1950–51 Football League
The 1950–51 season was the 52nd completed season of The Football League.
Final league tables
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average, or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
From the 1922–23 season, the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South were required to apply for re-election.
First Division
Newly promoted Tottenham Hotspur won the First Division title for the first time in their history, and achieved the rare distinction of lifting the First Division title one season after promotion. They finished four points ahead of their nearest rivals Manchester United.Sheffield Wednesday and Everton were relegated to the Second Division, bracketed together at the bottom of the First Division on 32 points. Chelsea survived on goal average.
Second Division
Third Division North
Third Division South
Attendances
Source:Division One
| No. | Club | Average |
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 55,509 |
| 2 | Arsenal FC | 50,474 |
| 3 | Newcastle United FC | 46,651 |
| 4 | Everton FC | 42,924 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday FC | 41,222 |
| 6 | Sunderland AFC | 39,766 |
| 7 | Chelsea FC | 39,667 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 39,616 |
| 9 | Manchester United | 39,008 |
| 10 | Aston Villa FC | 38,369 |
| 11 | Liverpool FC | 38,294 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough FC | 36,123 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers FC | 33,142 |
| 14 | Portsmouth FC | 32,794 |
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion FC | 30,957 |
| 16 | Fulham FC | 30,527 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic FC | 29,293 |
| 18 | Burnley FC | 28,296 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town AFC | 27,141 |
| 20 | Stoke City FC | 25,791 |
| 21 | Blackpool FC | 25,595 |
| 22 | Derby County FC | 23,259 |
Division Two
| No. | Club | Average |
| 1 | Manchester City FC | 35,016 |
| 2 | Hull City AFC | 31,872 |
| 3 | Preston North End FC | 31,259 |
| 4 | Notts County FC | 30,115 |
| 5 | Cardiff City FC | 28,412 |
| 6 | Sheffield United FC | 27,488 |
| 7 | Leicester City FC | 27,293 |
| 8 | Coventry City FC | 26,694 |
| 9 | Leeds United FC | 26,105 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers FC | 24,830 |
| 11 | Birmingham City FC | 24,550 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers FC | 22,838 |
| 13 | Southampton FC | 21,816 |
| 14 | West Ham United FC | 21,540 |
| 15 | Brentford FC | 19,593 |
| 16 | Swansea City AFC | 19,398 |
| 17 | Barnsley FC | 19,159 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers FC | 16,866 |
| 19 | Grimsby Town FC | 16,050 |
| 20 | Bury FC | 15,101 |
| 21 | Luton Town FC | 14,319 |
| 22 | Chesterfield FC | 13,077 |