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Season 1928-29

 
Cup Competition
FA Cup Final 1929 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Bolton Wanderers 2 0 PortsmouthD 1 Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London 92,576
  Butler, Blackmore           
 
FA Cup Semi-Finals 1929 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Bolton Wanderers 3 1 Huddersfield TownD 1 Anfield Road, Liverpool 39,000
  Butler, Gibson, Blackmore     Jackson     
D 1 Portsmouth 1 0 Aston VillaD 1 Highbury, London 36,147
  Smith J           
Final Table for Season 1928-29
First Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season First Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G AvePts FA Cup
1 13 The Wednesday 42 18 3 0 55 16 3 7 11 31 46 1.387 52 Rd 4
2 1 Leicester City 42 16 5 0 67 22 5 4 12 29 45 1.433 51 Rd 5
3 5 Aston Villa 42 16 2 3 62 30 7 2 12 36 51 1.210 50 SF
4 11 Sunderland 42 16 2 3 67 30 4 5 12 26 45 1.240 47 Rd 3
5 11 Liverpool 42 11 4 6 53 28 6 8 7 37 36 1.406 46 Rd 4
6 -2 Derby County 42 12 5 4 56 24 6 5 10 30 47 1.211 46 Rd 4
7 5 Blackburn Rovers 42 11 6 4 42 26 6 5 10 30 37 1.143 45Rd 6
8 D 2 Manchester City 42 12 3 6 63 40 6 6 9 32 46 1.105 45 Rd 3
9 1 Arsenal 42 11 6 4 43 25 5 7 9 34 47 1.069 45Rd 6
10 -1 Newcastle United 42 15 2 4 48 29 4 4 13 22 43 0.972 44 Rd 3
11 2 Sheffield United 42 12 5 4 57 30 3 6 12 29 55 1.012 41 Rd 3
12 6 Manchester United 42 8 8 5 32 23 6 5 10 34 53 0.868 41 Rd 4
13 D 2 Leeds United 42 11 5 5 42 28 5 4 12 29 56 0.845 41 Rd 4
14 -7 Bolton Wanderers 42 10 6 5 44 25 4 6 11 29 55 0.913 40 Win
15 -4 Birmingham 42 8 7 6 37 32 7 3 11 31 45 0.883 40 Rd 4
16 -14 Huddersfield Town 42 9 6 6 45 23 5 5 11 25 38 1.148 39 SF
17 0 West Ham United 42 11 6 4 55 31 4 3 14 31 65 0.896 39Rd 6
18 -17 Everton 42 11 2 8 38 31 6 2 13 25 44 0.840 38 Rd 3
19 0 Burnley 42 12 5 4 55 32 3 3 15 26 71 0.786 38 Rd 4
20 0 Portsmouth 42 13 2 6 43 26 2 4 15 13 54 0.700 36Final
21 -16 Bury 42 9 5 7 38 35 3 2 16 24 64 0.626 31 Rd 5
22 -16 Cardiff City 42 7 7 7 34 26 1 6 14 9 33 0.729 29 Rd 3
Second Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Second Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G AvePts FA Cup
1 D 1 Middlesbrough 42 14 4 3 54 22 8 7 6 38 35 1.614 55 Rd 4
2 9 Grimsby Town 42 16 2 3 49 24 8 3 10 33 37 1.344 53 Rd 3
3 D 3N Bradford 42 18 2 1 62 22 4 2 15 26 48 1.257 48 Rd 5
4 13 Southampton 42 12 6 3 48 22 5 8 8 26 38 1.233 48 Rd 3
5 10 Notts County 42 13 4 4 51 24 6 5 10 27 41 1.200 47 Rd 3
6 -1 Stoke City 42 12 7 2 46 16 5 5 11 28 35 1.451 46 Rd 3
7 1 West Bromwich Albion 42 13 4 4 50 25 6 4 11 30 54 1.013 46Rd 6
8 11 Blackpool 42 13 4 4 49 18 6 3 12 43 58 1.211 45 Rd 3
9 -6 Chelsea 42 10 6 5 40 30 7 4 10 24 35 0.985 44 Rd 5
10 D 1 Tottenham Hotspur 42 16 3 2 50 26 1 6 14 25 55 0.926 43 Rd 3
11 -1 Nottingham Forest 42 8 6 7 34 33 7 6 8 37 37 1.014 42 Rd 3
12 2 Hull City 42 8 8 5 38 24 5 6 10 20 39 0.921 40 Rd 3
13 -9 Preston North End 42 12 6 3 58 27 3 3 15 20 52 0.987 39 Rd 3
14 D 3S Millwall 42 10 4 7 43 35 6 3 12 28 51 0.826 39 Rd 4
15 3 Reading 42 12 3 6 48 30 3 6 12 15 56 0.733 39 Rd 5
16 -3 Barnsley 42 12 4 5 51 28 4 2 15 18 38 1.045 38 Rd 3
17 -1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 9 6 6 41 31 6 1 14 36 50 0.951 37 Rd 3
18 -11 Oldham Athletic 42 15 2 4 37 24 1 3 17 17 51 0.720 37 Rd 3
19 -13 Swansea Town 42 12 3 6 46 26 1 7 13 16 49 0.827 36 Rd 4
20 -8 Bristol City 42 11 6 4 37 25 2 4 15 21 47 0.806 36 Rd 3
21 -12 Port Vale 42 14 1 6 53 25 1 3 17 18 61 0.826 34 Rd 3
22 -2 Clapton Orient 42 10 4 7 29 25 2 4 15 16 47 0.625 32 Rd 4
Third Division North
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Third Division North Pld W D L F A W D L F A G AvePts FA Cup
1 5 Bradford City 42 17 2 2 82 18 10 7 4 46 25 2.977 63 Rd 4
2 1 Stockport County 42 19 2 0 77 23 9 4 8 34 35 1.914 62 Rd 3
3 8 Wrexham 42 17 2 2 59 25 4 8 9 32 44 1.319 52 Rd 1
4 16 Wigan Borough 42 16 4 1 55 16 5 5 11 27 33 1.673 51 Rd 3
5 -1 Doncaster Rovers 42 14 3 4 39 20 6 7 8 37 46 1.152 50 Rd 1
6 -4 Lincoln City 42 15 3 3 58 18 6 3 12 33 49 1.358 48 Rd 3
7 -2 Tranmere Rovers 42 15 3 3 55 21 7 0 14 24 56 1.026 47 Rd 2
8 NL Carlisle United 42 15 3 3 61 27 4 5 12 25 50 1.117 46 Rd 2
9 8 Crewe Alexandra 42 11 6 4 47 23 7 2 12 33 45 1.176 44 Rd 1
10 D 2 South Shields 42 13 5 3 57 24 5 3 13 26 50 1.122 44 Rd 1
11 5 Chesterfield 42 13 2 6 46 28 5 3 13 25 49 0.922 41 Rd 3
12 -4 Southport 42 13 5 3 52 27 3 3 15 23 58 0.882 40 Rd 2
13 -1 Halifax Town 42 11 7 3 42 24 2 6 13 21 38 1.016 39 Rd 1
14 -4 New Brighton 42 11 3 7 40 28 4 6 11 24 43 0.901 39 Rd 1
15 7 Nelson 42 14 1 6 48 28 3 4 14 29 62 0.856 39 DNE
16 -2 Rotherham United 42 12 5 4 44 23 3 4 14 16 54 0.779 39 Rd 1
17 -4 Rochdale 42 12 4 5 55 34 1 6 14 24 62 0.823 36 Rd 1
18 -9 Accrington Stanley 42 11 5 5 42 22 2 3 16 26 60 0.829 34 Rd 3
19 -12 Darlington 42 12 6 3 47 26 1 1 19 17 62 0.727 33 Rd 3
20 -1 Barrow 42 7 6 8 42 37 3 2 16 22 56 0.688 28 Rd 2
21 -6 Hartlepools United 42 9 4 8 35 38 1 2 18 24 74 0.527 26 Rd 1
22 -4 Ashington 42 6 5 10 31 52 2 2 17 14 63 0.391 23 Rd 1
Third Division South
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Third Division South Pld W D L F A W D L F A G AvePts FA Cup
1 10 Charlton Athletic 42 14 5 2 51 22 9 3 9 35 38 1.433 54 Rd 3
2 3 Crystal Palace 42 14 2 5 40 25 9 6 6 41 42 1.209 54 Rd 5
3 -1 Northampton Town 42 14 6 1 68 23 6 6 9 28 34 1.684 52 Rd 3
4 -1 Plymouth Argyle 42 14 6 1 51 13 6 6 9 32 38 1.627 52 Rd 4
5 D 2 Fulham 42 14 3 4 60 31 7 7 7 41 40 1.423 52 Rd 2
6 4 Queens Park Rangers 42 13 7 1 50 22 6 7 8 32 39 1.344 52 Rd 1
7 6 Luton Town 42 16 3 2 64 28 3 8 10 25 45 1.219 49 Rd 3
8 7 Watford 42 15 3 3 55 31 4 7 10 24 43 1.068 48 Rd 4
9 5 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 42 14 4 3 54 31 5 5 11 30 46 1.091 47 Rd 5
10 -4 Swindon Town 42 12 5 4 48 27 3 8 10 27 45 1.042 43 Rd 5
11 9 Coventry City 42 9 6 6 35 23 5 8 8 27 34 1.088 42 Rd 1
12 -5 Southend United 42 10 7 4 44 27 5 4 12 36 48 1.067 41 Rd 1
13 -1 Brentford 42 11 4 6 34 21 3 6 12 22 39 0.933 38 Rd 2
14 4 Walsall 42 11 7 3 47 25 2 5 14 26 54 0.924 38 Rd 3
15 -11 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 14 2 5 39 28 2 4 15 19 48 0.763 38 Rd 1
16 -7 Newport County 42 8 6 7 37 28 5 3 13 32 58 0.802 35 Rd 2
17 0 Norwich City 42 12 3 6 49 29 2 3 16 20 52 0.852 34 Rd 3
18 4 Torquay United 42 10 3 8 46 36 4 3 14 20 48 0.786 34 Rd 2
19 0 Bristol Rovers 42 9 6 6 39 28 4 1 16 21 51 0.759 33 Rd 2
20 1 Merthyr Town 42 11 6 4 42 28 0 2 19 13 75 0.534 30 Rd 2
21 -13 Exeter City 42 7 6 8 49 40 2 5 14 18 48 0.761 29 Rd 3
22 -6 Gillingham 42 7 8 6 22 24 3 1 17 21 59 0.518 29 Rd 1

 

1929 Election to the Third Division North of the Football League
League Clubs Ave Gate FA Cup Ballot Result
D 3N Hartlepools United 3,360 Rd 1 33 Re-elected
ML York City Rd 1 24 Elected
ML Mansfield Town Rd 4 16 Failed
D 3N Ashington 1,666 Rd 1 14 Re-election
Lan Manchester Central DNE 2 Failed
Lan Prescot Cables Q2 1 Failed
CCL Chester PR 0 Failed
Wel Rhyl Athletic Rd 1 0 Failed
NEL Workington Q4 0 Failed
Wel Connah's Quay PR X Withdrew application
Wel Shotton DNE X Withdrew application
1929 Election to the Third Division South of the Football League
League Clubs Ave Gate FA Cup Ballot Result
D 3S Exeter City 5,770 Rd 3 42 Re-elected
D 3S Gillingham 4,610 Rd 1 35 Re-elected
Non Argonauts DNE 6 Failed
SL Aldershot Town Q2 5 Failed
SL Kettering Town Rd 1 1 Failed
SL Thames Association DNE 1 Failed
SL Llanelly DNE 0 Failed
ML Mansfield Town Rd 4 X Withdrew application
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