1929–30 Football League

The 19291930 season was the 38th season of The Football League.

Contents

Final league tables[1][2]

The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.

Match results are drawn from The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and Rothmans[2] for the First Division and from Rothmans for the Second Division and for the two Third Divisions.

Note: Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more 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 1976–77 season.

Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.

During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "England 1929-30". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1929-30.html. Retrieved 2010-02-24. 
  2. ^ a b c d Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.

First Division

Football League, First Division
Season 1929–30
Champions Sheffield Wednesday (4th and as of 2010 the last English title)
Relegated Burnley
Everton
FA Cup winners Arsenal (1st FA Cup title)
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1758 (3.81 per match)
Top goalscorer Vic Watson (West Ham United), 41[1]
Biggest home win ArsenalSheffield United 8–1 (12 Apr 1930)
BlackburnMiddlesbrough 7–0 (1 Jan 1930)
Biggest away win LiverpoolSunderland 0–6 (19 Apr 1930)
Highest scoring BlackburnBirmingham 7–5 (28 Sept 1929)
Leicester CityArsenal 6–6 (21 Apr 1930)
Sheffield UnitedBlackburn 5–7 (3 Mar 1930)
Longest winning run ?
Longest unbeaten run ?
Longest losing run ?
Highest attendance ?
Lowest attendance ?
Average attendance ?
Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1929–1930
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1 Sheffield Wednesday 42 15 4 2 56 20 11 4 6 49 37 105 57 1.842 + 48 60
2 Derby County 42 16 4 1 61 32 5 4 12 29 50 90 82 1.098 + 8 50
3 Manchester City 42 12 5 4 51 33 7 4 10 40 48 91 81 1.123 + 10 47
4 Aston Villa 42 13 1 7 54 33 8 4 9 38 50 92 83 1.108 + 9 47
5 Leeds United 42 15 2 4 52 22 5 4 12 27 41 79 63 1.254 + 16 46
6 Blackburn Rovers 42 15 2 4 65 36 4 5 12 34 57 99 93 1.065 + 6 45
7 West Ham United 42 14 2 5 51 26 5 3 13 35 53 86 79 1.089 + 7 43
8 Leicester City 42 12 5 4 57 42 5 4 12 29 48 86 90 0.956 – 4 43
9 Sunderland 42 13 3 5 50 35 5 4 12 26 45 76 80 0.950 – 4 43
10 Huddersfield Town 42 9 7 5 32 21 8 2 11 31 48 63 69 0.913 – 6 43
11 Birmingham 42 13 3 5 40 21 3 6 12 27 41 67 62 1.081 + 5 41
12 Liverpool 42 11 5 5 33 29 5 4 12 30 50 63 79 0.797 – 16 41
13 Portsmouth 42 10 6 5 43 25 5 4 12 23 37 66 62 1.065 + 4 40
14 Arsenal 42 10 2 9 49 26 4 9 8 29 40 78 66 1.182 + 12 39
15 Bolton Wanderers 42 11 5 5 46 24 4 4 13 28 50 74 74 1.000 ± 0 39
16 Middlesbrough 42 11 3 7 48 31 5 3 13 34 53 82 84 0.976 – 2 38
17 Manchester United 42 11 4 6 39 34 4 4 13 28 54 67 88 0.761 – 21 38
18 Grimsby Town 42 8 6 7 39 39 7 1 13 34 50 73 89 0.820 – 16 37
19 Newcastle United 42 13 4 4 52 32 2 3 16 19 60 71 92 0.772 – 21 37
20 Sheffield United 42 12 2 7 59 39 3 4 14 32 57 91 96 0.948 – 5 36
21 Burnley 42 11 5 5 53 34 3 3 15 26 63 79 97 0.814 – 18 36
22 Everton 42 6 7 8 48 46 6 4 11 32 46 80 92 0.870 – 12 35
Key
League Champions
FA Cup Winners
Relegated

First Division Results

Home \ Away1 ARS AST BIR BLB BOL BUR DER EVE GRI HUD LEE LEI LIV MNC MNU MID NEW POR SHE SHW SUN WHU
Arsenal 2–4 1–0 4–0 1–2 6–1 1–1 4–0 4–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 0–1 3–2 4–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 8–1 2–3 0–1 0–1
Aston Villa 5–2 2–1 3–0 2–0 1–2 2–2 5–2 4–1 5–3 3–4 3–0 2–3 0–2 1–0 4–2 2–0 0–1 5–1 1–3 2–1 2–3
Birmingham City 2–3 1–1 1–2 3–1 2–0 2–4 0–0 0–2 4–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 0–1 1–1 5–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 4–2
Blackburn Rovers 1–1 2–0 7–5 3–1 8–3 0–3 3–1 4–1 5–2 2–1 3–1 1–0 1–3 5–4 7–0 4–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 5–3 3–3
Bolton Wanderers 0–0 3–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 5–0 2–3 7–1 4–2 1–0 0–2 1–2 4–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–3 3–0 4–1
Burnley 2–2 1–4 3–1 3–2 2–2 6–2 1–1 3–1 1–3 0–3 1–1 4–1 4–2 4–0 4–1 0–3 4–0 5–0 2–4 2–0 1–1
Derby County 4–1 4–0 3–1 4–3 2–1 1–3 2–1 5–4 2–2 3–0 2–2 2–2 4–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 3–2 2–1 4–1 3–0 4–3
Everton 1–1 3–4 2–4 2–2 3–3 3–0 4–0 2–4 0–2 1–1 4–5 3–3 2–3 0–0 3–2 5–2 1–1 3–2 1–4 4–1 1–2
Grimsby Town 1–1 0–2 2–1 5–3 1–1 4–0 2–1 0–3 4–2 1–2 1–4 3–2 2–2 2–2 0–3 4–0 1–1 4–1 0–5 0–1 2–2
Huddersfield Town 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 3–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 3–2 3–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 4–1 0–2 3–0
Leeds United 2–0 4–1 1–0 4–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 6–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 3–2 3–1 1–2 5–2 1–0 2–2 3–0 5–0 1–3
Leicester City 6–6 4–3 2–1 1–1 5–2 4–3 0–0 5–4 1–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 3–1 4–1 4–1 6–1 0–5 3–3 2–1 1–2 1–2
Liverpool 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–3 2–2 0–3 2–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–6 1–0 5–2 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–3 0–6 3–1
Manchester City 3–1 1–2 1–4 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 4–1 3–2 4–3 0–1 3–1 3–0 5–2 2–1 3–3 2–2 4–3
Manchester United 1–0 2–3 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 3–3 2–5 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–3 0–3 5–0 3–0 1–5 2–2 2–1 4–2
Middlesbrough 1–1 2–3 5–1 2–4 3–1 3–1 4–0 1–2 1–5 1–3 1–1 0–2 5–0 1–0 2–3 2–2 2–0 3–1 4–1 3–0 2–0
Newcastle United 1–1 2–2 1–1 5–1 2–3 2–1 2–3 1–0 3–1 5–2 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 4–1 3–2 4–1 3–5 1–3 3–0 1–0
Portsmouth 0–1 1–2 2–1 4–0 3–0 7–1 3–1 1–4 1–1 0–1 0–0 3–0 3–3 2–2 3–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–4 1–1 3–1
Sheffield United 4–1 3–3 4–2 5–7 2–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–3 0–1 3–2 7–1 4–0 1–2 3–1 1–3 1–0 2–3 2–2 4–2 4–2
Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 3–0 1–1 4–0 1–0 4–1 6–3 4–0 1–0 3–1 1–2 4–0 2–1 5–1 7–2 1–0 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1
Sunderland 0–1 4–1 2–0 3–1 4–1 3–3 3–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–4 2–1 2–3 5–2 2–4 3–2 1–0 1–1 3–2 2–4 4–2
West Ham United 3–2 5–2 0–1 2–3 5–3 1–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–3 3–0 1–2 4–1 3–0 2–1 5–3 5–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1

Source: [1]
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second Division

Football League, Second Division
Season 1929–30
Champions Blackpool (1st title)
Relegated Hull City
Notts County
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1513 (3.27 per match)
Top goalscorer Jimmy Hampson (Blackpool), 45[1]
Biggest home win BlackpoolBristol City 7–1 (26 Oct 1929)
Bradford Park AvenueMillwall 6–0 (3 Mar 1930)
OldhamWolverhampton 6–0 (9 Nov 1929)
Biggest away win Nottingham ForestSouthampton 0–5 (28 Sept 1929)
Highest scoring West Bromwich AlbionWolverhampton Wanderers 7–3 (28 Dec 1929)
Preston North EndBlackpool 4–6 (19 Oct 1929)
Longest winning run ?
Longest unbeaten run ?
Longest losing run ?
Highest attendance ?
Lowest attendance ?
Average attendance ?
Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1929–1930
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1 Blackpool 42 17 1 3 63 22 10 3 8 35 45 98 67 1.463 + 31 58
2 Chelsea 42 17 3 1 49 14 5 8 8 25 32 74 46 1.609 + 28 55
3 Oldham Athletic 42 14 5 2 60 21 7 6 8 30 30 90 51 1.765 + 39 53
4 Bradford Park Avenue 42 14 5 2 65 28 5 7 9 26 42 91 70 1.300 + 21 50
5 Bury 42 14 2 5 45 27 8 3 10 33 40 78 67 1.164 + 11 49
6 West Bromwich Albion 42 16 1 4 73 31 5 4 12 32 42 105 73 1.438 + 32 47
7 Southampton 42 14 6 1 46 22 3 5 13 31 54 77 76 1.013 + 1 45
8 Cardiff City 42 14 4 3 41 16 4 4 13 20 43 61 59 1.034 + 2 44
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 14 3 4 53 24 2 6 13 24 55 77 79 0.975 – 2 41
10 Nottingham Forest 42 9 6 6 36 28 4 9 8 19 41 55 69 0.797 – 14 41
11 Stoke City 42 12 4 5 41 20 4 4 13 33 52 74 72 1.028 + 2 40
12 Tottenham Hotspur 42 11 8 2 43 24 4 1 16 16 37 59 61 0.967 – 2 39
13 Charlton Athletic 42 10 6 5 39 23 4 5 12 20 40 59 63 0.937 – 4 39
14 Millwall 42 10 7 4 36 26 2 8 11 21 47 57 73 0.781 – 16 39
15 Swansea Town 42 11 5 5 42 23 3 4 14 15 38 57 61 0.934 – 4 37
16 Preston North End 42 7 7 7 42 36 6 4 11 23 44 65 80 0.813 – 15 37
17 Barnsley 42 12 7 2 39 22 2 1 18 17 49 56 71 0.789 – 15 36
18 Bradford City 42 7 7 7 33 30 5 5 11 27 47 60 77 0.779 – 17 36
19 Reading 42 10 7 4 31 20 2 4 15 23 47 54 67 0.806 – 13 35
20 Bristol City 42 11 4 6 36 30 2 5 14 25 53 61 83 0.735 – 22 35
21 Hull City 42 11 3 7 30 24 3 4 14 21 54 51 78 0.654 – 27 35
22 Notts County 42 8 7 6 33 26 1 8 12 21 44 54 70 0.771 – 16 33

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Welsh Cup winners
Relegated

Second Division Results

Home \ Away1 BAR BLP BRA BPA BRI BRY CAR CHA CHE HUL MIL NOT NTC OLD PRE REA SOT STO SWA TOT WBA WOL
Barnsley 2–4 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 3–1
Blackpool 2–1 3–0 1–0 7–1 2–1 3–0 6–0 1–1 1–2 4–3 5–1 1–2 3–0 5–1 4–2 5–1 0–2 3–0 3–2 1–0 3–2
Bradford City 0–1 1–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 0–1 4–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–4 1–1 1–0 2–5 3–0 3–3 0–2 2–2 2–2
Bradford Park Avenue 4–4 5–0 0–2 3–1 2–1 2–0 4–0 1–3 4–2 6–0 5–1 3–3 2–2 5–2 5–2 1–1 3–2 3–0 2–1 5–1 0–0
Bristol City 2–1 0–1 1–3 0–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 4–0 1–0 4–1 0–0 0–4 2–2 5–3 3–1 2–6 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–2
Bury 2–1 0–1 2–4 5–1 2–0 4–2 2–2 1–0 2–1 5–1 0–0 2–0 0–2 1–2 2–4 4–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–2 3–1
Cardiff City 1–0 4–2 0–1 2–0 1–1 5–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 5–0 2–0 2–1 5–2 1–2 0–0 1–0 3–2 0–0
Charlton Athletic 2–0 1–4 1–3 2–0 3–1 1–2 4–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 5–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 4–1 4–4 0–2 1–0 0–1 2–0
Chelsea 2–0 4–0 3–2 1–2 2–1 5–3 1–0 1–1 3–0 3–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 5–0 1–0 2–0 3–2 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–1
Hull City 2–0 0–3 0–0 0–2 0–1 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–3 3–2 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 4–2 2–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 3–2 2–0
Millwall 2–1 3–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 2–4 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–5 2–1 4–0
Nottingham Forest 4–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 5–2 1–2 3–1 0–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–4 5–0 0–5 5–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 5–2
Notts County 3–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–1 4–0 2–2 4–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–3 3–0 1–2 3–3 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–3
Oldham Athletic 3–2 1–2 6–1 5–1 2–2 2–0 4–1 1–0 4–2 3–1 2–2 0–0 2–2 0–2 0–0 3–2 5–0 4–1 2–0 5–0 6–0
Preston North End 3–1 4–6 2–2 4–1 2–2 1–1 2–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–1 1–2 3–1 0–3 2–1 1–1 5–1 0–0 4–0 2–1 1–1
Reading 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–6 0–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 3–1 3–0 2–2 3–1
Southampton 4–0 4–2 2–1 2–2 3–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 4–2 2–2 0–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–2 4–3 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–2 3–1
Stoke City 3–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 6–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 6–0 1–1 0–2 2–3 2–2 4–0 0–1 1–0 0–3 3–0
Swansea Town 0–2 3–0 5–0 2–4 1–1 2–4 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–2 3–0 4–0 0–1 2–2 2–2 0–1 1–0 2–2
Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 6–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–2 3–0 3–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 3–2 3–1 3–0 0–2 4–2
West Bromwich Albion 4–2 5–1 4–2 5–0 2–0 5–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 7–1 6–1 1–3 4–2 0–3 2–0 1–0 5–1 2–3 6–2 4–3 7–3
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 1–2 6–0 4–4 1–0 2–0 4–0 0–4 0–1 4–2 1–1 2–1 5–1 1–1 4–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 4–1 3–0 2–4

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division North

Football League, Third Division North
Season 1929–30
Champions Port Vale (1st title)
Failed re-election None
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1681 (3.64 per match)
Top goalscorer Frank Newton (Stockport), 36[1]
Biggest home win ?
Biggest away win ?
Highest scoring ?
Longest winning run ?
Longest unbeaten run ?
Longest losing run ?
Highest attendance ?
Lowest attendance ?
Average attendance ?
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1 Port Vale 42 17 2 2 64 18 13 5 3 39 19 103 37 2.784 + 66 67
2 Stockport County 42 15 3 3 67 20 13 4 4 39 24 106 44 2.409 + 62 63
3 Darlington 42 14 2 5 71 29 8 4 9 37 44 108 73 1.479 + 35 50
4 Chesterfield 42 18 1 2 53 15 4 5 12 23 41 76 56 1.357 + 20 50
5 Lincoln City 42 12 8 1 54 23 5 6 10 29 38 83 61 1.361 + 22 48
6 York City 42 11 7 3 43 20 4 9 8 34 44 77 64 1.203 + 13 46
7 South Shields[nb 1] 42 11 6 4 49 32 7 4 10 28 42 77 74 1.041 + 3 46
8 Hartlepools United 42 13 4 4 50 24 4 7 10 31 50 81 74 1.095 + 7 45
9 Southport 42 11 5 5 49 31 4 8 9 32 43 81 74 1.095 + 7 43
10 Rochdale 42 14 3 4 57 30 4 4 13 32 61 89 91 0.978 – 2 43
11 Crewe Alexandra 42 12 5 4 55 28 5 3 13 27 43 82 71 1.155 + 11 42
12 Tranmere Rovers 42 12 4 5 57 35 4 5 12 26 51 83 86 0.965 – 3 41
13 New Brighton 42 13 4 4 48 22 3 4 14 21 57 69 79 0.873 – 10 40
14 Doncaster Rovers 42 13 5 3 39 22 2 4 15 23 47 62 69 0.899 – 7 39
15 Carlisle United 42 13 4 4 63 34 3 3 15 27 67 90 101 0.891 – 11 39
16 Accrington Stanley 42 11 4 6 55 30 3 5 13 29 51 84 81 1.037 + 3 37
17 Wrexham 42 10 5 6 42 28 3 3 15 25 60 67 88 0.761 – 21 34
18 Wigan Borough 42 12 4 5 44 26 1 3 17 16 62 60 88 0.682 – 28 33
19 Nelson 42 9 4 8 31 25 4 3 14 20 55 51 80 0.638 – 29 33
20 Rotherham United 42 9 4 8 46 40 2 4 15 21 73 67 113 0.593 – 46 30
21 Halifax Town 42 7 7 7 27 26 3 1 17 17 53 44 79 0.557 – 35 28
22 Barrow 42 9 4 8 31 28 2 1 18 10 70 41 98 0.418 – 57 27
  1. ^ After this season South Shields moved to Gateshead and became Gateshead F.C.

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
New club in the league
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)

Third Division North Results

Home \ Away1 ACC BRW CRL CHS CRE DAR DON HAL HAR LIN NEL NWB PVA ROC ROT SOU SSH STP TRA WIG WRE YOR
Accrington Stanley (1891) 3–1 7–2 3–0 0–3 3–1 3–3 7–1 3–0 0–3 3–0 5–0 0–2 6–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 3–3 3–1 1–3 1–1
Barrow 3–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–4 3–0 2–1 0–2 3–0 1–1 2–0 5–1 0–2 1–3 1–4 1–1 4–1 3–3 0–0
Carlisle United 2–1 7–1 6–0 2–0 1–4 1–1 2–0 5–1 2–4 2–2 2–2 1–4 2–0 3–1 4–0 4–1 1–5 4–3 5–0 5–1 2–2
Chesterfield 4–2 2–1 3–1 5–1 4–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 1–3 1–0 5–0 5–0 3–0
Crewe Alexandra 2–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 4–0 4–1 5–2 1–1 4–0 2–3 0–2 6–1 6–1 5–4 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–2
Darlington 2–4 4–0 3–0 1–4 3–0 6–2 3–2 0–0 1–1 6–1 1–2 0–1 3–0 8–1 2–1 8–3 1–2 7–2 2–0 5–1 5–2
Doncaster Rovers 3–1 4–0 1–4 2–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 4–2 4–2 0–3
Halifax Town 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–2 1–3 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–2 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–3 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–2
Hartlepool United 2–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 5–1 2–5 3–0 3–0 4–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–8 5–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 4–0 5–0 3–1
Lincoln City 3–3 3–0 4–1 2–1 2–2 2–2 3–1 0–1 2–2 4–1 5–3 3–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 8–0 2–0 3–0 3–0
Nelson 2–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–1 4–1 1–0 3–2 0–0 2–1 2–3 1–0 0–1 2–2 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–3 4–0 3–1
New Brighton 5–0 5–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–3 1–0 4–0 0–0 1–4 2–1 0–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 4–1 3–2 3–0 5–0 2–1 1–1
Port Vale 5–2 5–0 4–0 4–1 2–0 0–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 5–2 3–1 5–0 3–3 7–1 1–0 3–0 1–2 1–0 4–0 3–0 1–1
Rochdale 4–0 6–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 4–1 2–4 0–3 1–1 3–4 4–1 5–0 0–0 1–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 5–4 4–2
Rotherham United 2–4 7–0 4–1 1–1 2–1 1–4 1–0 2–0 0–4 1–0 1–2 2–2 2–2 0–4 6–3 0–1 2–2 5–0 4–1 1–3 2–5
Southport 2–0 0–2 4–3 5–1 0–3 3–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 3–2 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–3 7–1 2–1 1–2 4–4 1–1 5–3 1–0
South Shields 2–2 2–0 5–2 3–1 1–0 3–3 2–1 1–0 3–5 3–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 2–2 5–0 4–0 2–3 1–5 2–2 1–1 4–1
Stockport County 1–0 5–0 7–1 1–0 2–3 4–0 3–0 6–0 5–1 1–1 6–1 2–0 4–2 4–2 6–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 2–3
Tranmere 2–2 5–2 3–0 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–1 3–3 7–1 0–1 2–3 3–1 1–5 2–2 5–4 3–1 3–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 4–4
Wigan Borough 2–1 2–0 8–0 2–1 2–2 3–2 3–2 2–1 1–3 4–1 2–0 5–0 0–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–1 0–2
Wrexham 0–1 3–0 3–3 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–2 2–1 3–5 3–1 5–1 2–1 0–2 8–0 1–0 1–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–1
York City 2–0 3–1 2–2 1–1 4–2 1–1 2–2 3–0 4–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 0–2 6–0 3–0 0–4 2–2 1–2 0–0 4–0 0–0

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division South

Football League, Third Division South
Season 1929–30
Champions Plymouth Argyle (1st title)
Failed re-election Merthyr Town
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1632 (3.53 per match)
Top goalscorer George Goddard (Queens Park Rangers), 37[1]
Biggest home win ?
Biggest away win ?
Highest scoring ?
Longest winning run ?
Longest unbeaten run ?
Longest losing run ?
Highest attendance ?
Lowest attendance ?
Average attendance ?
Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams 1929–1930
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1 Plymouth Argyle 42 18 3 0 63 12 12 5 4 35 26 98 38 2.579 + 60 68
2 Brentford 42 21 0 0 66 12 7 5 9 28 32 94 44 2.136 + 50 61
3 Queens Park Rangers 42 13 5 3 46 26 8 4 9 34 42 80 68 1.176 + 12 51
4 Northampton Town 42 14 6 1 53 20 7 2 12 29 38 82 58 1.414 + 24 50
5 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 16 2 3 54 20 5 6 10 33 43 87 63 1.381 + 24 50
6 Coventry City 42 14 3 4 54 25 5 6 10 34 48 88 73 1.205 + 15 47
7 Fulham 42 12 6 3 54 33 6 5 10 33 50 87 83 1.048 + 4 47
8 Norwich City 42 14 4 3 55 28 4 6 11 33 49 88 77 1.143 + 11 46
9 Crystal Palace 42 14 5 2 56 26 3 7 11 25 48 81 74 1.095 + 7 46
10 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 42 11 6 4 47 24 4 7 10 25 37 72 61 1.180 + 11 43
11 Southend United 42 11 6 4 41 19 4 7 10 28 40 69 59 1.169 + 10 43
12 Clapton Orient 42 10 8 3 38 21 4 5 12 17 41 55 62 0.887 – 7 41
13 Luton Town 42 13 4 4 42 25 1 8 12 22 53 64 78 0.821 – 14 40
14 Swindon Town 42 10 7 4 42 25 3 5 13 31 58 73 83 0.880 – 10 38
15 Watford 42 10 4 7 37 30 5 4 12 23 43 60 73 0.822 – 13 38
16 Exeter City 42 10 6 5 45 29 2 5 14 22 44 67 73 0.918 – 6 35
17 Walsall 42 10 4 7 45 24 3 4 14 26 54 71 78 0.910 – 7 34
18 Newport County 42 9 9 3 48 29 3 1 17 26 56 74 85 0.871 – 11 34
19 Torquay United 42 9 6 6 50 38 1 5 15 14 56 64 94 0.681 – 30 31
20 Bristol Rovers 42 11 3 7 45 31 0 5 16 22 62 67 93 0.720 – 26 30
21 Gillingham 42 9 5 7 38 28 2 3 16 13 52 51 80 0.637 – 29 30
22 Merthyr Town 42 5 6 10 39 49 1 3 17 21 86 60 135 0.444 – 75 21

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
New club in the league (none)
Re-elected
Failed re-election

Third Division South Results

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Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1–2 1–1 3–1 5–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 5–0 1–2 5–1 4–2 1–1 3–1 2–3 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–3 4–1 1–1 3–2
Brentford 1–0 5–2 2–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 5–1 2–1 2–0 6–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 2–1 3–2 5–0 6–2 5–0
Brighton & Hove Albion 4–3 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 5–0 2–0 4–1 4–1 3–2 2–1 6–3 0–1 2–3 1–0 3–0 5–0 4–0 2–1
Bristol Rovers 2–1 4–1 1–0 0–0 1–3 2–3 1–0 4–1 3–0 2–2 2–2 2–3 2–3 0–1 2–3 4–1 4–2 3–2 2–0 3–1 1–2
Clapton Orient 0–0 1–1 4–1 3–0 3–1 2–1 3–0 2–4 2–0 6–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–4 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1
Coventry City 0–2 2–1 0–2 1–0 5–2 1–0 3–3 3–1 5–0 5–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–0 2–3 5–1 1–2 4–1 4–0 3–1
Crystal Palace 1–1 2–1 2–2 3–0 3–0 4–3 1–1 4–3 5–1 4–1 6–1 1–0 1–3 3–2 3–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 4–2 5–1 1–1
Exeter City 1–2 0–0 1–4 5–2 4–0 1–1 6–1 2–1 3–0 2–2 1–1 0–4 6–4 3–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 5–1 0–0 0–2 1–0
Fulham 3–3 2–0 5–1 6–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 5–4 2–1 1–0 3–3 1–3 0–2 2–2 4–1 1–0 3–2 6–1
Gillingham 1–5 1–3 2–2 3–3 2–0 0–3 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 6–0 5–0 5–2 1–2 0–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 1–2
Luton Town 1–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 0–4 4–1 2–0 4–0 4–2 1–0 1–1 5–2 2–1 0–3 1–1 3–1 2–3 2–0
Merthyr Town 0–1 2–3 2–8 1–1 0–1 2–2 5–2 0–2 3–4 1–1 3–1 5–1 1–0 1–5 0–3 1–4 2–2 3–3 3–0 2–3 2–2
Newport County 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 0–0 4–2 0–0 4–1 1–1 5–1 0–0 10–0 2–1 4–4 0–2 4–5 0–0 2–1 2–1 3–2 1–0
Northampton Town 2–0 1–1 1–3 6–1 3–0 2–2 2–0 2–2 3–1 3–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 5–1 3–3 2–2 1–0 2–0
Norwich City 1–0 2–2 2–0 4–2 1–0 10–2 2–2 3–1 0–4 2–0 1–1 5–1 4–1 4–3 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–5 2–0 3–0 3–1
Plymouth Argyle 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 6–1 4–1 3–1 3–0 6–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 4–1 4–0 1–0 5–0 5–0 1–1 2–1
Queens Park Rangers 3–1 2–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 4–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 4–1 0–2 3–2 1–2 2–5 8–3 1–1 2–2 0–0
Southend 4–1 2–0 0–0 6–0 4–1 1–2 3–2 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 6–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–3
Swindon Town 1–1 0–2 0–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 6–3 5–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–2 5–1 2–1 3–1 1–3
Torquay United 7–0 2–1 5–2 2–1 0–5 1–3 2–2 2–1 2–4 1–1 2–2 4–0 3–2 0–1 2–2 3–4 1–3 1–1 1–1 5–2 4–0
Walsall 2–2 1–2 2–0 0–0 0–1 3–2 0–0 5–2 2–2 1–2 1–0 6–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–3 4–0 1–3 4–0 7–0 1–2
Watford 0–0 1–2 3–0 4–3 3–0 1–3 1–1 2–1 0–0 4–1 0–4 2–3 2–3 1–2 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 4–1 2–0 2–1

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engtops.html#1947-1. Retrieved 2010-10-31.