1949/50
Division Three South                                                      
Sat 20 Aug  SOUTHEND UNITED        W  2-0  33 507    -   FJ Evans,Sewell
Wed 24      norwich city           L  3-4  32 131    7   Lawton,W Evans,Sewell
Sat 27      bristol rovers         W  3-0  24 816    3   Lawton 2,Johnston
Thu 01 Sep  NORWICH CITY           W  5-0  35 304    3   FJ Evans 2,W Evans,Lawton,Johnston
Sat 03      BOURNEMOUTH & BA       W  2-0  34 606    1   Lawton 2 
Thu 08      EXETER CITY            D  3-3  32 268    2   Johnston 2,Lawton
Sat 10      crystal palace         W  2-1  26 847    1   W Evans,Johnston
Sat 17      WATFORD                W  1-0  34 055    1   Sewell
Sat 24      reading                W  1-0  29 134    1   W Evans
Sat 01 Oct  LEYTON ORIENT          W  7-1  36 436    1   Sewell 2,W Evans 2,Lawton 2,Johnston
Sat 08      newport county         D  1-1  21 543    1   Sewell
Sat 15      BRISTOL CITY           W  4-1  38 055    1   Sewell 2,Southwell,Lawton
Sat 22      brighton & hove albion W  3-2  17 411    1   Lawton 2(1pen),Johnston
Sat 29      WALSALL                D  1-1  42 789    1   Lawton(pen)
Sat 05 Nov  millwall               W  3-1  19 527    1   Lawton,Sewell 2
Sat 12      SWINDON TOWN           W  3-0  37 220    1   Lawton 3(2pens)
Sat 19      torquay united         D  0-0  13 824    1   
Sat 03 Dec  nottingham forest      W  2-1  37 903    1   Lawton,Broome
Sat 17      southend united        L  0-2  14 628    1   
Sat 24      BRISTOL ROVERS         W  2-0  32 079    1   Broome,FJ Evans
Mon 26      IPSWICH TOWN           W  2-0  40 419    1   Sewell,Johnston
Tue 27      ipswich town           W  4-0  22 982    1   Sewell,Lawton 2,Johnston
Sat 31      bournemouth & ba       L  0-3  22 651    1   
Sat 14 Jan  CRYSTAL PALACE         L  0-1  31 381    1   
Sat 21      watford                L  1-2  17 611    1   FJ Evans
Sat 28      ALDERSHOT              W  3-1  27 076    1   Broome,FJ Evans,Sewell
Sat 04 Feb  READING                W  4-0  36 245    1   Sewll,Broome,Lawton,Johnston
Sat 18      leyton orient          W  4-1  21 633    1   Sewell,Johnston 2,Broome
Sat 25      NEWPORT COUNTY         W  7-0  28 427    1   Sewell 3,Lawton 2(1pen),Johnston,W Evans
Sat 04 Mar  bristol city           L  0-4  32 491    1   
Sat 11      BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION W  4-2  34 283    1   Tennant(og),Chapman,Lawton,Johnston
Sat 18      walsall                D  3-3  19 589    1   Lawton,Johnston,Simpson
Sat 25      MILLWALL               W  2-0  31 061    1   Simpson 2
Sat 01 Apr  swindon town           D  1-1  19 876    1   Simpson
Fri 07      PORT VALE              W  3-1  32 097    1   Boyes,Lawton,Simpson
Sat 08      TORQUAY UNITED         D  1-1  43 456    1   Lawton
Mon 10      port vale              L  1-3  15 380    1   Lawton
Sat 15      aldershot              L  0-2   9 758    1   
Sat 22      NOTTINGHAM FOREST      W  2-0  46 000    1   Sewell,Lawton
Thu 27      NORTHAMPTON TOWN       W  2-0  31 928    1   Lawton 2
Sat 29      northampton town       L  1-5   9 971    1   Broome
Sat 06 May  exeter city            D  2-2  10 301    1   Broome,Crookes
 
F.A CUP
Sat 26 Nov  TILBURY (ROUND 1)      W  4-0  28 584        Broome 2,Lawton,Sewell
Sat 10 Dec  rochdale (round 2)     W  2-1  24 231        Johnston,Lawton
Sat 07 Jan  BURNLEY (ROUND 3)      L  1-4  44 000        Johnston

Final League Table           W   D   L   GA Pts       
 1. Notts County            25   8   9  1.90 58
 2. Northampton Town        20  11  11  1.44 51
 3. Southend United         19  13  10  1.38 51
 4. Nottingham Forest       20   9  13  1.72 49
 5. Torquay United          19  10  13  1.05 48
 6. Watford                 16  13  13  1.29 45
 7. Crystal Palace          15  14  13  1.02 44
 8. Brighton & Hove Albion  16  12  14  0.83 44
 9. Bristol Rovers          19   5  18  1.00 43
10. Reading                 17   8  17  1.09 42
11. Norwich City            16  10  16  1.03 42
12. Bournemouth & BA        16  10  16  1.02 42
13. Port Vale               15  11  16  1.12 41
14. Swindon Town            15  11  16  0.95 41
15. Bristol City            15  10  17  0.98 40
16. Exeter City             14  11  17  0.84 39
17. Ipswich Town            12  11  19  0.66 35
18. Leyton Orient           12  11  19  0.62 35
19. Walsall                  9  16  17  0.98 34
20. Aldershot               13   8  21  0.80 34
21. Newport County          13   8  21  0.68 34
22. Millwall                14   4  24  0.87 32
Manager
Eric Houghton
Goalkeepers           Age  League Apps.     
Roy Smith              33      42       
Defenders      
Bill Baxter            32      33       
Tommy Deans            27      29       Joined from Clyde
Aubrey Southwell       28      18       
Bart Purvis            28      3        
Peter Robinson         27      2        Joined from Buxton
Geoff Stone            25      1        Ledt for Darlington
Billy Corkhill         39      1        
Midfield
Harry Adamson          25      42       
Billy Evans            28      41       Joined from Aston Villa in the summer
Harry Chapman          28      39       
Norman Rigby           26      36 
Fred Evans             26      20
Alex Simpson           25      16       Joined from Wolverhampton W.
Wally Boyes            36      3        Joined from Everton, left for Scunthorpe Utd
Bobby Crookes          25      3        Joined from Retford Town
Anthony Freeman        21      1        Left for Boston United
Doug Pimbley           32      1        Retired at end of season?
Geoff Brunt            23      1
Forwards
Tommy Lawton           30      37       
Tom Johnston           31      37       
Jackie Sewell          22      32       
Frank Broome           34      24       Joined from Derby County
players ages correct as of  31st December 1949.

Notts County FC 1949/50
Notts County FC 1949/50
Back row; Baxter, Deans, Southwell, R Smith, Houghton (Manager), Rigby, Chapman, Adamson
Middle; Broome, Sewell, Lawton, W.Evans, Johnston
Front; F.Evans, Simpson

Home Colours
White shirts with a button up black collar.
Black shorts and Black stockings with white turnovers.
Change Colours
Probably Amber shirts, Black shorts, Amber & Black stockings.

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