1949–50 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season
# 1949–50 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

The 1949–50 season was the 51st season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played in the top tier of the English football system, the Football League First Division. The team finished as runners-up for a third time, losing out on a first league title to Portsmouth by virtue of goal average.

## Results

### Final League Table

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points

### First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20/8/49 | Fulham (A) | Craven Cottage | W 2-1 | Hancocks, Mullen | 43,854 |
| 24/8/49 | Charlton Athletic (A) | The Valley | W 3-2 | Forbes, Pye, Wright | 45,078 |
| 27/8/49 | Newcastle United (H) | Molineux | W 2-1 | Forbes, Pye | 50,992 |
| 29/8/49 | Charlton Athletic (H) | Molineux | W 2-1 | Smyth, Wright | 43,267 |
| 3/9/49 | Blackpool (A) | Bloomfield Road | W 2-1 | Mullen, Smyth | 31,940 |
| 10/9/49 | Middlesbrough (H) | Molineux | W 3-1 | Dunn, Hancocks, Smyth | 50,424 |
| 14/9/49 | Birmingham City (A) | St Andrews | D 1-1 | 0.G | 46,433 |
| 17/9/49 | Everton (A) | Goodison Park | W 2-1 | Mullen, Pye | 59,593 |
| 24/9/49 | Huddersfield Town (H) | Molineux | W 7-1 | Pye 3, Forbes 2, Mullen, Smyth | 45,559 |
| 1/10/49 | Portsmouth (A) | Fratton Park | D 1-1 | Pye | 50,248 |
| 8/10/49 | Derby County | The Baseball Ground | W 2-1 | Hancocks, Mullen | 37,652 |
| 15/10/49 | West Bromwich Albion (H) | Molineux | D 1-1 | Pye | 56,661 |
| 22/10/49 | Manchester United (A) | Old Trafford | L 0-3 | | 51,427 |
| 29/10/49 | Chelsea (H) | Molineux | D 2-2 | Smyth 2 | 42,005 |
| 5/11/49 | Stoke City (A) | Victoria Ground | L 1-2 | Hancocks | 40,111 |
| 12/11/49 | Burnley (H) | Molineux | D 0-0 | | 40,216 |
| 19/11/49 | Sunderland (A) | Roker Park | L 1-3 | Forbes | 51,487 |
| 26/11/49 | Liverpool (H) | Molineux | D 1-1 | Wilshaw | 52,509 |
| 03/12/49 | Arsenal (A) | Highbury | D 1-1 | Mullen | 59,766 |
| 10/12/49 | Bolton Wanderers (H) | Molineux | D 1-1 | Wilshaw | 30,768 |
| 17/12/49 | Fulham (H) | Molineux | D 1-1 | Pye | 32,399 |
| 24/12/49 | Newcastle United (A) | St James' Park | L 0-2 | | 56,048 |
| 26/12/49 | Aston Villa (H) | Molineux | L 2-3 | Smyth, Swinbourne | 51,986 |
| 27/12/49 | Aston Villa (A) | Villa Park | W 4-1 | Swinbourne 2, Pye, Smith | 69,492 |
| 31/12/49 | Blackpool (H) | Molineux | W 3-0 | Hancocks, Mullen, Pye | 51,404 |
| 14/1/50 | Middlesbrough (A) | Ayresome Park | L 0-2 | | 30,146 |
| 21/1/50 | Everton (H) | Molineux | D 1-1 | Wilshaw | 36,414 |
| 4/2/50 | Huddersfield Town (A) | Leeds Road | L 0-1 | | 16,736 |
| 18/2/50 | Portsmouth (H) | Molineux | W 1-0 | McLean | 46,679 |
| 25/2/50 | Derby County (H) | Molineux | W 4-1 | Pye 2, Walker 2 | 43,238 |
| 4/3/50 | West Bromwich Albion (A) | The Hawthorns | D 1-1 | Hancocks | 60,945 |
| 11/3/50 | Sunderland (H) | Molineux | L 1-3 | Smyth | 44,318 |
| 18/3/50 | Liverpool (A) | Anfield | W 2-0 | Hancocks,Swinbourne | 41,126 |
| 25/3/50 | Stoke City (H) | Molineux | W 2-1 | Hancocks, Swinbourne | 38,388 |
| 1/4/50 | Burnley (A) | Turf Moor | W 1-0 | Walker | 36,726 |
| 8/4/50 | Manchester United (H) | Molineux | D 1-1 | Walker | 54,296 |
| 10/4/50 | Manchester City (A) | Maine Road | L 1-2 | Walker | 36,723 |
| 11/4/50 | Manchester City (H) | Molineux | W 3-0 | Hancocks, Pye, Swinbourne | 44,735 |
| 15/4/50 | Chelsea (A) | Stamford Bridge | D 0-0 | | 30,254 |
| 22/4/50 | Arsenal (H) | Molineux | W 3-0 | Walker 2, Pye | 53,082 |
| 29/4/50 | Bolton Wanderers (A) | Burnden Park | W 4-2 | Hancocks, Mullen, Pye, Wright | 14,886 |
| 6/5/50 | Birmingham City | Molineux | W 6-1 | Mullen 2, Pye 2, Swinbourne, Walker | 42,935 |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 January 1950 | R3 | Plymouth Argyle | Home Park | 1–1 |
| 11 January 1950 | R3 Replay | Plymouth Argyle | Molineux Stadium | 3–0 |
| 28 January 1950 | R4 | Sheffield United | Molineux Stadium | 0–0 |
| 1 February 1950 | R4 Replay | Sheffield United | Bramall Lane | 4–3 |
| 11 February 1950 | R5 | Blackpool | Molineux Stadium | 0–0 |
| 15 February 1950 | R5 Replay | Blackpool | Bloomfield Road | 0–1 |

## Players Used

| Pos. | Nationality | Player | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
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| 2 | [[|]] | [[| ]] | 0 |
| 3 | [[|]] | [[| ]] | 0 |
| 4 | [[|]] | [[| ]] | 0 |
| 5 | [[|]] | [[| ]] | 0 |
| 6 | [[|]] | [[| ]] (Captain) | 0 |
| 7 | [[|]] | [[| ]] | 0 |
| 8 | [[|]] | [[| ]] | 0 |
| 9 | [[|]] | [[| ]] | 0 |
| 10 | [[|]] | [[| ]] | 0 |
| 11 | [[|]] | [[| ]] | 0 |
| 12 | [[|]] | [[| ]] | 0 |
| 13 | [[|]] | [[| ]] | 0 |
| 14 | [[|]] | [[| ]] | 0 |
| 15 | [[|]] | [[| ]] | 0 |
| 16 | [[|]] | [[| ]] | 0 |
| 17 | [[|]] | [[| ]] | 0 |
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| 19 | [[|]] | [[| ]] | 0 |
| 20 | [[|]] | [[| ]] | 0 |
| 21 | [[|]] | [[| ]] | 0 |
| 22 | [[|]] | [[| ]] | 0 |
| 23 | [[|]] | [[| ]] | 0 |

### Top scorer

| P. | Nationality |
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### Most appearances

| P. | Nationality |
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## First Division Results by round

* Round
* Ground
* Result
* Position
