1928–29 in English football

The 1928–29 season was the 54th season of competitive football in England.

Contents

Overview

Events

Honours

Competition Winner Runner-up
First Division The Wednesday (3) Leicester City
Second Division Middlesbrough Grimsby Town
Third Division North Bradford City Stockport County
Third Division South Charlton Athletic Crystal Palace
FA Cup Bolton Wanderers (3) Portsmouth
Charity Shield Everton Blackburn Rovers
Home Championship  Scotland  England

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

League table

First Division

P W D L F A GA Pts
1 The Wednesday 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 0.912 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
22 Cardiff City 42 8 13 21 43 59 0.729 29

Second Division

P W D L F A GA Pts
1 Middlesbrough 42 22 11 9 92 57 1.614 55
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
22 Clapton Orient 42 12 8 22 45 72 0.625 32

Third Division North

P W D L F A GA Pts
1 Bradford City 42 27 9 6 128 43 2.977 63
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
22 Ashington 42 8 7 27 45 115 0.391 23

Third Division South

P W D L F A GA Pts
1 Charlton Athletic 42 23 8 11 86 60 1.433 54
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
22 Gillingham 42 10 9 23 43 83 0.518 29

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
1928–29 in English football
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FA competitions
FA Cup (Qualifying Rounds, Final) • FA Charity Shield
Football League
Related to national team
Club seasons
First Division
Arsenal · Aston Villa · Birmingham City · Blackburn Rovers · Bolton Wanderers · Burnley · Bury · Cardiff City · Derby County · Everton · Huddersfield Town · Leeds United · Leicester City · Liverpool · Manchester City · Manchester United · Newcastle United · Portsmouth · Sheffield United · Sunderland · The Wednesday · West Ham United
Second Division
Barnsley · Blackpool · Bradford Park Avenue · Bristol City · Chelsea · Clapton Orient · Grimsby Town · Hull City · Middlesbrough · Millwall · Nottingham Forest · Notts County · Oldham Athletic · Port Vale · Preston North End · Reading · Southampton · Stoke City · Swansea Town · Tottenham Hotspur · West Bromwich Albion · Wolverhampton Wanderers
Third Division North
Accrington Stanley · Ashington · Barrow · Bradford City · Carlisle United · Chesterfield · Crewe Alexandra · Darlington · Doncaster Rovers · Halifax Town · Hartlepools United · Lincoln City · Nelson · New Brighton · Rochdale · Rotherham County · South Shields · Southport · Stockport County · Tranmere Rovers · Wigan Borough · Wrexham
Third Division South
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic · Brentford · Brighton & Hove Albion · Bristol Rovers · Charlton Athletic · Coventry City · Crystal Palace · Exeter City · Fulham · Gillingham · Luton Town · Merthyr Town · Newport County · Northampton Town · Norwich City · Plymouth Argyle · Queens Park Rangers · Southend United · Swindon Town · Torquay United · Walsall · Watford