1928–29 Football League
37th season of the Football League
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The 1928â29 season was the 37th season of The Football League.
| Season | 1928â29 |
|---|---|
| Champions | The Wednesday |
| Relegated | Ashington |
| New Team in League | Carlisle United |
â 1927â28 1929â30 â | |
Final league tables
The tables and results below are reproduced here with home and away statistics separated, as per RSSSF[1] and Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888â89 to 1978â79.[2]
Beginning with the season 1894â95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. When two 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 1976â77 season. [citation needed]
From the 1922â23 season, re-election was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South.[2]
First Division
| Season | 1928â29 |
|---|---|
| Champions | The Wednesday 3rd English title |
| Relegated | Bury Cardiff City |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,688 (3.65 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dave Halliday (43 goals)[3] |
| Biggest home win | Leicester City 10â0 Portsmouth (20 October 1928) Sheffield United 10â0 Burnley (19 January 1929) |
| Biggest away win | Newcastle United 2â7 Burnley (29 April 1929) |
| Highest scoring | Leicester City 10â0 Portsmouth (20 October 1928) Sheffield United 10â0 Burnley (19 January 1929) West Ham United 8â2 Leeds United (9 February 1929) |
â 1927â28 1929â30 â | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Wednesday (C) | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 86 | 62 | 1.387 | 52 | |
| 2 | Leicester City | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 96 | 67 | 1.433 | 51 | |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 42 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 98 | 81 | 1.210 | 50 | |
| 4 | Sunderland | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 93 | 75 | 1.240 | 47 | |
| 5 | Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 90 | 64 | 1.406 | 46 | |
| 6 | Derby County | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 86 | 71 | 1.211 | 46 | |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 72 | 63 | 1.143 | 45 | |
| 8 | Manchester City | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 95 | 86 | 1.105 | 45 | |
| 9 | Arsenal | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 77 | 72 | 1.069 | 45 | |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 70 | 72 | 0.972 | 44 | |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 86 | 85 | 1.012 | 41 | |
| 12 | Manchester United | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 66 | 76 | 0.868 | 41 | |
| 13 | Leeds United | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 71 | 84 | 0.845 | 41 | |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 73 | 80 | 0.913 | 40 | |
| 15 | Birmingham | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 68 | 77 | 0.883 | 40 | |
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 70 | 61 | 1.148 | 39 | |
| 17 | West Ham United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 86 | 96 | 0.896 | 39 | |
| 18 | Everton | 42 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 63 | 75 | 0.840 | 38 | |
| 19 | Burnley | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 81 | 103 | 0.786 | 38 | |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 56 | 80 | 0.700 | 36 | |
| 21 | Bury (R) | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 62 | 99 | 0.626 | 31 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 22 | Cardiff City (R) | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 43 | 59 | 0.729 | 29 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
Maps
Second Division
| Season | 1928â29 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Middlesbrough (2nd title) |
| Relegated | Clapton Orient Port Vale |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,576 (3.41 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jimmy Hampson (Blackpool), 40 [3] |
| Biggest home win | Port Vale â West Bromwich Albion 8â1 (9 Mar 1929) Blackpool â Reading 7â0 (10 Nov 1929) Preston North End â Reading 7â0 (27 Apr 1929) |
| Biggest away win | Millwall â Wolverhampton Wanderers 0â5 (3 Sept 1928) |
| Highest scoring | Middlesbrough â Wolverhampton Wanderers 8â3 (9 Feb 1929) |
â 1927â28 1929â30 â | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesbrough (C, P) | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 92 | 57 | 1.614 | 55 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Grimsby Town (P) | 42 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 82 | 61 | 1.344 | 53 | |
| 3 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 42 | 22 | 4 | 16 | 88 | 70 | 1.257 | 48 | |
| 4 | Southampton | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 74 | 60 | 1.233 | 48 | |
| 5 | Notts County | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 78 | 65 | 1.200 | 47 | |
| 6 | Stoke City | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 74 | 51 | 1.451 | 46 | |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 80 | 79 | 1.013 | 46 | |
| 8 | Blackpool | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 92 | 76 | 1.211 | 45 | |
| 9 | Chelsea | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 65 | 0.985 | 44 | |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 75 | 81 | 0.926 | 43 | |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 71 | 70 | 1.014 | 42 | |
| 12 | Hull City | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 58 | 63 | 0.921 | 40 | |
| 13 | Preston North End | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 78 | 79 | 0.987 | 39 | |
| 14 | Millwall | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 86 | 0.826 | 39 | |
| 15 | Reading | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 86 | 0.733 | 39 | |
| 16 | Barnsley | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 69 | 66 | 1.045 | 38 | |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 77 | 81 | 0.951 | 37 | |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 54 | 75 | 0.720 | 37 | |
| 19 | Swansea Town | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 62 | 75 | 0.827 | 36 | |
| 20 | Bristol City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 58 | 72 | 0.806 | 36 | |
| 21 | Port Vale (R) | 42 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 71 | 86 | 0.826 | 34 | Relegation to the Third Division North |
| 22 | Clapton Orient (R) | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 45 | 72 | 0.625 | 32 | Relegation to the Third Division South |
Results
Maps
Third Division North
| Season | 1928â29 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bradford City (1st title) |
| Failed re-election | Ashington |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,696 (3.67 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jimmy McConnell (Carlisle United), 42 [3] |
â 1927â28 1929â30 â | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradford City (C, P) | 42 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 128 | 43 | 2.977 | 63 | Promotion to the Second Division |
| 2 | Stockport County | 42 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 111 | 58 | 1.914 | 62 | |
| 3 | Wrexham | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 91 | 69 | 1.319 | 52 | |
| 4 | Wigan Borough | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 82 | 49 | 1.673 | 51 | |
| 5 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 76 | 66 | 1.152 | 50 | |
| 6 | Lincoln City | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 91 | 67 | 1.358 | 48 | |
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 79 | 77 | 1.026 | 47 | |
| 8 | Carlisle United | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 86 | 77 | 1.117 | 46 | |
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 80 | 68 | 1.176 | 44 | |
| 10 | South Shields | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 83 | 74 | 1.122 | 44 | |
| 11 | Chesterfield | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 71 | 77 | 0.922 | 41 | |
| 12 | Southport | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 75 | 85 | 0.882 | 40 | |
| 13 | Halifax Town | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 63 | 62 | 1.016 | 39 | |
| 14 | New Brighton | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 64 | 71 | 0.901 | 39 | |
| 15 | Nelson | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 77 | 90 | 0.856 | 39 | |
| 16 | Rotherham United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 77 | 0.779 | 39 | |
| 17 | Rochdale | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 79 | 96 | 0.823 | 36 | |
| 18 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 68 | 82 | 0.829 | 34 | |
| 19 | Darlington | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 64 | 88 | 0.727 | 33 | |
| 20 | Barrow | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 64 | 93 | 0.688 | 28 | |
| 21 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 59 | 112 | 0.527 | 26 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Ashington (R) | 42 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 45 | 115 | 0.391 | 23 | Failed re-election and demoted |
Results
Maps
Third Division South
| Season | 1928â29 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Charlton Athletic (1st title) |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,614 (3.49 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Andy Rennie (Luton Town), 43 [3] |
â 1927â28 1929â30 â | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlton Athletic (C, P) | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 86 | 60 | 1.433 | 54 | Promotion to the Second Division |
| 2 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 81 | 67 | 1.209 | 54 | |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 96 | 57 | 1.684 | 52 | |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 83 | 51 | 1.627 | 52 | |
| 5 | Fulham | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 101 | 71 | 1.423 | 52 | |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 82 | 61 | 1.344 | 52 | |
| 7 | Luton Town | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 89 | 73 | 1.219 | 49 | |
| 8 | Watford | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 79 | 74 | 1.068 | 48 | |
| 9 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 84 | 77 | 1.091 | 47 | |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 75 | 72 | 1.042 | 43 | |
| 11 | Coventry City | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 62 | 57 | 1.088 | 42 | |
| 12 | Southend United | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 80 | 75 | 1.067 | 41 | |
| 13 | Brentford | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 56 | 60 | 0.933 | 38 | |
| 14 | Walsall | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 73 | 79 | 0.924 | 38 | |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 58 | 76 | 0.763 | 38 | |
| 16 | Newport County | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 69 | 86 | 0.802 | 35 | |
| 17 | Norwich City | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 69 | 81 | 0.852 | 34 | |
| 18 | Torquay United | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 66 | 84 | 0.786 | 34 | |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 60 | 79 | 0.759 | 33 | |
| 20 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 55 | 103 | 0.534 | 30 | |
| 21 | Exeter City | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 67 | 88 | 0.761 | 29 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Gillingham | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 43 | 83 | 0.518 | 29 |
Results
Maps
Attendances
Source:[4]
Division One
| No. | Club | Average | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City FC | 31,715 | 61,007 | 15,198 |
| 2 | Newcastle United FC | 31,667 | 65,838 | 17,587 |
| 3 | Aston Villa FC | 29,531 | 56,528 | 8,496 |
| 4 | Everton FC | 29,513 | 55,415 | 7,996 |
| 5 | Liverpool FC | 28,257 | 45,095 | 8,852 |
| 6 | The Wednesday | 27,113 | 57,143 | 13,705 |
| 7 | Arsenal FC | 26,690 | 43,327 | 11,696 |
| 8 | Sunderland AFC | 25,196 | 50,519 | 9,469 |
| 9 | Leicester City FC | 23,773 | 35,744 | 12,938 |
| 10 | Manchester United | 23,659 | 42,555 | 12,020 |
| 11 | Leeds United FC | 22,402 | 32,866 | 8,151 |
| 12 | Sheffield United FC | 22,395 | 44,576 | 11,849 |
| 13 | Birmingham City FC | 20,646 | 36,261 | 11,001 |
| 14 | Portsmouth FC | 20,225 | 33,475 | 11,973 |
| 15 | West Ham United FC | 19,989 | 33,221 | 8,603 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers FC | 19,419 | 37,181 | 10,271 |
| 17 | Burnley FC | 17,239 | 35,694 | 6,238 |
| 18 | Derby County FC | 16,866 | 30,651 | 9,319 |
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers FC | 16,841 | 33,966 | 5,461 |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town AFC | 16,720 | 39,869 | 3,997 |
| 21 | Cardiff City FC | 15,256 | 20,439 | 5,738 |
| 22 | Bury FC | 14,507 | 27,167 | 5,352 |