SEASON: 1950-51
- DIVISION:
- English Third Division (South) (Tier 3)
- MANAGER(s):
- Billy Walker
- FA Cup:
- 2nd Round (Rotherham United (A) 1-3)
- League Cup:
- Did not exist
- Top Goalscorer:
- Wally Ardron (36 goals)
TABLE
THIRD DIVISION SOUTH (Tier 3) - 1950-51
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 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 110 | 40 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 57 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 23 | 2.75000 | 70 | Promoted as Champions | |||
2 | Norwich City | 46 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 82 | 45 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 31 | 1.82222 | 64 | 4-2 | 0-2 | ||
3 | Reading | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 88 | 53 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 57 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 36 | 1.66038 | 57 | 1-1 | 2-0 | ||
4 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 85 | 55 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 36 | 1.54545 | 57 | 4-1 | 2-0 | ||
5 | Millwall | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 80 | 57 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 52 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 1.40351 | 56 | 2-0 | 1-1 | ||
6 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 64 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 46 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 1.52381 | 55 | 2-1 | 2-0 | ||
7 | Southend United | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 92 | 69 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 42 | 1.33333 | 52 | 3-0 | 2-3 | ||
8 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 69 | 58 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 1.18966 | 52 | 0-0 | 3-1 | ||
9 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 65 | 57 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 41 | 1.14035 | 51 | 1-0 | 2-3 | ||
10 | Bristol City | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 59 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 1.08475 | 51 | 0-0 | 3-0 | ||
11 | Newport County | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 77 | 70 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 45 | 1.10000 | 47 | 2-1 | 2-0 | ||
12 | Port Vale | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 60 | 65 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 41 | .92308 | 45 | 2-1 | 1-1 | ||
13 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 71 | 79 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 51 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 48 | .89873 | 43 | 4-0 | 2-1 | ||
14 | Exeter City | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 62 | 85 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 55 | .72941 | 42 | 2-2 | 5-0 | ||
15 | Walsall | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 52 | 62 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 42 | .83871 | 40 | 4-0 | 2-0 | ||
16 | Colchester United | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 63 | 76 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 51 | .82895 | 40 | 0-0 | 2-0 | ||
17 | Swindon Town | 46 | 18 | 4 | 24 | 55 | 67 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 50 | .82090 | 40 | 2-1 | 3-2 | ||
18 | Aldershot | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 56 | 88 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 68 | .63636 | 40 | 7-0 | 0-1 | ||
19 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 53 | 75 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 47 | .70667 | 38 | 0-1 | 4-0 | ||
20 | Torquay United | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 64 | 81 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 47 | 39 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 42 | .79012 | 37 | 3-1 | 2-3 | ||
21 | Northampton Town | 46 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 55 | 67 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 37 | .82090 | 36 | 2-2 | 2-2 | ||
22 | Gillingham | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 69 | 101 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 28 | 71 | .68317 | 35 | 9-2 | 4-1 | ||
23 | Watford | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 54 | 88 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 60 | .61364 | 29 | Re-elected | 2-1 | 1-1 | |
24 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 33 | 84 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 39 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 45 | .39286 | 27 | Re-elected | 1-0 | 6-1 |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
- GAME COUNTS
- Competitive Games:
- 48
- Competitive Goals:
- 117
- Goals per game:
- 2.4
- League Games:
- 46
- League Points:
- 70 out of 92 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 76.1%
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 7 times | 19 times | 5 times | 6 times | 5 times | Conceded | 18 times | 7 times | 4 times | Won By | 9 times | 10 times | 4 times | 3 times | 5 times | Lost By | 5 times | 2 times |
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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 Newport County (2-0) 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:
- 33,472 (Millwall)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 12,923 (Crystal Palace)
- Average League Attendance:
- 22,631
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 18,459 (Torquay United)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 18,459 (Torquay United)
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 19
- Yellow Cards:
- 0
- Red Cards:
- 0   
- Own goals (for):
- 1   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 0   (scored by us for opponents)   
- Penalties scored:
- 1
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 3
- 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 25, 1950 | Torquay United | 1 | H | 6-1 | 18,459 | Scott (?, ?), Johnson (?, ?, ?), Collindridge (?) | |
Sat Dec 09, 1950 | Rotherham United | 2 | A | 1-3 | 25,000 | Capel (?) |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sat May 12, 1951 | RC Malines | Belgium | H | 3-1 | 18,094 | Capel (?), Love (?), Johnson (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (1) - £12,500 | Out (1) - £0 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Aug 19, 1950 | Collin Collindridge | Bought | £12,500 | John Anderson | 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 | 34 | 48 | 31 | 10 | 7 | Defenders | ||||||||
D | Bill Whare | England | 25 | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | |||||||||
D | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | England | 24 | 47 | 30 | 10 | 7 | |||||||||
D | Horace Gager | England | 33 | 48 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||
D | Jack Hutchinson | England | 29 | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||
D | James Clarke | England | 26 | 1 | 1 | Midfielders | ||||||||||
M | Bill Morley | England | 25 | 44 | 28 | 10 | 6 | |||||||||
M | Jack Burkitt | England | 24 | 44 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||
M | John Anderson | England | 28 | 8 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||
M | Wally Ardron | England | 31 | 47 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 36 | Forwards | |||||||
F | Collin Collindridge | England | 29 | 48 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 17 | ||||||||
F | Freddie Scott | England | 33 | 48 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||
F | John Love | Scotland | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
F | Roland 'Tot' Leverton | England | 24 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
F | Tommy Capel | England | 28 | 37 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 24 | ||||||||
F | Tucker Johnson | England | 28 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
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36 | Wally Ardron | 47 |
24 | Tommy Capel | 37 |
18 | Tucker Johnson | 34 |
17 | Collin Collindridge | 48 |
11 | Freddie Scott | 48 |
6 | Roland 'Tot' Leverton | 22 |
2 (1) | Horace Gager | 48 |
1 | Jack Burkitt | 44 |
1 | John Love | 4 |
1 | Own Goals | 48 |
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 | |
Brighton and Hove Albion | Wed Aug 23, 1950 | Home | 4-0 | Wed Aug 30, 1950 | Away | 2-1 | |
Bristol Rovers | Mon Mar 26, 1951 | Home | 2-1 | Thu May 03, 1951 | Away | 2-0 | |
Crystal Palace | Sat Jan 06, 1951 | Home | 1-0 | Sat Jan 27, 1951 | Away | 6-1 | |
Gillingham | Sat Nov 18, 1950 | Home | 9-2 | Sat Apr 07, 1951 | Away | 4-1 | |
Newport County | Sat Aug 19, 1950 | Away | 2-0 | Wed May 02, 1951 | Home | 2-1 | |
Plymouth Argyle | Wed Sep 06, 1950 | Home | 4-1 | Wed Sep 13, 1950 | Away | 2-0 | |
Swindon Town | Wed Apr 18, 1951 | Home | 2-1 | Sat May 05, 1951 | Away | 3-2 | |
Walsall | Sat Oct 21, 1950 | Home | 4-0 | Sat Mar 10, 1951 | Away | 2-0 |
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 |