1949–50 Birmingham City F.C. season
1949–50 season | ||
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Chairman | Harry Morris Jr | |
Manager | West Bromwich Albion, 24 August 1950 | |
Lowest home attendance | 20,168 vs Fulham, 19 November 1950 | |
Average home league attendance | 34,511 | |
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relegated to the Second Division for 1950–51. They entered the 1949–50 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost in that round to Swansea Town
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Twenty-nine players made at least one appearance in nationally organised competition, and there were nine different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Gil Merrick was ever-present in the 43-game season, and Jimmy Dailey was leading goalscorer with only nine goals, all scored in the league.
Football League First Division
Date | League position |
Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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20 August 1949 | 17th | Chelsea | H | L | 0–3 | 45,068 | |
24 August 1949 | 13th | West Bromwich Albion |
H | W | 2–0 | Dailey 2 | 46,945 |
27 August 1949 | 20th | Stoke City |
A | L | 1–3 | Capel | 28,119 |
31 August 1949 | 22nd | West Bromwich Albion |
A | L | 0–3 | 50,365 | |
3 September 1949 | 22nd | Burnley | H | L | 0–1 | 36,341 | |
10 September 1949 | 22nd | Sunderland | A | D | 1–1 | Dailey | 48,552 |
14 September 1949 | 22nd | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
H | D | 1–1 | Dailey | 46,433 |
17 September 1949 | 22nd | Liverpool | H | L | 2–3 | Brennan, Dailey | 37,859 |
24 September 1949 | 22nd | Arsenal | A | L | 2–4 | Berry 2 | 50,850 |
1 October 1949 | 22nd | Bolton Wanderers |
H | D | 0–0 | 33,142 | |
8 October 1949 | 22nd | Portsmouth | H | L | 0–3 | 37,944 | |
15 October 1949 | 22nd | Huddersfield Town |
A | L | 0–1 | 22,872 | |
22 October 1949 | 22nd | Everton | H | D | 0–0 | 32,209 | |
29 October 1949 | 22nd | Middlesbrough | A | L | 0–1 | 33,214 | |
5 November 1949 | 22nd | Blackpool | H | L | 0–2 | 34,045 | |
12 November 1949 | 22nd | Newcastle United |
A | L | 1–3 | Slater | 30,113 |
19 November 1949 | 22nd | Fulham | H | D | 1–1 | Brennan | 20,168 |
26 November 1949 | 22nd | Manchester City | A | L | 0–4 | 30,617 | |
3 December 1949 | 22nd | Charlton Athletic |
H | W | 2–0 | Stewart , Berry
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28,489 |
10 December 1949 | 22nd | Aston Villa |
A | D | 1–1 | Brennan | 45,008 |
17 December 1949 | 22nd | Chelsea | A | L | 0–3 | 28,672 | |
24 December 1949 | 22nd | Stoke City |
H | W | 1–0 | Higgins | 28,728 |
26 December 1949 | 22nd | Derby County |
H | D | 2–2 | Capel, Stewart | 45,477 |
27 December 1949 | 22nd | Derby County |
A | L | 1–4 | Brennan | 36,459 |
31 December 1949 | 22nd | Burnley | A | D | 1–1 | Dailey | 25,473 |
14 January 1950 | 22nd | Sunderland | H | L | 1–2 | Dailey | 32,095 |
21 January 1950 | 22nd | Liverpool | A | L | 0–2 | 37,668 | |
4 February 1950 | 22nd | Arsenal | H | W | 2–1 | Dailey, Brennan | 34,031 |
18 February 1950 | 22nd | Bolton Wanderers |
A | L | 0–1 | 30,383 | |
25 February 1950 | 22nd | Portsmouth | A | L | 0–2 | 28,051 | |
4 March 1950 | 22nd | Huddersfield Town |
H | W | 2–1 | Dailey, Brennan | 26,230 |
11 March 1950 | 22nd | Fulham | A | D | 0–0 | 24,975 | |
18 March 1950 | 22nd | Manchester City | H | W | 1–0 | Brennan | 29,967 |
25 March 1950 | 21st | Blackpool | A | D | 1–1 | Stewart | 20,733 |
1 April 1950 | 21st | Newcastle United |
H | L | 0–1 | 37,249 | |
7 April 1950 | 21st | Manchester United |
A | W | 2–0 | Stewart, Berry | 48,991 |
8 April 1950 | 21st | Everton | A | D | 0–0 | 46,828 | |
10 April 1950 | 21st | Manchester United |
H | D | 0–0 | 35,868 | |
15 April 1950 | 22nd | Middlesbrough | H | D | 0–0 | 31,579 | |
22 April 1950 | 22nd | Charlton Athletic |
A | L | 0–2 | 42,424 | |
29 April 1950 | 22nd | Aston Villa |
H | D | 2–2 | Trigg 2 | 24,866 |
6 May 1950 | 22nd | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
A | L | 1–6 | Trigg | 42,935 |
League table (part)
Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
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18th | Everton | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 42 | 66 | 0.66 | 34 |
19th | Stoke City |
42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 47 | 75 | 0.64 | 34 |
20th | Charlton Athletic |
42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 53 | 65 | 0.81 | 32 |
21st | Manchester City | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 36 | 68 | 0.53 | 29 |
22nd | Birmingham City |
42 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 31 | 67 | 0.46 | 28 |
Key | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average ; Pts = Points
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FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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Third round | 7 January 1950 | Swansea Town | A | L | 0–3 | 18,990 |
Appearances and goals
- Players with name struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
GK | ENG | Gil Merrick | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
FB | ENG | Jack Badham | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
FB | ENG | Tony Blake | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FB | ENG | Ken Green | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
FB | ENG | Dennis Jennings | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
HB | ENG | Arthur Atkins | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
HB | ENG | Len Boyd | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
HB | ENG | Derek Carr | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
HB | ENG | Don Dorman | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
HB | ENG | Ted Duckhouse | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
HB | NIR | Ray Ferris | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
HB | ENG | Fred Harris | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
HB | ENG | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Johnny Berry | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 4 |
FW | NIR | Bobby Brennan | 39 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 7 |
FW | ENG | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
FW | SCO | Jimmy Dailey | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 9 |
FW | WAL | Hugh Evans | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
FW | ZAF | Willie Havenga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FW | IRL | Jim Higgins | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
FW | ENG | Johnny Jordan | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
FW | SCO | Bobby Laing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FW | SCO | Frank McKee | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
FW | IRL | Eddie O'Hara | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FW | ENG | Harold Roberts | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
FW | ENG | Fred Slater | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
FW | SCO | Jackie Stewart | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
FW | ENG | Cyril Trigg | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
FW | ENG | Roy Warhurst | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
See also
- Birmingham City F.C. seasons
References
General
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. Derby: DB Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85983-853-2.
- Source for match dates and results: "Birmingham City 1949–1950: Results". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 334–35.
- Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
Specific
- ^ "Birmingham City 1949–1950: English Division One (old) Table". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2012.