The 1949–50 season was the 49th year of competitive football played by Southampton F.C., the club's 23rd season as members of the Football League, and their 21st competing in the Second Division.[1] The Saints finished the campaign in fourth place in the league table, having gained 52 from a possible 84 points with 19 wins, 14 draws and nine losses – missing out on promotion only on goal average.[2] The club also competed in the FA Cup, losing a third round replay against Northampton Town.[3]
| 1949–50 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Penn Barrow | |
| Manager | Bill Dodgin (to July 1949) Sid Cann (from July 1949) | |
| Stadium | The Dell | |
| Second Division | 4th | |
| FA Cup | Third round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Charlie Wayman (24) All: Charlie Wayman (26) | |
| Highest home attendance | 30,240 v Tottenham Hotspur (8 October 1949) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 20,689 v Bury (4 February 1950) | |
| Average home league attendance | 23,895 | |
| Biggest win | 5–0 v Hull City (5 November 1949) | |
| Biggest defeat | 0–4 v Swansea Town (10 September 1949) 0–4 v Tottenham Hotspur (25 February 1950) | |
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After narrowly missing out on promotion to the First Division during the previous season, Southampton looked to build on their squad with two big signings in the summer of 1949: winger Ernie Jones for £6,000 (plus Alf Ramsey) from Tottenham Hotspur,[4] followed by Jack Edwards for £10,000 from Nottingham Forest.[5] Ramsey made his long-touted move away from the club,[6] who also sent Tommy Rudkin to Bristol City,[7] Albie Roles to Gloucester City,[8] George Horsfall to Southend United,[9] and Bill Heaton (who had only joined in February) to Stalybridge Celtic.[10] Bill Dodgin left the club as manager in July 1949 and was replaced by assistant Sid Cann.[11] The new manager continued to sign players throughout the season, adding Bryn Elliott, Bill Molloy and Tom Lowder in October 1949,[12][13][14] followed by right-back Alex Anderson, and inside-forwards Jimmy McGowan and Ernie Stevenson in early 1950 (the last of whom the Saints paid Cardiff City a "five-figure fee" for, as well as sending Wilf Grant to the club).[15][16][17]
During the season, 25 players appeared for Southampton in all competitions. George Curtis, converted from winger to wing-half, featured in more games than any other player, being ever present in both the league and FA Cup with 44 appearances.[18] Centre-forward Charlie Wayman finished as Southampton's top scorer with 24 goals in the league and two in the FA Cup.[18] The club attracted an average home league attendance at The Dell of 23,895 – slightly less than the previous season. The highest league attendance was 30,240 against eventual Second Division champions Tottenham Hotspur on 8 October 1949; the lowest was 20,689 against Bury on 4 February 1950.[18]
Second Division edit
Season summary edit
Southampton had a poor start to the 1949–50 season, losing their first three fixtures against Grimsby Town, Barnsley and Queens Park Rangers to find themselves at the bottom of the league table.[11] Hard-fought victories over Preston North End (recently relegated from the First Division) and West Ham United gave the Saints their crucial first few points, as the new players began to settle in with their teammates.[11] In the three months between mid-September and mid-December, the team went on an unbeaten run of 13 games to jump all the way from 19th to fourth in the table, picking up key wins in the process over fellow promotion-hopefuls Leeds United and recently promoted Hull City (the Saints' 5–0 victory was the club's biggest win of the season, and featured a hat-trick for Charlie Wayman), as well as hard-fought draws with championship contenders Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield Wednesday.[19] Going into the new year with two more wins, Southampton found themselves regularly occupying a top-five position in the league table.[19]
After dropping to seventh in the table following two losses in January, Southampton picked up wins over Bury and Sheffield United in February to return to the top five, with mixed fortunes over their next few games seeing them climb and fall between fourth and sixth.[20] After a joint-record season loss of 0–4 against leaders Tottenham, the Saints boosted their squad with the additions of forwards Jimmy McGowan and Ernie Stevenson, both of whom played central roles in the last run of fixtures.[18] With their new recruits, Southampton saw an improved run of form, remaining unbeaten for their last nine games of the season. However, despite closely-fought wins over key promotion rivals including Hull City, Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United, the Saints were unable to obtain promotion and finished the season in fourth place – the final game of the season saw Wednesday secure the second promotion spot after drawing with league champions Tottenham due to their slightly higher goal average, with Sheffield United finishing in third after beating Hull 5–0.[20]
Final league table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday (P) | 42 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 67 | 48 | 1.396 | 52 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 68 | 49 | 1.388 | 52 | |
| 4 | Southampton | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 64 | 48 | 1.333 | 52 | |
| 5 | Leeds United | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 54 | 45 | 1.200 | 47 | |
| 6 | Preston North End | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 60 | 49 | 1.224 | 45 |
Results by matchday edit
Match reports edit
| 20 August 1949 1 | Southampton | 1–2 | Grimsby Town | Southampton |
Edwards  63' |
Briggs 12', 53' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 26,222 |
| 24 August 1949 2 | Barnsley | 2–1 | Southampton | Barnsley |
| Griffiths 39' Baxter |
Wayman 60' |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 17,762 |
| 27 August 1949 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–0 | Southampton | London |
| Hudson 26' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 23,040 |
| 3 September 1949 5 | Southampton | 1–0 | Preston North End | Southampton |
| Bates 64' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 26,317 |
| 5 September 1949 6 | West Ham United | 1–2 | Southampton | London |
| Robinson 60' (pen.) |
Wayman 25' Bates 28' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 26,317 |
| 10 September 1949 7 | Swansea Town | 4–0 | Southampton | Swansea |
| Paul 44' (pen.), 87' (pen.) Richards 65'O'Driscoll 89' |
Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 29,000 |
| 17 September 1949 8 | Southampton | 2–1 | Leeds United | Southampton |
| Wayman 7', 15' |
Harrison 85' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 23,214 |
| 24 September 1949 9 | Bury | 1–1 | Southampton | Bury |
| Bodle 82' |
Bates 72' |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 15,095 |
| 1 October 1949 10 | Coventry City | 1–2 | Southampton | Coventry |
| Roberts 56' |
Edwards 36' Day 53' |
Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 22,549 |
| 8 October 1949 11 | Southampton | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Southampton |
| Bates 87' |
Walters 48' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 30,240 |
| 22 October 1949 12 | Southampton | 3–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Southampton |
| Bates 19' Wayman 21'Day 29' |
Wharton 45' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 21,406 |
| 29 October 1949 13 | Brentford | 0–1 | Southampton | London |
| Jones |
Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 21,860 |
| 5 November 1949 14 | Southampton | 5–0 | Hull City | Southampton |
| Wayman 5', 9', 50' Bates 35'Edwards 78' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 23,275 |
| 12 November 1949 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–2 | Southampton | Sheffield |
| Wayman 8' Edwards 19' |
Froggatt 54' Whitcomb 79' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 32,146 |
| 19 November 1949 16 | Southampton | 3–3 | Plymouth Argyle | Southampton |
| Bates 25', 82' Wayman 30' |
Dews 56' Williams 59'Strauss 75' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 25,129 |
| 26 November 1949 17 | Chesterfield | 0–0 | Southampton | Chesterfield |
| Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 10,605 |
| 3 December 1949 18 | Southampton | 3–1 | Bradford Park Avenue | Southampton |
| Edwards 24' (pen.) Day 35'Bates 72' |
Henry 5' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 20,876 |
| 10 December 1949 19 | Leicester City | 2–2 | Southampton | Leicester |
| Griffiths 7' Lee 70' |
Wayman 6' Bates 69' |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 22,167 |
| 17 December 1949 20 | Grimsby Town | 1–1 | Southampton | Cleethorpes |
| Cairns 55' |
Wayman 23' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 14,000 |
| 24 December 1949 21 | Southampton | 1–2 | Queens Park Rangers | Southampton |
| Wayman 60' |
Neary 68' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 21,391 |
| 26 December 1949 22 | Luton Town | 1–1 | Southampton | Luton |
| Cooke 31' (pen.) |
Wayman 12' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 18,765 |
| 27 December 1949 23 | Southampton | 2–1 | Luton Town | Southampton |
| Day Bates |
Kiernan 63' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 26,928 |
| 31 December 1949 24 | Preston North End | 0–3 | Southampton | Preston |
| Wayman 19', 31' Day 72' |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 27,000 |
| 14 January 1950 25 | Southampton | 1–2 | Swansea Town | Southampton |
| Wayman 32' |
Lucas 58' Allchurch 78' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 24,674 |
| 21 January 1950 26 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Southampton | Leeds |
| Williams 82' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 38,500 |
| 4 February 1950 27 | Southampton | 4–1 | Bury | Southampton |
| Wayman 8', 79' Day 62'Bates 82' |
Massart 54' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 20,689 |
| 11 February 1950 28 | Sheffield United | 0–1 | Southampton | Sheffield |
| Wheatley 75' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 30,000 |
| 18 February 1950 29 | Southampton | 1–1 | Coventry City | Southampton |
| Veck 77' |
Wilkins 11' (o.g.) |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 23,412 |
| 25 February 1950 30 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–0 | Southampton | London |
| Medley 19', 25' Rees 73'Duquemin 79' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 70,302 |
| 4 March 1950 31 | Southampton | 3–1 | Cardiff City | Southampton |
| Day 5' McGowan 11'Bates 72' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 23,375 |
| 11 March 1950 32 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–0 | Southampton | Blackburn |
| Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 18,300 |
| 18 March 1950 33 | Southampton | 2–3 | Brentford | Southampton |
| Day 10', 69' |
Paton 30' Dare 44'Mallett 73' (o.g.) |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 22,429 |
| 25 March 1950 34 | Hull City | 1–2 | Southampton | Kingston upon Hull |
| Gibson 32' |
Stevenson 17', 89' |
Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 32,000 |
| 1 April 1950 35 | Southampton | 1–0 | Chesterfield | Southampton |
| Stevenson 67' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 21,964 |
| 8 April 1950 36 | Bradford Park Avenue | 0–0 | Southampton | Bradford |
| Stadium: Horsfall Stadium Attendance: 16,363 |
| 10 April 1950 37 | Southampton | 1–0 | Sheffield United | Southampton |
| Wayman 82' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 23,528 |
| 15 April 1950 38 | Southampton | 1–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Southampton |
| Wayman 51' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 28,529 |
| 17 April 1950 39 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Southampton | Cardiff |
| Edwards 35' |
Wayman 25' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 21,247 |
| 22 April 1950 40 | Plymouth Argyle | 0–0 | Southampton | Plymouth |
| Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 22,873 |
| 29 April 1950 41 | Southampton | 5–3 | Leicester City | Southampton |
| Bates 7', 22' Wayman 34', 61'Stevenson 63' (pen.) |
Lee 5', 65' Barlow 67' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 21,091 |
| 6 May 1950 42 | Southampton | 3–2 | West Ham United | Southampton |
| Jones 49', 56' Stevenson 69' |
Robinson 22', 35' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 24,778 |
FA Cup edit
- Northampton Town (7 January 1950)
Southampton entered the 1949–50 FA Cup in the third round, drawn against Third Division South promotion contenders Northampton Town. In front of a record crowd of 23,209 at Northampton's County Ground, the visitors took the lead in the 18th minute against the run of play, when Augie Scott followed up from Eric Day's blocked shot to make it 1–0.[21] In the next minute, however, the hosts equalised through Tommy McCulloch, who took advantage of a mistake by George Curtis to take possession and score with a low shot.[21] Going into half-time, Southampton were reduced to ten men when Ernie Jones had to be taken off on a stretcher after breaking his ankle, while Ron Wheatley and Ted Bates played on with minor injuries.[21] After the break, Northampton sought to take advantage of the reduced Saints (who also lost Eric Webber towards the end), coming close to going in front on numerous occasions but for the Southampton defence and the crossbar; ultimately, the game finished level, and a replay was scheduled.[21]
- Northampton Town replay (11 January 1950)
With a depleted first team due to injuries, Southampton struggled to gain a hold on the home replay against Northampton, with the visiting Cobblers enjoying the majority of possession and goal-scoring chances in the opening 45 minutes.[21] The game remained goalless going into half-time, before three goals came in the first five minutes after the break – first, Arthur Dixon put the visitors in front with a header from a corner; the next minute, Charlie Wayman headed in a cross from Eric Day, and a couple of minutes after that Wayman scored a second due to a mistake by goalkeeper Jack Ansell.[21] After leading for just over 10 minutes, the Saints conceded an equaliser through Gwyn Hughes as the result of another corner, before in the 80th minute a third goal from a corner came courtesy of Maurice Candlin.[21]
| 7 January 1950 Round 3 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Southampton | Northampton |
| McCulloch 19' |
Scott 18' |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 23,209 |
| 11 January 1950 Round 3 replay | Southampton | 2–3 | Northampton Town | Southampton |
| Dixon 46' Hughes 62'Candlin 80' |
Wayman 47', 49' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 24,806 |
Additional friendlies edit
Southampton played one friendly during the 1949–50 season, beating Third Division South side Torquay United 1–0 on 28 January 1950, the only goal scored by reserves player Reginald Dare.[21] Shortly after the conclusion of the league campaign, the team went on a Scandinavian tour which included five exhibition matches. The first, against Danish side Aalborg, ended in a 6–2 win for the travelling Saints, with Charlie Wayman scoring four goals and Ted Bates and Eric Day each scoring one.[21] The victory was followed by a 2–1 loss at Helsingborgs, a 1–1 draw with side Copenhagen, a 1–0 win over Aarhus, and a 2–2 draw with Esbjerg.[21]
| 28 January 1950 Friendly | Southampton | 1–0 | Torquay United | Southampton |
| Dare |
Stadium: The Dell |
| 29 May 1950 Friendly | Helsingborgs | 2–1 | Southampton | Sweden |
| |
Bates |
| 1 June 1950 Friendly | Copenhagen | 1–1 | Southampton | Denmark |
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Squad statistics edit
| Name | Pos. | Nat. | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps. | Gls. | Apps. | Gls. | Apps. | Gls. | |||
| Alex Anderson | FB | 
|
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ted Ballard | FB | 
|
18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Ted Bates | FW |
|
33 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 15 |
| Ian Black | GK |
|
39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Stan Clements | HB |
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Curtis | HB |
|
42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Reginald Dare | FW |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Day | FW |
|
38 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 9 |
| Jack Edwards | FW |
|
28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 |
| Bill Ellerington | FB |
|
24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Bryn Elliott | HB |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| José Gallego | FW | 
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Gregory | FB |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Jones | FW | 
|
30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
| Walter Judd | FW |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Lowder | FW |
|
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jimmy McGowan | FW |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Joe Mallett | HB |
|
38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| John Mitchell | FW |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Molloy | FW |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Rochford | FB |
|
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Augie Scott | FW |
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| George Smith | HB |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Len Stansbridge | GK |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ernie Stevenson | FW |
|
11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| Bobby Veck | FW |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Charlie Wayman | FW |
|
36 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 26 |
| Eric Webber | HB |
|
42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Ron Wheatley | HB |
|
8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Ken Wilkins | FW |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Len Wilkins | HB |
|
24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Players with appearances who left the club before the end of the season | ||||||||
| Wilf Grant | FW |
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Most appearances edit
| No. | Name | Pos. | Nat. | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps. | Mins. | Apps. | Mins. | Apps. | Mins. | % | ||||
| 1 | George Curtis | HB |
|
42 | 3,780 | 2 | 180 | 44 | 3,960 | 100% |
| 2 | Eric Webber | HB |
|
42 | 3,780 | 1 | 90 | 43 | 3,870 | 97.73% |
| 3 | Ian Black | GK |
|
39 | 3,510 | 2 | 180 | 41 | 3,690 | 93.18% |
| 4 | Eric Day | FW |
|
38 | 3,420 | 2 | 180 | 40 | 3,600 | 90.91% |
| 5 | Joe Mallett | HB |
|
38 | 3,420 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3,420 | 86.36% |
| Charlie Wayman | FW |
|
36 | 3,240 | 2 | 180 | 38 | 3,420 | 86.36% | |
| 7 | Ted Bates | FW |
|
33 | 2,970 | 2 | 180 | 35 | 3,150 | 79.55% |
| 8 | Ernie Jones | FW |
|
30 | 2,700 | 1 | 90 | 31 | 2,790 | 70.45% |
| 9 | Jack Edwards | FW |
|
28 | 2,520 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2,520 | 63.64% |
| 10 | Len Wilkins | HB |
|
24 | 2,160 | 2 | 180 | 26 | 2,340 | 59.09% |
Top goalscorers edit
| No. | Name | Pos. | Nat. | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gls. | Apps. | Gls. | Apps. | Gls. | Apps. | GPG | ||||
| 1 | Charlie Wayman | FW |
|
24 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 38 | 0.68 |
| 2 | Ted Bates | FW |
|
15 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 35 | 0.43 |
| 3 | Eric Day | FW |
|
9 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 40 | 0.23 |
| 4 | Ernie Stevenson | FW |
|
5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0.45 |
| Jack Edwards | FW |
|
5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 0.18 | |
| 6 | Ernie Jones | FW |
|
3 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 0.10 |
| 7 | Bobby Veck | FW |
|
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| Jimmy McGowan | FW |
|
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | |
| Augie Scott | FW |
|
0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.17 | |
| Ron Wheatley | FW |
|
1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0.10 | |
Transfers edit
| Players transferred in | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pos. | Name | Club | Fee | Ref. |
| May 1949 | FW | Ernie Jones
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
£6,000[a] | [4] |
| June 1949 | FW | Reginald Dare
|
Alton Town
|
Free | [22] |
| June 1949 | FW | Jack Edwards
|
Nottingham Forest
|
£10,000 | [5] |
| August 1949 | FW | Walter Judd
|
Nomansland
|
Free | [23] |
| October 1949 | HB | Bryn Elliott
|
Boston United
|
Free | [12] |
| October 1949 | FW | Bill Molloy
|
Coventry City
|
Free | [13] |
| October 1949 | FW | Tom Lowder
|
Boston United
|
Free | [14] |
| October 1949 | FW | Ken Wilkins
|
Sunderland
|
Free | [24] |
| January 1950 | FB | Alex Anderson
|
Forfar Athletic
|
Free | [15] |
| March 1950 | FW | Jimmy McGowan
|
Grimsby Town
|
Free | [16] |
| March 1950 | FW | Ernie Stevenson
|
Cardiff City
|
£10,000+[b] | [17] |
| Players transferred out | |||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | Club | Fee | Ref. |
| May 1949 | FB | Alf Ramsey
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
Exchange[a] | [6] |
| May 1949 | FW | Tommy Rudkin
|
Bristol City
|
Free | [7] |
| June 1949 | FB | Albie Roles
|
Gloucester City
|
Free | [8] |
| July 1949 | HB |  George Horsfall
|
Southend United
|
Free | [9] |
| September 1949 | HB | Bill Dodgin Jr.
|
Fulham
|
Free | [25] |
| September 1949 | FW | Bill Heaton
|
Stalybridge Celtic
|
Free | [10] |
| March 1950 | FW | Wilf Grant
|
Cardiff City
|
Exchange[b] | [17] |
Footnotes edit
- ^ a b Ernie Jones transferred to Southampton in exchange for £6,000 and Alf Ramsey moving to Tottenham Hotspur.[4]
- ^ a b Ernie Stevenson transferred to Southampton in exchange for a five-figure fee and Wilf Grant moving to Cardiff City.[17]
References edit
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- ^ "Season 1949-50". English League Tables, 1888-2008. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "England FA Challenge Cup 1949-50". England FA Challenge Cup Finals. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "Ernie Jones". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Jack Edwards". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Alf Ramsey". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Tom Rudkin". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Albie Roles". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ a b "George Horsfall". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Bill Heaton". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ a b c Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 14
- ^ a b "Bryn Elliott". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Billy Molloy". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Tom Lowder". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Sandy Anderson". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Jimmy McGowan". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Ernie Stevenson". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 17
- ^ a b Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 15
- ^ a b Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 16
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 308
- ^ "Dare, Reginald". The Grecian Archive. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Wally Judd". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Ken Wilkins". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 612
Bibliography edit
- Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (November 2013), All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC, Bristol, England: Hagiology Publishing, ISBN 978-0-9926864-0-6
- Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003), Bull, David (ed.), In That Number: A Post-War Chronicle of Southampton FC, Bristol, England: Hagiology Publishing, ISBN 0-9534474-3-X