1929–30 Football League

The 1929–30 season was the 38th season of The Football League.

The Football League
Season1929–30
ChampionsSheffield Wednesday
RelegatedMerthyr Town
New Team in LeagueYork City

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
Football League
First Division
Season1929–30
ChampionsSheffield Wednesday (4th and as of 2020, the last English title)
RelegatedBurnley
Everton
FA Cup winnersArsenal (1st FA Cup title)
Matches played462
Goals scored1,758 (3.81 per match)
Top goalscorerVic Watson (West Ham United), 41[3]
Biggest home winArsenal – Sheffield United 8–1 (12 Apr 1930)
Blackburn Rovers – Middlesbrough 7–0 (1 Jan 1930)
Biggest away winLiverpool – Sunderland 0–6 (19 Apr 1930)
Highest scoringBlackburn Rovers – Birmingham 7–5 (28 Sept 1929)
Leicester City – Arsenal 6–6 (21 Apr 1930)
Sheffield United – Blackburn Rovers 5–7 (3 Mar 1930)
Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sheffield Wednesday 42 15 4 2 56 20 11 4 6 49 37 1.842 60 League Champions
2 Derby County 42 16 4 1 61 32 5 4 12 29 50 1.098 50
3 Manchester City 42 12 5 4 51 33 7 4 10 40 48 1.123 47
4 Aston Villa 42 13 1 7 54 33 8 4 9 38 50 1.108 47
5 Leeds United 42 15 2 4 52 22 5 4 12 27 41 1.254 46
6 Blackburn Rovers 42 15 2 4 65 36 4 5 12 34 57 1.065 45
7 West Ham United 42 14 2 5 51 26 5 3 13 35 53 1.089 43
8 Leicester City 42 12 5 4 57 42 5 4 12 29 48 0.956 43
9 Sunderland 42 13 3 5 50 35 5 4 12 26 45 0.950 43
10 Huddersfield Town 42 9 7 5 32 21 8 2 11 31 48 0.913 43
11 Birmingham 42 13 3 5 40 21 3 6 12 27 41 1.081 41
12 Liverpool 42 11 5 5 33 29 5 4 12 30 50 0.797 41
13 Portsmouth 42 10 6 5 43 25 5 4 12 23 37 1.065 40
14 Arsenal 42 10 2 9 49 26 4 9 8 29 40 1.182 39 FA Cup Winners
15 Bolton Wanderers 42 11 5 5 46 24 4 4 13 28 50 1.000 39
16 Middlesbrough 42 11 3 7 48 31 5 3 13 34 53 0.976 38
17 Manchester United 42 11 4 6 39 34 4 4 13 28 54 0.761 38
18 Grimsby Town 42 8 6 7 39 39 7 1 13 34 50 0.820 37
19 Newcastle United 42 13 4 4 52 32 2 3 16 19 60 0.772 37
20 Sheffield United 42 12 2 7 59 39 3 4 14 32 57 0.948 36
21 Burnley 42 11 5 5 53 34 3 3 15 26 63 0.814 36 Relegated
22 Everton 42 6 7 8 48 46 6 4 11 32 46 0.870 35
Source:

Results
Home \ Away ARS AST BIR BLB BOL BUR DER EVE GRI HUD LEE LEI LIV MCI MUN MID NEW POR SHU SHW SUN WHU
Arsenal 2–4 1–0 4–0 1–2 6–1 1–1 4–0 4–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 0–1 3–2 4–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 8–1 2–3 0–1 0–1
Aston Villa 5–2 2–1 3–0 2–0 1–2 2–2 5–2 4–1 5–3 3–4 3–0 2–3 0–2 1–0 4–2 2–0 0–1 5–1 1–3 2–1 2–3
Birmingham 2–3 1–1 1–2 3–1 2–0 2–4 0–0 0–2 4–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 0–1 1–1 5–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 4–2
Blackburn Rovers 1–1 2–0 7–5 3–1 8–3 0–3 3–1 4–1 5–2 2–1 3–1 1–0 1–3 5–4 7–0 4–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 5–3 3–3
Bolton Wanderers 0–0 3–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 5–0 2–3 7–1 4–2 1–0 0–2 1–2 4–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–3 3–0 4–1
Burnley 2–2 1–4 3–1 3–2 2–2 6–2 1–1 3–1 1–3 0–3 1–1 4–1 4–2 4–0 4–1 0–3 4–0 5–0 2–4 2–0 1–1
Derby County 4–1 4–0 3–1 4–3 2–1 1–3 2–1 5–4 2–2 3–0 2–2 2–2 4–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 3–2 2–1 4–1 3–0 4–3
Everton 1–1 3–4 2–4 2–2 3–3 3–0 4–0 2–4 0–2 1–1 4–5 3–3 2–3 0–0 3–2 5–2 1–1 3–2 1–4 4–1 1–2
Grimsby Town 1–1 0–2 2–1 5–3 1–1 4–0 2–1 0–3 4–2 1–2 1–4 3–2 2–2 2–2 0–3 4–0 1–1 4–1 0–5 0–1 2–2
Huddersfield Town 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 3–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 3–2 3–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 4–1 0–2 3–0
Leeds United 2–0 4–1 1–0 4–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 6–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 3–2 3–1 1–2 5–2 1–0 2–2 3–0 5–0 1–3
Leicester City 6–6 4–3 2–1 1–1 5–2 4–3 0–0 5–4 1–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 3–1 4–1 4–1 6–1 0–5 3–3 2–1 1–2 1–2
Liverpool 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–3 2–2 0–3 2–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–6 1–0 5–2 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–3 0–6 3–1
Manchester City 3–1 1–2 1–4 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 4–1 3–2 4–3 0–1 3–1 3–0 5–2 2–1 3–3 2–2 4–3
Manchester United 1–0 2–3 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 3–3 2–5 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–3 0–3 5–0 3–0 1–5 2–2 2–1 4–2
Middlesbrough 1–1 2–3 5–1 2–4 3–1 3–1 4–0 1–2 1–5 1–3 1–1 0–2 5–0 1–0 2–3 2–2 2–0 3–1 4–1 3–0 2–0
Newcastle United 1–1 2–2 1–1 5–1 2–3 2–1 2–3 1–0 3–1 5–2 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 4–1 3–2 4–1 3–5 1–3 3–0 1–0
Portsmouth 0–1 1–2 2–1 4–0 3–0 7–1 3–1 1–4 1–1 0–1 0–0 3–0 3–3 2–2 3–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–4 1–1 3–1
Sheffield United 4–1 3–3 4–2 5–7 2–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–3 0–1 3–2 7–1 4–0 1–2 3–1 1–3 1–0 2–3 2–2 4–2 4–2
Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 3–0 1–1 4–0 1–0 4–1 6–3 4–0 1–0 3–1 1–2 4–0 2–1 5–1 7–2 1–0 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1
Sunderland 0–1 4–1 2–0 3–1 4–1 3–3 3–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–4 2–1 2–3 5–2 2–4 3–2 1–0 1–1 3–2 2–4 4–2
West Ham United 3–2 5–2 0–1 2–3 5–3 1–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–3 3–0 1–2 4–1 3–0 2–1 5–3 5–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps
Locations of the Football League First Division London teams
Locations of the Football League First Division teams

Second Division
Football League
Second Division
Season1929–30
ChampionsBlackpool (1st title)
RelegatedHull City
Notts County
Matches played462
Goals scored1,513 (3.27 per match)
Top goalscorerJimmy Hampson (Blackpool), 45[3]
Biggest home winBlackpool – 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 winNottingham Forest – Southampton 0–5 (28 Sept 1929)
Highest scoringWest Bromwich Albion – Wolverhampton Wanderers 7–3 (28 Dec 1929)
Preston North End – Blackpool 4–6 (19 Oct 1929)
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
Source:

Results
Home \ Away BAR BLP BRA BPA BRI BRY CAR CHA CHE HUL MIL NOT NTC OLD PNE REA SOU STK SWA TOT WBA WOL
Barnsley 2–4 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 3–1
Blackpool 2–1 3–0 1–0 7–1 2–1 3–0 6–0 1–1 1–2 4–3 5–1 1–2 3–0 5–1 4–2 5–1 0–2 3–0 3–2 1–0 3–2
Bradford City 0–1 1–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 0–1 4–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–4 1–1 1–0 2–5 3–0 3–3 0–2 2–2 2–2
Bradford Park Avenue 4–4 5–0 0–2 3–1 2–1 2–0 4–0 1–3 4–2 6–0 5–1 3–3 2–2 5–2 5–2 1–1 3–2 3–0 2–1 5–1 0–0
Bristol City 2–1 0–1 1–3 0–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 4–0 1–0 4–1 0–0 0–4 2–2 5–3 3–1 2–6 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–2
Bury 2–1 0–1 2–4 5–1 2–0 4–2 2–2 1–0 2–1 5–1 0–0 2–0 0–2 1–2 2–4 4–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–2 3–1
Cardiff City 1–0 4–2 0–1 2–0 1–1 5–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 5–0 2–0 2–1 5–2 1–2 0–0 1–0 3–2 0–0
Charlton Athletic 2–0 1–4 1–3 2–0 3–1 1–2 4–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 5–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 4–1 4–4 0–2 1–0 0–1 2–0
Chelsea 2–0 4–0 3–2 1–2 2–1 5–3 1–0 1–1 3–0 3–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 5–0 1–0 2–0 3–2 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–1
Hull City 2–0 0–3 0–0 0–2 0–1 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–3 3–2 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 4–2 2–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 3–2 2–0
Millwall 2–1 3–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 2–4 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–5 2–1 4–0
Nottingham Forest 4–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 5–2 1–2 3–1 0–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–4 5–0 0–5 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 5–2
Notts County 3–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–1 4–0 2–2 4–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–3 3–0 1–2 3–3 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–3
Oldham Athletic 3–2 1–2 6–1 5–1 2–2 2–0 4–1 1–0 4–2 3–1 2–2 0–0 2–2 0–2 0–0 3–2 5–0 4–1 2–0 5–0 6–0
Preston North End 3–1 4–6 2–2 4–1 2–2 1–1 2–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–1 1–2 3–1 0–3 2–1 1–1 5–1 0–0 4–0 2–2 1–1
Reading 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–6 0–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 3–1 3–0 2–2 3–1
Southampton 4–0 4–2 2–1 2–2 3–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 4–2 2–2 0–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–2 4–3 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–2 3–1
Stoke City 3–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 6–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 6–0 1–1 0–2 2–3 2–2 4–0 0–1 1–0 0–3 3–0
Swansea Town 0–2 3–0 5–0 2–4 1–1 2–4 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–2 3–0 4–0 0–1 2–2 2–2 0–1 1–0 2–2
Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 6–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–2 3–0 3–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 3–2 3–1 3–0 0–2 4–2
West Bromwich Albion 4–2 5–1 4–2 5–0 2–0 5–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 7–1 6–1 1–3 4–2 0–3 2–0 1–0 5–1 2–3 6–2 4–3 7–3
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 1–2 6–0 4–4 1–0 2–0 4–0 0–4 0–1 4–2 1–1 2–1 5–1 1–1 4–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 4–1 3–0 2–4
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps
Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams
Locations of the Football League Second Division teams

Third Division North
Football League
Third Division North
Season1929–30
ChampionsPort Vale (1st title)
Failed re-electionNone
Matches played462
Goals scored1,681 (3.64 per match)
Top goalscorerFrank Newton (Stockport County), 36[3]
Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion
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
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. New club in the league
  2. After this season South Shields moved to Gateshead and became Gateshead A.F.C.

Results
Home \ Away ACC BRW CRL CHF CRE DAR DON HAL HAR LIN NEL NWB PTV ROC ROT SOU SSH STP TRA WIG WRE YOR
Accrington Stanley 3–1 7–2 3–0 0–3 3–1 3–3 7–1 3–0 0–3 3–0 5–0 0–2 6–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 3–3 3–1 1–3 1–1
Barrow 3–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–4 3–0 2–1 0–2 3–0 1–1 2–0 5–1 0–2 1–3 1–4 1–1 4–1 3–3 0–0
Carlisle United 2–1 7–1 6–0 2–0 1–4 1–1 2–0 5–1 2–4 2–2 2–2 1–4 2–0 3–1 4–0 4–1 1–5 4–3 5–0 5–1 2–2
Chesterfield 4–2 2–1 3–1 5–1 4–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 1–3 1–0 5–0 5–0 3–0
Crewe Alexandra 2–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 4–0 4–1 5–2 1–1 4–0 2–3 0–2 6–1 6–1 5–4 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–2
Darlington 2–4 4–0 3–0 1–4 3–0 6–2 3–2 0–0 1–1 6–1 1–2 0–1 3–0 8–1 2–1 8–3 1–2 7–2 2–0 5–1 5–2
Doncaster Rovers 3–1 4–0 1–4 2–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 4–2 4–2 0–3
Halifax Town 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–2 1–3 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–2 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–3 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–2
Hartlepool 2–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 5–1 2–5 3–0 3–0 4–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–8 5–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 4–0 5–0 3–1
Lincoln City 3–3 3–0 4–1 2–1 2–2 2–2 3–1 0–1 2–2 4–1 5–3 3–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 8–0 2–0 3–0 3–0
Nelson 2–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–1 4–1 1–0 3–2 0–0 2–1 2–3 1–0 0–1 2–2 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–3 4–0 3–1
New Brighton 5–0 5–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–3 1–0 4–0 0–0 1–4 2–1 0–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 4–1 3–2 3–0 5–0 2–1 1–1
Port Vale 5–2 5–0 4–0 4–1 2–0 0–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 5–2 3–1 5–0 3–3 7–1 1–0 3–0 1–2 1–0 4–0 3–0 1–1
Rochdale 4–0 6–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 4–1 2–4 0–3 1–1 3–4 4–1 5–0 0–0 1–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 5–4 4–2
Rotherham United 2–4 7–0 4–1 1–1 2–1 1–4 1–0 2–0 0–4 1–0 1–2 2–2 2–2 0–4 6–3 0–1 2–2 5–0 4–1 1–3 2–5
Southport 2–0 0–2 4–3 5–1 0–3 3–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 3–2 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–3 7–1 2–1 1–2 4–4 1–1 5–3 1–0
South Shields 2–2 2–0 5–2 3–1 1–0 3–3 2–1 1–0 3–5 3–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 2–2 5–0 4–0 2–3 1–5 2–2 1–1 4–1
Stockport County 1–0 5–0 7–1 1–0 2–3 4–0 3–0 6–0 5–1 1–1 6–1 2–0 4–2 4–2 6–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 2–3
Tranmere 2–2 5–2 3–0 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–1 3–3 7–1 0–1 2–3 3–1 1–5 2–2 5–4 3–1 3–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 4–4
Wigan Borough 2–1 2–0 8–0 2–1 2–2 3–2 3–2 2–1 1–3 4–1 2–0 5–0 0–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–1 0–2
Wrexham 0–1 3–0 3–3 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–2 2–1 3–5 3–1 5–1 2–1 0–2 8–0 1–0 1–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–1
York City 2–0 3–1 2–2 1–1 4–2 1–1 2–2 3–0 4–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 0–2 6–0 3–0 0–4 2–2 1–2 0–0 4–0 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps
Locations of the Football League Third Division North teams

Third Division South
Football League
Third Division South
Season1929–30
ChampionsPlymouth Argyle (1st title)
Failed re-electionMerthyr Town
Matches played462
Goals scored1,632 (3.53 per match)
Top goalscorerGeorge Goddard (Queens Park Rangers), 37[3]
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
Source:

Results
Home \ Away B&BA BRE B&HA BRR CLA COV CRY EXE FUL GIL LUT MER NPC NOR NWC PLY QPR STD SWI TOR WAL WAT
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1–2 1–1 3–1 5–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 5–0 1–2 5–1 4–2 1–1 3–1 2–3 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–3 4–1 1–1 3–2
Brentford 1–0 5–2 2–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 5–1 2–1 2–0 6–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 2–1 3–2 5–0 6–2 5–0
Brighton & Hove Albion 4–3 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 5–0 2–0 4–1 4–1 3–2 2–1 6–3 0–1 2–3 1–0 3–0 5–0 4–0 2–1
Bristol Rovers 2–1 4–1 1–0 0–0 1–3 2–3 1–0 4–1 3–0 2–2 2–2 2–3 2–3 0–1 2–3 4–1 4–2 3–2 2–0 3–1 1–2
Clapton Orient 0–0 1–1 4–1 3–0 3–1 2–1 3–0 2–4 2–0 6–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–4 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1
Coventry City 0–2 2–1 0–2 1–0 5–2 1–0 3–3 3–1 5–0 5–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–0 2–3 5–1 1–2 4–1 4–0 3–1
Crystal Palace 1–1 2–1 2–2 3–0 3–0 4–3 1–1 4–3 5–1 4–1 6–1 1–0 1–3 3–2 3–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 4–2 5–1 1–1
Exeter City 1–2 0–0 1–4 5–2 4–0 1–1 6–1 2–1 3–0 2–2 1–1 0–4 6–4 3–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 5–1 0–0 0–2 1–0
Fulham 3–3 2–0 5–1 6–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 5–4 2–1 1–0 3–3 1–3 0–2 2–2 4–1 1–0 3–2 6–1
Gillingham 1–5 1–3 2–2 3–3 2–0 0–3 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 6–0 5–0 5–2 1–2 0–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 1–2
Luton Town 1–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 0–4 4–1 2–0 4–0 4–2 1–0 1–1 5–2 2–1 0–3 1–1 3–1 2–3 2–0
Merthyr Town 0–1 2–3 2–8 1–1 0–1 2–2 5–2 0–2 3–4 1–1 3–1 5–1 1–0 1–5 0–3 1–4 2–2 3–3 3–0 2–3 2–2
Newport County 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 0–0 4–2 0–0 4–1 1–1 5–1 0–0 10–0 2–1 4–4 0–2 4–5 0–0 2–1 2–1 3–2 1–0
Northampton Town 2–0 1–1 1–3 6–1 3–0 2–2 2–0 2–2 3–1 3–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 5–1 3–3 2–2 1–0 2–0
Norwich City 1–0 2–2 2–0 4–2 1–0 10–2 2–2 3–1 0–4 2–0 1–1 5–1 4–1 4–3 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–5 2–0 3–0 3–1
Plymouth Argyle 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 6–1 4–1 3–1 3–0 6–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 4–1 4–0 1–0 5–0 5–0 1–1 2–1
Queens Park Rangers 3–1 2–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 4–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 4–1 0–2 3–2 1–2 2–5 8–3 1–1 2–2 0–0
Southend 4–1 2–0 0–0 6–0 4–1 1–2 3–2 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 6–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–3
Swindon Town 1–1 0–2 0–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 6–3 5–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–2 5–1 2–1 3–1 1–3
Torquay United 7–0 2–1 5–2 2–1 0–5 1–3 2–2 2–1 2–4 1–1 2–2 4–0 3–2 0–1 2–2 3–4 1–3 1–1 1–1 5–2 4–0
Walsall 2–2 1–2 2–0 0–0 0–1 3–2 0–0 5–2 2–2 1–2 1–0 6–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–3 4–0 1–3 4–0 7–0 1–2
Watford 0–0 1–2 3–0 4–3 3–0 1–3 1–1 2–1 0–0 4–1 0–4 2–3 2–3 1–2 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 4–1 2–0 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps
Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams
Locations of the Football League Third Division South teams

See also

References
  1. "England 1929-30". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. "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.
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