The 1950–51 season was the 50th year of competitive football played by Southampton F.C., the club's 24th season as members of the Football League, and their 22nd playing in the Second Division.[1] The Saints finished the campaign in 12th place in the league table, having gained 43 from a possible 84 points with 15 wins, 13 draws and 14 losses.[2] The club also competed in the FA Cup, losing in the fourth round at First Division side Sunderland after a third round replay win over Notts County.[3]
| 1950–51 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Penn Barrow | |
| Manager | Sid Cann | |
| Stadium | The Dell | |
| Second Division | 12th | |
| FA Cup | Fourth round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Eddy Brown (20) All: Eddy Brown (22) | |
| Highest home attendance | 27,306 v Preston North End (31 March 1951) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 13,922 v Chesterfield (28 April 1951) | |
| Average home league attendance | 21,770 | |
| Biggest win | 5–1 v Grimsby Town (17 March 1951) | |
| Biggest defeat | 0–4 v Brentford (26 December 1950) | |
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After another frustrating season in which they missed out on promotion only on goal average, Southampton saw some key players depart in the summer of 1950. First-choice goalkeeper Ian Black joined former manager Bill Dodgin at Fulham,[4] with Hugh Kelly taking his place in exchange.[5] He was followed by mainstay full-back Bill Rochford, who many fans had expected to succeed Dodgin as manager, to Colchester United;[6] Norman Kirkman joined from Leicester City in his place.[7] Also leaving the club prior to the start of the league campaign were José Gallego,[8] George Smith,[9] and Bobby Veck.[10] It wasn't until just after the league had started, however, that the biggest transfer of the season took place – star forward Charlie Wayman, who had been the side's top scorer for the last three seasons, requested a move to Preston North End for a "substantial fee" and the exchange of Eddy Brown in return.[11] Partway through the year, Southampton signed Scottish goalkeeper John Christie from Ayr United.[12]
During the season, 27 players appeared for Southampton in all competitions. Left-half Joe Mallett featured in more games than any other player, being ever present in both the league and FA Cup with 44 appearances.[13] New centre-forward Eddy Brown finished as Southampton's top scorer, with 20 goals in the league and two in the FA Cup.[13] The club attracted an average home league attendance at The Dell of 21,770. The highest league attendance was 27,306 against league leaders (and eventual champions) Preston North End on 31 March 1951; the lowest was 13,922 against bottom-two side Chesterfield on 28 April 1951, the day of the 1951 FA Cup Final.[13]
Second Division
editSeason summary
editSouthampton kicked off the 1950–51 league campaign with a six-game unbeaten run, including a 2–1 opening day win over Barnsley, a tight 1–0 victory over fellow 1949–50 promotion contenders Sheffield United, and a late 1–0 away win over Luton Town.[11] Despite finding themselves third in the league table and immediately vying for a promotion challenge, the absence of centre-forward Charlie Wayman early on had meant that goals were hard to find. In the second week of September, the club lost their star striker to Preston North End, who were looking to return to the top flight after being relegated two seasons previously, with the Lancashire side paying a "substantial fee" and sending Eddy Brown to take his place in the Saints squad.[11] Brown's debut saw the team beating Leeds United 2–0, but over the next month four losses in five fixtures saw the Saints dropping as low as ninth in the table.[11] Successive 1–0 home wins over Notts County and Bury ensured the team remained competitive in the top half of the league.[14]
In the run-up to Christmas, Southampton picked up their form to move up the table. During November, the side picked up a hard-fought 5–4 win against Coventry City, before surprising recently-relegated Manchester City at Maine Road with a 3–2 win, to move back up to sixth in the Second Division table.[14] Despite a 2–2 draw with Leicester City in the middle of a winning streak, in December the Saints continued their strong run with another 3–2 away win over struggling Chesterfield, followed by hard-fought 1–0 and 2–1 wins over Barnsley and fellow promotion contenders Sheffield United, respectively.[14] Going into Christmas, the team had climbed all the way to the top of the table. Their run of good form ended on Boxing Day, however, when they suffered their biggest defeat of the season losing 0–4 to 19th-placed Brentford, with all four goals scored by prolific frontman Billy Dare.[14] The loss saw the Saints drop four places to fifth in the table, and would mark the last time all season they occupied a promotion spot.[15]
After ascending to the top of the table in December, the Saints fell quickly to the bottom half of the league when they went nine games without a win between Boxing Day 1950 and mid-March 1951. Going into the new year, Southampton suffered defeats at the hands of Leeds United, Swansea Town, Hull City and Birmingham City, as well as dropping points at home to Luton Town and West Ham United.[14] A season-high 5–1 thrashing of bottom-placed Grimsby Town was enough to keep Southampton's Second Division status safe, but the team's form continued to suffer as they failed to pick up wins over sides much lower in the league table – losing at the end of March to both Queens Park Rangers and Bury.[16] In their home fixture against Preston on 31 March, the Saints came back from 1–3 down to draw 3–3 with the league leaders (the point securing their promotion), preventing the eventual champions from breaking the Football League record of 14 consecutive wins.[16] Six points from their final ten (including another win over Manchester City) meant that Southampton finished 12th in the Second Division table – disappointing when compared with 1948–49 and 1949–50, both of which almost ended in promotion to the First Division.[16]
Final league table
edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Hull City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 74 | 70 | 1.057 | 43 |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 64 | 68 | 0.941 | 43 |
| 12 | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 66 | 73 | 0.904 | 43 |
| 13 | West Ham United | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 68 | 69 | 0.986 | 42 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 68 | 58 | 1.172 | 41 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Results by matchday
editMatch reports
edit| 19 August 1950 1 | Barnsley | 1–2 | Southampton | Barnsley |
Wright  42' |
Bates 8', 18' |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 19,835 |
| 23 August 1950 2 | Southampton | 1–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Southampton |
| Edwards 83' |
Tindill 24' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 24,579 |
| 26 August 1950 3 | Southampton | 1–0 | Sheffield United | Southampton |
| Ellerington 77' (pen.) |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 22,859 |
| 30 August 1950 4 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–0 | Southampton | Doncaster |
| Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 23,389 |
| 2 September 1950 5 | Luton Town | 0–1 | Southampton | Luton |
| Bates 84' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 16,942 |
| 6 September 1950 6 | Southampton | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Southampton |
| Day 10' |
Todd 75' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 22,561 |
| 9 September 1950 7 | Southampton | 2–0 | Leeds United | Southampton |
| Bates 9' Edwards 39' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 25,806 |
| 11 September 1950 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Southampton | Blackburn |
| Graham 11' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 17,515 |
| 16 September 1950 9 | West Ham United | 3–0 | Southampton | London |
| Gazzard 4', 19' Robinson |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 22,500 |
| 23 September 1950 10 | Southampton | 2–1 | Swansea Town | Southampton |
| Day 1' Brown 82' |
Howarth 31' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 22,420 |
| 30 September 1950 11 | Hull City | 4–1 | Southampton | Kingston upon Hull |
| Harrison 6', 56' Ackerman 37', 58' |
Brown 19' |
Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 25,000 |
| 7 October 1950 12 | Southampton | 0–2 | Birmingham City | Southampton |
| Green 81' Smith 89' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 25,499 |
| 14 October 1950 13 | Cardiff City | 2–2 | Southampton | Cardiff |
| Blair 1' Mallett 33' (o.g.) |
Stevenson 66', 82' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 27,000 |
| 21 October 1950 14 | Southampton | 1–0 | Notts County | Southampton |
| Brown 48' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 25,905 |
| 28 October 1950 15 | Grimsby Town | 4–2 | Southampton | Cleethorpes |
| Bloomer 5', 11', 53', 55' |
Brown 12' Bates 85' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 13,383 |
| 11 November 1950 17 | Preston North End | 3–2 | Southampton | Preston |
| Wayman 4', 16' Quigley 68' |
Day 22' Brown 40' |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 32,000 |
| 18 November 1950 18 | Southampton | 5–4 | Coventry City | Southampton |
| Bates Day Brown Edwards 80' |
Roberts Chisholm Allen Lockhart |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 22,438 |
| 25 November 1950 19 | Manchester City | 2–3 | Southampton | Manchester |
| Westcott 14' Haddleton 86' |
Bates 19' Day 22'Edwards 43' |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 38,972 |
| 2 December 1950 20 | Southampton | 2–2 | Leicester City | Southampton |
| Brown 80' Bates 88' |
Adam 2' Rowley 31' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 22,375 |
| 9 December 1950 21 | Chesterfield | 2–3 | Southampton | Chesterfield |
| Marron 7', 81' |
Bates 58' Day 60', 70' |
Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 12,200 |
| 16 December 1950 22 | Southampton | 1–0 | Barnsley | Southampton |
| Brown 53' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 17,207 |
| 23 December 1950 23 | Sheffield United | 1–2 | Southampton | Sheffield |
| Furniss 36' (pen.) |
Edwards 7' Brown 50' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 27,013 |
| 26 December 1950 24 | Brentford | 4–0 | Southampton | London |
| Dare 27', 32' |
Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 22,435 |
| 30 December 1950 25 | Southampton | 1–1 | Luton Town | Southampton |
| Bates 40' |
Stobbart 90' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 21,094 |
| 13 January 1951 26 | Leeds United | 5–3 | Southampton | Leeds |
| Williams 18' Browning 35', 67', 69'Burden 76' |
Brown 65' Day 78'Stevenson 81' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 29,253 |
| 20 January 1951 27 | Southampton | 2–2 | West Ham United | Southampton |
| Brown 47' Ellerington 63' (pen.) |
Gazzard 21' Robinson 62' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 21,167 |
| 3 February 1951 28 | Swansea Town | 2–1 | Southampton | Swansea |
| Thomas 17' Turnbull 24' |
Brown 65' |
Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 17,451 |
| 17 February 1951 29 | Southampton | 2–3 | Hull City | Southampton |
| Dudley 25', 64' |
Carter 59' Harrison 72'Gerrie 84' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 23,720 |
| 28 February 1951 30 | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Southampton | Birmingham |
| Smith 30' Stewart 80' |
K. Wilkins 70' |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 12,593 |
| 3 March 1951 31 | Southampton | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Southampton |
| Edwards 29' (pen.) |
Edwards 56' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 23,493 |
| 10 March 1951 32 | Notts County | 2–2 | Southampton | Nottingham |
| Sewell 32' Leuty 55' |
Brown 22' Dudley 52' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 25,712 |
| 17 March 1951 33 | Southampton | 5–1 | Grimsby Town | Southampton |
| Brown 2', 68' Day 20'Dudley 32', 67' |
Cairns 66' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 14,598 |
| 23 March 1951 34 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–0 | Southampton | London |
| Smith Farrow 79' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 19,711 |
| 26 March 1951 36 | Southampton | 2–2 | Queens Park Rangers | Southampton |
| Dudley 41', 61' |
Farrow 59' Addinall 84' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 20,875 |
| 31 March 1951 37 | Southampton | 3–3 | Preston North End | Southampton |
| Brown 41', 80' Edwards 64' |
Wayman 6' Horton 13', 62' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 27,306 |
| 7 April 1951 38 | Coventry City | 2–2 | Southampton | Coventry |
| Roberts 20' Lockhart 84' (pen.) |
Edwards 45' Curtis 69' |
Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 20,156 |
| 14 April 1951 39 | Southampton | 2–1 | Manchester City | Southampton |
| Day 1' Brown 45' |
Hart 15' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 24,579 |
| 21 April 1951 40 | Leicester City | 3–1 | Southampton | Leicester |
| Baldwin 34' Dryburgh 62', 72' |
Dudley 80' |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 16,000 |
| 28 April 1951 41 | Southampton | 1–1 | Chesterfield | Southampton |
| Brown 80' |
Hudson 11' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 13,922 |
FA Cup
edit- Notts County (6 January 1951)
Southampton entered the 1950–51 FA Cup in the third round, drawn away against fellow Second Division side Notts County. The travelling Saints quickly took control of the game, opening the scoring after 11 minutes when Eddy Brown beat several defenders to convert from close range.[17] Just four minutes later, Brown doubled his (and his side's) tally when he followed up from a Jack Edwards header that ricocheted off the crossbar.[17] Notts County came close to responding before the half-time break through Bob Crookes and Tom Johnston, but they were denied by Saints goalkeeper Hugh Kelly and defender Bill Ellerington, respectively.[17] Early in the second half, it was the away side that asserted its dominance once again, with Brown almost scoring a hat-trick within seconds of the restart, before Eric Day scored off the post following a setup that involved both Brown and Ted Bates.[17] County did finally score through Frank Broome just before the hour mark, but a few minutes later Day scored his second and Southampton's fourth with a "marvellous individual effort" in which he beat multiple defenders.[17] Both Brown and Day came close to completing hat-tricks, but the final two goals came courtesy of a Leon Leuty penalty and a late Alex Simpson goal.[17]
- Sunderland (27 January 1951)
In the fourth round, Southampton travelled north again to face frequent FA Cup rivals, Sunderland of the First Division. Much of the first half was an even affair, with both sides enjoying chances on goal, but it was the hosts who broke the deadlock just three minutes before half-time, when Dickie Davis followed up a shot from Trevor Ford that had been saved by Hugh Kelly.[18] The other side of the break, Davis scored a second for the Black Cats in the 51st minute, taking advantage of a poor clearance off the goal line by Ellerington.[18] Despite mounting several attacks late on, Southampton were unable to respond.[18]
| 6 January 1951 Round 3 | Notts County | 3–4 | Southampton | Nottingham |
| Broome 57' Leuty (pen.)Simpson 86' |
Brown 11', 15' Day 49', 63' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 29,260 |
| 27 January 1951 Round 4 | Sunderland | 2–0 | Southampton | Sunderland |
| Davis 42', 51' |
Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 61,319 |
Additional friendlies
editSouthampton played a number of friendly matches during the 1950–51 season. The first, on 31 October 1950, saw the Saints hosting local Third Division South side Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic in the Dell's first ever floodlit fixture, which ended goalless after a one-hour playtime.[19] The second exhibition, on 10 February 1951, also ended in a draw as the Saints held top-flight Middlesbrough to a 1–1 finish – Southampton's goal was scored by Frank Dudley, who was making his first appearance for the club after signing from Leeds United.[19] The Saints played Bournemouth & Boscombe again two weeks after the Middlesbrough fixture, this time at Dean Court, beating them 3–2 thanks to a hat-trick for Dudley.[19] A 0–1 loss at Midland League side Boston United in April was followed by a 2–0 win over a Jersey XI side in May, a few days after the conclusion of the league campaign.[19] A couple of weeks later, Southampton hosted two exhibitions as part of the celebrations for the Festival of Britain – first, they beat Swiss side Servette 3–0 thanks to goals from Brown, George Curtis and Eric Day, followed by a 3–3 draw with Danish side Kjøbenhavns Boldklub – all three goals coming from Brown.[19]
| 31 October 1950 Friendly | Southampton | 0–0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | Southampton |
| Stadium: The Dell |
| 10 February 1951 Friendly | Southampton | 1–1 | Middlesbrough | Southampton |
| Dudley |
|
Stadium: The Dell |
| 24 February 1951 Friendly | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 2–3 | Southampton | Bournemouth |
| |
Dudley |
Stadium: Dean Court |
| 23 April 1951 Friendly | Boston United | 1–0 | Southampton | Boston |
| |
Stadium: York Street |
| 19 May 1951 Friendly | Southampton | 3–3 | Kjøbenhavns Boldklub | Southampton |
| Brown |
|
Stadium: The Dell |
Squad statistics
edit| Name | Pos. | Nat. | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps. | Gls. | Apps. | Gls. | Apps. | Gls. | |||
| Alex Anderson | FB | 
|
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ted Ballard | FB | 
|
21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Ted Bates | FW |
|
29 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 10 |
| Eddy Brown | FW |
|
36 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 22 |
| John Christie | GK |
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Stan Clements | HB |
|
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| George Curtis | HB |
|
37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Eric Day | FW |
|
37 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 14 |
| Frank Dudley | FW |
|
15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 |
| Jack Edwards | FW |
|
36 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 8 |
| Bill Ellerington | FB |
|
34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| Bryn Elliott | HB |
|
23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Jack Gregory | FB |
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ernie Jones | FW | 
|
12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Walter Judd | FW |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hugh Kelly | GK | 
|
28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Norman Kirkman | FB |
|
13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Tom Lowder | FW |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jimmy McGowan | FW |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Mallett | HB |
|
42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| John Mitchell | FW |
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Augie Scott | FW |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Sillett | FB |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Len Stansbridge | GK |
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Eddie Thomas | GK |
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Eric Webber | HB |
|
28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Ron Wheatley | HB |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Wilkins | FW |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Len Wilkins | HB |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players with appearances who left the club before the end of the season | ||||||||
| Ernie Stevenson | FW |
|
12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
Most appearances
edit| No. | Name | Pos. | Nat. | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps. | Mins. | Apps. | Mins. | Apps. | Mins. | % | ||||
| 1 | Joe Mallett | HB |
|
42 | 3,780 | 2 | 180 | 44 | 3,960 | 100% |
| 2 | George Curtis | HB |
|
37 | 3,330 | 2 | 180 | 39 | 3,510 | 88.64% |
| Eric Day | FW |
|
37 | 3,330 | 2 | 180 | 39 | 3,510 | 88.64% | |
| 4 | Eddy Brown | FW |
|
36 | 3,240 | 2 | 180 | 38 | 3,420 | 86.36% |
| Jack Edwards | FW |
|
36 | 3,240 | 2 | 180 | 38 | 3,420 | 86.36% | |
| 6 | Bill Ellerington | FB |
|
34 | 3,060 | 2 | 180 | 36 | 3,240 | 81.82% |
| 7 | Ted Bates | FW |
|
29 | 2,610 | 2 | 180 | 31 | 2,790 | 70.45% |
| 8 | Hugh Kelly | GK |
|
28 | 2,520 | 2 | 180 | 30 | 2,700 | 68.18% |
| Eric Webber | HB |
|
28 | 2,520 | 2 | 180 | 30 | 2,700 | 68.18% | |
| 10 | Bryn Elliott | HB |
|
23 | 2,070 | 2 | 180 | 25 | 2,250 | 56.82% |
Top goalscorers
edit| No. | Name | Pos. | Nat. | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gls. | Apps. | Gls. | Apps. | Gls. | Apps. | GPG | ||||
| 1 | Eddy Brown | FW |
|
20 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 38 | 0.58 |
| 2 | Eric Day | FW |
|
12 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 39 | 0.36 |
| 3 | Ted Bates | FW |
|
10 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 0.32 |
| 4 | Frank Dudley | FW |
|
8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0.53 |
| Jack Edwards | FW |
|
8 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 0.21 | |
| 6 | Ernie Stevenson | FW |
|
3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Bill Ellerington | FB |
|
2 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 0.06 |
| 8 | Ken Wilkins | FW |
|
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| Ernie Jones | FW |
|
1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0.08 | |
| George Curtis | HB |
|
1 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 0.03 | |
Transfers
edit| Players transferred in | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pos. | Name | Club | Fee | Ref. |
| May 1950 | GK | Eddie Thomas
|
Swindon Town
|
Free | [20] |
| June 1950 | FB | Peter Sillett
|
Nomansland
|
Free | [21] |
| July 1950 | GK | Hugh Kelly
|
Fulham
|
Exchange[a] | [5] |
| July 1950 | FB | Norman Kirkman
|
Leicester City
|
Free | [7] |
| September 1950 | FW | Eddy Brown
|
Preston North End
|
Exchange[b] | [22] |
| January 1951 | GK | John Christie
|
Ayr United
|
Free | [12] |
| February 1951 | FW | Frank Dudley
|
Leeds United
|
Exchange[c] | [23] |
| Players transferred out | |||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | Club | Fee | Ref. |
| Summer 1950 | FW |  José Gallego
|
Colchester United
|
Free | [8] |
| May 1950 | FW | George Smith
|
Crystal Palace
|
Free | [9] |
| July 1950 | GK | Ian Black
|
Fulham
|
Exchange[a] | [4] |
| July 1950 | FB | Bill Rochford
|
Colchester United
|
Free | [6] |
| July 1950 | FW | Bobby Veck
|
Gillingham
|
Free | [10] |
| August 1950 | FW | Reginald Dare
|
Exeter City
|
Free | [24] |
| September 1950 | FW | Charlie Wayman
|
Preston North End
|
Undisclosed[b] | [25] |
| February 1951 | FW | Ernie Stevenson
|
Leeds United
|
Exchange[c] | [26] |
| Players released | |||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
| Summer 1950 | FW | Bill Molloy
|
Newport County
|
November 1950 | [27] |
Footnotes
edit- ^ a b Hugh Kelly transferred to Southampton in exchange for Ian Black moving to Fulham.[5]
- ^ a b Preston North End bought Charlie Wayman for a "substantial fee" and the exchange of Eddy Brown.[11]
- ^ a b Frank Dudley transferred to Southampton in exchange for Ernie Stevenson moving to Leeds United.[23]
References
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- ^ "England FA Challenge Cup 1950-51". England FA Challenge Cup Finals. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
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- ^ a b c "Hugh Kelly". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Bill Rochford". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Norman Kirkman". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ a b "José Gallego". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ a b "George Smith". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Bobby Veck". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 18
- ^ a b "John Christie". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ a b c Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 21
- ^ a b c d e Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 19
- ^ "Southampton results for the 1950-1951 season". statto.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ a b c Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 20
- ^ a b c d e f Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 309
- ^ a b c Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 310
- ^ a b c d e Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 425
- ^ "Eddie Thomas". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Peter Sillett". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Eddy Brown". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Frank Dudley". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Dare, Reginald". The Grecian Archive. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
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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