| Season | 1927–28 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Everton |
| Relegated | Durham City |
| New Team in League | Torquay United |
1928–29 → | |
The1927–28 season was the 36th season ofThe Football League.
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found atThe Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and inRothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season. From the 1922–23 season on Re-election was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South.[2]
| Season | 1927–28 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Everton 3rdEnglish title |
| Relegated | Tottenham Hotspur Middlesbrough |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,765 (3.82 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dixie Dean (60 goals)[3] |
| Biggest home win | Everton 7–0West Ham United (22 October 1927) |
| Biggest away win | Manchester United 1–7Newcastle United (10 September 1927) Sheffield United 1–7Huddersfield Town (12 November 1927) |
| Highest scoring | Newcastle United 7–5Aston Villa (10 March 1928) |
1928–29 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everton(C) | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 102 | 66 | 1.545 | 53 | |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 91 | 68 | 1.338 | 51 | |
| 3 | Leicester City | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 96 | 72 | 1.333 | 48 | |
| 4 | Derby County | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 96 | 83 | 1.157 | 44 | |
| 5 | Bury | 42 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 80 | 80 | 1.000 | 44 | |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 70 | 80 | 0.875 | 44 | |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 81 | 66 | 1.227 | 43 | |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 78 | 73 | 1.068 | 43 | |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 79 | 81 | 0.975 | 43 | |
| 10 | Arsenal | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 82 | 86 | 0.953 | 41 | |
| 11 | Birmingham | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 70 | 75 | 0.933 | 41 | |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 66 | 78 | 0.846 | 41 | |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 79 | 86 | 0.919 | 40 | |
| 14 | The Wednesday | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 81 | 78 | 1.038 | 39 | |
| 15 | Sunderland | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 74 | 76 | 0.974 | 39 | |
| 16 | Liverpool | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 84 | 87 | 0.966 | 39 | |
| 17 | West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 81 | 88 | 0.920 | 39 | |
| 18 | Manchester United | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 72 | 80 | 0.900 | 39 | |
| 19 | Burnley | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 82 | 98 | 0.837 | 39 | |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 66 | 90 | 0.733 | 39 | |
| 21 | Tottenham Hotspur(R) | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 74 | 86 | 0.860 | 38 | Relegation to theSecond Division |
| 22 | Middlesbrough(R) | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 81 | 88 | 0.920 | 37 |
| Home \ Away | ARS | AST | BIR | BLB | BOL | BUR | BRY | CAR | DER | EVE | HUD | LEI | LIV | MUN | MID | NEW | POR | SHU | SUN | TOT | WED | WHU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 6–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Aston Villa | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 7–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 5–4 | 1–0 | |
| Birmingham | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 1–6 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 7–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| Burnley | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–5 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Bury | 5–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | |
| Cardiff City | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | |
| Derby County | 4–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 7–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–6 | 2–3 | |
| Everton | 3–3 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 4–0 | 7–0 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 8–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 | |
| Leicester City | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | |
| Liverpool | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 8–2 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–3 | |
| Manchester United | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 1–7 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Middlesbrough | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–5 | 2–3 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | |
| Newcastle United | 1–1 | 7–5 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 | |
| Portsmouth | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–5 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Sheffield United | 6–4 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–7 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 6–2 | |
| Sunderland | 5–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 5–3 | |
| The Wednesday | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | |
| West Ham United | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–5 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Season | 1927–28 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Manchester City (4th title) |
| Relegated | Fulham South Shields |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,607 (3.48 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jimmy Cookson (West Bromwich Albion), 38[3] |
| Biggest home win | Notts County –Barnsley 9–0 (19 Nov 1927) |
| Biggest away win | Grimsby Town –West Bromwich Albion 0–6 (7 Jan 1928) |
| Highest scoring | Barnsley–Fulham 8–4 (28 Jan 1928) |
1928–29 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City(C, P) | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 100 | 59 | 1.695 | 59 | Promotion to theFirst Division |
| 2 | Leeds United(P) | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 98 | 49 | 2.000 | 57 | |
| 3 | Chelsea | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 75 | 45 | 1.667 | 54 | |
| 4 | Preston North End | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 100 | 66 | 1.515 | 53 | |
| 5 | Stoke City | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 78 | 59 | 1.322 | 52 | |
| 6 | Swansea Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 75 | 63 | 1.190 | 48 | |
| 7 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 75 | 51 | 1.471 | 46 | |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 90 | 70 | 1.286 | 46 | |
| 9 | Port Vale | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 68 | 57 | 1.193 | 44 | |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 83 | 84 | 0.988 | 40 | |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 69 | 83 | 0.831 | 40 | |
| 12 | Bristol City | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 76 | 79 | 0.962 | 39 | |
| 13 | Barnsley | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 85 | 0.765 | 39 | |
| 14 | Hull City | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 41 | 54 | 0.759 | 39 | |
| 15 | Notts County | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 68 | 74 | 0.919 | 38 | |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 91 | 0.692 | 36 | |
| 17 | Southampton | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 68 | 77 | 0.883 | 35 | |
| 18 | Reading | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 53 | 75 | 0.707 | 35 | |
| 19 | Blackpool | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 83 | 101 | 0.822 | 34 | |
| 20 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 55 | 85 | 0.647 | 34 | |
| 21 | Fulham(R) | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 68 | 89 | 0.764 | 33 | Relegation to theThird Division South |
| 22 | South Shields(R) | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 56 | 111 | 0.505 | 23 | Relegation to theThird Division North |
| Home \ Away | BAR | BLP | BRI | CHE | CLA | FUL | GRI | HUL | LEE | MCI | NOT | NTC | OLD | PTV | PNE | REA | SOU | SSH | STK | SWA | WBA | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 8–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–2 | |
| Blackpool | 1–3 | 6–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 4–5 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–6 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 3–0 | |
| Bristol City | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | |
| Chelsea | 1–2 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Clapton Orient | 2–0 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Fulham | 3–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 7–0 | |
| Grimsby Town | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–6 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 0–1 | |
| Hull City | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Leeds United | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 6–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
| Manchester City | 7–3 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 7–4 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 7–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–5 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 7–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | |
| Notts County | 9–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 0–1 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| Port Vale | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | |
| Preston North End | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 7–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–4 | |
| Reading | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | |
| Southampton | 6–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–5 | 3–6 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | |
| South Shields | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | |
| Stoke City | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Swansea Town | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 6–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 6–0 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | 6–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 4–0 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| Season | 1927–28 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bradford Park Avenue (1st title) |
| Failed re-election | Durham City |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,676 (3.63 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Joe Smith (Stockport County), 38[3] |
1928–29 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradford (Park Avenue)(C, P) | 42 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 101 | 45 | 2.244 | 63 | Promotion to theSecond Division |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 91 | 64 | 1.422 | 55 | |
| 3 | Stockport County | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 89 | 51 | 1.745 | 54 | |
| 4 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 80 | 44 | 1.818 | 53 | |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 105 | 72 | 1.458 | 53 | |
| 6 | Bradford City | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 85 | 60 | 1.417 | 48 | |
| 7 | Darlington | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 89 | 74 | 1.203 | 47 | |
| 8 | Southport | 42 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 79 | 70 | 1.129 | 45 | |
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 76 | 67 | 1.134 | 44 | |
| 10 | New Brighton | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 72 | 62 | 1.161 | 42 | |
| 11 | Wrexham | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 64 | 67 | 0.955 | 42 | |
| 12 | Halifax Town | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 73 | 71 | 1.028 | 41 | |
| 13 | Rochdale | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 74 | 77 | 0.961 | 41 | |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 69 | 0.942 | 39 | |
| 15 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 69 | 81 | 0.852 | 38 | |
| 16 | Chesterfield | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 71 | 78 | 0.910 | 36 | |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 77 | 86 | 0.895 | 34 | |
| 18 | Ashington | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 77 | 103 | 0.748 | 33 | |
| 19 | Barrow | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 54 | 102 | 0.529 | 31 | |
| 20 | Wigan Borough | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 56 | 97 | 0.577 | 30 | |
| 21 | Durham City(R) | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 53 | 100 | 0.530 | 29 | Failed re-election and demoted |
| 22 | Nelson | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 76 | 136 | 0.559 | 26 | Re-elected |
| Home \ Away | ACC | ASH | BRW | BRA | BPA | CHF | CRE | DAR | DON | DUR | HAL | HAR | LIN | NEL | NWB | ROC | ROT | SOU | STP | TRA | WIG | WRE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | |
| Ashington | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 4–5 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 6–3 | 2–1 | |
| Barrow | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 6–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 2–2 | |
| Bradford City | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 9–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 3–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 6–3 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | |
| Chesterfield | 3–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2–3 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Darlington | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 9–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–7 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
| Durham City | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Halifax Town | 3–1 | 6–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | |
| Hartlepool | 0–2 | 4–1 | 6–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–5 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |
| Lincoln City | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | |
| Nelson | 1–4 | 1–5 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 6–3 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–5 | 3–3 | 4–0 | |
| New Brighton | 3–1 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Rochdale | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| Rotherham United | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 0–1 | |
| Southport | 5–0 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | |
| Stockport County | 3–3 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 8–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 6–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | |
| Tranmere | 3–2 | 5–3 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 6–3 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 11–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 | |
| Wigan Borough | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Wrexham | 0–1 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 |
| Season | 1927–28 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Millwall (1st title) |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,680 (3.64 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Harry Morris (Swindon Town), 38[3] |
1928–29 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millwall(C, P) | 42 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 127 | 50 | 2.540 | 65 | Promotion to theSecond Division |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 102 | 64 | 1.594 | 55 | |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 85 | 54 | 1.574 | 53 | |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 81 | 69 | 1.174 | 48 | |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 79 | 72 | 1.097 | 48 | |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 90 | 69 | 1.304 | 47 | |
| 7 | Southend United | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 80 | 64 | 1.250 | 46 | |
| 8 | Exeter City | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 70 | 60 | 1.167 | 46 | |
| 9 | Newport County | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 81 | 84 | 0.964 | 45 | |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 72 | 71 | 1.014 | 43 | |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 60 | 70 | 0.857 | 43 | |
| 12 | Brentford | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 76 | 74 | 1.027 | 40 | |
| 13 | Luton Town | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 94 | 87 | 1.080 | 39 | |
| 14 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 72 | 79 | 0.911 | 38 | |
| 15 | Watford | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 68 | 78 | 0.872 | 38 | |
| 16 | Gillingham | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 62 | 81 | 0.765 | 37 | |
| 17 | Norwich City | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 66 | 70 | 0.943 | 36 | |
| 18 | Walsall | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 75 | 101 | 0.743 | 33 | |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 67 | 93 | 0.720 | 32 | |
| 20 | Coventry City | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 67 | 96 | 0.698 | 31 | |
| 21 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 53 | 91 | 0.582 | 31 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Torquay United | 42 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 53 | 103 | 0.515 | 30 |
| Home \ Away | B&BA | BRE | B&HA | BRR | CHA | COV | CRY | EXE | GIL | LUT | MER | MIL | NPC | NOR | NWC | PLY | QPR | STD | SWI | TOR | WAL | WAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Brentford | 2–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 3–2 | 5–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–6 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 3–1 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | |
| Coventry City | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | |
| Crystal Palace | 6–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | |
| Exeter City | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | |
| Gillingham | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | |
| Luton Town | 3–3 | 5–2 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | |
| Merthyr Town | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 8–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | |
| Millwall | 2–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 9–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 9–1 | 7–1 | 4–2 | |
| Newport County | 4–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 7–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–6 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | |
| Northampton Town | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 6–5 | 6–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–4 | 10–0 | 5–0 | |
| Norwich City | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2–0 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Southend | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| Swindon Town | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 4–0 | |
| Torquay United | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Walsall | 2–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 7–4 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
| Watford | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 4–0 |
Source:[4]
| No. | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everton FC | 37,461 |
| 2 | Aston Villa FC | 32,505 |
| 3 | Newcastle United FC | 30,195 |
| 4 | Liverpool FC | 29,975 |
| 5 | Arsenal FC | 27,434 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 25,555 |
| 7 | Leicester City FC | 24,758 |
| 8 | Portsmouth FC | 22,752 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough FC | 22,632 |
| 10 | The Wednesday | 22,075 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 21,928 |
| 12 | West Ham United FC | 21,419 |
| 13 | Sunderland AFC | 21,411 |
| 14 | Birmingham City FC | 21,217 |
| 15 | Sheffield United FC | 19,482 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers FC | 19,383 |
| 17 | Huddersfield Town AFC | 19,306 |
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers FC | 19,120 |
| 19 | Burnley FC | 17,408 |
| 20 | Derby County FC | 16,243 |
| 21 | Bury FC | 15,608 |
| 22 | Cardiff City FC | 15,607 |
| No. | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City FC | 37,468 |
| 2 | Chelsea FC | 33,546 |
| 3 | Leeds United FC | 21,829 |
| 4 | Preston North End FC | 17,537 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion FC | 17,381 |
| 6 | Fulham FC | 16,121 |
| 7 | Bristol City FC | 15,845 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 15,298 |
| 9 | Stoke City FC | 14,395 |
| 10 | Oldham Athletic FC | 13,893 |
| 11 | Leyton Orient FC | 13,262 |
| 12 | Swansea City AFC | 12,153 |
| 13 | Blackpool FC | 11,421 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town FC | 11,237 |
| 15 | Reading FC | 11,215 |
| 16 | Port Vale FC | 11,121 |
| 17 | Notts County FC | 11,065 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest FC | 10,478 |
| 19 | Southampton FC | 10,177 |
| 20 | Hull City AFC | 9,049 |
| 21 | Barnsley FC | 8,352 |
| 22 | Gateshead AFC | 5,379 |