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Monday 29 August 1949 at Molineux (Att 43,267)
Wolves (1) 2 (Smyth 23, Wright 84): Williams, Kelly, Pritchard, Crook, Shorthouse, Wright, Hancocks, Forbes, Pye, Smyth, Mullen.
Charlton Athletic (1) 1 (O’Linn 9): Bartram, P Croker, Lock, Phipps, Brown, Fenton, O’Linn, Vaughan, T Lumley, Revell.
Referee: Mr E Baker (Manchester).
Order of Goals: c,W,W.
Injury: Billy Crook and Syd O’Linn collided in the 55th minute and both were off the field for twelve minutes. Crook had two stitches inserted to and eye injury and O’Linn had two clips inserted to the back of his head.
Landmark: Syd O’Linn nets the 1000th Football League goal conceded by Wolves at Molineux.
Position: 1st.
