First Division 1950/51

Tottenham Hotspur won the 1950/51 First Division with 60 points, 4 points ahead of Manchester United. Sheffield Wednesday and Everton were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,413 goals, 3.06 a game.

Tottenham

Champions

1,413

Goals

3.06

Goals a game

47%

Home wins

Final table


1	Tottenham HotspurTottenham	42	25	10	7	82	44	+38	60
2	Manchester UnitedMan United	42	24	8	10	74	40	+34	56
3	BlackpoolBlackpool	42	20	10	12	79	53	+26	50
4	Newcastle UnitedNewcastle	42	18	13	11	62	53	+9	49
5	ArsenalArsenal	42	19	9	14	73	56	+17	47
6	MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough	42	18	11	13	76	65	+11	47
7	PortsmouthPortsmouth	42	16	15	11	71	68	+3	47
8	Bolton WanderersBolton	42	19	7	16	64	61	+3	45
9	LiverpoolLiverpool	42	16	11	15	53	59	-6	43
10	BurnleyBurnley	42	14	14	14	48	43	+5	42
11	Derby CountyDerby County	42	16	8	18	81	75	+6	40
12	SunderlandSunderland	42	12	16	14	63	73	-10	40
13	Stoke CityStoke	42	13	14	15	50	59	-9	40
14	Wolverhampton WanderersWolves	42	15	8	19	74	61	+13	38
15	Aston VillaAston Villa	42	12	13	17	66	68	-2	37
16	West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom	42	13	11	18	53	61	-8	37
17	Charlton AthleticCharlton	42	14	9	19	63	80	-17	37
18	FulhamFulham	42	13	11	18	52	68	-16	37
19	Huddersfield TownHuddersfield	42	15	6	21	64	92	-28	36
20	ChelseaChelsea	42	12	8	22	53	65	-12	32
21	Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed	42	12	8	22	64	83	-19	32
22	EvertonEverton	42	12	8	22	48	86	-38	32

▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Two points for a win, one for a draw; clubs level on points are split by goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), as they were then. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →

The 1950/51 title race

The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →

Points, Sat 5 May 1951

Tottenham

Man United

Blackpool

Newcastle

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1950/51 · Sat 5 May 1951

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The 1950/51 scoreline grid

Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way. Select a square to see those matches.

Away goals

2 1 2

2 8 3 4 1

4 10 15 8 3

1 1

15 32 15 15 8

32 61 49 22 7 6 1 1

29 34 23 24 11 3 4 1 1

Home goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

Every result in 1950/51 had happened before.

Biggest wins

September 30, 1950Middlesbrough 8–0 Huddersfield8-goal home win

November 18, 1950Tottenham 7–0 Newcastle7-goal home win

September 2, 1950Wolves 7–1 Bolton6-goal home win

September 6, 1950Newcastle 6–0 Huddersfield6-goal home win

March 31, 1951Derby County 6–0 Middlesbrough6-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

December 16, 1950Derby County 6–5 Sunderland11 goals

December 9, 1950Middlesbrough 7–3 Charlton10 goals

February 3, 1951Portsmouth 6–3 Everton9 goals

September 30, 1950Middlesbrough 8–0 Huddersfield8 goals

September 2, 1950Wolves 7–1 Bolton8 goals

Most common results

#11–1 draw61 · 13%

#22–1 home win49 · 11%

#31–0 home win34 · 7%

#40–1 away win32 · 7%

#51–2 away win32 · 7%

How 1950/51 compares

At 3.06 goals a game, 1950/51 was the 46th highest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 47% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 25% were draws and 28% away wins.

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