The 1949–50 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 47th in the Football League and their 28th in the First Division. They were bottom of the 22-team division by the end of August, a position which they retained for all but three weeks of the season, so were relegated to the Second Division for 1950–51. They entered the 1949–50 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost in that round to Swansea Town.
Twenty-nine players made at least one appearance in nationally organised competition, and there were nine different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Gil Merrick was ever-present in the 43-game season, and Jimmy Dailey was leading goalscorer with only nine goals, all scored in the league.
Football League First Division
DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance20 August 194917thChelseaHL0–345,06824 August 194913thWest Bromwich AlbionHW2–0Dailey 246,94527 August 194920thStoke CityAL1–3Capel28,11931 August 194922ndWest Bromwich AlbionAL0–350,3653 September 194922ndBurnleyHL0–136,34110 September 194922ndSunderlandAD1–1Dailey48,55214 September 194922ndWolverhampton WanderersHD1–1Dailey46,43317 September 194922ndLiverpoolHL2–3Brennan, Dailey37,85924 September 194922ndArsenalAL2–4Berry 250,8501 October 194922ndBolton WanderersHD0–033,1428 October 194922ndPortsmouthHL0–337,94415 October 194922ndHuddersfield TownAL0–122,87222 October 194922ndEvertonHD0–032,20929 October 194922ndMiddlesbroughAL0–133,2145 November 194922ndBlackpoolHL0–234,04512 November 194922ndNewcastle UnitedAL1–3Slater30,11319 November 194922ndFulhamHD1–1Brennan20,16826 November 194922ndManchester CityAL0–430,6173 December 194922ndCharlton AthleticHW2–0Stewart, Berry28,48910 December 194922ndAston VillaAD1–1Brennan45,00817 December 194922ndChelseaAL0–328,67224 December 194922ndStoke CityHW1–0Higgins28,72826 December 194922ndDerby CountyHD2–2Capel, Stewart45,47727 December 194922ndDerby CountyAL1–4Brennan36,45931 December 194922ndBurnleyAD1–1Dailey25,47314 January 195022ndSunderlandHL1–2Dailey32,09521 January 195022ndLiverpoolAL0–237,6684 February 195022ndArsenalHW2–1Dailey, Brennan34,03118 February 195022ndBolton WanderersAL0–130,38325 February 195022ndPortsmouthAL0–228,0514 March 195022ndHuddersfield TownHW2–1Dailey, Brennan26,23011 March 195022ndFulhamAD0–024,97518 March 195022ndManchester CityHW1–0Brennan29,96725 March 195021stBlackpoolAD1–1Stewart20,7331 April 195021stNewcastle UnitedHL0–137,2497 April 195021stManchester UnitedAW2–0Stewart, Berry48,9918 April 195021stEvertonAD0–046,82810 April 195021stManchester UnitedHD0–035,86815 April 195022ndMiddlesbroughHD0–031,57922 April 195022ndCharlton AthleticAL0–242,42429 April 195022ndAston VillaHD2–2Trigg 224,8666 May 195022ndWolverhampton WanderersAL1–6Trigg42,935
League table (part)
+Final First Division table (part)PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts18thEverton4210141842660.663419thStoke City4211121947750.643420thCharlton Athletic421362353650.813221stManchester City428132136680.532922ndBirmingham City427142131670.4628Key Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played;W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = PointsSource
FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceThird round7 January 1950Swansea TownAL0–318,990
Appearances and goals
Players marked left the club during the playing season. Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; FB – Full back; HB – Half back; FW – Forward
+ Players' appearances and goals by competitionNameLeagueFA CupTotalGoalsGoalsGoalsGK42010430FB28010290FB200020FB29010300FB25010260HB20000200HB27000270HB301040HB16010170HB15000150HB25000250HB12000120HB 10000100FW39410404FW39710407FW 820082FW23910249FW9010100FW100010FW810081FW15000150FW100010FW800080FW200020FW701080FW210021FW3140014FW12300123FW300030
See also Birmingham City F.C. seasons
References General
Source for match dates and results: Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 334–35. Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
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