Season archive
1950-51 season
Div 2 (2) — finished 5. Manager: Major Frank Buckley.
Season summary
Division
Div 2 (2)
Position
5
Played
42
W-D-L
20-8-14
Goals
63-55
Points
48
Manager: Major Frank Buckley
Cups: FA Cup: R4
Squad & statistics
Match results (44)
| Date | Competition | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 50 | Football League Second Division | Home | Doncaster Rovers | 3–1 | W |
| 21 Aug 50 | Football League Second Division | Away | Coventry City | 0–1 | L |
| 26 Aug 50 | Football League Second Division | Away | Brentford | 2–1 | W |
| 30 Aug 50 | Football League Second Division | Home | Coventry City | 1–0 | W |
| 02 Sept 50 | Football League Second Division | Home | Blackburn Rovers | 0–1 | L |
| 07 Sept 50 | Football League Second Division | Away | Swansea City | 2–4 | L |
| 09 Sept 50 | Football League Second Division | Away | Southampton | 0–2 | L |
| 16 Sept 50 | Football League Second Division | Home | Barnsley | 2–2 | D |
| 23 Sept 50 | Football League Second Division | Away | Sheffield United | 2–2 | D |
| 30 Sept 50 | Football League Second Division | Home | Luton Town | 2–1 | W |
| 07 Oct 50 | Football League Second Division | Home | Bury | 1–1 | D |
| 14 Oct 50 | Football League Second Division | Away | Preston North End | 0–2 | L |
| 21 Oct 50 | Football League Second Division | Home | Chesterfield | 2–0 | W |
| 28 Oct 50 | Football League Second Division | Away | Queens Park Rangers | 0–3 | L |
| 04 Nov 50 | Football League Second Division | Home | Manchester City | 1–1 | D |
| 11 Nov 50 | Football League Second Division | Away | Leicester City | 5–1 | W |
| 18 Nov 50 | Football League Second Division | Home | Notts County | 0–1 | L |
| 25 Nov 50 | Football League Second Division | Away | Grimsby Town | 2–2 | D |
| 02 Dec 50 | Football League Second Division | Home | Birmingham City | 3–0 | W |
| 09 Dec 50 | Football League Second Division | Away | Cardiff City | 0–1 | L |
| 16 Dec 50 | Football League Second Division | Away | Doncaster Rovers | 4–4 | D |
| 23 Dec 50 | Football League Second Division | Home | Brentford | 1–0 | W |
| 25 Dec 50 | Football League Second Division | Away | West Ham United | 1–3 | L |
| 26 Dec 50 | Football League Second Division | Home | West Ham United | 2–0 | W |
| 06 Jan 51 | FA Cup | Home | Middlesbrough | 1–0 | W |
| 13 Jan 51 | Football League Second Division | Home | Southampton | 5–3 | W |
| 20 Jan 51 | Football League Second Division | Away | Barnsley | 2–1 | W |
| 27 Jan 51 | FA Cup | Away | Manchester United | 0–4 | L |
| 03 Feb 51 | Football League Second Division | Home | Sheffield United | 1–0 | W |
| 10 Feb 51 | Football League Second Division | Away | Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | L |
| 17 Feb 51 | Football League Second Division | Away | Luton Town | 3–2 | W |
| 24 Feb 51 | Football League Second Division | Away | Bury | 1–0 | W |
| 03 Mar 51 | Football League Second Division | Home | Preston North End | 0–3 | L |
| 10 Mar 51 | Football League Second Division | Away | Chesterfield | 0–1 | L |
| 17 Mar 51 | Football League Second Division | Home | Queens Park Rangers | 2–2 | D |
| 23 Mar 51 | Football League Second Division | Away | Hull City | 0–2 | L |
| 24 Mar 51 | Football League Second Division | Away | Manchester City | 1–4 | L |
| 26 Mar 51 | Football League Second Division | Home | Hull City | 3–0 | W |
| 31 Mar 51 | Football League Second Division | Home | Leicester City | 2–1 | W |
| 07 Apr 51 | Football League Second Division | Away | Notts County | 0–0 | D |
| 14 Apr 51 | Football League Second Division | Home | Grimsby Town | 1–0 | W |
| 21 Apr 51 | Football League Second Division | Away | Birmingham City | 1–0 | W |
| 28 Apr 51 | Football League Second Division | Home | Cardiff City | 2–0 | W |
| 05 May 51 | Football League Second Division | Home | Swansea City | 2–0 | W |