Monday 1928-04-09

Cup and International
First Division
Second Division
Third Division North
Third Division South

First Division

Division 1				Venue	Gate
Aston Villa	1	0	West Ham United	Villa Park	19,255
Dorrell	Lineups
Cardiff City	2	2	Arsenal	Ninian Park	17,699
Smith T, Wake	Lineups		Tricker 2
Derby County	1	0	Sunderland	Baseball Ground	24,226
Stephenson	Lineups
Huddersfield Town	2	0	Birmingham	Leeds Road	28,779
Dent 2	Lineups
Leicester City	2	2	Bury	Filbert Street	25,000
Hine, Lochhead	Lineups		Bradshaw T, Robbie
Manchester United	2	1	Bolton Wanderers	Old Trafford	28,590
Johnston, Rawlings	Lineups		McClelland
Portsmouth	4	1	Sheffield United	Fratton Park	28,023
Weddle 2, Cook, Irvine	Lineups		Johnson H 2

				Home					Away
Ptn		First Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	1	Huddersfield Town	35	14	1	2	50	23	6	5	7	32	33	1.464	46	W	L	W	D	W	1928-04-10	Middlesbrough	H
2	-1	Everton	37	9	7	2	51	23	7	5	7	34	34	1.491	44	D	W	W	D	L	1928-04-14	Sheffield United	A
3	0	Leicester City	37	12	5	1	56	23	4	5	10	28	45	1.235	42	D	W	D	D	W	1928-04-14	Birmingham	H
4	2	Derby County	38	10	4	5	56	29	5	6	8	34	48	1.169	40	W	D	W	W	W	1928-04-14	Bolton Wanderers	H
5	0	Cardiff City	38	10	7	2	38	24	5	3	11	25	47	0.887	40	D	D	L	L	L	1928-04-14	Aston Villa	A
6	-2	Bolton Wanderers	38	11	4	4	42	25	4	5	10	32	37	1.194	39	L	L	W	L	D	1928-04-14	Derby County	A
7	2	Aston Villa	37	11	2	5	44	27	4	6	9	24	38	1.046	38	W	W	D	W	L	1928-04-14	Cardiff City	H
8	-1	West Ham United	38	9	6	4	44	29	5	4	10	32	47	1	38	L	D	D	W	W	1928-04-14	The Wednesday	H
9	-1	Tottenham Hotspur	38	12	3	5	46	30	3	4	11	23	44	0.932	37	W	L	L	D	W	1928-04-10	The Wednesday	A
10	7	Portsmouth	37	12	4	3	36	21	3	3	12	25	55	0.803	37	W	L	W	W	W	1928-04-14	Middlesbrough	H
11	3	Arsenal	36	10	4	4	48	31	3	6	9	27	47	0.962	36	D	L	W	D	L	1928-04-14	Huddersfield Town	H
12	-2	Birmingham	37	8	7	3	32	22	3	7	9	31	44	0.955	36	L	W	D	W	D	1928-04-10	Newcastle United	H
13	2	Bury	38	11	1	7	46	32	5	3	11	22	44	0.895	36	D	D	L	W	W	1928-04-14	Manchester United	H
14	-3	Burnley	38	12	4	3	50	24	3	2	14	23	63	0.839	36	L	D	W	L	D	1928-04-14	Tottenham Hotspur	H
15	-3	Sunderland	36	8	5	6	34	26	5	4	8	31	37	1.032	35	L	W	L	L	D	1928-04-14	Blackburn Rovers	H
16	-3	Liverpool	37	9	4	5	51	35	3	7	9	29	43	1.026	35	W	D	D	L	L	1928-04-14	Newcastle United	H
17	-1	Blackburn Rovers	36	11	5	2	32	19	2	4	12	22	47	0.818	35	L	L	L	L	L	1928-04-14	Sunderland	A
18	0	Newcastle United	35	8	6	5	45	39	4	4	8	26	36	0.947	34	L	L	L	D	W	1928-04-10	Birmingham	A
19	0	Middlesbrough	36	7	7	4	43	29	3	6	9	29	45	0.973	33	D	D	D	L	W	1928-04-10	Huddersfield Town	A
20	1	Manchester United	37	10	6	2	41	22	3	1	15	17	49	0.817	33	W	W	L	L	L	1928-04-14	Bury	A
21	-1	Sheffield United	35	11	3	3	47	34	1	5	12	18	41	0.867	32	L	D	W	W	W	1928-04-14	Everton	H
22	0	The Wednesday	36	6	6	6	37	27	2	6	10	30	45	0.931	28	D	W	D	W	L	1928-04-10	Tottenham Hotspur	H

Second Division

Second Division				Venue	Gate	Notes
Clapton Orient	0	1	Notts County	Millfield Road	10,166
	Lineups		Taylor
Fulham	1	1	Manchester City	Craven Cottage	25,997
Temple	Lineups		Tait
Nottingham Forest	1	1	Barnsley	City Ground	11,640
Jones	Lineups		Morton
Oldham Athletic	2	1	Chelsea	Boundary Park	18,992
Watson, Harris	Lineups		Thain
Reading	2	1	Preston North End	Elm Park	16,661
Johnstone, Robson	Lineups		Russell
South Shields	0	1	Port Vale	Horsley Hill	4,444
	Lineups		Fishwick
Southampton	3	2	West Bromwich Albion	The Dell	15,763	Largest home gate 1927-28
Mackie, Bullock, Cribb	Lineups		Glidden, Carter
Stoke City	1	0	Bristol City	Victoria Ground	12,547
Wilson	Lineups
Swansea Town	2	0	Hull City	Vetch Field	15,732
Lewis, Deacon	Lineups
Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	0	Leeds United	Molineux	25,251
	Lineups
Footnotes
South Shields relegated

				Home					Away
Ptn		Second Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Chelsea	38	15	2	2	43	10	7	6	6	26	27	1.865	52	L	W	W	D	L	1928-04-14	South Shields	A
2	0	Leeds United	37	14	2	2	56	14	8	5	6	31	27	2.122	51	D	W	W	W	W	1928-04-10	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H
3	0	Manchester City	36	16	2	1	60	24	6	5	6	27	29	1.642	51	D	L	W	W	W	1928-04-14	Bristol City	H
4	0	Preston North End	38	15	2	2	60	21	6	6	7	30	35	1.607	50	L	L	W	W	W	1928-04-14	Southampton	H
5	0	Stoke City	38	12	5	2	36	14	7	3	9	32	41	1.236	46	W	W	L	D	W	1928-04-14	Hull City	A
6	0	Oldham Athletic	37	14	3	2	50	17	4	3	11	18	29	1.478	42	W	L	L	L	W	1928-04-14	Fulham	A
7	0	Swansea Town	37	12	5	2	42	14	4	4	10	26	45	1.153	41	W	W	W	D	L	1928-04-14	Notts County	H
8	1	Nottingham Forest	36	10	6	2	54	31	5	3	10	25	41	1.097	39	D	D	D	W	L	1928-04-10	Barnsley	A
9	-1	West Bromwich Albion	37	9	5	4	47	26	5	5	9	35	40	1.242	38	L	L	D	L	W	1928-04-10	Southampton	H
10	0	Bristol City	39	11	4	4	41	16	4	4	12	32	57	1	38	L	D	W	L	W	1928-04-14	Manchester City	A
11	0	Grimsby Town	38	8	6	5	37	34	5	6	8	22	38	0.819	38	W	D	D	W	L	1928-04-14	Barnsley	A
12	0	Port Vale	37	10	5	4	42	20	6	0	12	21	37	1.105	37	W	L	L	D	L	1928-04-14	Blackpool	H
13	1	Notts County	38	9	4	6	45	24	3	6	10	19	46	0.914	34	W	W	W	D	L	1928-04-14	Swansea Town	A
14	-1	Hull City	37	8	6	4	23	18	2	7	10	15	30	0.792	33	L	L	L	D	W	1928-04-14	Stoke City	H
15	0	Reading	38	9	6	4	32	22	2	5	12	20	50	0.722	33	W	D	L	D	L	1928-04-14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A
16	2	Southampton	37	10	3	6	52	37	2	4	12	10	28	0.954	31	W	W	L	W	L	1928-04-10	West Bromwich Albion	A
17	0	Barnsley	37	8	5	5	38	30	2	6	11	19	48	0.731	31	D	D	D	L	W	1928-04-10	Nottingham Forest	H
18	-2	Blackpool	38	9	3	7	47	42	2	5	12	27	53	0.779	30	W	D	L	W	L	1928-04-14	Port Vale	A
19	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	36	10	4	4	39	27	1	4	13	19	57	0.69	30	D	L	W	W	W	1928-04-10	Leeds United	A
20	0	Clapton Orient	37	8	5	5	28	23	2	4	13	23	56	0.646	29	L	D	L	L	D	1928-04-14	Leeds United	A
21	0	Fulham	38	11	6	2	44	21	0	0	19	21	63	0.774	28	D	L	L	W	L	1928-04-14	Oldham Athletic	H
22	0	South Shields	38	4	5	10	26	37	2	3	14	24	65	0.49	20	L	D	W	D	L	1928-04-14	Chelsea	H

Third Division North

Third Division North				Venue	Gate
Bradford City	1	0	Doncaster Rovers	Valley Parade	13,375
Cairns	Lineups
Chesterfield	5	2	Southport	Saltergate Recreation Ground	3,515
Williams 2, Oxley 2, Clayson	Lineups		Hamilton 2
Darlington	1	3	Crewe Alexandra	Feethams Ground	4,584
Pringle OG	Lineups		Brooks OG, Shaw C, Ralphs
Durham City	1	1	Wrexham	Holiday Park	2,399
Howlett	Lineups		Smith C
Hartlepools United	0	2	Accrington Stanley	Victoria Park	2,245
	Lineups		Parry, Parkin
Nelson	0	4	Stockport County	Seedhill Ground	5,441
	Lineups		Burgess H, Bocking (p), Smith 2
New Brighton	2	1	Wigan Borough	Sandheys Park	4,128
Harley, Dickie	Lineups		Dickinson
Rochdale	1	2	Tranmere Rovers	Spotland	3,069
Whitehurst	Lineups		Charlton, Flanagan
Rotherham United	1	0	Bradford	Millmoor	6,288
Clayton	Lineups

				Home					Away
Ptn		Third Division North	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Bradford	37	15	2	1	58	19	9	7	3	32	19	2.368	57	L	W	L	W	D	1928-04-10	Rotherham United	H
2	1	Stockport County	37	15	4	0	56	12	6	3	9	24	33	1.778	49	W	D	W	L	W	1928-04-14	Doncaster Rovers	A
3	1	Tranmere Rovers	36	14	4	1	66	26	7	3	7	30	33	1.627	49	W	W	W	W	W	1928-04-14	Wigan Borough	A
4	-2	Doncaster Rovers	37	13	4	1	50	12	8	2	9	21	25	1.919	48	L	D	W	W	L	1928-04-14	Stockport County	H
5	0	Lincoln City	37	13	3	2	46	20	8	2	9	32	42	1.258	47	W	W	W	W	D	1928-04-11	Chesterfield	H
6	0	Bradford City	38	13	4	2	55	19	3	7	9	26	39	1.397	43	W	L	L	D	W	1928-04-14	Southport	H
7	0	Darlington	36	12	0	5	54	25	6	4	9	25	39	1.234	40	L	L	W	L	L	1928-04-14	Barrow	H
8	2	Accrington Stanley	38	12	4	3	46	21	4	4	11	25	41	1.145	40	W	L	L	W	L	1928-04-14	Bradford	H
9	-1	Southport	38	14	1	4	48	19	4	3	12	23	44	1.127	40	L	W	W	L	L	1928-04-14	Bradford City	A
10	-1	Wrexham	38	14	1	5	46	19	3	5	10	14	37	1.071	40	D	L	W	L	W	1928-04-14	Lincoln City	A
11	0	New Brighton	36	9	5	4	35	16	4	6	8	23	33	1.184	37	W	W	D	D	D	1928-04-14	Durham City	H
12	2	Rotherham United	37	10	5	4	36	18	3	4	11	25	41	1.034	35	W	W	D	L	D	1928-04-10	Bradford	A
13	-1	Halifax Town	36	10	4	3	42	21	2	7	10	24	43	1.031	35	L	L	W	L	D	1928-04-10	Rochdale	H
14	-1	Rochdale	36	11	3	4	39	20	4	1	13	27	50	0.943	34	L	D	L	D	D	1928-04-10	Halifax Town	A
15	1	Crewe Alexandra	38	10	5	4	50	26	2	3	14	22	50	0.947	32	W	L	W	W	L	1928-04-14	Rochdale	H
16	1	Chesterfield	38	9	4	7	44	29	3	4	11	22	45	0.892	32	W	L	L	L	W	1928-04-11	Lincoln City	A
17	-2	Hartlepools United	38	7	3	8	34	33	6	2	12	26	44	0.779	31	L	L	L	W	L	1928-04-14	Chesterfield	H
18	0	Ashington	37	8	5	6	43	35	1	3	14	19	63	0.633	26	D	L	W	L	W	1928-04-14	Nelson	H
19	2	Durham City	37	9	4	5	32	25	1	2	16	15	63	0.534	26	D	W	L	W	L	1928-04-14	New Brighton	A
20	-1	Barrow	37	9	7	3	39	23	0	1	17	9	73	0.5	26	D	W	L	W	L	1928-04-14	Darlington	A
21	-1	Wigan Borough	38	6	5	8	28	32	2	4	13	22	57	0.562	25	L	D	D	W	L	1928-04-14	Tranmere Rovers	H
22	0	Nelson	36	8	2	8	41	38	2	2	14	22	74	0.563	24	L	W	L	L	D	1928-04-14	Ashington	A

Third Division South

Third Division South				Venue	Gate	Notes
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	1	1	Northampton Town	Dean Court	9,099
Stringfellow	Lineups		Bowen
Bristol Rovers	1	1	Crystal Palace	Eastville	6,275
Whatmore	Lineups		Harry
Exeter City	2	4	Millwall	St James Park	12,500	Largest home gate 1927-28
Purcell (p), Dent	Lineups		Landells, Black, Chance, Bryant
Newport County	3	0	Coventry City	Somerton Park	5,170
Waterston 3	Lineups
Norwich City	1	1	Brentford	The Nest, Rosary Road	10,848
Robinson	Lineups		Berry (p)
Plymouth Argyle	2	0	Charlton Athletic	Home Park	9,686
Leslie, Black	Lineups
Queens Park Rangers	1	1	Walsall	Loftus Road	8,082
Young (p)	Lineups		Hughes
Southend United	0	1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Kursaal Ground	10,407
	Lineups		Cook
Swindon Town	6	1	Gillingham	County Ground	7,901
Morris, Eddleston 2 (1p), Denyer, Walker, Roberts	Lineups		Poxton
Torquay United	0	4	Luton Town	Plainmoor	2,984
	Lineups		Yardley 2, Pointon, Dennis
Watford	1	1	Merthyr Town	Vicarage Road	8,360
Sheppard	Lineups		Mays

				Home					Away
Ptn		Third Division South	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Millwall	37	17	2	0	80	15	9	3	6	34	31	2.478	57	W	W	W	W	W	1928-04-14	Walsall	A
2	0	Northampton Town	35	15	2	1	59	21	5	6	6	30	31	1.712	48	D	W	D	W	L	1928-04-10	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	H
3	0	Plymouth Argyle	37	14	2	2	52	18	5	4	10	21	33	1.431	44	W	D	L	W	L	1928-04-14	Brentford	H
4	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	37	12	4	3	42	22	5	6	7	30	36	1.241	44	W	D	W	L	W	1928-04-14	Charlton Athletic	A
5	1	Swindon Town	34	11	4	2	53	22	7	3	7	26	33	1.436	43	W	L	W	W	L	1928-04-14	Norwich City	H
6	-1	Crystal Palace	37	14	3	2	45	21	2	8	8	27	44	1.108	43	D	W	W	W	W	1928-04-14	Gillingham	A
7	0	Exeter City	38	9	6	4	42	26	6	5	8	20	28	1.148	41	L	D	L	L	D	1928-04-14	Coventry City	A
8	0	Southend United	37	13	2	4	42	16	5	2	11	28	42	1.207	40	L	W	L	W	W	1928-04-14	Watford	A
9	1	Newport County	36	11	4	3	46	32	5	4	9	25	36	1.044	40	W	D	L	L	W	1928-04-10	Coventry City	A
10	-1	Queens Park Rangers	36	7	4	6	31	26	9	3	7	32	31	1.105	39	D	L	W	L	L	1928-04-10	Walsall	A
11	0	Brentford	37	11	2	5	42	27	4	4	11	25	40	1	36	D	W	W	L	W	1928-04-14	Plymouth Argyle	A
12	0	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	36	12	5	3	42	22	1	4	11	25	45	1	35	D	W	D	W	L	1928-04-10	Northampton Town	A
13	0	Charlton Athletic	36	9	4	4	24	23	2	8	9	23	40	0.746	34	L	L	W	D	L	1928-04-14	Brighton & Hove Albion	H
14	1	Luton Town	36	11	5	3	50	25	2	1	14	35	51	1.118	32	W	D	W	W	W	1928-04-14	Merthyr Town	A
15	-1	Gillingham	36	8	3	7	26	23	3	7	8	26	44	0.776	32	L	D	L	L	D	1928-04-14	Crystal Palace	H
16	0	Watford	35	7	4	6	32	30	4	4	10	24	35	0.862	30	D	D	W	D	L	1928-04-10	Merthyr Town	A
17	0	Norwich City	36	7	7	4	36	25	1	5	12	22	41	0.879	28	D	D	L	L	D	1928-04-14	Swindon Town	A
18	1	Walsall	36	7	5	5	39	26	3	2	14	21	61	0.69	27	D	L	W	L	D	1928-04-10	Queens Park Rangers	H
19	-1	Coventry City	36	5	6	7	38	32	5	1	12	21	56	0.67	27	L	W	L	L	D	1928-04-10	Newport County	H
20	0	Merthyr Town	37	6	4	8	33	37	2	7	10	15	45	0.585	27	D	L	D	L	D	1928-04-10	Watford	H
21	0	Bristol Rovers	36	8	3	6	35	34	3	1	15	26	51	0.718	26	D	L	L	L	L	1928-04-14	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	H
22	0	Torquay United	37	3	9	7	24	34	4	2	12	21	59	0.484	25	L	L	L	W	D	1928-04-14	Newport County	A