SEASON: 1949-50
- DIVISION:
- English Third Division (South) (Tier 3)
- MANAGER(s):
- Billy Walker
- FA Cup:
- 2nd Round (Stockport County (H) 0-2)
- League Cup:
- Did not exist
- Top Goalscorer:
- Wally Ardron (25 goals)
TABLE
THIRD DIVISION SOUTH (Tier 3) - 1949-50
SEASON END TABLE | Home | Away | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
1 | Notts County | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 95 | 50 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 60 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 38 | 1.90000 | 58 | Promoted as Champions | 1-2 | 0-2 | |
2 | Northampton Town | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 72 | 50 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 1.44000 | 51 | 0-1 | 0-0 | ||
3 | Southend United | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 66 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 1.37500 | 51 | 1-2 | 3-2 | ||
4 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 67 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 1.71795 | 49 | ||||
5 | Torquay United | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 66 | 63 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 40 | 1.04762 | 48 | 1-2 | 0-2 | ||
6 | Watford | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 45 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 1.28571 | 45 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
7 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 55 | 54 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 33 | 1.01852 | 44 | 2-0 | 1-1 | ||
8 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 57 | 69 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 45 | .82609 | 44 | 0-1 | 2-2 | ||
9 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 51 | 51 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 33 | 1.00000 | 43 | 2-0 | 3-0 | ||
10 | Reading | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 70 | 64 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 1.09375 | 42 | 1-2 | 1-1 | ||
11 | Norwich City | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 65 | 63 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 42 | 1.03175 | 42 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
12 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 57 | 56 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 1.01786 | 42 | 3-0 | 2-1 | ||
13 | Port Vale | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 47 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 29 | 1.11905 | 41 | 2-0 | 1-1 | ||
14 | Swindon Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 59 | 62 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 32 | .95161 | 41 | 2-1 | 5-0 | ||
15 | Bristol City | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 60 | 61 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 42 | .98361 | 40 | 3-0 | 2-0 | ||
16 | Exeter City | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 63 | 75 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 48 | .84000 | 39 | 5-0 | 0-0 | ||
17 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 57 | 86 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 50 | .66279 | 35 | 2-0 | 2-1 | ||
18 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 53 | 85 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 55 | .62353 | 35 | 2-1 | 1-1 | ||
19 | Walsall | 42 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 61 | 62 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 37 | .98387 | 34 | 1-0 | 3-1 | ||
20 | Aldershot | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 48 | 60 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 44 | .80000 | 34 | 3-0 | 1-1 | ||
21 | Newport County | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 67 | 98 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 64 | .68367 | 34 | Re-elected | 3-0 | 1-4 | |
22 | Millwall | 42 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 55 | 63 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 39 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 34 | .87302 | 32 | Re-elected | 3-1 | 1-2 |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
- GAME COUNTS
- Competitive Games:
- 44
- Competitive Goals:
- 68
- Goals per game:
- 1.6
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 49 out of 84 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 58.3%
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 14 times | 10 times | 8 times | 2 times | Conceded | 17 times | 10 times | 1 time | Won By | 7 times | 7 times | 5 times | 2 times | Lost By | 10 times | 3 times | 1 time |
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LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
Not included: Week 1 game against Brighton and Hove Albion (2-2) as all teams were unplaced at the time
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
Position days | Record against teams in each position | ||||||||||
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Forest Pos | Num Days | Opp Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | Points | Results (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 37,903 (Notts County)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 5,906 (Port Vale)
- Average League Attendance:
- 22,147
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 18,253 (Stockport County)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 15,567 (Bristol City)
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 16
- Yellow Cards:
- 0
- Red Cards:
- 0   
- Own goals (for):
- 2   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 0   (scored by us for opponents)   
- Penalties scored:
- 0
- Penalties conceded:
- 1
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
GAMES
 
Manager for all games: Billy Walker
League
FA Cup
Friendly
Manager for all games: Billy Walker
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Nov 26, 1949 | Bristol City | 1 | H | 1-0 | 15,567 | Kaile (?) | |
Sat Dec 10, 1949 | Stockport County | 2 | H | 0-2 | 18,253 |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Tue Apr 25, 1950 | Tilbury | England | H | 1-1 | 5,000 | ? (?) |
Sat May 13, 1950 | Gooi Hilversum | Netherlands | A | 1-0 | - | Ardron (?) |
Thu May 18, 1950 | Sparta Rotterdam | Netherlands | A | 1-0 | - | Gager (? pen) |
Sun May 21, 1950 | Gottingen 05 | Germany | A | 2-2 | - | Love (?), Ardron (?) |
Tue May 23, 1950 | Werder Bremen | Germany | A | 1-5 | 12,000 | Gager (? pen) |
Thu May 25, 1950 | Osnabruck | Germany | A | 2-2 | - | Hutchinson (?), Love (?) |
Sun May 28, 1950 | RC Malines | Belgium | A | 0-6 | - |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (5) - £14,000 | Out (10) - £0 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | David Baker | Bought | Alan Ashman | Sold | Edwin Lindley | Bought | David Baker | Sold | Tommy Capel | Bought | £14,000 | Edwin Lindley | Sold | Aug 20, 1949 | Wally Ardron | Bought | Frank Knight | Sold | Oct 01, 1949 | John Anderson | Bought | Gordon Kaile | Sold | Ken Rawson | Sold | Jan 01, 1950 | Sid Ottewell | Sold | Jan 06, 1950 | Laurie Platts | Sold | June 1950 | Gordon Brown | Sold | Jun 01, 1950 | Johnny Linaker | Sold |
SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1st | Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | Harry Walker | England | 33 | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | |||||||||
GK | Laurie Platts | England | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Defenders | |||||||||
D | Bill Whare | England | 24 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||
D | David Baker | England | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
D | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | England | 23 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
D | Horace Gager | England | 32 | 37 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||
D | Jack Hutchinson | England | 28 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | Midfielders | ||||||||
M | Bill Morley | England | 24 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
M | Bob McCall | England | 33 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | |||||||||
M | Edwin Lindley | England | 18 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
M | Frank Knight | England | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
M | Jack Burkitt | England | 23 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||
M | John Anderson | England | 27 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||
M | Johnny Linaker | England | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
M | Ken Rawson | England | 28 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
M | Wally Ardron | England | 30 | 43 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 25 | Forwards | |||||||
F | Alan Ashman | England | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||
F | Freddie Scott | England | 32 | 43 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 4 | ||||||||
F | Gordon Kaile | England | 24 | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 7 | ||||||||
F | John Love | Scotland | 25 | 39 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 11 | ||||||||
F | Roland 'Tot' Leverton | England | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
F | Sid Ottewell | England | 29 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
F | Tommy Capel | England | 27 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||
F | Tucker Johnson | England | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
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25 | Wally Ardron | 43 |
11 | John Love | 39 |
9 | Tommy Capel | 26 |
7 | Gordon Kaile | 42 |
4 | Freddie Scott | 43 |
3 | Roland 'Tot' Leverton | 8 |
2 | Alan Ashman | 10 |
2 | Own Goals | 44 |
2 | Tucker Johnson | 4 |
1 | Horace Gager | 37 |
1 | Jack Burkitt | 32 |
1 | John Anderson | 34 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | Sat Nov 12, 1949 | Away | 2-1 | Sat Apr 01, 1950 | Home | 3-0 | |
Bristol City | Wed Aug 24, 1949 | Home | 3-0 | Tue Aug 30, 1949 | Away | 2-0 | |
Bristol Rovers | Sat Nov 19, 1949 | Home | 2-0 | Sat Apr 08, 1950 | Away | 3-0 | |
Ipswich Town | Sat Oct 01, 1949 | Away | 2-1 | Sat Feb 18, 1950 | Home | 2-0 | |
Swindon Town | Sat Sep 10, 1949 | Home | 2-1 | Sat Jan 14, 1950 | Away | 5-0 | |
Walsall | Sat Aug 27, 1949 | Home | 1-0 | Sat Dec 24, 1949 | Away | 3-1 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Notts County | Sat Dec 03, 1949 | Home | 1-2 | Sat Apr 22, 1950 | Away | 0-2 | |
Torquay United | Sat Sep 17, 1949 | Away | 0-2 | Sat Jan 21, 1950 | Home | 1-2 | |
Watford | Sat Oct 29, 1949 | Away | 0-1 | Sat Mar 18, 1950 | Home | 0-1 |