Season story · Division 3
1949–50
19 league wins, 51–48 league goals and a campaign told match by match.
Manager: Ernest Blackburn
- Division
- Football League Division Three North
- Final league position
- 5th
- League matches
- 42
- League wins
- 19
- League draws
- 11
- League defeats
- 12
- League goals
- 51–48
- Average Prenton Park gate
- 9,026
The journey
Four moments from the campaign
20 Aug
Opening chapter
Crewe Alexandra · 2-0
View match22 Oct
Biggest victory
Bradford City · 2-4
View match27 Dec
The biggest crowd
Rotherham United · 0-2
View match6 May
Final word
Carlisle United · 0-0
View match
Defining matches
The days that shaped the season
The team
Most-used XI
Top scorer
No data
Biggest crowd
15,670
Rotherham United
Season form
WLWDLLWDWLDWDLWWDD
Season timeline
The campaign, month by month
Follow the rhythm of the season through every result, change in the dugout and recorded player movement.
- Months
- 10
- Matches
- 44
- Wins
- 20
Chapter 01
August 1949
LWWW4 matches · 3W 0D 1LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 02
September 1949
WDLWL5 matches · 2W 1D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 03
October 1949
WWWWW5 matches · 5W 0D 0LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 04
November 1949
LWW3 matches · 2W 0D 1LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 05
December 1949
LLDDDLL7 matches · 0W 3D 4LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Sat 3LHartlepool UnitedVictoria Park · League2-0Sat 10LPort ValeOld Recreation Ground · FA Cup1-0Sat 17DCrewe AlexandraPrenton Park · League2-2Sat 24DNew BrightonTower Athletic Ground · League0-0Mon 26DRotherham UnitedMillmoor · League1-1Tue 27LRotherham UnitedPrenton Park · League0-2Sat 31LYork CityBootham Crescent · League1-0Chapter 06
January 1950
WDW3 matches · 2W 1D 0LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 07
February 1950
LWDL4 matches · 1W 1D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 08
March 1950
LWDW4 matches · 2W 1D 1LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 09
April 1950
LDWDLWW7 matches · 3W 2D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 10
May 1950
DD2 matches · 0W 2D 0LOpen chapter +Close chapter −
Summary
Selection summary
Overall record
44 matches played
| Venue | Pld | Won | Draws | Lost | For | Agn | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | |||
| Home | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Total | 44 | 20 | 11 | 13 |
Match list
Results
44 matches
| Date | Opposition | Competition | Result | Att. | Programme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/8 | AwayCrewe Alexandra | 2-0 | |||
| 23/8 | HomeBarrow | 2-1 | |||
| 27/8 | HomeNew Brighton | 2-1 | |||
| 30/8 | AwayBarrow | 1-2 | |||
| 3/9 | HomeYork City | 1-0 | |||
| 6/9 | HomeCarlisle United | 0-0 | |||
| 10/9 | AwayOldham Athletic | 2-1 | |||
| 17/9 | HomeWrexham | 2-1 | |||
| 24/9 | 2-0 | ||||
| 1/10 | HomeMansfield Town | 2-1 | |||
| 8/10 | AwayHalifax Town | 0-1 | |||
| 15/10 | HomeRochdale | 1-0 | |||
| 22/10 | AwayBradford City | 2-4 | |||
| 29/10 | HomeChester | 2-1 | |||
| 5/11 | AwaySouthport | 2-1 | |||
| 12/11 | HomeStockport County | 2-0 | |||
| 26/11 | HomeHalifax Town | 2-1 | |||
| 3/12 | 2-0 | ||||
| 10/12 | AwayPort Vale | 1-0 | |||
| 17/12 | HomeCrewe Alexandra | 2-2 | |||
| 24/12 | AwayNew Brighton | 0-0 | |||
| 26/12 | AwayRotherham United | 1-1 | |||
| 27/12 | HomeRotherham United | 0-2 | |||
| 31/12 | AwayYork City | 1-0 | |||
| 14/1 | HomeOldham Athletic | 4-2 | |||
| 21/1 | AwayWrexham | 0-0 | |||
| 28/1 | HomeGateshead | 1-0 | |||
| 4/2 | 0-1 | ||||
| 11/2 | HomeDarlington | 3-1 | |||
| 18/2 | AwayMansfield Town | 1-1 | |||
| 25/2 | HomeDoncaster Rovers | 2-4 | |||
| 4/3 | AwayGateshead | 5-1 | |||
| 11/3 | HomeBradford City | 1-0 | |||
| 18/3 | AwayChester | 0-0 | |||
| 25/3 | HomeSouthport | 2-0 | |||
| 1/4 | AwayStockport County | 2-1 | |||
| 7/4 | AwayLincoln City | 0-0 | |||
| 8/4 | HomeHalifax Town | 2-1 | |||
| 10/4 | HomeLincoln City | 2-2 | |||
| 15/4 | AwayRochdale | 3-0 | |||
| 22/4 | 2-1 | ||||
| 26/4 | AwayDarlington | 0-2 | |||
| 3/5 | AwayDoncaster Rovers | 1-1 | |||
| 6/5 | AwayCarlisle United | 0-0 |
