1929–30 Football League
The 1929–30 season was the 38th season of The Football League.
Season | 1929–30 |
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Champions | Sheffield Wednesday |
Relegated | Merthyr Town |
New Team in League | York City |
← 1928–29 1930–31 → |
Final league tables
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 onwards, re-election was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South.[2]
First Division
Season | 1929–30 |
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Champions | Sheffield Wednesday 4th English title |
Relegated | Burnley Everton |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,758 (3.81 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Vic Watson (41 goals)[3] |
Biggest home win | Blackburn Rovers 7–0 Middlesbrough (1 January 1930) Arsenal 8–1 Sheffield United (12 April 1930) |
Biggest away win | Liverpool 0–6 Sunderland (19 April 1930) |
Highest scoring | Blackburn Rovers 7–5 Birmingham (28 September 1929) Sheffield United 5–7 Blackburn Rovers (3 March 1930) Leicester City 6–6 Arsenal (21 April 1930) |
← 1928–29 1930–31 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Sheffield Wednesday (C) | 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 (R) | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 79 | 97 | 0.814 | 36 | Relegation to the Second Division |
22 | Everton (R) | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 80 | 92 | 0.870 | 35 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
Second Division
Season | 1929–30 |
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Champions | Blackpool (1st title) |
Relegated | Hull City Notts County |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,513 (3.27 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Jimmy Hampson (Blackpool), 45[3] |
Biggest home win | Blackpool – Bristol City 7–1 (26 Oct 1929) Bradford Park Avenue – Millwall 6–0 (3 Mar 1930) Oldham Athletic – Wolverhampton Wanderers 6–0 (9 Nov 1929) |
Biggest away win | Nottingham Forest – Southampton 0–5 (28 Sept 1929) |
Highest scoring | West Bromwich Albion – Wolverhampton Wanderers 7–3 (28 Dec 1929) Preston North End – Blackpool 4–6 (19 Oct 1929) |
← 1928–29 1930–31 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Blackpool | 42 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 63 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 45 | 1.463 | 58 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Chelsea | 42 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 32 | 1.609 | 55 | Promoted |
3 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 60 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 1.765 | 53 | |
4 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 65 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 42 | 1.300 | 50 | |
5 | Bury | 42 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 40 | 1.164 | 49 | |
6 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 73 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 42 | 1.438 | 47 | |
7 | Southampton | 42 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 54 | 1.013 | 45 | |
8 | Cardiff City | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 43 | 1.034 | 44 | Welsh Cup winners |
9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 55 | 0.975 | 41 | |
10 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 41 | 0.797 | 41 | |
11 | Stoke City | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 52 | 1.028 | 40 | |
12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 43 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 37 | 0.967 | 39 | |
13 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 40 | 0.937 | 39 | |
14 | Millwall | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 0.781 | 39 | |
15 | Swansea Town | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 38 | 0.934 | 37 | |
16 | Preston North End | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 44 | 0.813 | 37 | |
17 | Barnsley | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 49 | 0.789 | 36 | |
18 | Bradford City | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 47 | 0.779 | 36 | |
19 | Reading | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 47 | 0.806 | 35 | |
20 | Bristol City | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 53 | 0.735 | 35 | |
21 | Hull City | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 54 | 0.654 | 35 | Relegated |
22 | Notts County | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 0.771 | 33 |
Results
Third Division North
Season | 1929–30 |
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Champions | Port Vale (1st title) |
Failed re-election | None |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,681 (3.64 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Frank Newton (Stockport County), 36[3] |
← 1928–29 1930–31 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Port Vale | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 2.784 | 67 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Stockport County | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 24 | 2.409 | 63 | |
3 | Darlington | 42 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 71 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 44 | 1.479 | 50 | |
4 | Chesterfield | 42 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 1.357 | 50 | |
5 | Lincoln City | 42 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 54 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 38 | 1.361 | 48 | |
6 | York City[lower-alpha 1] | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 44 | 1.203 | 46 | |
7 | South Shields[lower-alpha 2] | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 42 | 1.041 | 46 | |
8 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 50 | 1.095 | 45 | |
9 | Southport | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 31 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 43 | 1.095 | 43 | |
10 | Rochdale | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 57 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 61 | 0.978 | 43 | |
11 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 55 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 43 | 1.155 | 42 | |
12 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 57 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 51 | 0.965 | 41 | |
13 | New Brighton | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 57 | 0.873 | 40 | |
14 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 47 | 0.899 | 39 | |
15 | Carlisle United | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 63 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 67 | 0.891 | 39 | |
16 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 55 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 51 | 1.037 | 37 | |
17 | Wrexham | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 60 | 0.761 | 34 | |
18 | Wigan Borough | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 62 | 0.682 | 33 | |
19 | Nelson | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 55 | 0.638 | 33 | |
20 | Rotherham United | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 73 | 0.593 | 30 | |
21 | Halifax Town | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 53 | 0.557 | 28 | Re-elected |
22 | Barrow | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 70 | 0.418 | 27 |
Notes:
- New club in the league; elected from Midland League
- After this season South Shields moved to Gateshead and became Gateshead A.F.C.
Results
Third Division South
Season | 1929–30 |
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Champions | Plymouth Argyle (1st title) |
Failed re-election | Merthyr Town |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,632 (3.53 per match) |
Top goalscorer | George Goddard (Queens Park Rangers), 37[3] |
← 1928–29 1930–31 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 26 | 2.579 | 68 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Brentford | 42 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 2.136 | 61 | |
3 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 42 | 1.176 | 51 | |
4 | Northampton Town | 42 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 53 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 29 | 38 | 1.414 | 50 | |
5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 54 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 1.381 | 50 | |
6 | Coventry City | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 48 | 1.205 | 47 | |
7 | Fulham | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 50 | 1.048 | 47 | |
8 | Norwich City | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 49 | 1.143 | 46 | |
9 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 56 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 48 | 1.095 | 46 | |
10 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 37 | 1.180 | 43 | |
11 | Southend United | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 40 | 1.169 | 43 | |
12 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 0.887 | 41 | |
13 | Luton Town | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 53 | 0.821 | 40 | |
14 | Swindon Town | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 58 | 0.880 | 38 | |
15 | Watford | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 43 | 0.822 | 38 | |
16 | Exeter City | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 44 | 0.918 | 35 | |
17 | Walsall | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 54 | 0.910 | 34 | |
18 | Newport County | 42 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 48 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 56 | 0.871 | 34 | |
19 | Torquay United | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 56 | 0.681 | 31 | |
20 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 62 | 0.720 | 30 | |
21 | Gillingham | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 52 | 0.638 | 30 | Re-elected |
22 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 86 | 0.444 | 21 | Failed re-election |
Results
Maps
References
- "England 1929-30". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
- "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.