1950–51 Arsenal F.C. season

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Arsenal
1950–51 season
Chairman Bracewell Smith
Manager Tom Whittaker
Stadium Highbury
First Division 5th
FA Cup Fifth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Doug Lishman (17)
All:
Doug Lishman (17)
Highest home attendance72,408 vs. Northampton Town (27 January 1951)
Lowest home attendance32,374 vs. Burnley (16 December 1950)
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1951–52  →

The 1950–51 season was Arsenal Football Club's 25th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. [1] [2]

Contents

Results

Arsenal's score comes first [3]

Legend

WinDrawLoss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
19 August 1950 Burnley A 1–032,957 Roper
23 August 1950 Chelsea H 0–061,166
26 August 1950 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–264,600 Roper, Barnes (pen.)
30 August 1950 Chelsea A 1–048,792 Cox
5 September 1950 Sheffield Wednesday H 3–045,647 Logie (2), Lishman
6 September 1950 Everton H 2–136,576 Cox, Barnes (pen.)
9 September 1950 Middlesbrough A 1–246,119 Lishman
13 September 1950 Everton A 1–147,518 Goring
16 September 1950 Huddersfield Town H 6–251,518 Goring (3), Logie (2), Lishman
23 September 1950 Newcastle United A 1–266,926 Logie
30 September 1950 West Bromwich Albion H 3–051,928 Lishman (2), Logie
7 October 1950 Charlton Athletic A 3–163,539 Goring, Forbes, Roper
14 October 1950 Manchester United H 3–066,150 Lishman, Goring, own goal
21 October 1950 Aston Villa A 1–153,111 Logie
28 October 1950 Derby County H 3–162,889 Logie, Forbes, Goring
4 November 1950 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–055,548 Lishman
11 November 1950 Sunderland H 5–168,682 Lishman (4), Roper
18 November 1950 Liverpool A 3–144,193 Lishman, Logie, Roper
25 November 1950 Fulham H 5–141,344 Lishman (3), Goring, Forbes
2 December 1950 Bolton Wanderers A 0–340,489
9 December 1950 Blackpool H 4–457,445 Lishman, Forbes, Goring, Barnes (pen.)
16 December 1950 Burnley H 0–132,374
23 December 1950 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–154,896
25 December 1950 Stoke City H 0–336,852
26 December 1950 Stoke City A 0–143,315
30 December 1950 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–039,583 Goring
13 January 1951 Middlesbrough H 3–165,083 Lewis (2), Goring
20 January 1951 Huddersfield Town A 2–237,175 Lewis (2)
3 February 1951 Newcastle United H 0–055,073
17 February 1951 West Bromwich Albion A 0–245,999
24 February 1951 Charlton Athletic H 2–558,137 Goring (2)
3 March 1951 Manchester United A 1–346,202 Holton
10 March 1951 Aston Villa H 2–143,747 Lewis (2)
17 March 1951 Derby County A 2–422,168 Lewis, Goring
23 March 1951 Portsmouth H 0–152,051
24 March 1951 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–154,213 Holton (2)
26 March 1951 Portsmouth A 1–139,189 Marden
31 March 1951 Sunderland A 2–031,515 Marden, Roper
7 April 1951 Liverpool H 1–234,664 Holton
14 April 1951 Fulham A 2–334,111 Holton, Lewis
21 April 1951 Bolton Wanderers H 1–145,040 Lishman
2 May 1951 Blackpool A 1–023,044 Roper

Final League table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGAvPts
3 Blackpool 4220101279531.49150
4 Newcastle United 4218131162531.17049
5 Arsenal 421991473561.30447
6 Middlesbrough 4218111376651.16947
7 Portsmouth 4216151171681.04447
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

FA Cup

Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round, in which they were drawn to face Carlisle United.

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 1951 Carlisle United H 0–057,932
R3 R11 January 1951 Carlisle United A 4–121,215 Logie, Goring, Lewis (2)
R414 January 1951 Northampton Town H 3–272,408 Lewis (2), Roper
R510 February 1951 Manchester United A 0–155,058

Squad statistics

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.NameLeagueFA CupFriendlesTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Flag of England.svg George Swindin 2100080290
GK Flag of England.svg Ted Platt 170401 (2)022 (2)0
DF Flag of England.svg Walley Barnes 3534070463

Source: [4]

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