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

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