1949-50·First Division

Saturday 18 March 1950

·Lost

Man UtdManchesterUnited
1–2
BlackpoolBlackpool

Seasons/1949-50/This match

21′

Mortensen

50′

Mortensen (P)

0′HTFT

21' Stan Mortensen
50' Stan Mortensen (penalty)

Starting XI

Mitten Pearson Delaney Downie Bogan

Cockburn Warner

Sr Chilton Carey

Crompton

3-2-5 — approximate shape, inferred from classic shirt numbering

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.

Venue

Old Trafford

Attendance

53,688

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.

Pre-match Elo1696 → 1676(-20)

Manchester United 82%18% Blackpool

Manchester United went in as the favourite by rating, 1696 to Blackpool’s 1495.

Previous head-to-head results

24W

12L

W2455%

D818%

L1227%

44 played · 55% win rate

44 previous meetings with Blackpool · 55% win rate

United’s last 6 matches

D W W L W D

This exact result, before

1–2v Blackpool18/09/1957
First Division

18 Sep 19571–2LvBlackpoolBlackpoolBlackpoolFirst Division·18 Sep 1957 · 1957-581957-58First DivisionFirst Division

Other home meetings with Blackpool that finished 1–2. Full head-to-head →

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