English League Tables

1949/50 Tables◄ 1950/51 Tables ►1951/52 Tables

Football League First Division  1950/51

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Tottenham Hotspur 42 25 10 7 82 44 1.864 60 Champions
2nd  Manchester United 42 24 8 10 74 40 1.850 56 Runners Up 
3rd  Blackpool 42 20 10 12 79 53 1.491 50 -
4th  Newcastle United 42 18 13 11 62 53 1.170 49 -
5th  Arsenal 42 19 9 14 73 56 1.304 47 -
6th  Middlesbrough 42 18 11 13 76 65 1.169 47 -
7th  Portsmouth 42 16 15 11 71 68 1.044 47 -
8th  Bolton Wanderers 42 19 7 16 64 61 1.049 45 -
9th  Liverpool 42 16 11 15 53 59 0.898 43 -
10th  Burnley 42 14 14 14 48 43 1.116 42 -
11th  Derby County 42 16 8 18 81 75 1.080 40 -
12th  Sunderland 42 12 16 14 63 73 0.863 40 -
13th  Stoke City 42 13 14 15 50 59 0.847 40 -
14th  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 15 8 19 74 61 1.213 38 -
15th  Aston Villa 42 12 13 17 66 68 0.971 37 -
16th  West Bromwich Albion 42 13 11 18 53 61 0.869 37 -
17th  Charlton Athletic 42 14 9 19 63 80 0.787 37 -
18th  Fulham 42 13 11 18 52 68 0.765 37 -
19th  Huddersfield Town 42 15 6 21 64 92 0.696 36 -
20th  Chelsea 42 12 8 22 53 65 0.815 32 -
21st  Sheffield Wednesday 42 12 8 22 64 83 0.771 32 ▼Relegated
22nd  Everton 42 12 8 22 48 86 0.558 32 ▼Relegated

Football League Second Division  1950/51

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Preston North End 42 26 5 11 91 49 1.857 57 ▲Champions
2nd  Manchester City 42 19 14 9 89 61 1.459 52 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Cardiff City 42 17 16 9 53 45 1.178 50 -
4th  Birmingham City 42 20 9 13 64 53 1.208 49 -
5th  Leeds United 42 20 8 14 63 55 1.145 48 -
6th  Blackburn Rovers 42 19 8 15 65 66 0.985 46 -
7th  Coventry City 42 19 7 16 75 59 1.271 45 -
8th  Sheffield United 42 16 12 14 72 62 1.161 44 -
9th  Brentford 42 18 8 16 75 74 1.014 44 -
10th  Hull City 42 16 11 15 74 70 1.057 43 -
11th  Doncaster Rovers 42 15 13 14 64 68 0.941 43 -
12th  Southampton 42 15 13 14 66 73 0.904 43 -
13th  West Ham United 42 16 10 16 68 69 0.986 42 -
14th  Leicester City 42 15 11 16 68 58 1.172 41 -
15th  Barnsley 42 15 10 17 74 68 1.088 40 -
16th  Queens Park Rangers 42 15 10 17 71 82 0.866 40 -
17th  Notts County 42 13 13 16 61 60 1.017 39 -
18th  Swansea Town 42 16 4 22 54 77 0.701 36 -
19th  Luton Town 42 9 14 19 57 70 0.814 32 -
20th  Bury 42 12 8 22 60 86 0.698 32 -
21st  Chesterfield 42 9 12 21 44 69 0.638 30 ▼Relegated
22nd  Grimsby Town 42 8 12 22 61 95 0.642 28 ▼Relegated

Football League Third Division North  1950/51

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Rotherham United 46 31 9 6 103 41 2.512 71 ▲Champions
2nd  Mansfield Town 46 26 12 8 78 48 1.625 64 Runners Up
3rd  Carlisle United 46 25 12 9 79 50 1.580 62 -
4th  Tranmere Rovers 46 24 11 11 83 62 1.339 59 -
5th  Lincoln City 46 25 8 13 89 58 1.534 58 -
6th  Bradford Park Avenue 46 23 8 15 90 72 1.250 54 -
7th  Bradford City 46 21 10 15 90 63 1.429 52 -
8th  Gateshead 46 21 8 17 84 62 1.355 50 -
9th  Crewe Alexandra 46 19 10 17 61 60 1.017 48 -
10th  Stockport County 46 20 8 18 63 63 1.000 48 -
11th  Rochdale 46 17 11 18 69 62 1.113 45 -
12th  Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 46 13 18 15 58 57 1.018 44 -
13th  Chester 46 17 9 20 62 64 0.969 43 -
14th  Wrexham 46 15 12 19 55 71 0.775 42 -
15th  Oldham Athletic 46 16 8 22 73 73 1.000 40 -
16th  Hartlepools United 46 16 7 23 64 66 0.970 39 -
17th  York City 46 12 15 19 66 77 0.857 39 -
18th  Darlington 46 13 13 20 59 77 0.766 39 -
19th  Barrow 46 16 6 24 51 76 0.671 38 -
20th  Shrewsbury Town 46 15 7 24 43 74 0.581 37 Transferred
21st  Southport 46 13 10 23 56 72 0.778 36 -
22nd  Halifax Town 46 11 12 23 50 69 0.725 34 -
23rd  Accrington Stanley 46 11 10 25 42 101 0.416 32 Re Elected
24th  New Brighton 46 11 8 27 40 90 0.444 30 ▼Not Re Elected

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Election for League Membership
The bottom two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for membership of the Northern section of the Third Division by 6 non-league clubs.
Votes Club End Result
46 Accrington Stanley Re Elected to the League
28 Workington ▲Elected to the League
18 New Brighton ▼Not Elected to the League
4 Wigan Athletic Not Elected to the League
1 Nelson Not Elected to the League
1 North Shields Not Elected to the League
0 Northwich Victoria Not Elected to the League
0 South Liverpool Not Elected to the League

Football League Third Division South  1950/51

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Nottingham Forest 46 30 10 6 110 40 2.750 70 ▲Champions
2nd  Norwich City 46 25 14 7 82 45 1.822 64 Runners Up
3rd  Reading 46 21 15 10 88 53 1.660 57 -
4th  Plymouth Argyle 46 24 9 13 85 55 1.545 57 -
5th  Millwall 46 23 10 13 80 57 1.404 56 -
6th  Bristol Rovers 46 20 15 11 64 42 1.524 55 -
7th  Southend United 46 21 10 15 92 69 1.333 52 -
8th  Ipswich Town 46 23 6 17 69 58 1.190 52 -
9th  Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic 46 22 7 17 65 57 1.140 51 -
10th  Bristol City 46 20 11 15 64 59 1.085 51 -
11th  Newport County 46 19 9 18 77 70 1.100 47 -
12th  Port Vale 46 16 13 17 60 65 0.923 45 -
13th  Brighton & Hove Albion 46 13 17 16 71 79 0.899 43 -
14th  Exeter City 46 18 6 22 62 85 0.729 42 -
15th  Walsall 46 15 10 21 52 62 0.839 40 -
16th  Colchester United 46 14 12 20 63 76 0.829 40 -
17th  Swindon Town 46 18 4 24 55 67 0.821 40 -
18th  Aldershot 46 15 10 21 56 88 0.636 40 -
19th  Leyton Orient 46 15 8 23 53 75 0.707 38 -
20th  Torquay United 46 14 9 23 64 81 0.790 37 -
21st  Northampton Town 46 10 16 20 55 67 0.821 36 -
22nd  Gillingham 46 13 9 24 69 101 0.683 35 -
23rd  Watford 46 9 11 26 54 88 0.614 29 Re Elected
24th  Crystal Palace 46 8 11 27 33 84 0.393 27 Re Elected

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Election for League Membership
The bottom two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for membership of the Southern section of the Third Division by 8 non-league clubs.
Votes Club End Result
48 Watford Re Elected to the League
45 Crystal Palace Re Elected to the League
3 Bath City Not Elected to the League
1 Merthyr Tydfil Not Elected to the League
1 Worcester City Not Elected to the League
0 Chelmsford City Not Elected to the League
0 Hereford United Not Elected to the League
0 LIanelly Not Elected to the League
0 Peterborough United Not Elected to the League
0 Yeovil Town Not Elected to the League

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