| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | att. |  | Tue 27.12.49 | Arsenal | 0-0 | Manchester United | 0-0 | 65,133 |  | Tue 27.12.49 | Aston Villa | 1-4 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   | 64,937 |  | Tue 27.12.49 | Blackpool | 2-0 | Burnley |   | 31,074 |  | Tue 27.12.49 | Derby County | 4-1 | Birmingham City |   | 36,459 |  | Tue 27.12.49 | Fulham | 0-0 | Everton |   | 36,020 |  | Tue 27.12.49 | Liverpool | 2-2 | Chelsea |   | 58,757 |  | Tue 27.12.49 | Manchester City | 1-2 | Huddersfield Town |   | 50,195 |  | Tue 27.12.49 | Middlesbrough | 1-0 | Newcastle United |   | 53,802 |  | Tue 27.12.49 | Portsmouth | 1-0 | Charlton Athletic |   | 43,325 |  | Tue 27.12.49 | Stoke City | 2-1 | Sunderland |   | 41,685 |  | Tue 27.12.49 | West Bromwich Albion | 2-1 | Bolton Wanderers |   | 41,746 |   
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| Ranking | py | gls | m |  | 1. Leverpool | 33 | 64:26 | 24 |  | 2. Manchester Ud | 31 | 40:20 | 24 |  | 3. Blackpool | 31 | 33:17 | 23 |  | 4. Portsmouth | 29 | 43:25 | 24 |  | 5. Arsenal | 29 | 47:33 | 25 |  | 6. Wolverhampton | 29 | 42:33 | 24 |  | 7. Burnley | 29 | 26:24 | 25 |  |  --------- |  | 16.Huddersfield | 21 | 29:52 | 25 |  | 17.Stoke City | 20 | 28:44 | 25 |  | 18.Bolton | 18 | 27:31 | 24 |  | 19.Everton | 18 | 22:44 | 24 |  | 20.Charlton | 17 | 33:43 | 25 |  | 21.Manchester Ci | 17 | 22:42 | 24 |  | 22.Birmingham Ci | 13 | 18:44 | 24 |   
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