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1949–50 Manchester United F.C. season

English football club season

Field	Value
club	Manchester United
season	1949–50
manager	Matt Busby
chairman	James W. Gibson
stadium	Old Trafford
league	First Division
league result	4th
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	Sixth round
league topscorer
Jack Rowley (20)
season topscorer
Jack Rowley (23)
highest attendance	53,928 vs Arsenal (26 December 1949)
lowest attendance	11,968 vs Fulham (29 April 1950)
average attendance	42,064
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prevseason	1948–49
nextseason	1950–51

Jack Rowley (20) Jack Rowley (23) 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.

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 (2), 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

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

References

"Manchester United Season 1949/50". StretfordEnd.co.uk.

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