SEASON: 1927-28
DIVISION: English Second Division (Tier 2)
- MANAGER(s):
- John Baynes
- FA Cup:
- Quarter Final (Sheffield United (A) 0-3)
- Top Goalscorer:
- Noah Burton (15 goals)
- GAME COUNTS
- Competitive Games:
- 47
- Competitive Goals:
- 88
- Goals per game:
- 1.9
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 40 out of 84 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 47.6%
- ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 21,957 (Notts County)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 2,572 (Reading)
- Average League Attendance:
- 10,478
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 35,625 (Derby County)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 17,019 (Tranmere Rovers)
- SEASON HONOURS
- FA Cup:
- Blackburn Rovers
- League Cup:
- League Trophy:
- Community Shield:
- Cardiff City
SEASON RECORDS
Most Goals scored: 7
7-0 (Mon Aug 29, 1927, Fulham, Home, League Tier 2)
7-2 (Sat Sep 03, 1927, South Shields, Home, League Tier 2)
Biggest Winning Margin: 7
7-0 (Mon Aug 29, 1927, Fulham, Home, League Tier 2)
Most Goals Conceded: 5
4-5 (Sat Sep 24, 1927, Manchester City, Home, League Tier 2)
0-5 (Mon Mar 05, 1928, Preston North End, Away, League Tier 2)
3-5 (Sat Mar 24, 1928, Blackpool, Away, League Tier 2)
Biggest Losing Margin: 5
0-5 (Mon Mar 05, 1928, Preston North End, Away, League Tier 2)
- MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 6
- Yellow Cards:
- 0
- Red Cards:
- 0
- Own goals (for):
- 0 (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 0 (scored by us for opponents)
- Penalties scored:
- 9
- Penalties conceded:
- 2
- Penalties missed:
- 2
- Penalties saved:
- 0
TABLE
SECOND DIVISION (Tier 2) - 1927-28
SEASON END TABLE | Home | Away | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
1 | Manchester City | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 100 | 59 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 1.695 | 59 | Promoted as Champions | 4-5 | 3-3 | |
2 | Leeds United | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 98 | 49 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 63 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 2.000 | 57 | Promoted | 2-2 | 0-4 | |
3 | Chelsea | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 75 | 45 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 1.667 | 54 | 2-2 | 1-2 | ||
4 | Preston North End | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 100 | 66 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 42 | 1.515 | 53 | 3-1 | 0-5 | ||
5 | Stoke City | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 78 | 59 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 42 | 1.322 | 52 | 0-2 | 3-1 | ||
6 | Swansea Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 75 | 63 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 46 | 1.190 | 48 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||
7 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 75 | 51 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 33 | 1.471 | 46 | 2-1 | 1-4 | ||
8 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 90 | 70 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 50 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 42 | 1.286 | 46 | 0-2 | 3-2 | ||
9 | Port Vale | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 68 | 57 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 1.193 | 44 | 0-2 | 2-2 | ||
10 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 83 | 84 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 54 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 47 | .988 | 40 | ||||
11 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 69 | 83 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 42 | .831 | 40 | 5-2 | 1-2 | ||
12 | Bristol City | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 76 | 79 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 61 | .962 | 39 | 1-1 | 0-0 | ||
13 | Barnsley | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 85 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 49 | .765 | 39 | 1-1 | 1-2 | ||
14 | Hull City | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 41 | 54 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 35 | .759 | 39 | 1-1 | 0-2 | ||
15 | Notts County | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 68 | 74 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 48 | .919 | 38 | 2-1 | 2-1 | ||
16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 91 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 60 | .692 | 36 | 3-2 | 0-1 | ||
17 | Southampton | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 68 | 77 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 54 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 37 | .883 | 35 | 1-1 | 1-2 | ||
18 | Reading | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 53 | 75 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 53 | .707 | 35 | 5-3 | 2-0 | ||
19 | Blackpool | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 83 | 101 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 55 | 43 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 58 | .822 | 34 | 4-1 | 3-5 | ||
20 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 55 | 85 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 60 | .647 | 34 | 4-3 | 2-2 | ||
21 | Fulham | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 68 | 89 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 22 | 67 | .764 | 33 | Relegated | 7-0 | 0-2 | |
22 | South Shields | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 56 | 111 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 70 | .505 | 23 | Relegated | 7-2 | 4-3 |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scored | 10 times | 10 times | 6 times | 4 times | 4 times |
Conceded | 12 times | 19 times | 5 times | 2 times | 3 times |
Won By | 9 times | 5 times | 2 times | 2 times | |
Lost By | 6 times | 8 times | 2 times | 1 time | 1 time |
LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
GAMES
Manager for all games: John Baynes
League
FA Cup
Friendly
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
GAMES
Manager for all games: John Baynes
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sat Jan 14, 1928 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | H | 1-0 | 17,019 | Wadsworth (60') | |
Sat Jan 28, 1928 | Derby County | 4 | A | 0-0 | 22,594 | ||
Wed Feb 01, 1928 | Derby County | 4 | 1 | H | 2-0 | 35,625 | Gibson (92', 112') |
Sat Feb 18, 1928 | Cardiff City | 5 | H | 2-1 | 30,570 | Thompson (20' pen), Stocks (25') | |
Sat Mar 03, 1928 | Sheffield United | Quarter | A | 0-3 | 52,640 |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thu May 03, 1928 | Derby County | England | N | 1-1 | - | Price (?) |
Mon May 07, 1928 | Northampton Town | England | A | 2-3 | - | ? (?, ?) |
Tue May 08, 1928 | Kettering Town | England | A | 1-7 | - | ? (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (10) - £0 | Out (13) - £0 | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | |
Bill Sturton | Bought | Alf Townsend | Sold | |||||
Billy McKinlay | Bought | Bill Sturton | Sold | |||||
Ernest McLachlan | Bought | Ernest McLachlan | Sold | |||||
Lee Gordon | Bought | Harold Wadsworth | Sold | |||||
Leonard Boot | Bought | Hugh McKenna | Sold | |||||
Stuart McMillan | Bought | Lee Gordon | Sold | |||||
Thomas Hicks | Bought | Leonard Boot | Sold | |||||
Tommy Roe | Bought | Stuart McMillan | Sold | |||||
Oct 28, 1927 | Hugh McKenna | Bought | Thomas Hicks | Sold | ||||
Jan 1928 | Clive German | Bought | Tommy Roe | Sold | ||||
1928 | Cliff Price | Sold | ||||||
1928 | Jackie Belton | Sold | ||||||
May 01, 1928 | Charlie Jones | Sold |
SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1st | Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | |
Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||||||
GK | ![]() | ![]() | 22 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 11 | |||||||||
GK | ![]() | ![]() | 28 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
GK | Leonard Boot | ![]() | 27 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
Defenders | ||||||||||||||||
D | ![]() | ![]() | 27 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 4 | ||||||||
D | ![]() | ![]() | 22 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||
D | Henry Marsden | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
D | Thomas Hicks | 26 | 8 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||
D | ![]() | ![]() | 22 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
Midfielders | ||||||||||||||||
M | ![]() | ![]() | 23 | 41 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 2 | ||||||||
M | Bill Sturton | ![]() | 18 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
M | Ernest McLachlan | ![]() | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
M | ![]() | 28 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||
M | Hugh McKenna | ![]() | 22 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
M | Lee Gordon | ![]() | 24 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
M | ![]() | ![]() | 28 | 43 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 14 | ||||||||
M | Tom Turner | ![]() | 21 | |||||||||||||
M | Tommy Roe | ![]() | 26 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||
M | Harold Green | ![]() | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Forwards | ||||||||||||||||
F | Alf Townsend | ![]() | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 34 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 1 | ||||||||
F | Charlie Jones | 27 | 41 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 10 | |||||||||
F | Cliff Price | ![]() | 27 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
F | Clive German | ![]() | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
F | Cyril Stocks | ![]() | 22 | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 14 | ||||||||
F | Harold Wadsworth | ![]() | 28 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 10 | ||||||||
F | Jackie Belton | ![]() | 32 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | |||||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 30 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 15 | ||||||||
F | Norman Thompson | ![]() | 22 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 28 | 45 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 5 | ||||||||
F | Stuart McMillan | ![]() | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Num Games |
---|---|---|
15 | Noah Burton | 36 |
14 | Cyril Stocks | 36 |
14 | Sid Gibson | 43 |
10 | Charlie Jones | 41 |
10 | Harold Wadsworth | 35 |
5 (2) | Percy Barratt | 45 |
4 (1) | Bill Thompson | 38 |
4 | Tommy Roe | 9 |
3 | Alf Townsend | 7 |
2 | Albert Harrison | 41 |
2 | Clive German | 2 |
2 | Ernest McLachlan | 8 |
2 | Own Goals | 47 |
1 | Bob Wallace | 34 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Notts County | Sat Sep 17, 1927 | Home | 2-1 | Wed Feb 22, 1928 | Away | 2-1 | |
Reading | Sat Oct 22, 1927 | Away | 2-0 | Thu Mar 29, 1928 | Home | 5-3 | |
South Shields | Sat Sep 03, 1927 | Home | 7-2 | Sat Jan 07, 1928 | Away | 4-3 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Swansea Town | Sat Oct 15, 1927 | Away | 0-2 | Sat Feb 25, 1928 | Home | 0-2 |