English League Tables

1927/28 Tables 1928/29 Tables  1929/30 Tables

Football League First Division  1928/29

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  The Wednesday 42 21 10 11 86 62 1.387 52 Champions
2nd  Leicester City 42 21 9 12 96 67 1.433 51 Runners Up
3rd  Aston Villa 42 23 4 15 98 81 1.210 50 -
4th  Sunderland 42 20 7 15 93 75 1.240 47 -
5th  Liverpool 42 17 12 13 90 64 1.406 46 -
6th  Derby County 42 18 10 14 86 71 1.211 46 -
7th  Blackburn Rovers 42 17 11 14 72 63 1.143 45 -
8th  Manchester City 42 18 9 15 95 86 1.105 45 -
9th  Arsenal 42 16 13 13 77 72 1.069 45 -
10th  Newcastle United 42 19 6 17 70 72 0.972 44 -
11th  Sheffield United 42 15 11 16 86 85 1.012 41 -
12th  Manchester United 42 14 13 15 66 76 0.868 41 -
13th  Leeds United 42 16 9 17 71 84 0.845 41 -
14th  Bolton Wanderers 42 14 12 16 73 80 0.913 40 -
15th  Birmingham 42 15 10 17 68 77 0.883 40 -
16th  Huddersfield Town 42 14 11 17 70 61 1.148 39 -
17th  West Ham United 42 15 9 18 86 96 0.896 39 -
18th  Everton 42 17 4 21 63 75 0.840 38 -
19th  Burnley 42 15 8 19 81 103 0.786 38 -
20th  Portsmouth 42 15 6 21 56 80 0.700 36 -
21st  Bury 42 12 7 23 62 99 0.626 31 ▼Relegated
22nd  Cardiff City 42 8 13 21 43 59 0.729 29 ▼Relegated

Football League Second Division  1928/29

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Middlesbrough 42 22 11 9 92 57 1.614 55 ▲Champions
2nd  Grimsby Town 42 24 5 13 82 61 1.344 53 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Bradford Park Avenue 42 22 4 16 88 70 1.257 48 -
4th  Southampton 42 17 14 11 74 60 1.233 48 -
5th  Notts County 42 19 9 14 78 65 1.200 47 -
6th  Stoke City 42 17 12 13 74 51 1.451 46 -
7th  West Bromwich Albion 42 19 8 15 80 79 1.013 46 -
8th  Blackpool 42 19 7 16 92 76 1.211 45 -
9th  Chelsea 42 17 10 15 64 65 0.985 44 -
10th  Tottenham Hotspur 42 17 9 16 75 81 0.926 43 -
11th  Nottingham Forest 42 15 12 15 71 70 1.014 42 -
12th  Hull City 42 13 14 15 58 63 0.921 40 -
13th  Preston North End 42 15 9 18 78 79 0.987 39 -
14th  Millwall 42 16 7 19 71 86 0.826 39 -
15th  Reading 42 15 9 18 63 86 0.733 39 -
16th  Barnsley 42 16 6 20 69 66 1.045 38 -
17th  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 15 7 20 77 81 0.951 37 -
18th  Oldham Athletic 42 16 5 21 54 75 0.720 37 -
19th  Swansea Town 42 13 10 19 62 75 0.827 36 -
20th  Bristol City 42 13 10 19 58 72 0.806 36 -
21st  Port Vale 42 15 4 23 71 86 0.826 34 ▼Relegated
22nd  Clapton Orient 42 12 8 22 45 72 0.625 32 ▼Relegated

Football League Third Division North  1928/29

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Bradford City 42 27 9 6 128 43 2.977 63 ▲Champions
2nd  Stockport County 42 28 6 8 111 58 1.914 62 Runners Up
3rd  Wrexham 42 21 10 11 91 69 1.319 52 -
4th  Wigan Borough 42 21 9 12 82 49 1.673 51 -
5th  Doncaster Rovers 42 20 10 12 76 66 1.152 50 -
6th  Lincoln City 42 21 6 15 91 67 1.358 48 -
7th  Tranmere Rovers 42 22 3 17 79 77 1.026 47 -
8th  Carlisle United 42 19 8 15 86 77 1.117 46 -
9th  Crewe Alexandra 42 18 8 16 80 68 1.176 44 -
10th  South Shields 42 18 8 16 83 74 1.122 44 -
11th  Chesterfield 42 18 5 19 71 77 0.922 41 -
12th  Southport 42 16 8 18 75 85 0.882 40 -
13th  Halifax Town 42 13 13 16 63 62 1.016 39 -
14th  New Brighton 42 15 9 18 64 71 0.901 39 -
15th  Nelson 42 17 5 20 77 90 0.856 39 -
16th  Rotherham United 42 15 9 18 60 77 0.779 39 -
17th  Rochdale 42 13 10 19 79 96 0.823 36 -
18th  Accrington Stanley 42 13 8 21 68 82 0.829 34 -
19th  Darlington 42 13 7 22 64 88 0.727 33 -
20th  Barrow 42 10 8 24 64 93 0.688 28 -
21st  Hartlepools United 42 10 6 26 59 112 0.527 26 Re Elected
22nd  Ashington 42 8 7 27 45 115 0.391 23 ▼Not Re Elected

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Election for League Membership

The two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for League membership by 7 non-league clubs.
Votes Club End Result
33 Hartlepools United Re Elected to the League
24 York City Elected to the League
16 Mansfield Town Not Elected to the League
14 Ashington ▼Not Re Elected to the League
2 Manchester Central Not Elected to the League
1 Prescot Cables Not Elected to the League
0 Chester Not Elected to the League
0 Rhyl Not Elected to the League
0 Workington Not Elected to the League

Football League Third Division South  1928/29

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Charlton Athletic 42 23 8 11 86 60 1.433 54 ▲Champions
2nd  Crystal Palace 42 23 8 11 81 67 1.209 54 Runners Up
3rd  Northampton Town 42 20 12 10 96 57 1.684 52 -
4th  Plymouth Argyle 42 20 12 10 83 51 1.627 52 -
5th  Fulham 42 21 10 11 101 71 1.423 52 -
6th  Queens Park Rangers 42 19 14 9 82 61 1.344 52 -
7th  Luton Town 42 19 11 12 89 73 1.219 49 -
8th  Watford 42 19 10 13 79 74 1.068 48 -
9th  Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic 42 19 9 14 84 77 1.091 47 -
10th  Swindon Town 42 15 13 14 75 72 1.042 43 -
11th  Coventry City 42 14 14 14 62 57 1.088 42 -
12th  Southend United 42 15 11 16 80 75 1.067 41 -
13th  Brentford 42 14 10 18 56 60 0.933 38 -
14th  Walsall 42 13 12 17 73 79 0.924 38 -
15th  Brighton & Hove Albion 42 16 6 20 58 76 0.763 38 -
16th  Newport County 42 13 9 20 69 86 0.802 35 -
17th  Norwich City 42 14 6 22 69 81 0.852 34 -
18th  Torquay United 42 14 6 22 66 84 0.786 34 -
19th  Bristol Rovers 42 13 7 22 60 79 0.759 33 -
20th  Merthyr Town 42 11 8 23 55 103 0.534 30 -
21st  Exeter City 42 9 11 22 67 88 0.761 29 Re Elected
22nd  Gillingham 42 10 9 23 43 83 0.518 29 Re Elected

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Election for League Membership

The bottom two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for League membership by 5 non- league clubs.
Votes Club End Result
42 Exeter City Re Elected to the League
35 Gillingham Re Elected to the League
6 Argonauts Not Elected to the League
5 Aldershot Town Not Elected to the League
1 Kettering Town Not Elected to the League
1 Thames Association Not Elected to the League
0 Llanelly Not Elected to the League

1927/28 Tables 1928/29 Tables  1929/30 Tables