SEASON: 1928-29
- DIVISION:
- English Second Division (Tier 2)
- MANAGER(s):
- John Baynes
- FA Cup:
- 3rd Round (Swansea Town (H) 1-2)
- League Cup:
- Did not exist
- Top Goalscorer:
- Sam Jennings (17 goals)
TABLE
SECOND DIVISION (Tier 2) - 1928-29
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 | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
1 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 92 | 57 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 35 | 1.61404 | 55 | Promoted as Champions | 1-1 | 0-1 | |
2 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 82 | 61 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 37 | 1.34426 | 53 | Promoted | 0-1 | 2-2 | |
3 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 22 | 4 | 16 | 88 | 70 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 26 | 48 | 1.25714 | 48 | 3-2 | 1-1 | ||
4 | Southampton | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 74 | 60 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 38 | 1.23333 | 48 | 1-1 | 1-2 | ||
5 | Notts County | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 78 | 65 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 41 | 1.20000 | 47 | 1-2 | 1-1 | ||
6 | Stoke City | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 74 | 51 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 1.45098 | 46 | 1-5 | 1-1 | ||
7 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 80 | 79 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 54 | 1.01266 | 46 | 1-2 | 0-3 | ||
8 | Blackpool | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 92 | 76 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 43 | 58 | 1.21053 | 45 | 2-0 | 2-2 | ||
9 | Chelsea | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 65 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 35 | .98462 | 44 | 3-0 | 0-3 | ||
10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 75 | 81 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 55 | .92593 | 43 | 2-2 | 1-2 | ||
11 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 71 | 70 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 1.01429 | 42 | ||||
12 | Hull City | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 58 | 63 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 39 | .92063 | 40 | 3-1 | 1-0 | ||
13 | Preston North End | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 78 | 79 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 58 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 52 | .98734 | 39 | 4-1 | 2-3 | ||
14 | Millwall | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 86 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 51 | .82558 | 39 | 0-4 | 1-1 | ||
15 | Reading | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 86 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 56 | .73256 | 39 | 1-2 | 3-0 | ||
16 | Barnsley | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 69 | 66 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 38 | 1.04545 | 38 | 1-3 | 2-1 | ||
17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 77 | 81 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 36 | 50 | .95062 | 37 | 2-1 | 3-2 | ||
18 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 54 | 75 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 51 | .72000 | 37 | 3-1 | 0-2 | ||
19 | Swansea Town | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 62 | 75 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 49 | .82667 | 36 | 2-1 | 5-3 | ||
20 | Bristol City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 58 | 72 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 47 | .80556 | 36 | 1-1 | 5-2 | ||
21 | Port Vale | 42 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 71 | 86 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 53 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 61 | .82558 | 34 | Relegated | 2-2 | 2-4 | |
22 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 45 | 72 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 47 | .62500 | 32 | Relegated | 0-0 | 4-1 |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
- GAME COUNTS
- Competitive Games:
- 44
- Competitive Goals:
- 74
- Goals per game:
- 1.7
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 42 out of 84 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 50.0%
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 16 times | 11 times | 6 times | 2 times | 2 times | Conceded | 17 times | 14 times | 5 times | 2 times | 1 time | Won By | 7 times | 4 times | 5 times | Lost By | 9 times | 3 times | 2 times | 2 times |
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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.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
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.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 18,811 (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 4,416 (Oldham Athletic)
- Average League Attendance:
- 9,495
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 19,211 (Swansea Town)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 19,211 (Swansea Town)
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 5
- Yellow Cards:
- 0
- Red Cards:
- 1   (Percy Barratt)
- Own goals (for):
- 0   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 0   (scored by us for opponents)   
- Penalties scored:
- 0
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 2
- Penalties saved:
- 2
GAMES
 
Manager for all games: John Baynes
League
FA Cup
Friendly
Manager for all games: John Baynes
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 12, 1929 | Swansea Town | 3 | H | 1-2 | 19,211 | Jennings (?) |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wed Nov 14, 1928 | Arsenal | England | A | 1-0 | - | Jennings (?) |
Mon Apr 22, 1929 | Chesterfield | England | A | 1-1 | - | Heathcock (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (14) - £0 | Out (10) - £0 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Bert Hales | Bought | Bert Hales | Sold | Bob Morton | Bought | Eric Hague | Sold | Eric Hague | Bought | George Goucher | Sold | Joe Heathcock | Bought | Henry Marsden | Sold | Robert Heslop | Bought | Sam Jennings | Sold | Sam Jennings | Bought | Tom Turner | Sold | William Brown (1928) | Bought | William Brown (1928) | Sold | William Lennox | Bought | William Lennox | Sold | 1928 | John Venters | Bought | Sep 08, 1928 | Sid Gibson | Sold | 1928 | Percy Ashton | Bought | Aug 1929 | Gerry Morgan | Sold | Jun 01, 1928 | David Cameron | Bought | Jun 27, 1928 | George Goucher | Bought | Sep 15, 1928 | Billy Dickinson | Bought | Oct 1928 | Charles Howie | Bought |
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 | Arthur Dexter | England | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||
GK | Len Langford | England | 29 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 8 | |||||||||
GK | Percy Ashton | England | 19 | Defenders | ||||||||||||
D | Billy McKinlay | Scotland | 23 | 40 | 14 | 10 | 15 | |||||||||
D | George Goucher | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
D | Henry Marsden | 26 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
D | Tommy Graham | England | 23 | 42 | 15 | 11 | 15 | |||||||||
D | William 'Bill' Thompson | 43 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||
D | William Brown (1928) | Scotland | 29 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Midfielders | ||||||||
M | Albert Harrison | England | 24 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||
M | Charles Howie | Scotland | 18 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||
M | David Cameron | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
M | Gerry Morgan | N. Ireland | 29 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||
M | Joe Heathcock | 17 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 15 | ||||||||||
M | John Venters | Scotland | 17 | |||||||||||||
M | Sid Gibson | England | 29 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
M | Tom Turner | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
M | William Lennox | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Forwards | |||||||||
F | Bert Hales | England | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
F | Billy Dickinson | England | 22 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
F | Bob Morton | England | 25 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | ||||||||
F | Bob Wallace | Scotland | 35 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
F | Cyril Stocks | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 10 | ||||||||||
F | Eric Hague | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
F | Noah Burton | England | 31 | 31 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 10 | ||||||||
F | Norman Thompson | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
F | Percy Barratt | England | 29 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||
F | Robert Heslop | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 3 | ||||||||||
F | Sam Jennings | England | 29 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 17 |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
---|---|---|
17 | Sam Jennings | 29 |
15 | Joe Heathcock | 17 |
10 | Cyril Stocks | 34 |
10 | Noah Burton | 31 |
5 | Billy Dickinson | 5 |
4 | Bob Morton | 28 |
3 | Robert Heslop | 24 |
2 | Albert Harrison | 24 |
2 | Norman Thompson | 8 |
2 | Sid Gibson | 5 |
1 | Bob Wallace | 17 |
1 | Charles Howie | 18 |
1 | William 'Bill' Thompson | 43 |
1 | William Lennox | 9 |
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 | |
Hull City | Sat Dec 22, 1928 | Home | 3-1 | Sat May 04, 1929 | Away | 1-0 | |
Swansea Town | Sat Sep 15, 1928 | Away | 5-3 | Wed Feb 20, 1929 | Home | 2-1 | |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | Tue Dec 25, 1928 | Away | 3-2 | Wed Dec 26, 1928 | Home | 2-1 |
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 | |
West Bromwich Albion | Fri Mar 29, 1929 | Home | 1-2 | Mon Apr 01, 1929 | Away | 0-3 |