1949–50 Portsmouth F.C. season

Portsmouth Football Club were league champions of 1949–50. They have not been champions of England since 1950. The club retained the title they won in 1948–49, beating Aston Villa 5–1 on the last day of the season, and are thus one of only five English teams to have won back-to-back titles since World War II.

Portsmouth F.C.
1949–50 season
ManagerBob Jackson
Division One1st
FA Cup5th Round
FA Charity ShieldShared
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Ike Clarke
20 goals
Highest home attendance50,248
Lowest home attendance26,728

First Division

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Opposing Team Result
F–A
Date Venue
Newcastle United 3–1 20 August 1949 A
Manchester City 1–1 24 August 1949 H
Blackpool 2–3 27 August 1949 H
Manchester City 0–1 31 August 1949 A
Middlesbrough 5–1 3 September 1949 A
Aston Villa 0–1 5 September 1949 A
Everton 7–0 10 September 1949 H
Huddersfield Town 1–0 17 September 1949 A
Bolton Wanderers 1–1 24 September 1949 H
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 1 October 1949 H
Birmingham City 3–0 8 October 1949 A
Derby County 3–1 15 October 1949 H
West Bromwich Albion 0–3 22 October 1949 A
Manchester United 0–0 29 October 1949 H
Chelsea 4–1 5 November 1949 A
Stoke City 0–0 12 November 1949 H
Burnley 1–2 19 November 1949 A
Sunderland 2–2 26 November 1949 H
Liverpool 2–2 3 December 1949 A
Arsenal 2–1 10 December 1949 H
Newcastle United 1–0 17 December 1949 H
Blackpool 1–2 24 December 1949 A
Charlton Athletic 2–1 26 December 1949 A
Charlton Athletic 1–0 27 December 1949 H
Middlesbrough 1–1 31 December 1949 H
Everton 2–1 14 January 1950 A
Huddersfield Town 4–0 21 January 1950 H
Bolton Wanderers 0–1 4 February 1950 A
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 18 February 1950 A
Birmingham City 2–0 25 February 1950 H
Derby County 1–2 8 March 1950 A
Burnley 2–1 11 March 1950 H
Sunderland 1–1 18 March 1950 A
Chelsea 4–0 25 March 1950 H
Stoke City 1–0 1 April 1950 A
Fulham 3–0 7 April 1950 H
West Bromwich Albion 0–1 8 April 1950 H
Fulham 1–0 10 April 1950 A
Manchester United 2–0 15 April 1950 A
Liverpool 2–1 22 April 1950 H
Arsenal 0–2 3 May 1950 A
Aston Villa 5–1 6 May 1950 H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
1 Portsmouth (C) 42 22 9 11 74 38 1.947 53
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 20 13 9 76 49 1.551 53
3 Sunderland 42 21 10 11 83 62 1.339 52
4 Manchester United 42 18 14 10 69 44 1.568 50
5 Newcastle United 42 19 12 11 77 55 1.400 50
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

FA Cup

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Opposing Team Result
F–A
Date Venue Round
Norwich City 1–1 7 January 1950 H 3rd Round
Norwich City 2–0 12 January 1950 A 3rd Round Replay
Grimsby Town 5–0 28 January 1950 H 4th Round
Manchester United 3–3 11 February 1950 A 5th Round
Manchester United 1–3 15 February 1950 H 5th Round Replay

1949 FA Charity Shield

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Opposing Team Result
F–A
Date Venue
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 19 October 1949 Highbury, London

Players Used

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Player Position League Goals Cup Goals Charity Shield Goals Games Goals
  Bert Barlow (1939 FA Cup Winner) Inside forward 2 1 1 3 1
  Ron Bennett Winger 2 1 2 1
  Ernest Butler Goalkeeper 42 5 1 48
  Ike Clarke Inside forward 37 17 5 3 1 43 20
  Jimmy Dawson Winger 1 1
  Lindy Delapenha Right wing 5 1 1 6 1
  Jimmy Dickinson Wing half 41 5 1 46
  Dan Ekner Centre forward 5 5
  Jimmy Elder Wing half 1 1
  Harry Ferrier Full back 42 1 5 1 1 48 2
  Reg Flewin (captain) Centre half 24 5 29
  Jack Froggatt Left wing 39 15 4 2 1 46 16
  Peter Harris Right wing 40 16 4 1 44 17
  Billy Hindmarsh Full back 34 5 1 40
  Peter Higham Centre forward 1 1
  Cliff Parker (1939 FA Cup Winner) Winger 3 3 1 6 1
  Reg Pickett Centre forward 14 1 1 15 1
  Len Phillips Inside forward 34 5 5 1 39 6
  Duggie Reid Inside forward 27 16 2 2 1 1 30 19
  Phil Rookes Full back 3 3
  Jimmy Scoular Wing half 36 5 1 42
  Bill Spence Centre half 16 16
  Jimmy Stephen Full back 1 0 1
  Bill Thompson Wing half 9 2 1 10 2
  Jasper Yeuell Full back 4 4