1929–30 in English football
The 1929–30 season was the 55th season of competitive football in England.
Events
The Wednesday officially changed their name to Sheffield Wednesday prior to the start of this season.[1]
Blackpool claimed their only championship to date on the final day of the Division Two season, 3 May, with a goalless draw at Nottingham Forest. Runners-up Chelsea could have won the title themselves the same afternoon if they had won and Blackpool had lost, but the Londoners were defeated at Bury by a single goal. Blackpool forward, Jimmy Hampson, finished the season as the top goal scorer in England, with 46 goals in all competitions.[2] According to Moving The Goalposts by Rob Jovanovic the 1929-30 team of Sheffield Wednesday F.C. is statistically the greatest side English side in history.
Deaths
- 29 September, Joe Schofield—manager of Port Vale and former England international
Honours
Competition | Winner | Runner-up |
---|---|---|
First Division | Sheffield Wednesday (4) | Derby County |
Second Division | Blackpool | Chelsea |
Third Division North | Port Vale | Stockport County |
Third Division South | Plymouth Argyle | Brentford |
FA Cup | Arsenal (1) | Huddersfield Town |
Charity Shield | Professionals XI | Amateurs XI |
Home Championship | England | Scotland |
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
Football League
First Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 105 | 57 | 1.842 | 60 | |
2 | Derby County | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 90 | 82 | 1.098 | 50 | |
3 | Manchester City | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 91 | 81 | 1.123 | 47 | |
4 | Aston Villa | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 92 | 83 | 1.108 | 47 | |
5 | Leeds United | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 79 | 63 | 1.254 | 46 | |
6 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 99 | 93 | 1.065 | 45 | |
7 | West Ham United | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 86 | 79 | 1.089 | 43 | |
8 | Leicester City | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 86 | 90 | 0.956 | 43 | |
9 | Sunderland | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 76 | 80 | 0.950 | 43 | |
10 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 63 | 69 | 0.913 | 43 | |
11 | Birmingham | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 67 | 62 | 1.081 | 41 | |
12 | Liverpool | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 63 | 79 | 0.797 | 41 | |
13 | Portsmouth | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 66 | 62 | 1.065 | 40 | |
14 | Arsenal | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 78 | 66 | 1.182 | 39 | |
15 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 74 | 74 | 1.000 | 39 | |
16 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 82 | 84 | 0.976 | 38 | |
17 | Manchester United | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 67 | 88 | 0.761 | 38 | |
18 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 73 | 89 | 0.820 | 37 | |
19 | Newcastle United | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 71 | 92 | 0.772 | 37 | |
20 | Sheffield United | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 91 | 96 | 0.948 | 36 | |
21 | Burnley | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 79 | 97 | 0.814 | 36 | Relegated to the Second Division |
22 | Everton | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 80 | 92 | 0.870 | 35 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Second Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Blackpool | 42 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 98 | 67 | 1.463 | 58 | Promoted to the First Division |
2 | Chelsea | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 74 | 46 | 1.609 | 55 | |
3 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 90 | 51 | 1.765 | 53 | |
4 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 91 | 70 | 1.300 | 50 | |
5 | Bury | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 78 | 67 | 1.164 | 49 | |
6 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 105 | 73 | 1.438 | 47 | |
7 | Southampton | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 77 | 76 | 1.013 | 45 | |
8 | Cardiff City | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 61 | 59 | 1.034 | 44 | |
9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 77 | 79 | 0.975 | 41 | |
10 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 55 | 69 | 0.797 | 41 | |
11 | Stoke City | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 74 | 72 | 1.028 | 40 | |
12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 59 | 61 | 0.967 | 39 | |
13 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 59 | 63 | 0.937 | 39 | |
14 | Millwall | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 57 | 73 | 0.781 | 39 | |
15 | Swansea Town | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 57 | 61 | 0.934 | 37 | |
16 | Preston North End | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 65 | 80 | 0.813 | 37 | |
17 | Barnsley | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 71 | 0.789 | 36 | |
18 | Bradford City | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 60 | 77 | 0.779 | 36 | |
19 | Reading | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 54 | 67 | 0.806 | 35 | |
20 | Bristol City | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 61 | 83 | 0.735 | 35 | |
21 | Hull City | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 51 | 78 | 0.654 | 35 | Relegated to the Third Division North |
22 | Notts County | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 54 | 70 | 0.771 | 33 | Relegated to the Third Division South |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Third Division North
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Port Vale | 42 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 103 | 37 | 2.784 | 67 | Promoted to the Second Division |
2 | Stockport County | 42 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 106 | 44 | 2.409 | 63 | |
3 | Darlington | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 108 | 73 | 1.479 | 50 | |
4 | Chesterfield | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 76 | 56 | 1.357 | 50 | |
5 | Lincoln City | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 83 | 61 | 1.361 | 48 | |
6 | York City | 42 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 77 | 64 | 1.203 | 46 | |
7 | South Shields | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 77 | 74 | 1.041 | 46 | Club relocated and changed name[a] |
8 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 81 | 74 | 1.095 | 45 | |
9 | Southport | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 81 | 74 | 1.095 | 43 | |
10 | Rochdale | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 89 | 91 | 0.978 | 43 | |
11 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 82 | 71 | 1.155 | 42 | |
12 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 83 | 86 | 0.965 | 41 | |
13 | New Brighton | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 69 | 79 | 0.873 | 40 | |
14 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 62 | 69 | 0.899 | 39 | |
15 | Carlisle United | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 90 | 101 | 0.891 | 39 | |
16 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 84 | 81 | 1.037 | 37 | |
17 | Wrexham | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 67 | 88 | 0.761 | 34 | |
18 | Wigan Borough | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 60 | 88 | 0.682 | 33 | |
19 | Nelson | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 51 | 80 | 0.638 | 33 | |
20 | Rotherham United | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 67 | 113 | 0.593 | 30 | |
21 | Halifax Town | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 44 | 79 | 0.557 | 28 | Re-elected |
22 | Barrow | 42 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 41 | 98 | 0.418 | 27 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ After this season South Shields moved to Gateshead and became Gateshead A.F.C.
Third Division South
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 98 | 38 | 2.579 | 68 | Promoted to the Second Division |
2 | Brentford | 42 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 94 | 44 | 2.136 | 61 | |
3 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 80 | 68 | 1.176 | 51 | |
4 | Northampton Town | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 82 | 58 | 1.414 | 50 | |
5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 87 | 63 | 1.381 | 50 | |
6 | Coventry City | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 88 | 73 | 1.205 | 47 | |
7 | Fulham | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 87 | 83 | 1.048 | 47 | |
8 | Norwich City | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 88 | 77 | 1.143 | 46 | |
9 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 81 | 74 | 1.095 | 46 | |
10 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 72 | 61 | 1.180 | 43 | |
11 | Southend United | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 69 | 59 | 1.169 | 43 | |
12 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 55 | 62 | 0.887 | 41 | |
13 | Luton Town | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 64 | 78 | 0.821 | 40 | |
14 | Swindon Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 73 | 83 | 0.880 | 38 | |
15 | Watford | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 60 | 73 | 0.822 | 38 | |
16 | Exeter City | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 67 | 73 | 0.918 | 35 | |
17 | Walsall | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 71 | 78 | 0.910 | 34 | |
18 | Newport County | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 74 | 85 | 0.871 | 34 | |
19 | Torquay United | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 64 | 94 | 0.681 | 31 | |
20 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 67 | 93 | 0.720 | 30 | |
21 | Gillingham | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 51 | 80 | 0.638 | 30 | Re-elected |
22 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 60 | 135 | 0.444 | 21 | Not re-elected |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Top goalscorers
First Division
- Vic Watson (West Ham United) – 41 goals[3]
Second Division
- Jimmy Hampson (Blackpool) – 45 goals[3]
Third Division North
- Frank Newton (Stockport County) – 36 goals[4]
Third Division South
- George Goddard (Queens Park Rangers) – 37 goals[4]
References
- ^ Brown's Golden Era
- ^ Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.
{{cite book}}
: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=
(help) - ^ a b "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
- ^ a b "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2017-08-30.