1927–28 in English football
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1927–28 in English football
1927–28 in English football
The 1927–28 season was the 53rd season of competitive football in England.
Events
This was the season in which Dixie Dean scored 60 goals in 39 league appearances for Everton – more than half of their total for the season (102).
Honours
Competition | Winner | Runner-up |
---|---|---|
First Division | Everton (3) | Huddersfield Town |
Second Division | Manchester City | Leeds United |
Third Division North | Bradford Park Avenue | Lincoln City |
Third Division South | Millwall | Northampton Town |
FA Cup | Blackburn Rovers (6*) | Huddersfield Town |
Charity Shield | Cardiff City | Corinthian |
Home Championship | Wales | Ireland |
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 | Everton | 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 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 74 | 86 | 0.860 | 38 | Relegated to the Second Division |
22 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 81 | 88 | 0.920 | 37 |
Second Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manchester City | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 100 | 59 | 1.695 | 59 | Promoted to the First Division |
2 | Leeds United | 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 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 68 | 89 | 0.764 | 33 | Relegated to the Third Division South |
22 | South Shields | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 56 | 111 | 0.505 | 23 | Relegated to the Third Division North |
Third Division North
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 101 | 45 | 2.244 | 63 | Promoted to the Second 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 | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 53 | 100 | 0.530 | 29 | Not re-elected |
22 | Nelson | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 76 | 136 | 0.559 | 26 | Re-elected |
Third Division South
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Millwall | 42 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 127 | 50 | 2.540 | 65 | Promoted to the Second 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 |
References
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