46132836282615174753750.707–2238
20 Torquay United 46132847391715174264810.790–1737
21 Northampton Town 4689639302714163755670.821–1236
22 Gillingham 461076413032182871691010.683–3235
23 Watford 46851029281616256054880.614–3429
24 Crystal Palace 46651218392615154533840.393–5127

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

Key
Division Champions, promoted
New club in the league
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)

Results

Home ╲ Away ALD BOU BHABRIBROCOLCRYEXEGILIPSLEYMILNPCNORNORNOTPLYPTVREASTDSWITORWALWAT
Aldershot 01 00 00 11 20 30 42 24 01 31 21 31 30 11 10 22 20 11 22 01 10 30 11
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 40 22 10 20 20 50 11 31 21 50 10 20 10 00 32 02 31 10 31 21 00 31 33
Brighton & Hove Albion 12 21 11 22 31 10 41 22 40 30 23 91 51 11 12 06 22 11 21 10 22 10 11
Bristol City 11 20 20 10 02 20 31 20 21 41 21 21 10 22 03 10 31 33 03 20 02 33 30
Bristol Rovers 30 20 32 21 11 11 31 30 11 21 10 10 11 33 02 31 20 40 41 10 11 11 30
Colchester United 10 41 41 11 00 10 01 42 23 10 30 11 21 23 02 30 11 11 13 41 31 01 41
Crystal Palace 02 01 02 10 10 13 01 43 13 11 11 11 00 05 16 01 02 03 02 20 21 10 11
Exeter City 30 21 42 10 02 50 12 12 20 00 01 22 10 12 05 32 03 13 10 10 00 10 33
Gillingham 30 22 11 12 10 00 00 94 01 10 43 01 31 22 14 12 11 03 00 21 20 41 31
Ipswich Town 52 10 30 20 23 30 11 10 51 22 21 21 11 01 13 20 22 02 10 41 31 31 21
Leyton Orient 10 20 21 02 10 11 20 13 40 20 02 03 10 31 04 12 23 20 11 21 51 21 12
Millwall 10 30 11 53 10 20 10 50 43 40 31 24 21 11 11 11 22 13 11 10 41 20 40
Newport County 70 10 30 01 21 20 24 03 10 12 00 23 22 11 02 20 21 50 61 21 21 30 22
Northampton Town 10 01 00 22 11 21 20 41 41 21 33 12 14 12 22 13 11 11 11 12 10 11 60
Norwich City 22 30 11 00 20 11 31 30 20 13 31 21 21 00 20 10 20 21 30 20 11 10 31
Nottingham Forest 70 10 40 00 21 00 10 22 92 00 01 20 21 22 42 41 21 11 30 21 31 40 21
Plymouth Argyle 51 31 33 20 00 71 40 01 20 21 21 22 11 41 21 02 10 20 20 51 10 11 31
Port Vale 31 31 01 13 00 11 22 20 43 10 31 01 10 03 21 11 20 00 31 21 10 11 21
Reading 71 00 70 42 00 32 11 42 11 20 40 11 50 20 31 02 40 30 02 31 00 21 10
Southend 42 61 31 11 11 42 52 51 40 10 01 03 30 30 02 32 10 11 33 82 30 01 51
Swindon Town 40 21 00 10 12 11 20 10 20 20 20 01 20 10 10 23 12 21 11 41 21 11 32
Torquay United 12 02 31 41 12 41 41 20 12 01 21 21 34 11 15 32 13 32 21 22 10 32 32
Walsall 31 01 10 31 12 42 00 02 21 20 11 40 00 10 01 02 11 20 12 12 10 31 10
Watford 12 21 11 12 10 20 10 12 50 02 20 00 02 01 02 11 11 20 31 13 12 22 13

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams 1950–1951

See also

References

  1. "England 1950-51". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. 1 2 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
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