1928–29_in_English_football
1928–29 in English football
54th season of competitive football in England
The 1928–29 season was the 54th season of competitive football in England.
Quick Facts Season, Men's football ...
Season | 1928–29 | |||
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Men's football | ||||
Football League | The Wednesday | |||
Football League Second Division | Middlesbrough | |||
FA Cup | Bolton Wanderers | |||
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More information Competition, Winner ...
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Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
Main article: 1928–29 Football League
First Division
More information Pos, Team ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | The Wednesday | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 86 | 62 | 1.387 | 52 | Club changed name[lower-alpha 1] |
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 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 62 | 99 | 0.626 | 31 | Relegated to the Second Division |
22 | Cardiff City | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 43 | 59 | 0.729 | 29 |
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Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- The Wednesday were renamed Sheffield Wednesday before the start of the following season
Second Division
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 92 | 57 | 1.614 | 55 | Promoted to the First Division |
2 | Grimsby Town | 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 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 71 | 86 | 0.826 | 34 | Relegated to the Third Division North |
22 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 45 | 72 | 0.625 | 32 | Relegated to the Third Division South |
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Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Third Division North
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Bradford City | 42 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 128 | 43 | 2.977 | 63 | Promoted 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 | 42 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 45 | 115 | 0.391 | 23 | Not re-elected |
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Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Third Division South
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 86 | 60 | 1.433 | 54 | Promoted 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 |
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Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Top goalscorers
First Division
- Dave Halliday (Sunderland) – 43 goals[1]
Second Division
- Jimmy Hampson (Blackpool) – 40 goals[1]
Third Division North
- Jimmy McConnell (Carlisle United) – 42 goals[2]
Third Division South
- Andy Rennie (Luton Town) – 43 goals[2]
- "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.