| Club: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Season: | 1949–50 |
| Manager: | Stan Cullis |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| League: | First Division |
| League Result: | 2nd |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | 5th round |
| Cup2: | FA Charity Shield |
| Cup2 Result: | Shared |
| League Topscorer: | Jesse Pye (18) |
| Season Topscorer: | Jesse Pye (18) |
| Highest Attendance: | 56,661 (vs West Brom, 15 October 1949) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 30,768 (vs Bolton, 10 December 1949) |
| Average Attendance: | 45,346 (league only) |
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| Prevseason: | 1948–49 |
| Nextseason: | 1950–51 |
The 1949–50 season was the 51st season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played in the top tier of the English football system, the Football League First Division. The team finished as runners-up for a third time, losing out on a first league title to Portsmouth by virtue of goal average.[1]
| width=30 | Pos | Club | width=30 | Pld | width=30 | W | width=30 | D | width=30 | L | width=30 | F | width=30 | A | width=30 | GA | width=30 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portsmouth | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 74 | 38 | 1.947 | 53 | |||||||||
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 76 | 49 | 1.551 | 53 | |||||||||
| 3 | Sunderland | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 83 | 62 | 1.339 | 52 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 1949 | Fulham (A) | Craven Cottage | W 2–1 | Hancocks, Mullen | 43,854 | |
| 24 August 1949 | Charlton Athletic (A) | The Valley | W 3–2 | Forbes, Pye, Wright | 45,078 | |
| 27 August 1949 | Newcastle United (H) | Molineux | W 2–1 | Forbes, Pye | 50,992 | |
| 29 August 1949 | Charlton Athletic (H) | Molineux | W 2–1 | Smyth, Wright | 43,267 | |
| 3 September 1949 | Blackpool (A) | Bloomfield Road | W 2–1 | Mullen, Smyth | 31,940 | |
| 10 September 1949 | Middlesbrough (H) | Molineux | W 3–1 | Dunn, Hancocks, Smyth | 50,424 | |
| 14 September 1949 | Birmingham City (A) | St Andrews | D 1–1 | 0.G | 46,433 | |
| 17 September 1949 | Everton (A) | Goodison Park | W 2–1 | Mullen, Pye | 59,593 | |
| 24 September 1949 | Huddersfield Town (H) | Molineux | W 7–1 | Pye 3, Forbes 2, Mullen, Smyth | 45,559 | |
| 1 October 1949 | Portsmouth (A) | Fratton Park | D 1–1 | Pye | 50,248 | |
| 8 October 1949 | Derby County | The Baseball Ground | W 2–1 | Hancocks, Mullen | 37,652 | |
| 15 October 1949 | West Bromwich Albion (H) | Molineux | D 1–1 | Pye | 56,661 | |
| 22 October 1949 | Manchester United (A) | Old Trafford | L 0–3 | 51,427 | ||
| 29 October 1949 | Chelsea (H) | Molineux | D 2–2 | Smyth 2 | 42,005 | |
| 5 November 1949 | Stoke City (A) | Victoria Ground | L 1–2 | Hancocks | 40,111 | |
| 12 November 1949 | Burnley (H) | Molineux | D 0–0 | 40,216 | ||
| 19 November 1949 | Sunderland (A) | Roker Park | L 1–3 | Forbes | 51,487 | |
| 26 November 1949 | Liverpool (H) | Molineux | D 1–1 | Wilshaw | 52,509 | |
| 3 December 1949 | Arsenal (A) | Highbury | D 1–1 | Mullen | 59,766 | |
| 10 December 1949 | Bolton Wanderers (H) | Molineux | D 1–1 | Wilshaw | 30,768 | |
| 17 December 1949 | Fulham (H) | Molineux | D 1–1 | Pye | 32,399 | |
| 24 December 1949 | Newcastle United (A) | St James' Park | L 0–2 | 56,048 | ||
| 26 December 1949 | Aston Villa (H) | Molineux | L 2–3 | Smyth, Swinbourne | 51,986 | |
| 27 December 1949 | Aston Villa (A) | Villa Park | W 4–1 | Swinbourne 2, Pye, Smith | 69,492 | |
| 31 December 1949 | Blackpool (H) | Molineux | W 3–0 | Hancocks, Mullen, Pye | 51,404 | |
| 14 January 1950 | Middlesbrough (A) | Ayresome Park | L 0–2 | 30,146 | ||
| 21 January 1950 | Everton (H) | Molineux | D 1–1 | Wilshaw | 36,414 | |
| 4 February 1950 | Huddersfield Town (A) | Leeds Road | L 0–1 | 16,736 | ||
| 18 February 1950 | Portsmouth (H) | Molineux | W 1–0 | McLean | 46,679 | |
| 25 February 1950 | Derby County (H) | Molineux | W 4–1 | Pye 2, Walker 2 | 43,238 | |
| 4 March 1950 | West Bromwich Albion (A) | The Hawthorns | D 1–1 | Hancocks | 60,945 | |
| 11 March 1950 | Sunderland (H) | Molineux | L 1–3 | Smyth | 44,318 | |
| 18 March 1950 | Liverpool (A) | Anfield | W 2–0 | Hancocks,Swinbourne | 41,126 | |
| 25 March 1950 | Stoke City (H) | Molineux | W 2–1 | Hancocks, Swinbourne | 38,388 | |
| 1 April 1950 | Burnley (A) | Turf Moor | W 1–0 | Walker | 36,726 | |
| 8 April 1950 | Manchester United (H) | Molineux | D 1–1 | Walker | 54,296 | |
| 10 April 1950 | Manchester City (A) | Maine Road | L 1–2 | Walker | 36,723 | |
| 11 April 1950 | Manchester City (H) | Molineux | W 3–0 | Hancocks, Pye, Swinbourne | 44,735 | |
| 15 April 1950 | Chelsea (A) | Stamford Bridge | D 0–0 | 30,254 | ||
| 22 April 1950 | Arsenal (H) | Molineux | W 3–0 | Walker 2, Pye | 53,082 | |
| 29 April 1950 | Bolton Wanderers (A) | Burnden Park | W 4–2 | Hancocks, Mullen, Pye, Wright | 14,886 | |
| 6 May 1950 | Birmingham City | Molineux | W 6–1 | Mullen 2, Pye 2, Swinbourne, Walker | 42,935 | |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 January 1950 | R3 | Plymouth Argyle | Home Park | 1–1 | ||
| 11 January 1950 | R3 Replay | Plymouth Argyle | Molineux Stadium | 3–0 | ||
| 28 January 1950 | R4 | Sheffield United | Molineux Stadium | 0–0 | ||
| 1 February 1950 | R4 Replay | Sheffield United | Bramall Lane | 4–3 | ||
| 11 February 1950 | R5 | Blackpool | Molineux Stadium | 0–0 | ||
| 15 February 1950 | R5 Replay | Blackpool | Bloomfield Road | 0–1 | ||