Season overview
Notts County in 1949–50
- DivisionFootball League Third Division South
- Final position1st
- FA CupR3
- Points systemTwo points for a win
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Full season page
Notts County 1949–50 season
Notts County competed in the Football League Third Division South during the 1949–50 campaign. This verified archive page records the complete divisional table and the club's home-and-away league performance.
1stFootball League Third Division South · Level 3
Played42
Won25
Drawn8
Lost9
Goals for95
Goals against50
Goal difference45
Points58
Joint leading scorers
Notts County leading scorers
Tommy Lawton33goals
Home and away breakdown
Notts County home and away record
The highlighted club row is summarised below before the complete divisional home-and-away table.
Home record
- P21
- W17
- D3
- L1
- Goals scored60
- Goals conceded12
- Goal difference48
- Win rate81%
Away record
- P21
- W8
- D5
- L8
- Goals scored35
- Goals conceded38
- Goal difference-3
- Win rate38.1%
Final league table
Football League Third Division South 1949–50 final league table
Notts County are highlighted below. Sources and acknowledgements are listed beneath the table.
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notts County | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 95 | 50 | 45 | 58 | ChampionsPromoted |
| 2 | Northampton | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 72 | 50 | 22 | 51 | |
| 3 | Southend United | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 66 | 48 | 18 | 51 | |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 67 | 39 | 28 | 49 | |
| 5 | Torquay United | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 66 | 63 | 3 | 48 |
Season context
Historical notes
- Notts County finished 1st in the Football League Third Division South.
- Notts County won the Third Division South title and promotion with 58 points. The broad summary index has been corrected from an earlier inaccurate 51-point value.
- The complete divisional table includes separate home-and-away records.
- The final table has been copied from the acknowledged RSSSF divisional table and cross-checked against the bundled Notts County season summary.
Sources and acknowledgements
Historical references
References and acknowledgements for this season page.
- RSSSF: England 1949-50 Final divisional table source. RSSSF permits copying in whole or part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors.