1950β51 in English football
The 1950β51 season was the 71st season of competitive football in England.
Overview
Tottenham Hotspur won their first League Championship, while Newcastle United defeated Blackpool 2β0 to win their fourth FA Cup. They would win it twice more over the next four seasons.
The league was expanded from 88 to 92 clubs for this season, with Scunthorpe United and Shrewsbury Town joining the Third Division North, and Colchester United join the Third Division South along with Gillingham who were re-elected to the league 12 years after being voted out of it.
Sunderland signed Trevor Ford from Aston Villa for the then record fee of Β£30,000 (2012: Β£900,000).[1]
At the end of the season, Matt Busby signed Birmingham City winger Johnny Berry for Manchester United for a club record fee of Β£25,000.
Honours
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
FA Cup
Newcastle United defeated Blackpool 2β0 in the 1951 FA Cup Final.
Football League
First Division
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GAvg |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 82 | 44 | 1.864 | 60 | |
2 | Manchester United | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 74 | 40 | 1.85 | 56 | |
3 | Blackpool | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 79 | 53 | 1.491 | 50 | |
4 | Newcastle United | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 62 | 53 | 1.17 | 49 | |
5 | Arsenal | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 73 | 56 | 1.304 | 47 | |
6 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 76 | 65 | 1.169 | 47 | |
7 | Portsmouth | 42 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 71 | 68 | 1.044 | 47 | |
8 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 64 | 61 | 1.049 | 45 | |
9 | Liverpool | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 53 | 59 | 0.898 | 43 | |
10 | Burnley | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 48 | 43 | 1.116 | 42 | |
11 | Derby County | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 81 | 75 | 1.08 | 40 | |
12 | Sunderland | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 63 | 73 | 0.863 | 40 | |
13 | Stoke City | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 59 | 0.847 | 40 | |
14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 74 | 61 | 1.213 | 38 | |
15 | Aston Villa | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 66 | 68 | 0.971 | 37 | |
16 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 53 | 61 | 0.869 | 37 | |
17 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 63 | 80 | 0.788 | 37 | |
18 | Fulham | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 52 | 68 | 0.765 | 37 | |
19 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 64 | 92 | 0.696 | 36 | |
20 | Chelsea | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 53 | 65 | 0.815 | 32 | |
21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 64 | 83 | 0.771 | 32 | Relegated to the Second Division |
22 | Everton | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 48 | 86 | 0.558 | 32 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Second Division
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GAvg |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Preston North End | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 91 | 49 | 1.857 | 57 | Promoted to the First Division |
2 | Manchester City | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 89 | 61 | 1.459 | 52 | |
3 | Cardiff City | 42 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 53 | 45 | 1.178 | 50 | |
4 | Birmingham City | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 53 | 1.208 | 49 | |
5 | Leeds United | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 63 | 55 | 1.145 | 48 | |
6 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 65 | 66 | 0.985 | 46 | |
7 | Coventry City | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 75 | 59 | 1.271 | 45 | |
8 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 72 | 62 | 1.161 | 44 | |
9 | Brentford | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 75 | 74 | 1.014 | 44 | |
10 | Hull City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 74 | 70 | 1.057 | 43 | |
11 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 64 | 68 | 0.941 | 43 | |
12 | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 66 | 73 | 0.904 | 43 | |
13 | West Ham United | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 68 | 69 | 0.986 | 42 | |
14 | Leicester City | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 68 | 58 | 1.172 | 41 | |
15 | Barnsley | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 74 | 68 | 1.088 | 40 | |
16 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 71 | 82 | 0.866 | 40 | |
17 | Notts County | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 61 | 60 | 1.017 | 39 | |
18 | Swansea Town | 42 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 54 | 77 | 0.701 | 36 | |
19 | Luton Town | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 57 | 70 | 0.814 | 32 | |
20 | Bury | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 60 | 86 | 0.698 | 32 | |
21 | Chesterfield | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 69 | 0.638 | 30 | Relegated to the Third Division North |
22 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 61 | 95 | 0.642 | 28 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Third Division North
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GAvg |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rotherham United | 46 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 103 | 41 | 2.512 | 71 | Promoted to the Second Division |
2 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 78 | 48 | 1.625 | 64 | |
3 | Carlisle United | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 79 | 50 | 1.58 | 62 | |
4 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 83 | 62 | 1.339 | 59 | |
5 | Lincoln City | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 89 | 58 | 1.534 | 58 | |
6 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 90 | 72 | 1.25 | 54 | |
7 | Bradford City | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 90 | 63 | 1.429 | 52 | |
8 | Gateshead | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 84 | 62 | 1.355 | 50 | |
9 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 61 | 60 | 1.017 | 48 | |
10 | Stockport County | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 63 | 63 | 1 | 48 | |
11 | Rochdale | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 69 | 62 | 1.113 | 45 | |
12 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 46 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 58 | 57 | 1.018 | 44 | |
13 | Chester | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 62 | 64 | 0.969 | 43 | |
14 | Wrexham | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 55 | 71 | 0.775 | 42 | |
15 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 73 | 73 | 1 | 40 | |
16 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 64 | 66 | 0.97 | 39 | |
17 | York City | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 66 | 77 | 0.857 | 39 | |
18 | Darlington | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 59 | 77 | 0.766 | 39 | |
19 | Barrow | 46 | 16 | 6 | 24 | 51 | 76 | 0.671 | 38 | |
20 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 43 | 74 | 0.581 | 37 | Transferred to the Third Division South |
21 | Southport | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 56 | 72 | 0.778 | 36 | |
22 | Halifax Town | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 50 | 69 | 0.725 | 34 | |
23 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 42 | 101 | 0.416 | 32 | Re-elected |
24 | New Brighton | 46 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 40 | 90 | 0.444 | 30 | Not re-elected |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Third Division South
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GAvg |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 110 | 40 | 2.75 | 70 | Promoted to the Second Division |
2 | Norwich City | 46 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 82 | 45 | 1.822 | 64 | |
3 | Reading | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 88 | 53 | 1.66 | 57 | |
4 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 85 | 55 | 1.545 | 57 | |
5 | Millwall | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 80 | 57 | 1.404 | 56 | |
6 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 64 | 42 | 1.524 | 55 | |
7 | Southend United | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 92 | 69 | 1.333 | 52 | |
8 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 69 | 58 | 1.19 | 52 | |
9 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 65 | 57 | 1.14 | 51 | |
10 | Bristol City | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 59 | 1.085 | 51 | |
11 | Newport County | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 77 | 70 | 1.1 | 47 | |
12 | Port Vale | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 60 | 65 | 0.923 | 45 | |
13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 71 | 79 | 0.899 | 43 | |
14 | Exeter City | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 62 | 85 | 0.729 | 42 | |
15 | Walsall | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 52 | 62 | 0.839 | 40 | |
16 | Colchester United | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 63 | 76 | 0.829 | 40 | |
17 | Swindon Town | 46 | 18 | 4 | 24 | 55 | 67 | 0.821 | 40 | |
18 | Aldershot | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 56 | 88 | 0.636 | 40 | |
19 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 53 | 75 | 0.707 | 38 | |
20 | Torquay United | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 64 | 81 | 0.79 | 37 | |
21 | Northampton Town | 46 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 55 | 67 | 0.821 | 36 | |
22 | Gillingham | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 69 | 101 | 0.683 | 35 | |
23 | Watford | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 54 | 88 | 0.614 | 29 | Re-elected |
24 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 33 | 84 | 0.393 | 27 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Top goalscorers
First Division
- Stan Mortensen (Blackpool) β 30 goals[2]
Second Division
- Cec McCormack (Barnsley) β 33 goals[2]
Third Division North
- Jack Shaw (Rotherham United) β 37 goals[3]
Third Division South
- [[[Wally Ardron]] (Nottingham Forest) β 36 goals[3]
References
- β Huw Richards, βFord, Trevor (1923β2003)β, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Jan 2007; online edn, Jan 2010
- 1 2 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
- 1 2 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2017-06-04.