1949–50 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal
1949–50 season
Chairman	Bracewell Smith
Manager	Tom Whittaker
Stadium	Highbury
First Division	6th
FA Cup	Winners
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1948–49 1950–51 →

The 1949–50 season was Arsenal Football Club's 24th consecutive season in the top flight of English football.^[1]^[2] They would finish sixth in the league but only four points off champions Portsmouth, with Peter Goring top scoring with 21 Division 1 goals, with Joe Mercer winning the FWA Player of the Year. That season, Arsenal would first have their new crest—emblazoned with the motto "Victoria Concordia Crescit" ("Victory Grows Through Harmony")—used on official club publications. In the FA Cup, Arsenal won the first four ties at Highbury before beating Chelsea after a replay to set up a final against Liverpool. The Gunners would dominate the final and win 2–0 thanks to Reg Lewis' double, his fourth and fifth FA Cup goals that season, as Arsenal claimed the cup for the third time in their history—having played every match in London. The club's biggest win in all competitions was 6–0 against Sunderland in the league; in all competitions, Reg Lewis scored the most goals, netting 24.

Results

Arsenal's score comes first^[3]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
20 August 1949	Burnley	H	0–1	47,797
24 August 1949	Chelsea	A	2–1	62,392
27 August 1949	Sunderland	A	2–4	56,504
31 August 1949	Chelsea	H	2–3	52,901
3 September 1949	Liverpool	H	1–2	51,866
7 September 1949	West Bromwich Albion	A	2–1	49,663
10 September 1949	Huddersfield Town	A	2–2	20,822
14 September 1949	West Bromwich Albion	H	4–1	46,755
17 September 1949	Bolton Wanderers	A	2–2	33,867
24 September 1949	Birmingham City	H	4–2	50,850
1 October 1949	Derby County	H	2–1	30,417
8 October 1949	Everton	H	5–2	53,224
15 October 1949	Middlesbrough	A	1–1	36,221
22 October 1949	Blackpool	H	1–0	66,391
29 October 1949	Newcastle United	A	3–0	54,670
5 November 1949	Fulham	H	2–1	40,593
12 November 1949	Manchester City	A	2–0	28,404
19 November 1949	Charlton Athletic	H	2–3	57,318
26 November 1949	Aston Villa	A	1–1	45,863
3 December 1949	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1–1	56,227
10 December 1949	Portsmouth	A	1–2	39,027
17 December 1949	Burnley	A	0–0	25,651
24 December 1949	Sunderland	H	5–0	43,249
26 December 1949	Manchester United	A	0–2	55,757
27 December 1949	Manchester United	H	0–0	65,133
31 December 1949	Liverpool	A	0–2	55,020
14 January 1950	Huddersfield Town	H	1–0	46,815
21 January 1950	Bolton Wanderers	H	1–1	47,493
4 February 1950	Birmingham City	A	1–2	34,031
18 February 1950	Derby County	H	1–0	67,445
25 February 1950	Everton	A	1–0	43,632
8 March 1950	Middlesbrough	H	1–1	34,464
11 March 1950	Charlton Athletic	A	1–1	51,615
25 March 1950	Fulham	A	2–2	35,703
29 March 1950	Aston Villa	H	1–3	24,736
1 April 1950	Manchester City	H	4–1	39,420
8 April 1950	Blackpool	A	1–2	32,022
10 April 1950	Stoke City	H	6–0	27,226
15 April 1950	Newcastle United	H	4–2	51,997
22 April 1950	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0–3	53,082
3 May 1950	Portsmouth	H	2–0	63,124
6 May 1950	Stoke City	A	5–2	22,689

Final League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
4	Manchester United	42	18	14	10	69	44	1.568	50
5	Newcastle United	42	19	12	11	77	55	1.400	50
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

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

FA Cup

Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round, in which they were drawn to face Sheffield Wednesday.


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	7 January 1950	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–0	54,193	Lewis
R4	28 January 1950	Swansea Town	H	2–1	57,305	Logie, Barnes
R5	11 February 1950	Burnley	H	2–0	55,458	Compton D, Lewis
R6	4 March 1950	Leeds United	H	1–0	62,573	Lewis
SF	18 March 1950	Chelsea	N	2–2	67,752	Cox, Compton L
SF R	22 March 1950	Chelsea	N	1–0 (aet)	66,482	Cox
F	29 April 1950	Liverpool	N	2–0	100,000	Lewis (2)

References

^ James, Josh (18 June 2013). "All-time Arsenal". Arsenal F.C. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
^ Ross, James; Heneghan, Michael; Orford, Stuart; Culliton, Eoin (25 August 2016). "English Clubs Divisional Movements 1888–2016". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
^ "Arsenal results for the 1949-1950 season – Statto.com". Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

[1] James, Josh (18 June 2013). "All-time Arsenal". Arsenal F.C. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

[2] Ross, James; Heneghan, Michael; Orford, Stuart; Culliton, Eoin (25 August 2016). "English Clubs Divisional Movements 1888–2016". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

[3] "Arsenal results for the 1949-1950 season – Statto.com". Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

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