1949–50_Tottenham_Hotspur_F.C._season
1949–50 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season
1950–51 season of Tottenham Hotspur
The 1949–50 season saw Tottenham win the Second Division and gain promotion back to the First Division. Spurs also completed in the FA Cup and made it to the Fifth round only to be knocked out by Everton at Goodison Park.
Quick Facts 1950–51 season, Chairman ...
| 1950–51 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Fred J. Bearman | |||
| Manager | Arthur Rowe | |||
| Stadium | White Hart Lane | |||
| Second Division | 1st (promoted) | |||
| FA Cup | Fifth round | |||
| Top goalscorer | Les Medley (18) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 70,305 (25 Feb 1950 vs Southampton | |||
| Biggest win | 7–0 (12 Nov 1949 vs Sheffield United) | |||
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← 1948–49 | ||||
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This was Arthur Rowe's first season after being appointed Tottenham manager. He used the push-and-run system which provided much success with a 23-game unbeaten run.[1]
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Second Division
Main article: 1949–50 Football League
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
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| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 81 | 35 | 2.314 | +46 | 61 | ||||
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 67 | 48 | 1.396 | +19 | 52 | ||||
| 3 | Sheffield United | 42 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 68 | 49 | 1.388 | +19 | 52 | ||||
| 4 | Southampton | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 64 | 48 | 1.333 | +16 | 52 | ||||
| 5 | Leeds United | 42 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 54 | 45 | 1.200 | +9 | 47 |
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Fixtures
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Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur
| 20 August 1949 1 | Brentford | 1–4 | Tottenham Hotspur | Brentford, London |
Bennett  Duquemin Medley |
Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 32,702 |
Tottenham Hotspur v Plymouth Argyle
| 22 August 1949 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 41,882 |
Tottenham Hotspur v Blackburn Rovers
| 27 August 1949 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–3 | Blackburn Rovers | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 53,716 |
Plymouth Argyle v Tottenham Hotspur
| 31 August 1949 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Plymouth |
| Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 24,828 |
Cardiff City v Tottenham Hotspur
| 3 September 1949 5 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Cardiff |
| Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 42,649 |
Tottenham Hotspur v Sheffield Wednesday
| 5 September 1949 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 37,697 |
Tottenham Hotspur v Leeds United
| 10 September 1949 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Leeds United | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 48,274 |
Tottenham Hotspur v Bury
| 17 September 1949 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | Bury | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 54,438 |
Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur
| 24 September 1949 9 | Leicester City | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Leicester |
| Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 36,846 |
Tottenham Hotspur v Bradford Park Avenue
| 1 October 1949 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5–0 | Bradford Park Avenue | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 54,905 |
Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur
| 8 October 1949 11 | Southampton | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Southampton |
| Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 30,240 |
Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City
| 15 October 1949 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | Coventry City | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 54,375 |
Luton Town v Tottenham Hotspur
| 22 October 1949 13 | Luton Town | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Luton |
| Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 27,319 |
Tottenham Hotspur v Barnsley
| 29 October 1949 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Barnsley | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 54,856 |
West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur
| 5 November 1949 15 | West Ham United | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Upton Park, London |
| Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 31,734 |
Tottenham Hotspur v Sheffield United
| 12 November 1949 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7–0 | Sheffield United | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 54,193 |
Grimsby Town v Tottenham Hotspur
| 19 November 1949 17 | Grimsby Town | 2–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire |
| Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 22,482 |
Tottenham Hotspur v Queens Park Rangers
| 26 November 1949 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 62,783 |
Preston North End v Tottenham Hotspur
| 3 December 1949 19 | Preston North End | 1–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Preston |
| Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 35,501 |
Tottenham Hotspur v Swansea Town
| 10 December 1949 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | Swansea Town | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 50,758 |
Tottenham Hotspur v Brentford
| 17 December 1949 21 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Brentford | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 49,297 |
Blackburn Rovers v Tottenham Hotspur
| 24 December 1949 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Blackburn |
| Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 33,078 |
Tottenham Hotspur v Chesterfield
| 26 December 1949 23 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Chesterfield | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 61,879 |
Chesterfield v Tottenham Hotspur
| 27 December 1949 24 | Chesterfield | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Chesterfield |
| Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 26,341 |
Tottenham Hotspur v Cardiff City
| 31 December 1949 25 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Cardiff City | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 59,780 |
Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur
| 14 January 1950 26 | Leeds United | 3–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Leeds |
| Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 50,476 |
Bury v Tottenham Hotspur
| 21 January 1950 27 | Bury | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Bury, Greater Manchester |
| Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 27,386 |
Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City
| 4 February 1950 28 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–2 | Leicester City | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 60,595 |
Bradford Park Avenue v Tottenham Hotspur
| 18 February 1950 29 | Bradford Park Avenue | 1–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Bradford |
| Stadium: Horsfall Stadium Attendance: 20,287 |
Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton
| 25 February 1950 30 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–0 | Southampton | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 70,302 |
Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur
| 4 March 1950 31 | Coventry City | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Coventry |
| Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 36,320 |
Tottenham Hotspur v Luton Town
| 11 March 1950 32 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–0 | Luton Town | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 53,145 |
Barnsley v Tottenham Hotspur
| 18 March 1950 33 | Barnsley | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Barnsley |
| Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 22,346 |
Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United
| 25 March 1950 34 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–1 | West Ham United | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 51,124 |
Queens Park Rangers v Tottenham Hotspur
| 1 April 1950 35 | Queens Park Rangers | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Shepherd's Bush, London |
| Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 29,771 |
Tottenham Hotspur v Hull City
| 7 April 1950 36 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–0 | Hull City | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 66,889 |
Tottenham Hotspur v Preston North End
| 8 April 1950 37 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–3 | Preston North End | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 49,710 |
Hull City v Tottenham Hotspur
| 10 April 1950 38 | Hull City | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Kingston upon Hull |
| Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 38,345 |
Sheffield United v Tottenham Hotspur
| 15 April 1950 39 | Sheffield United | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Sheffield |
| Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 41,419 |
Tottenham Hotspur v Grimsby Town
| 22 April 1950 40 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Grimsby Town | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 46,423 |
Swansea Town v Tottenham Hotspur
| 29 April 1950 41 | Swansea Town | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Swansea |
| Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 16,417 |
Sheffield Wednesday v Tottenham Hotspur
| 6 May 1950 42 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Sheffield |
| Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 50,777 |
FA Cup
Main article: 1949–50 FA Cup
Fixtures
Source:[2]
Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur
| 7 January 1950 3 | Stoke City | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Baily |
Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 47,000 |
Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland
| 28 January 1950 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5–1 | Sunderland | Tottenham |
| Walters Bennett Medley |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 66,245 |
Everton v Tottenham Hotspur
| 11 February 1950 5 | Everton | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Liverpool |
| Wainwright |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 72,921 |
- Soar, Phil (1995). Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995. Hamlyn. p. 65. ISBN 0-600-58706-1.
- "Tottenham Hotspur football club match record: 1950". 11v11.com. Retrieved 21 September 2019.