1929–30 in English football
Season | 1929–30 | |||
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Men's football | ||||
Football League | Sheffield Wednesday | |||
Football League Second Division | Blackpool | |||
FA Cup | Arsenal | |||
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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]
Deaths
- 29 September, Joe Schofield—manager of Port Vale and former England international
Honours
Competition | Winner | Runner-up |
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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 |
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1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 105 | 57 | 1.842 | 60 | League Champions |
2 | Derby County | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 90 | 82 | 1.098 | 50 | Runner-up |
3 | Manchester City | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 91 | 81 | 1.123 | 47 | 3rd Place |
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 | FA Cup Winners |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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]
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