English League Tables

1948/49 Tables◄ 1949/50 Tables ►1950/51 Tables

Football League First Division  1949/50

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Portsmouth 42 22 9 11 74 38 1.947 53 Champions
2nd  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 20 13 9 76 49 1.551 53 Runners Up 
3rd  Sunderland 42 21 10 11 83 62 1.339 52 -
4th  Manchester United 42 18 14 10 69 44 1.568 50 -
5th  Newcastle United 42 19 12 11 77 55 1.400 50 -
6th  Arsenal 42 19 11 12 79 55 1.436 49 -
7th  Blackpool 42 17 15 10 46 35 1.314 49 -
8th  Liverpool 42 17 14 11 64 54 1.185 48 -
9th  Middlesbrough 42 20 7 15 59 48 1.229 47 -
10th  Burnley 42 16 13 13 40 40 1.000 45 -
11th  Derby County 42 17 10 15 69 61 1.131 44 -
12th  Aston Villa 42 15 12 15 61 61 1.000 42 -
13th  Chelsea 42 12 16 14 58 65 0.892 40 -
14th  West Bromwich Albion 42 14 12 16 47 53 0.887 40 -
15th  Huddersfield Town 42 14 9 19 52 73 0.712 37 -
16th  Bolton Wanderers 42 10 14 18 45 59 0.763 34 -
17th  Fulham 42 10 14 18 41 54 0.759 34 -
18th  Everton 42 10 14 18 42 66 0.636 34 -
19th  Stoke City 42 11 12 19 45 75 0.600 34 -
20th  Charlton Athletic 42 13 6 23 53 65 0.815 32 -
21st  Manchester City 42 8 13 21 36 68 0.529 29 ▼Relegated
22nd  Birmingham City 42 7 14 21 31 67 0.463 28 ▼Relegated

Football League Second Division  1949/50

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Tottenham Hotspur 42 27 7 8 81 35 2.314 61 ▲Champions
2nd  Sheffield Wednesday 42 18 16 8 67 48 1.396 52 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Sheffield United 42 19 14 9 68 49 1.388 52 -
4th  Southampton 42 19 14 9 64 48 1.333 52 -
5th  Leeds United 42 17 13 12 54 45 1.200 47 -
6th  Preston North End 42 18 9 15 60 49 1.224 45 -
7th  Hull City 42 17 11 14 64 72 0.889 45 -
8th  Swansea Town 42 17 9 16 53 49 1.082 43 -
9th  Brentford 42 15 13 14 44 49 0.898 43 -
10th  Cardiff City 42 16 10 16 41 44 0.932 42 -
11th  Grimsby Town 42 16 8 18 74 73 1.014 40 -
12th  Coventry City 42 13 13 16 55 55 1.000 39 -
13th  Barnsley 42 13 13 16 64 67 0.955 39 -
14th  Chesterfield 42 15 9 18 43 47 0.915 39 -
15th  Leicester City 42 12 15 15 55 65 0.846 39 -
16th  Blackburn Rovers 42 14 10 18 55 60 0.917 38 -
17th  Luton Town 42 10 18 14 41 51 0.804 38 -
18th  Bury 42 14 9 19 60 65 0.923 37 -
19th  West Ham United 42 12 12 18 53 61 0.869 36 -
20th  Queens Park Rangers 42 11 12 19 40 57 0.702 34 -
21st  Plymouth Argyle 42 8 16 18 44 65 0.677 32 ▼Relegated
22nd  Bradford Park Avenue 42 10 11 21 51 77 0.662 31 ▼Relegated

Football League Third Division North  1949/50

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Doncaster Rovers 42 19 17 6 66 38 1.737 55 ▲Champions
2nd  Gateshead 42 23 7 12 87 54 1.611 53 Runners Up
3rd  Rochdale 42 21 9 12 68 41 1.659 51 -
4th  Lincoln City 42 21 9 12 60 39 1.538 51 -
5th  Tranmere Rovers 42 19 11 12 51 48 1.063 49 -
6th  Rotherham United 42 19 10 13 80 59 1.356 48 -
7th  Crewe Alexandra 42 17 14 11 68 55 1.236 48 -
8th  Mansfield Town 42 18 12 12 66 54 1.222 48 -
9th  Carlisle United 42 16 15 11 68 51 1.333 47 -
10th  Stockport County 42 19 7 16 55 52 1.058 45 -
11th  Oldham Athletic 42 16 11 15 58 63 0.921 43 -
12th  Chester 42 17 6 19 70 79 0.886 40 -
13th  Accrington Stanley 42 16 7 19 57 62 0.919 39 -
14th  New Brighton 42 14 10 18 45 63 0.714 38 -
15th  Barrow 42 14 9 19 47 53 0.887 37 -
16th  Southport 42 12 13 17 51 71 0.718 37 -
17th  Darlington 42 11 13 18 56 69 0.812 35 -
18th  Hartlepools United 42 14 5 23 52 79 0.658 33 -
19th  Bradford City 42 12 8 22 61 76 0.803 32 -
20th  Wrexham 42 10 12 20 39 54 0.722 32 -
21st  Halifax Town 42 12 8 22 58 85 0.682 32 Re Elected
22nd  York City 42 9 13 20 52 70 0.743 31 Re Elected

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Election for League Membership
Halifax and York were re-elected without a vote. Two clubs were added to each of the Third Divisions and the voting process was devoted to deciding on the clubs who were to join the League.
Votes Club End Result
30 Shrewsbury Town ▲Elected to the League
19 Wigan Athletic Went to Second Vote
19 Workington Went to Second Vote
17 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United Went to Second Vote
11 Nelson Went to Second Vote
1 Northwich Victoria Not Elected to the League
1 South Liverpool Not Elected to the League
0 Ashington Not Elected to the League
0 North Shields Not Elected to the League

Second Vote

Election for League Membership
Votes Club End Result
15 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United Went to Third Vote
15 Wigan Athletic Went to Third Vote
14 Workington Went to Third Vote
5 Nelson Not Elected to the League

Third Vote

Election for League Membership
Votes Club End Result
30 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United ▲ Elected to the League
18 Wigan Athletic Not Elected to the League
1 Workington Not Elected to the League

Football League Third Division South  1949/50

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Notts County 42 25 8 9 95 50 1.900 58 ▲Champions
2nd  Northampton Town 42 20 11 11 72 50 1.440 51 Runners Up
3rd  Southend United 42 19 13 10 66 48 1.375 51 -
4th  Nottingham Forest 42 20 9 13 67 39 1.718 49 -
5th  Torquay United 42 19 10 13 66 63 1.048 48 -
6th  Watford 42 16 13 13 45 35 1.286 45 -
7th  Crystal Palace 42 15 14 13 55 54 1.019 44 -
8th  Brighton & Hove Albion 42 16 12 14 57 69 0.826 44 -
9th  Bristol Rovers 42 19 5 18 51 51 1.000 43 -
10th  Reading 42 17 8 17 70 64 1.094 42 -
11th  Norwich City 42 16 10 16 65 63 1.032 42 -
12th  Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic 42 16 10 16 57 56 1.018 42 -
13th  Port Vale 42 15 11 16 47 42 1.119 41 -
14th  Swindon Town 42 15 11 16 59 62 0.952 41 -
15th  Bristol City 42 15 10 17 60 61 0.984 40 -
16th  Exeter City 42 14 11 17 63 75 0.840 39 -
17th  Ipswich Town 42 12 11 19 57 86 0.663 35 -
18th  Leyton Orient 42 12 11 19 53 85 0.624 35 -
19th  Walsall 42 9 16 17 61 62 0.984 34 -
20th  Aldershot 42 13 8 21 48 60 0.800 34 -
21st  Newport County 42 13 8 21 67 98 0.684 34 Re Elected
22nd  Millwall 42 14 4 24 55 63 0.873 32 Re Elected

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Election for League Membership
Newport County & Millwall were re-elected without a vote. Two clubs were added to each of the Third Divisions and the voting process was devoted to deciding on the clubs who were to join the League.
Votes Club End Result
44 Gillingham ▲Elected to the League
28 Colchester United ▲Elected to the League
11 Worcester City Not Elected to the League
8 Chelmsford City Not Elected to the League
5 Peterborough United Not Elected to the League
1 Merthyr Tydfil Not Elected to the League
1 Yeovil Town Not Elected to the League
0 LIanelly Not Elected to the League
0 Cradley Heath Not Elected to the League
0 Nuneaton Borough Not Elected to the League

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