1929–30 Football League

The Football League
Season 1929–30
Champions Sheffield Wednesday

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

Final league tables

The tables and results 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.

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.

From the 1922–23 season on Re-election was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South.[2]

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[3]
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)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Sheffield Wednesday421542562011464937105571.842+4860
2Derby County42164161325412295090821.098+850
3Manchester City42125451337410404891811.123+1047
4Aston Villa4213175433849385092831.108+947
5Leeds United42152452225412274179631.254+1646
6Blackburn Rovers42152465364512345799931.065+645
7West Ham United42142551265313355386791.089+743
8Leicester City42125457425412294886900.956–443
9Sunderland42133550355412264576800.950–443
10Huddersfield Town4297532218211314863690.913–643
11Birmingham42133540213612274167621.081+541
12Liverpool42115533295412305063790.797–1641
13Portsmouth42106543255412233766621.065+440
14Arsenal4210294926498294078661.182+1239
15Bolton Wanderers42115546244413285074741.000±039
16Middlesbrough42113748315313345382840.976–238
17Manchester United42114639344413285467880.761–2138
18Grimsby Town4286739397113345073890.820–1637
19Newcastle United42134452322316196071920.772–2137
20Sheffield United42122759393414325791960.948–536
21Burnley42115553343315266379970.814–1836
22Everton4267848466411324680920.870–1235
Key
League Champions
FA Cup Winners
Relegated

First Division results

Home ╲ Away ARS AST BIRBLBBOLBURDEREVEGRIHUDLEELEILIVMCIMUNMIDNEWPORSHUSHWSUNWHU
Arsenal 24 10 40 12 61 11 40 41 20 40 11 01 32 42 12 01 12 81 23 01 01
Aston Villa 52 21 30 20 12 22 52 41 53 34 30 23 02 10 42 20 01 51 13 21 23
Birmingham City 23 11 12 31 20 24 00 02 41 10 30 10 30 01 11 51 10 21 10 31 42
Blackburn Rovers 11 20 75 31 83 03 31 41 52 21 31 10 13 54 70 42 10 01 01 53 33
Bolton Wanderers 00 30 00 21 11 12 50 23 71 42 10 02 12 41 22 11 21 21 13 30 41
Burnley 22 14 31 32 22 62 11 31 13 03 11 41 42 40 41 03 40 50 24 20 11
Derby County 41 40 31 43 21 13 21 54 22 30 22 22 42 11 31 31 32 21 41 30 43
Everton 11 34 24 22 33 30 40 24 02 11 45 33 23 00 32 52 11 32 14 41 12
Grimsby Town 11 02 21 53 11 40 21 03 42 12 14 32 22 22 03 40 11 41 05 01 22
Huddersfield Town 22 11 11 00 02 30 01 12 01 10 32 30 11 22 10 20 21 22 41 02 30
Leeds United 20 41 10 42 21 30 21 21 60 01 12 11 32 31 12 52 10 22 30 50 13
Leicester City 66 43 21 11 52 43 00 54 10 12 22 21 31 41 41 61 05 33 21 12 12
Liverpool 10 20 11 11 30 13 22 03 20 30 10 11 16 10 52 00 20 20 13 06 31
Manchester City 31 12 14 11 20 22 30 12 31 11 41 32 43 01 31 30 52 21 33 22 43
Manchester United 10 23 00 10 11 10 32 33 25 10 31 21 12 13 03 50 30 15 22 21 42
Middlesbrough 11 23 51 24 31 31 40 12 15 13 11 02 50 10 23 22 20 31 41 30 20
Newcastle United 11 22 11 51 23 21 23 10 31 52 21 21 31 22 41 32 41 35 13 30 10
Portsmouth 01 12 21 40 30 71 31 14 11 01 00 30 33 22 30 11 20 31 04 11 31
Sheffield United 41 33 42 57 23 31 20 20 23 01 32 71 40 12 31 13 10 23 22 42 42
Sheffield Wednesday 02 30 11 40 10 41 63 40 10 31 12 40 21 51 72 10 42 11 11 11 21
Sunderland 01 41 20 31 41 33 31 22 20 10 14 21 23 52 24 32 10 11 32 24 42
West Ham United 32 52 01 23 53 10 20 31 20 23 30 12 41 30 21 53 51 01 10 11 11

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

First Division maps

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1929–1930

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[3]
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)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Blackpool42171363221038354598671.463+3158
2Chelsea4217314914588253274461.609+2855
3Oldham Athletic4214526021768303090511.765+3953
4Bradford Park Avenue4214526528579264291701.300+2150
5Bury42142545278310334078671.164+1149
6West Bromwich Albion421614733154123242105731.438+3247
7Southampton42146146223513315477761.013+145
8Cardiff City42144341164413204361591.034+244
9Wolverhampton Wanderers42143453242613245577790.975–241
10Nottingham Forest429663628498194155690.797–1441
11Stoke City42124541204413335274721.028+240
12Tottenham Hotspur42118243244116163759610.967–239
13Charlton Athletic42106539234512204059630.937–439
14Millwall42107436262811214757730.781–1639
15Swansea Town42115542233414153857610.934–437
16Preston North End4277742366411234465800.813–1537
17Barnsley42127239222118174956710.789–1536
18Bradford City4277733305511274760770.779–1736
19Reading42107431202415234754670.806–1335
20Bristol City42114636302514255361830.735–2235
21Hull City42113730243414215451780.654–2735
22Notts County4287633261812214454700.771–1633

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 ╲ Away BAR BLP BRABPABRIBRYCARCHACHEHULMILNOTNTCOLDPNEREASOUSTKSWATOTWBAWOL
Barnsley 24 21 11 31 21 22 20 11 30 12 11 22 21 00 10 31 31 10 20 22 31
Blackpool 21 30 10 71 21 30 60 11 12 43 51 12 30 51 42 51 02 30 32 10 32
Bradford City 01 11 12 30 21 01 41 01 21 11 11 20 24 11 10 25 30 33 02 22 22
Bradford Park Avenue 44 50 02 31 21 20 40 13 42 60 51 33 22 52 52 11 32 30 21 51 00
Bristol City 21 01 13 00 12 20 11 21 40 10 41 00 04 22 53 31 26 21 10 21 12
Bury 21 01 24 51 20 42 22 10 21 51 00 20 02 12 24 42 20 10 21 32 31
Cardiff City 10 42 01 20 11 51 10 10 01 31 11 31 50 20 21 52 12 00 10 32 00
Charlton Athletic 20 14 13 20 31 12 41 11 40 11 50 10 11 11 00 41 44 02 10 01 20
Chelsea 20 40 32 12 21 53 10 11 30 30 20 31 11 50 10 20 32 10 30 20 11
Hull City 20 03 00 02 01 13 22 02 13 32 12 00 10 20 42 20 30 10 20 32 20
Millwall 21 31 22 12 11 24 20 11 00 00 22 20 21 20 31 11 21 02 25 21 40
Nottingham Forest 40 00 21 11 52 12 31 02 00 21 11 11 12 24 50 05 21 10 00 02 52
Notts County 30 02 20 11 31 13 21 40 22 41 11 00 11 03 30 12 33 00 01 21 03
Oldham Athletic 32 12 61 51 22 20 41 10 42 31 22 00 22 02 00 32 50 41 20 50 60
Preston North End 31 46 22 41 22 11 23 03 12 12 31 12 31 03 21 11 51 00 40 22 11
Reading 10 11 11 10 16 01 20 31 31 11 01 01 20 11 20 11 00 31 30 22 31
Southampton 40 42 21 22 30 00 11 20 42 22 00 20 22 20 12 43 21 21 10 32 31
Stoke City 30 01 20 21 62 10 11 21 11 31 10 60 11 02 23 22 40 01 10 03 30
Swansea Town 02 30 50 24 11 24 10 20 30 20 31 11 32 30 40 01 22 22 01 10 22
Tottenham Hotspur 21 61 11 11 21 22 12 30 33 22 11 11 20 21 10 00 32 31 30 02 42
West Bromwich Albion 42 51 42 50 20 51 02 11 20 71 61 13 42 03 20 10 51 23 62 43 73
Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 12 60 44 10 20 40 04 01 42 11 21 51 11 40 21 20 21 41 30 24

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

Second Division maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1929–1930

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[3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Port Vale421722641813533919103372.784+6667
2Stockport County421533672013443924106442.409+6263
3Darlington42142571298493744108731.479+3550
4Chesterfield42181253154512234176561.357+2050
5Lincoln City42128154235610293883611.361+2248
6York City4211734320498344477641.203+1346
7South Shields[nb 1]42116449327410284277741.041+346
8Hartlepools United42134450244710315081741.095+745
9Southport4211554931489324381741.095+743
10Rochdale42143457304413326189910.978–243
11Crewe Alexandra42125455285313274382711.155+1142
12Tranmere Rovers42124557354512265183860.965–341
13New Brighton42134448223414215769790.873–1040
14Doncaster Rovers42135339222415234762690.899–739
15Carlisle United421344633433152767901010.891–1139
16Accrington Stanley42114655303513295184811.037+337
17Wrexham42105642283315256067880.761–2134
18Wigan Borough42124544261317166260880.682–2833
19Nelson4294831254314205551800.638–2933
20Rotherham United42948464024152173671130.593–4630
21Halifax Town4277727263117175344790.557–3528
22Barrow4294831282118107041980.418–5727
  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 ╲ Away ACC BRW CRLCHFCREDARDONHALHARLINNELNWBPTVROCROTSOUSSHSTPTRAWIGWREYOR
Accrington Stanley (1891) 31 72 30 03 31 33 71 30 03 30 50 02 62 20 11 12 01 33 31 13 11
Barrow 31 02 01 10 01 10 04 30 21 02 30 11 20 51 02 13 14 11 41 33 00
Carlisle United 21 71 60 20 14 11 20 51 24 22 22 14 20 31 40 41 15 43 50 51 22
Chesterfield 42 21 31 51 41 21 20 20 21 30 10 11 20 21 20 12 13 10 50 50 30
Crewe Alexandra 21 00 12 21 12 40 41 52 11 40 23 02 61 61 54 22 11 31 21 20 22
Darlington 24 40 30 14 30 62 32 00 11 61 12 01 30 81 21 83 12 72 20 51 52
Doncaster Rovers 31 40 14 21 21 31 10 00 00 30 11 02 31 20 31 10 11 11 42 42 03
Halifax Town 11 01 10 32 13 31 10 00 11 11 40 12 23 11 11 02 03 01 21 20 22
Hartlepool United 22 20 10 00 51 25 30 30 40 12 11 20 28 51 11 21 01 20 40 50 31
Lincoln City 33 30 41 21 22 22 31 01 22 41 53 32 00 11 11 22 10 80 20 30 30
Nelson 21 20 22 02 11 01 41 10 32 00 21 23 10 01 22 01 12 01 13 40 31
New Brighton 50 50 21 11 31 13 10 40 00 14 21 01 20 22 13 41 32 30 50 21 11
Port Vale 52 50 40 41 20 02 21 30 21 52 31 50 33 71 10 30 12 10 40 30 11
Rochdale 40 61 20 21 31 41 24 03 11 34 41 50 00 12 22 20 31 21 21 54 42
Rotherham United 24 70 41 11 21 14 10 20 04 10 12 22 22 04 63 01 22 50 41 13 25
Southport 20 02 43 51 03 30 11 40 11 32 00 21 12 23 71 21 12 44 11 53 10
South Shields 22 20 52 31 10 33 21 10 35 31 21 12 00 22 50 40 23 15 22 11 41
Stockport County 10 50 71 10 23 40 30 60 51 11 61 20 42 42 61 22 20 31 11 01 23
Tranmere 22 52 30 12 12 30 21 33 71 01 23 31 15 22 54 31 30 20 30 21 44
Wigan Borough 21 20 80 21 22 32 32 21 13 41 20 50 03 31 11 11 11 01 02 21 02
Wrexham 01 30 33 11 10 22 02 21 35 31 51 21 02 80 10 12 13 11 20 21 11
York City 20 31 22 11 42 11 22 30 41 10 10 30 02 60 30 04 22 12 00 40 00

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

Third Division North maps

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[3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Plymouth Argyle42183063121254352698382.579+6068
2Brentford4221006612759283294442.136+5061
3Queens Park Rangers4213534626849344280681.176+1251
4Northampton Town42146153207212293882581.414+2450
5Brighton & Hove Albion42162354205610334387631.381+2450
6Coventry City42143454255610344888731.205+1547
7Fulham42126354336510335087831.048+447
8Norwich City42144355284611334988771.143+1146
9Crystal Palace42145256263711254881741.095+746
10Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic42116447244710253772611.180+1143
11Southend United42116441194710284069591.169+1043
12Clapton Orient42108338214512174155620.887–741
13Luton Town42134442251812225364780.821–1440
14Swindon Town42107442253513315873830.880–1038
15Watford42104737305412234360730.822–1338
16Exeter City42106545292514224467730.918–635
17Walsall42104745243414265471780.910–734
18Newport County4299348293117265674850.871–1134
19Torquay United4296650381515145664940.681–3031
20Bristol Rovers42113745310516226267930.720–2630
21Gillingham4295738282316135251800.637–2930
22Merthyr Town425610394913172186601350.444–7521

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

Home ╲ Away BOU BRE BHABROCLACOVCRYEXEFULGILLUTMERNPCNORNORPLYQPRSTDSWITORWALWAT
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 12 11 31 51 10 21 30 50 12 51 42 11 31 23 11 00 00 13 41 11 32
Brentford 10 52 21 31 31 20 20 51 21 20 60 10 20 30 30 30 21 32 50 62 50
Brighton & Hove Albion 43 20 10 10 11 12 11 50 20 41 41 32 21 63 01 23 10 30 50 40 21
Bristol Rovers 21 41 10 00 13 23 10 41 30 22 22 23 23 01 23 41 42 32 20 31 12
Clapton Orient 00 11 41 30 31 21 30 24 20 61 10 31 00 00 02 24 11 21 11 11 11
Coventry City 02 21 02 10 52 10 33 31 50 51 22 20 22 31 10 23 51 12 41 40 31
Crystal Palace 11 21 22 30 30 43 11 43 51 41 61 10 13 32 30 11 12 10 42 51 11
Exeter City 12 00 14 52 40 11 61 21 30 22 11 04 64 30 11 02 31 51 00 02 10
Fulham 33 20 51 62 22 20 11 22 21 11 54 21 10 33 13 02 22 41 10 32 61
Gillingham 15 13 22 33 20 03 11 20 01 20 60 50 52 12 00 31 10 00 02 21 12
Luton Town 10 21 10 30 12 11 22 04 41 20 40 42 10 11 52 21 03 11 31 23 20
Merthyr Town 01 23 28 11 01 22 52 02 34 11 31 51 10 15 03 14 22 33 30 23 22
Newport County 11 13 22 22 00 42 00 41 11 51 00 100 21 44 02 45 00 21 21 32 10
Northampton Town 20 11 13 61 30 22 20 22 31 31 41 20 20 40 11 21 51 33 22 10 20
Norwich City 10 22 20 42 10 102 22 31 04 20 11 51 41 43 12 30 11 15 20 30 31
Plymouth Argyle 21 11 11 30 30 30 61 41 31 30 61 21 31 10 41 40 10 50 50 11 21
Queens Park Rangers 31 21 31 21 11 31 41 20 00 21 10 20 41 02 32 12 25 83 11 22 00
Southend 41 20 00 60 41 12 32 10 12 00 11 60 21 12 11 11 10 31 11 10 13
Swindon Town 11 02 01 22 00 11 31 10 11 30 11 63 51 20 21 12 22 51 21 31 13
Torquay United 70 21 52 21 05 13 22 21 24 11 22 40 32 01 22 34 13 11 11 52 40
Walsall 22 12 20 00 01 32 00 52 22 12 10 60 21 12 10 13 40 13 40 70 12
Watford 00 12 30 43 30 13 11 21 00 41 04 23 23 12 21 02 11 21 41 20 21

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

Third Division South maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams 1929–1930

See also

References

  1. "England 1929-30". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. 1 2 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
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