Monday 1928-10-01
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester City | 2 | 1 | Portsmouth | Maine Road | 17,534 | |
| Austin, Johnson | Lineups | Forward | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Burnley | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 1.19 | 12 | D | W | L | W | W | 1928-10-06 | Manchester United | H |
| 2 | 0 | Derby County | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1.889 | 11 | W | D | L | W | W | 1928-10-06 | Birmingham | A |
| 3 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1.267 | 11 | D | W | L | W | W | 1928-10-06 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 4 | 0 | Birmingham | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.417 | 10 | W | W | D | W | L | 1928-10-06 | Derby County | H |
| 5 | 7 | Manchester City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1.333 | 10 | W | D | W | W | W | 1928-10-06 | Sunderland | H |
| 6 | -1 | Leeds United | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1.25 | 10 | W | D | L | W | D | 1928-10-06 | Newcastle United | A |
| 7 | -1 | West Ham United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 1.167 | 10 | L | W | D | L | L | 1928-10-06 | Liverpool | H |
| 8 | -1 | The Wednesday | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0.8 | 10 | D | W | L | W | W | 1928-10-06 | Portsmouth | A |
| 9 | -1 | Everton | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1.077 | 9 | W | L | L | W | L | 1928-10-06 | Arsenal | H |
| 10 | -1 | Cardiff City | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1.7 | 8 | L | W | D | L | W | 1928-10-06 | Leicester City | H |
| 11 | -1 | Huddersfield Town | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1.6 | 8 | L | W | W | L | D | 1928-10-06 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 12 | -1 | Liverpool | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1.308 | 8 | L | D | D | W | W | 1928-10-06 | West Ham United | A |
| 13 | 0 | Portsmouth | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0.818 | 8 | L | L | W | L | W | 1928-10-06 | The Wednesday | H |
| 14 | 0 | Leicester City | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1.118 | 7 | D | L | W | L | L | 1928-10-06 | Cardiff City | A |
| 15 | 0 | Manchester United | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1.182 | 6 | W | L | D | L | D | 1928-10-06 | Burnley | A |
| 16 | 0 | Sunderland | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 6 | L | L | L | W | L | 1928-10-06 | Manchester City | A |
| 17 | 0 | Arsenal | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.667 | 6 | W | D | L | D | L | 1928-10-06 | Everton | A |
| 18 | 0 | Sheffield United | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 0.571 | 6 | L | L | W | L | L | 1928-10-06 | Aston Villa | H |
| 19 | 0 | Aston Villa | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0.571 | 6 | W | L | D | L | W | 1928-10-06 | Sheffield United | A |
| 20 | 0 | Newcastle United | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 0.458 | 6 | L | L | W | D | L | 1928-10-06 | Leeds United | H |
| 21 | 0 | Bury | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0.5 | 4 | W | L | W | L | L | 1928-10-06 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 22 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0.412 | 4 | D | W | L | L | D | 1928-10-06 | Bury | H |
