1950–51 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

The 1950–51 season saw Tottenham Hotspur follow their success of the previous season winning the Second Division to go on and win the First Division for the first time in their history. Spurs entered the FA Cup in the third round and were drawn away to Huddersfield Town, they lost 2–0.

Tottenham Hotspur
1950–51 season
ChairmanFred J. Bearman
ManagerArthur Rowe
StadiumWhite Hart Lane
First Division1st
FA CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Sonny Walters (15)
All: Sonny Walters (15)

Squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ENG Ted Ditchburn
DF   ENG Alf Ramsey
DF   ENG Sid Tickridge
DF   ENG Harry Clarke
DF   ENG Arthur Willis
DF   ENG Charlie Withers
MF   WAL Ron Burgess (C)
MF   ENG Colin Brittan
MF   ENG Tony Marchi
MF   ENG Les Medley
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Sonny Walters
MF   ENG Bill Nicholson
FW   ENG Sid McClellan
FW   ENG Les Bennett
FW   ENG Len Duquemin
FW   ENG Eddie Baily
FW   ENG Jimmy Scarth
FW   SCO Alex Wright
FW   ENG Peter Murphy
FW   ENG Dennis Uphill

Competitions

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First Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
1 Tottenham Hotspur (C) 42 25 10 7 82 44 1.864 60
2 Manchester United 42 24 8 10 74 40 1.850 56
3 Blackpool 42 20 10 12 79 53 1.491 50
4 Newcastle United 42 18 13 11 62 53 1.170 49
5 Arsenal 42 19 9 14 73 56 1.304 47
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Fixtures

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Source:[1]

Tottenham were crowned champions after their penultimate game against Sheffield Wednesday which they won 1–0.[2]

19 August 1950 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1–4 Blackpool Tottenham, London
Baily   Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 64,978
23 August 1950 2 Bolton 1–4 Tottenham Hotspur Bolton
Duqiemin  
Medley  
Peter Murphy  
Walters  
Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 21,745
26 August 1950 3 Arsenal 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Highbury, London
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 64638
30 August 1950 4 Tottenham Hotspur 4–2 Bolton Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 44256
2 September 1950 5 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Charlton, London
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 61480
6 September 1950 6 Liverpool 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 39015
9 September 1950 7 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Manchester United Manchester
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 60621
16 September 1950 8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Wolverhampton
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 55364
23 September 1950 9 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Sunderland Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 59190
30 September 1950 10 Aston Villa 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur Aston, Birmingham
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 36538
7 October 1950 11 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Burnley Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 46518
14 October 1950 12 Chelsea 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Fulham, London
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 65992
21 October 1950 13 Tottenham Hotspur 6–1 Stoke City Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 54124
28 October 1950 14 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 44543
4 November 1950 15 Tottenham Hotspur 5–1 Portsmouth Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 66402
11 November 1950 16 Everton 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 47125
18 November 1950 17 Tottenham Hotspur 7–0 Newcastle United Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 70336
25 November 1950 18 Huddersfield Town 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur Huddersfield
Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 36519
2 December 1950 19 Tottenham Hotspur 3–3 Middlesbrough Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 61148
9 December 1950 20 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Owlerton, Sheffield
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 44367
16 December 1950 21 Blackpool 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Blackpool
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 22203
23 December 1950 22 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Arsenal Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 54898
25 December 1950 23 Derby County 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Derby
Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 32301
26 December 1950 24 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Derby County Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 59885
30 December 1950 25 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Charlton Athletic Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 54667
13 January 1951 26 Manchester United 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 45104
20 January 1951 27 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 66796
3 February 1951 28 Sunderland 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Roker, Sunderland
Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 56817
17 February 1951 29 Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Aston Villa Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 47842
24 February 1951 30 Burnley 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Burnley
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 33048
3 March 1951 31 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Chelsea Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 59449
10 March 1951 32 Stoke City 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Stoke-on-Trent
Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 26236
17 March 1951 33 Tottenham Hotspur 5–0 West Bromwich Albion Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 45353
23 March 1951 34 Fulham 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Fulham, London
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 47393
24 March 1951 35 Portsmouth 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Portsmouth
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 49716
26 March 1951 36 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Fulham Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 51862
31 March 1951 37 Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Everton Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 46651
7 April 1951 38 Newcastle United 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Newcastle upon Tyne
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 41241
14 April 1951 39 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Huddersfield Town Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 55014
21 April 1951 40 Middlesbrough 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Middlesbrough
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 36689
28 April 1951 41 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Tottenham, London
Len Duquemin   Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 46,645
5 May 1951 42 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Liverpool Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 49072

FA Cup

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Source data:[3]

6 January 1951 Huddersfield Town 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Huddersfield
Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 25,390

Notes

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  • Game attendance data from: Tottenham Hotspur Official Handbook 2018–2019

References

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  1. ^ "Tottenham Hotspur football club match record: 1951". 11v11.com. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  2. ^ Holmes, Logan. "Tottenham Win Their First League Title In 1951- CHAMPIONS". HotspurHQ.com. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  3. ^ Soar, Phil (1995). Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995. Hamlyn. p. 260. ISBN 0-600-58706-1.