1929–30 in English football

The 1929–30 season was the 55th season of competitive football in England.

Football in England
Season1929–30
Men's football
Football LeagueSheffield Wednesday
Football League Second DivisionBlackpool
FA CupArsenal
← 1928-29 1930-31 →

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] According to Moving The Goalposts by Rob Jovanovic the 1929-30 team of Sheffield Wednesday F.C. is statistically the greatest side English side in history.

Deaths
  • 29 September, Joe Schofield—manager of Port Vale and former England international

Honours
CompetitionWinnerRunner-up
First DivisionSheffield Wednesday (4)Derby County
Second DivisionBlackpoolChelsea
Third Division NorthPort ValeStockport County
Third Division SouthPlymouth ArgyleBrentford
FA CupArsenal (1)Huddersfield Town
Charity ShieldProfessionals XIAmateurs 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
Main article: 1929–30 Football League

First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sheffield Wednesday 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 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
Source: rsssf.com
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
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
Source: rsssf.com
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
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[lower-alpha 1]
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
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. 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
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
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Top goalscorers

First Division

Second Division

Third Division North

Third Division South

References
  1. Brown's Golden Era
  2. Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.
  3. "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  4. "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
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