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The 1927–28 season was the 36th season of The Football League.
| Season | 1927–28 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Everton |
| Relegated | Durham City |
| New Team in League | Torquay United |
← 1926–27 1928–29 → | |
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans 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 3rd English title |
| Relegated | Tottenham Hotspur Middlesbrough |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,765 (3.82 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dixie Dean (60 goals)[3] |
| Biggest home win | Everton 7–0 West Ham United (22 October 1927) |
| Biggest away win | Manchester United 1–7 Newcastle United (10 September 1927) Sheffield United 1–7 Huddersfield Town (12 November 1927) |
| Highest scoring | Newcastle United 7–5 Aston Villa (10 March 1928) |
← 1926–27 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 the Second Division |
| 22 | Middlesbrough (R) | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 81 | 88 | 0.920 | 37 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
| 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 |
Maps
Locations of the Football League First Division teams
| Season | 1927–28 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Manchester City (4th title) |
| Relegated | Fulham South Shields |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 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) |
← 1926–27 1928–29 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 42 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 1.695 | 59 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Leeds United | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 63 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 2.000 | 57 | Promoted |
| 3 | Chelsea | 42 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 1.667 | 54 | |
| 4 | Preston North End | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 42 | 1.515 | 53 | |
| 5 | Stoke City | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 42 | 1.322 | 52 | |
| 6 | Swansea Town | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 46 | 1.190 | 48 | |
| 7 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 33 | 1.471 | 46 | |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 50 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 42 | 1.286 | 46 | |
| 9 | Port Vale | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 1.193 | 44 | |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 54 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 47 | 0.988 | 40 | |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 42 | 0.831 | 40 | |
| 12 | Bristol City | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 61 | 0.962 | 39 | |
| 13 | Barnsley | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 49 | 0.765 | 39 | |
| 14 | Hull City | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 0.759 | 39 | |
| 15 | Notts County | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 48 | 0.919 | 38 | |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 60 | 0.692 | 36 | |
| 17 | Southampton | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 54 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 0.883 | 35 | |
| 18 | Reading | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 53 | 0.707 | 35 | |
| 19 | Blackpool | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 55 | 43 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 58 | 0.822 | 34 | |
| 20 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 60 | 0.647 | 34 | |
| 21 | Fulham | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 22 | 67 | 0.764 | 33 | Relegated |
| 22 | South Shields | 42 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 70 | 0.505 | 23 |
Results
| 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 |
Maps
Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams
Locations of the Football League Second Division teams
| Season | 1927–28 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bradford Park Avenue (1st title) |
| Failed re-election | Durham City |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,676 (3.63 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Joe Smith (Stockport County), 38 [3] |
← 1926–27 1928–29 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 68 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 2.244 | 63 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 44 | 1.422 | 55 | |
| 3 | Stockport County | 42 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 62 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 37 | 1.745 | 54 | |
| 4 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 59 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 1.818 | 53 | |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 68 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 44 | 1.458 | 53 | |
| 6 | Bradford City | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 59 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 41 | 1.417 | 48 | |
| 7 | Darlington | 42 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 63 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 46 | 1.203 | 47 | |
| 8 | Southport | 42 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 55 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 46 | 1.129 | 45 | |
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 45 | 1.134 | 44 | |
| 10 | New Brighton | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 40 | 1.161 | 42 | |
| 11 | Wrexham | 42 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 48 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 48 | 0.955 | 42 | |
| 12 | Halifax Town | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 47 | 1.028 | 41 | |
| 13 | Rochdale | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 53 | 0.961 | 41 | |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 50 | 0.942 | 39 | |
| 15 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 46 | 0.852 | 38 | |
| 16 | Chesterfield | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 49 | 0.910 | 36 | |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 58 | 0.895 | 34 | |
| 18 | Ashington | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 54 | 36 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 67 | 0.748 | 33 | |
| 19 | Barrow | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 78 | 0.529 | 31 | |
| 20 | Wigan Borough | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 65 | 0.577 | 30 | |
| 21 | Durham City | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 70 | 0.530 | 29 | Failed re-election |
| 22 | Nelson | 42 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 50 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 26 | 87 | 0.559 | 26 | Re-elected |
Source: rsssf.com
Results
| 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 |
Maps
| Season | 1927–28 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Millwall (1st title) |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,680 (3.64 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Harry Morris (Swindon Town), 38 [3] |
← 1926–27 1928–29 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millwall | 42 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 35 | 2.540 | 65 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 42 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 67 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 41 | 1.594 | 55 | |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 1.574 | 53 | |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 45 | 1.174 | 48 | |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 49 | 1.097 | 48 | |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 60 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 43 | 1.304 | 47 | |
| 7 | Southend United | 42 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 45 | 1.250 | 46 | |
| 8 | Exeter City | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 1.167 | 46 | |
| 9 | Newport County | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 52 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 46 | 0.964 | 45 | |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 36 | 1.014 | 43 | |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 43 | 0.857 | 43 | |
| 12 | Brentford | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 44 | 1.027 | 40 | |
| 13 | Luton Town | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 38 | 60 | 1.080 | 39 | |
| 14 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 55 | 0.911 | 38 | |
| 15 | Watford | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 44 | 0.872 | 38 | |
| 16 | Gillingham | 42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 55 | 0.765 | 37 | |
| 17 | Norwich City | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 44 | 0.943 | 36 | |
| 18 | Walsall[a] | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 66 | 0.743 | 33 | |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 57 | 0.720 | 32 | |
| 20 | Coventry City | 42 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 27 | 60 | 0.698 | 31 | |
| 21 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 40 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 51 | 0.582 | 31 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Torquay United[b] | 42 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 67 | 0.515 | 30 |
- Walsall had been transferred from Third Division North for this season.
- New club in the league; elected from Southern League and Western League
Results
| 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 |
Maps
Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams
Locations of the Football League Third Division South teams
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