Season archive
1949-50 season
Div 2 (2) — finished 5. Manager: Major Frank Buckley.
Season summary
Division
Div 2 (2)
Position
5
Played
42
W-D-L
17-13-12
Goals
54-45
Points
47
Manager: Major Frank Buckley
Cups: FA Cup: QF
Squad & statistics
Match results (47)
| Date | Competition | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 49 | Football League Second Division | Home | Queens Park Rangers | 1–1 | D |
| 22 Aug 49 | Football League Second Division | Away | West Ham United | 1–3 | L |
| 27 Aug 49 | Football League Second Division | Away | Preston North End | 1–1 | D |
| 31 Aug 49 | Football League Second Division | Home | West Ham United | 2–2 | D |
| 03 Sept 49 | Football League Second Division | Home | Swansea City | 1–2 | L |
| 05 Sept 49 | Football League Second Division | Away | Sheffield United | 1–0 | W |
| 10 Sept 49 | Football League Second Division | Away | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–2 | L |
| 14 Sept 49 | Football League Second Division | Home | Sheffield United | 0–1 | L |
| 17 Sept 49 | Football League Second Division | Away | Southampton | 1–2 | L |
| 24 Sept 49 | Football League Second Division | Home | Coventry City | 3–3 | D |
| 01 Oct 49 | Football League Second Division | Away | Luton Town | 0–1 | L |
| 08 Oct 49 | Football League Second Division | Home | Cardiff City | 2–0 | W |
| 15 Oct 49 | Football League Second Division | Away | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | W |
| 22 Oct 49 | Football League Second Division | Home | Brentford | 1–0 | W |
| 29 Oct 49 | Football League Second Division | Away | Hull City | 0–1 | L |
| 05 Nov 49 | Football League Second Division | Home | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | D |
| 12 Nov 49 | Football League Second Division | Away | Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | W |
| 19 Nov 49 | Football League Second Division | Home | Chesterfield | 0–0 | D |
| 26 Nov 49 | Football League Second Division | Away | Bradford Park Avenue | 2–1 | W |
| 03 Dec 49 | Football League Second Division | Home | Leicester City | 1–1 | D |
| 10 Dec 49 | Football League Second Division | Away | Bury | 0–2 | L |
| 17 Dec 49 | Football League Second Division | Away | Queens Park Rangers | 1–1 | D |
| 24 Dec 49 | Football League Second Division | Home | Preston North End | 3–1 | W |
| 26 Dec 49 | Football League Second Division | Away | Barnsley | 1–1 | D |
| 27 Dec 49 | Football League Second Division | Home | Barnsley | 1–0 | W |
| 31 Dec 49 | Football League Second Division | Away | Swansea City | 2–1 | W |
| 07 Jan 50 | FA Cup | Away | Carlisle United | 5–2 | W |
| 14 Jan 50 | Football League Second Division | Home | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 | W |
| 21 Jan 50 | Football League Second Division | Home | Southampton | 1–0 | W |
| 28 Jan 50 | FA Cup | Home | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | D |
| 01 Feb 50 | FA Cup | Away | Bolton Wanderers | 3–2 | W |
| 04 Feb 50 | Football League Second Division | Away | Coventry City | 4–0 | W |
| 11 Feb 50 | FA Cup | Home | Cardiff City | 3–1 | W |
| 18 Feb 50 | Football League Second Division | Home | Luton Town | 2–1 | W |
| 25 Feb 50 | Football League Second Division | Away | Cardiff City | 0–1 | L |
| 04 Mar 50 | FA Cup | Away | Arsenal | 0–1 | L |
| 11 Mar 50 | Football League Second Division | Away | Brentford | 0–0 | D |
| 18 Mar 50 | Football League Second Division | Home | Hull City | 3–0 | W |
| 25 Mar 50 | Football League Second Division | Away | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–5 | L |
| 01 Apr 50 | Football League Second Division | Home | Bradford Park Avenue | 0–0 | D |
| 07 Apr 50 | Football League Second Division | Away | Grimsby Town | 0–2 | L |
| 08 Apr 50 | Football League Second Division | Away | Leicester City | 1–1 | D |
| 10 Apr 50 | Football League Second Division | Home | Grimsby Town | 1–0 | W |
| 15 Apr 50 | Football League Second Division | Home | Plymouth Argyle | 1–1 | D |
| 22 Apr 50 | Football League Second Division | Away | Chesterfield | 1–3 | L |
| 26 Apr 50 | Football League Second Division | Home | Blackburn Rovers | 2–1 | W |
| 29 Apr 50 | Football League Second Division | Home | Bury | 4–1 | W |