Season story · Division 3
1950–51
24 league wins, 83–62 league goals and a campaign told match by match.
Manager: Ernest Blackburn
- Division
- Football League Division Three North
- Final league position
- 4th
- League matches
- 46
- League wins
- 24
- League draws
- 11
- League defeats
- 11
- League goals
- 83–62
- Average Prenton Park gate
- 9,869
The journey
Four moments from the campaign
19 Aug
Opening chapter
York City · 7-2
View match11 Nov
The biggest crowd
Chester · 3-1
View match5 May
Final word
Scunthorpe United · 1-0
View match
Defining matches
The days that shaped the season
The team
Most-used XI
Top scorer
No data
Biggest crowd
14,343
Chester
Season form
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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
- Competitive matches
- 48
- Wins
- 25
Chapter 01
August 1950
WDLW4 competitive matches · 2W 1D 1LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 02
September 1950
DWWWDWDW8 competitive matches · 5W 3D 0LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Sat 2DAccrington StanleyPrenton Park · League1-1Mon 4WRotherham UnitedMillmoor · League1-2Sat 9WSouthportHaig Avenue · League0-1Tue 12WRotherham UnitedPrenton Park · League2-1Sat 16DNew BrightonTower Athletic Ground · League1-1Tue 19WBarrowHolker Street · League1-2Sat 23DBradford Park AvenuePrenton Park · League2-2Sat 30WOldham AthleticBoundary Park · League3-4Chapter 03
October 1950
DDWL4 competitive matches · 1W 2D 1LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 04
November 1950
WWWW4 competitive matches · 4W 0D 0LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 05
December 1950
LLDW4 competitive matches · 1W 1D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 06
January 1951
LWW3 competitive matches · 2W 0D 1LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 07
February 1951
LDWW4 competitive matches · 2W 1D 1LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 08
March 1951
DWLLLWLW8 competitive matches · 3W 1D 4LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Sat 3DStockport CountyEdgeley Park · League0-0Wed 7WMansfield TownPrenton Park · League2-1Sat 10LShrewsbury TownPrenton Park · League0-1Sat 17LLincoln CitySincil Bank · League2-1Fri 23LWrexhamPrenton Park · League1-2Sat 24WRochdalePrenton Park · League2-1Mon 26LWrexhamRacecourse Ground · League2-1Sat 31WChesterSealand Road · League1-3Chapter 09
April 1951
WWLWDLD7 competitive matches · 3W 2D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Sat 7WHalifax TownPrenton Park · League3-2Tue 10WCrewe AlexandraPrenton Park · League3-0Sat 14LHartlepool UnitedVictoria Park · League2-1Tue 17WHartlepool UnitedPrenton Park · League1-0Sat 21DGatesheadPrenton Park · League2-2Wed 25LYork CityBootham Crescent · League4-0Sat 28DCrewe AlexandraGresty Road · League1-1Chapter 10
May 1951
WW2 competitive matches · 2W 0D 0LOpen chapter +Close chapter −
Summary
Selection summary
Competitive record
48 matches played
| Venue | Pld | Won | Draws | Lost | For | Agn | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | |||
| Away | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | |||
| Total | 48 | 25 | 11 | 12 |
Match list
Results
48 matches
| Date | Opposition | Competition | Result | Att. | Programme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/8 | HomeYork City | 7-2 | |||
| 23/8 | AwayBradford City | 2-2 | |||
| 26/8 | AwayCarlisle United | 3-1 | |||
| 29/8 | HomeBradford City | 3-1 | |||
| 2/9 | 1-1 | ||||
| 4/9 | AwayRotherham United | 1-2 | |||
| 9/9 | AwaySouthport | 0-1 | |||
| 12/9 | HomeRotherham United | 2-1 | |||
| 16/9 | AwayNew Brighton | 1-1 | |||
| 19/9 | AwayBarrow | 1-2 | |||
| 23/9 | 2-2 | ||||
| 30/9 | AwayOldham Athletic | 3-4 | |||
| 7/10 | AwayDarlington | 1-1 | |||
| 14/10 | HomeStockport County | 1-1 | |||
| 21/10 | AwayShrewsbury Town | 1-2 | |||
| 28/10 | HomeLincoln City | 0-1 | |||
| 4/11 | AwayRochdale | 2-3 | |||
| 11/11 | HomeChester | 3-1 | |||
| 18/11 | AwayHalifax Town | 0-1 | |||
| 25/11 | 0-5 | ||||
| 2/12 | AwayGateshead | 2-0 | |||
| 9/12 | AwayYork City | 2-1 | |||
| 23/12 | HomeCarlisle United | 2-2 | |||
| 26/12 | HomeBarrow | 3-0 | |||
| 10/1 | AwayMansfield Town | 2-1 | |||
| 13/1 | HomeSouthport | 4-0 | |||
| 20/1 | HomeNew Brighton | 4-3 | |||
| 3/2 | 4-1 | ||||
| 10/2 | 1-1 | ||||
| 17/2 | HomeOldham Athletic | 1-0 | |||
| 24/2 | HomeDarlington | 3-2 | |||
| 3/3 | AwayStockport County | 0-0 | |||
| 7/3 | HomeMansfield Town | 2-1 | |||
| 10/3 | HomeShrewsbury Town | 0-1 | |||
| 17/3 | AwayLincoln City | 2-1 | |||
| 23/3 | HomeWrexham | 1-2 | |||
| 24/3 | HomeRochdale | 2-1 | |||
| 26/3 | AwayWrexham | 2-1 | |||
| 31/3 | AwayChester | 1-3 | |||
| 7/4 | HomeHalifax Town | 3-2 | |||
| 10/4 | HomeCrewe Alexandra | 3-0 | |||
| 14/4 | 2-1 | ||||
| 17/4 | 1-0 | ||||
| 21/4 | HomeGateshead | 2-2 | |||
| 25/4 | AwayYork City | 4-0 | |||
| 28/4 | AwayCrewe Alexandra | 1-1 | |||
| 2/5 | 0-2 | ||||
| 5/5 | 1-0 |
