1949–50_Liverpool_F.C._season
1949–50 Liverpool F.C. season
Liverpool 1949–50 football season
The 1949–50 season was the 57th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and ended with the club finishing eighth in the table. Liverpool had played the first 19 games of the season unbeaten up to the middle of December and despite losing games after this, still remained top of the league on Good Friday.[1] On Easter Sunday, Liverpool lost 5–1 away to Newcastle and went on to lose three of their last four games, ultimately finishing the season in eighth place, five points off ultimate league winners Portsmouth.[2]
Quick Facts Manager, First Division ...
1949–50 season | |||
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Manager | George Kay | ||
First Division | 8th | ||
FA Cup | Runners-up | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Billy Liddell (17) All: Billy Liddell (19) | ||
Highest home attendance | 58,757 (v Chelsea, League 27 December) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 33,464 (v Blackpool, League, 8 March) | ||
Average home league attendance | 45,783 | ||
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They also reached the FA Cup Final but lost 2-0 to Arsenal.
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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6 | Arsenal | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 79 | 55 | 1.436 | 49 |
7 | Blackpool | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 46 | 35 | 1.314 | 49 |
8 | Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 64 | 54 | 1.185 | 48 |
9 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 59 | 48 | 1.229 | 47 |
10 | Burnley | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 40 | 1.000 | 45 |
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Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
First Division
Main article: 1949–50 Football League § First Division
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FA Cup
Main article: 1949–50 FA Cup
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Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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07-Jan-50 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–0 | 52,468 | Report | Report | |
11-Jan-50 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–1 | Payne 32' Fagan 51' | 52,221 | Report | Report |
28-Jan-50 | Exeter City | H | 3–1 | Baron 45' Fagan 82' Payne 88' | 45,209 | Report | Report |
11-Feb-50 | Stockport County | A | 2–1 | Fagan 57' Stubbins 70' | 27,833 | Report | Report |
04-Mar-50 | Blackpool | H | 2–1 | Fagan 19' Liddell 81' | 53,973 | Report | Report |
25-Mar-50 | Everton | A | 2–0 | Paisley 29' Liddell 62' | 72,000 | Report | Report |
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Final
Arsenal
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Citations
- Murray 2017, p. 127.
- Murray 2017, p. 128.
Sources
- Murray, Scott (2017). The Title: The Story of the First Division. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-472-93662-2.