1949–50 Manchester United F.C. season

Manchester United

1949–50 season
Chairman	James W. Gibson
Manager	Matt Busby
Stadium	Old Trafford
First Division	4th
FA Cup	Sixth Round
Top goalscorer	League: Jack Rowley (20) All: Jack Rowley (23)
Highest home attendance	53,928 vs Arsenal (26 December 1949)
Lowest home attendance	11,968 vs Fulham (29 April 1950)
Average home league attendance	42,064
Home colours Away colours
← 1948–49 1950–51 →

The 1949–50 season was Manchester United's 48th season in the Football League. They finished fourth in the First Division and reached the Sixth Round Proper of the FA Cup.

A notable acquisition by the club during this season was 18-year-old goalkeeper Ray Wood, who was signed from Darlington as manager Matt Busby looked to find a younger goalkeeper to provide competition for Jack Crompton and Reg Allen for the 1950s.^[1]

First Division

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
20 August 1949	Derby County	A	1 – 0	Rowley	35,687
24 August 1949	Bolton Wanderers	H	3 – 0	Mitten, Rowley, own goal	41,748
27 August 1949	West Bromwich Albion	H	1 – 1	Pearson	44,655
31 August 1949	Bolton Wanderers	A	2 – 1	Mitten, Pearson	36,277
3 September 1949	Manchester City	H	2 – 1	Pearson (2)	47,760
7 September 1949	Liverpool	A	1 – 1	Mitten	51,587
10 September 1949	Chelsea	A	1 – 1	Rowley	61,357
17 September 1949	Stoke City	H	2 – 2	Rowley (2)	43,522
24 September 1949	Burnley	A	0 – 1		41,072
1 October 1949	Sunderland	H	1 – 3	Pearson	49,260
8 October 1949	Charlton Athletic	H	3 – 2	Mitten (2), Rowley	43,809
15 October 1949	Aston Villa	A	4 – 0	Mitten (2), Bogan, Rowley	47,483
22 October 1949	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	3 – 0	Pearson (2), Bogan	51,427
29 October 1949	Portsmouth	A	0 – 0		41,098
5 November 1949	Huddersfield Town	H	6 – 0	Pearson (2), Rowley (2), Delaney, Mitten	40,295
12 November 1949	Everton	A	0 – 0		46,672
19 November 1949	Middlesbrough	H	2 – 0	Pearson, Rowley	42,626
26 November 1949	Blackpool	A	3 – 3	Pearson (2), Bogan	27,742
3 December 1949	Newcastle United	H	1 – 1	Mitten	30,343
10 December 1949	Fulham	A	0 – 1		35,362
17 December 1949	Derby County	H	0 – 1		33,753
24 December 1949	West Bromwich Albion	A	2 – 1	Bogan, Rowley	46,973
26 December 1949	Arsenal	H	2 – 0	Pearson (2)	53,928
27 December 1949	Arsenal	A	0 – 0		65,133
31 December 1949	Manchester City	A	2 – 1	Delaney, Pearson	63,704
14 January 1950	Chelsea	H	1 – 0	Mitten	46,954
21 January 1950	Stoke City	A	1 – 3	Mitten	38,877
4 February 1950	Burnley	H	3 – 2	Rowley (2), Mitten	46,702
18 February 1950	Sunderland	A	2 – 2	Chilton, Rowley	63,251
25 February 1950	Charlton Athletic	A	2 – 1	Carey, Rowley	44,920
8 March 1950	Aston Villa	H	7 – 0	Mitten (4), Downie (2), Rowley	22,149
11 March 1950	Middlesbrough	A	3 – 2	Downie, Rowley	46,702
15 March 1950	Liverpool	H	0 – 0		43,456
18 March 1950	Blackpool	H	1 – 2	Delaney	53,688
25 March 1950	Huddersfield Town	A	1 – 3	Downie	34,348
1 April 1950	Everton	H	1 – 1	Delaney	35,381
7 April 1950	Birmingham City	H	0 – 2		47,170
8 April 1950	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1 – 1	Rowley	54,296
10 April 1950	Birmingham City	A	0 – 0		35,863
15 April 1950	Portsmouth	H	0 – 2		44,908
22 April 1950	Newcastle United	A	1 – 2	Downie	52,203
29 April 1950	Fulham	H	3 – 0	Rowley (2), Cockburn	11,968

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
3	Sunderland	42	21	10	11	83	62	52
4	Manchester United	42	18	14	10	69	44	50
5	Newcastle United	42	19	12	11	77	55	50

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
7 January 1950	Round 3	Weymouth	H	4 – 0	Rowley (2), Delaney, Pearson	38,284
28 January 1950	Round 4	Watford	A	1 – 0	Rowley	32,800
11 February 1950	Round 5	Portsmouth	H	3 – 3	Mitten (2), Pearson	53,688
15 February 1950	Round 5 Replay	Portsmouth	A	3 – 1	Delaney, Downie, Mitten	49,962
4 March 1950	Round 6	Chelsea	A	0 – 2		70,362

Squad statistics

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
GK	Jack Crompton	27	0	1	0	28	0
GK	Sonny Feehan	12	0	2	0	14	0
GK	Joe Lancaster	2	0	2	0	4	0
GK	Ray Wood	1	0	0	0	1	0
FB	John Aston, Sr.	40	0	5	0	45	0
FB	John Ball	13	0	0	0	13	0
FB	Johnny Carey	38	1	5	0	43	1
FB	Tommy Lowrie	3	0	0	0	3	0
FB	Sammy Lynn	10	0	0	0	10	0
FB	Thomas McNulty	2	0	0	0	2	0
HB	Allenby Chilton	35	1	5	0	40	1
HB	Henry Cockburn	35	1	5	0	40	1
HB	Billy McGlen	13	0	1	0	14	0
HB	Jack Warner	21	0	4	0	25	0
HB	Jeff Whitefoot	1	0	0	0	1	0
FW	Brian Birch	1	0	0	0	1	0
FW	Tommy Bogan	18	4	4	0	22	4
FW	Ted Buckle	7	0	0	0	7	0
FW	Frank Clempson	1	0	0	0	1	0
FW	Jimmy Delaney	42	4	5	2	47	6
FW	John Downie	18	6	2	1	20	7
FW	Charlie Mitten	42	16	5	3	47	19
FW	Stan Pearson	41	15	4	2	45	17
FW	Jack Rowley	39	20	5	3	44	23
–	Own goals	–	1	–	0	–	1

References

1. "Manchester United Season 1949/50". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2009.