| Club: | Arsenal |
| Season: | 1950–51 |
| Manager: | Tom Whittaker |
| Chairman: | Bracewell Smith |
| Stadium: | Highbury |
| League: | First Division |
| League Result: | 5th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Fifth round |
| League Topscorer: | Doug Lishman (17) |
| Season Topscorer: | Doug Lishman (17) |
| Highest Attendance: | 72,408 vs. Northampton Town (27 January 1951) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 32,374 vs. Burnley (16 December 1950) |
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| Prevseason: | 1949–50 |
| Nextseason: | 1951–52 |
The 1950–51 season was Arsenal Football Club's 25th consecutive season in the top flight of English football.[1] [2]
Arsenal's score comes first[3]
| Win | Draw | Loss |
See main article: 1950–51 Football League.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 1950 | Burnley | A | 1–0 | 32,957 | Roper | |
| 23 August 1950 | Chelsea | H | 0–0 | 61,166 | ||
| 26 August 1950 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–2 | 64,600 | Roper, Barnes (pen.) | |
| 30 August 1950 | Chelsea | A | 1–0 | 48,792 | Cox | |
| 5 September 1950 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 3–0 | 45,647 | Logie (2), Lishman | |
| 6 September 1950 | Everton | H | 2–1 | 36,576 | Cox, Barnes (pen.) | |
| 9 September 1950 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–2 | 46,119 | Lishman | |
| 13 September 1950 | Everton | A | 1–1 | 47,518 | Goring | |
| 16 September 1950 | Huddersfield Town | H | 6–2 | 51,518 | Goring (3), Logie (2), Lishman | |
| 23 September 1950 | Newcastle United | A | 1–2 | 66,926 | Logie | |
| 30 September 1950 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 3–0 | 51,928 | Lishman (2), Logie | |
| 7 October 1950 | Charlton Athletic | A | 3–1 | 63,539 | Goring, Forbes, Roper | |
| 14 October 1950 | Manchester United | H | 3–0 | 66,150 | Lishman, Goring, own goal | |
| 21 October 1950 | Aston Villa | A | 1–1 | 53,111 | Logie | |
| 28 October 1950 | Derby County | H | 3–1 | 62,889 | Logie, Forbes, Goring | |
| 4 November 1950 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–0 | 55,548 | Lishman | |
| 11 November 1950 | Sunderland | H | 5–1 | 68,682 | Lishman (4), Roper | |
| 18 November 1950 | Liverpool | A | 3–1 | 44,193 | Lishman, Logie, Roper | |
| 25 November 1950 | Fulham | H | 5–1 | 41,344 | Lishman (3), Goring, Forbes | |
| 2 December 1950 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–3 | 40,489 | ||
| 9 December 1950 | Blackpool | H | 4–4 | 57,445 | Lishman, Forbes, Goring, Barnes (pen.) | |
| 16 December 1950 | Burnley | H | 0–1 | 32,374 | ||
| 23 December 1950 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–1 | 54,896 | ||
| 25 December 1950 | Stoke City | H | 0–3 | 36,852 | ||
| 26 December 1950 | Stoke City | A | 0–1 | 43,315 | ||
| 30 December 1950 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–0 | 39,583 | Goring | |
| 13 January 1951 | Middlesbrough | H | 3–1 | 65,083 | Lewis (2), Goring | |
| 20 January 1951 | Huddersfield Town | A | 2–2 | 37,175 | Lewis (2) | |
| 3 February 1951 | Newcastle United | H | 0–0 | 55,073 | ||
| 17 February 1951 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–2 | 45,999 | ||
| 24 February 1951 | Charlton Athletic | H | 2–5 | 58,137 | Goring (2) | |
| 3 March 1951 | Manchester United | A | 1–3 | 46,202 | Holton | |
| 10 March 1951 | Aston Villa | H | 2–1 | 43,747 | Lewis (2) | |
| 17 March 1951 | Derby County | A | 2–4 | 22,168 | Lewis, Goring | |
| 23 March 1951 | Portsmouth | H | 0–1 | 52,051 | ||
| 24 March 1951 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–1 | 54,213 | Holton (2) | |
| 26 March 1951 | Portsmouth | A | 1–1 | 39,189 | Marden | |
| 31 March 1951 | Sunderland | A | 2–0 | 31,515 | Marden, Roper | |
| 7 April 1951 | Liverpool | H | 1–2 | 34,664 | ||
| 14 April 1951 | Fulham | A | 2–3 | 34,111 | Holton, Lewis | |
| 21 April 1951 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–1 | 45,040 | Lishman | |
| 2 May 1951 | Blackpool | A | 1–0 | 23,044 | Roper |
See main article: 1950–51 FA Cup. Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round, in which they were drawn to face Carlisle United.
| R3 | 6 January 1951 | Carlisle United | H | 0–0 | 57,932 | ||
| R3 R | 11 January 1951 | Carlisle United | A | 4–1 | 21,215 | Logie, Goring, Lewis (2) | |
| R4 | 14 January 1951 | Northampton Town | H | 3–2 | 72,408 | Lewis (2), Roper | |
| R5 | 10 February 1951 | Manchester United | A | 0–1 | 55,058 |
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Arsenal.
| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Friendles | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| GK | George Swindin | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| GK | Ted Platt | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 22 (2) | 0 | |
| DF | Walley Barnes | 35 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 3 | |
Source:[4]