SEASON: 1928-29


Prev Season: 1927-28
This Season: 1928-29
Next Season: 1929-30
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 AwayResults
Pos Team P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts ResultHomeAway
1Middlesbrough422211992571443542287638351.6140455Promoted as Champions1-10-1
2Grimsby Town4224513826116234924831033371.3442653Promoted0-12-2
3Bradford Park Avenue4222416887018216222421526481.25714483-21-1
4Southampton4217141174601263482258826381.23333481-11-2
5Notts County4219914786513445124651027411.20000471-21-1
6Stoke City42171213745112724616551128351.45098461-51-1
7West Bromwich Albion4219815807913445025641130541.01266461-20-3
8Blackpool4219716927613444918631243581.21053452-02-2
9Chelsea4217101564651065403074102435.98462443-00-3
10Tottenham Hotspur421791675811632502616142555.92593432-21-2
11Nottingham Forest421512157170867343376837371.0142942
12Hull City421314155863885382456102039.92063403-11-0
13Preston North End421591878791263582733152052.98734394-12-3
14Millwall421671971861047433563122851.82558390-41-1
15Reading421591863861236483036121556.73256391-23-0
16Barnsley4216620696612455128421518381.04545381-32-1
17Wolverhampton Wanderers42157207781966413161143650.95062372-13-2
18Oldham Athletic421652154751524372413171751.72000373-10-2
19Swansea Town4213101962751236462617131649.82667362-15-3
20Bristol City4213101958721164372524152147.80556361-15-2
21Port Vale421542371861416532513171861.8255834Relegated2-22-4
22Clapton Orient421282245721047292524151647.6250032Relegated0-04-1
Points per win: 2

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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 goal2 goals3 goals4 goals5+ goals
Scored16 times11 times6 times2 times2 times
Conceded17 times14 times5 times2 times1 time
Won By7 times4 times5 times
Lost By9 times3 times2 times2 times

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.

Position days Record against teams in each position
Forest
Pos
Num Days Opp
Pos
PWDLFAPointsResults (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
1 131-2342 Chelsea (0-3), Chelsea (3-0), Middlesbrough (0-1)
2 211--312 Hull City (3-1)
3 31-1-111 Notts County (1-1)
4 41-1-111 Southampton (1-1)
52 53-12461 Preston North End (2-3), Bradford Park Avenue (1-1), Notts County (1-2)
626 61-1-111 Middlesbrough (1-1)
77 73-21452 Grimsby Town (2-2), Millwall (1-1), Southampton (1-2)
87 8-------
93 92-11231 Grimsby Town (0-1), Blackpool (2-2)
1015 10211-433 Bradford Park Avenue (3-2), Stoke City (1-1)
1156 1132-1764 Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-2), West Bromwich Albion (0-3), Preston North End (4-1)
125 1221-1222 West Bromwich Albion (1-2), Hull City (1-0)
1348 13211-433 Wolverhampton Wanderers (2-1), Tottenham Hotspur (2-2)
1443 1422--504 Blackpool (2-0), Reading (3-0)
157 1542-2994 Swansea Town (5-3), Barnsley (1-3), Tottenham Hotspur (1-2), Swansea Town (2-1)
16 161--1040 Millwall (0-4)
1717 1721-1652 Clapton Orient (4-1), Port Vale (2-4)
1814 18211-633 Bristol City (5-2), Bristol City (1-1)
19 1922--524 Barnsley (2-1), Oldham Athletic (3-1)
202 201-1-001 Clapton Orient (0-0)
21 212-11341 Reading (1-2), Port Vale (2-2)
22 221--1020 Oldham Athletic (0-2)
Not included: Week 1 game against Stoke City (1-5) as all teams were unplaced at the time

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
WeekDateOpponentH/AScoreAttPosScorersStatus
1Sat Aug 25, 1928Stoke CityH1-514,54820Burton (?)
2Mon Aug 27, 1928Clapton OrientA4-16,18513Stocks (?), Burton (?, ?), Morton (?)
3Sat Sep 01, 1928Grimsby TownA2-212,33011Stocks (?), Jennings (?)
4Wed Sep 05, 1928Clapton OrientH0-07,54210
5Sat Sep 08, 1928Bradford Park AvenueH3-29,6796Gibson (?, ?), Stocks (?)
6Sat Sep 15, 1928Swansea TownA5-312,2046Dickinson (?, ?), Jennings (?, ?, ?)
7Sat Sep 22, 1928BlackpoolH2-012,6155Dickinson (?), Jennings (?)
8Sat Sep 29, 1928ChelseaA0-338,1396
9Sat Oct 06, 1928BarnsleyH1-314,78510Dickinson (?)
10Sat Oct 13, 1928Bristol CityA5-214,0397Stocks (?), Jennings (?, ?, ?), Dickinson (?)
11Sat Oct 20, 1928Notts CountyA1-122,2498Harrison (?)
12Sat Oct 27, 1928MillwallH0-45,30811
13Sat Nov 03, 1928Port ValeA2-49,93613Jennings (?, ?)
14Sat Nov 10, 1928SouthamptonH1-14,80813Burton (?)
15Sat Nov 17, 1928Tottenham HotspurA1-223,38415Burton (?)
16Sat Nov 24, 1928ReadingH1-26,22317Jennings (?)
17Sat Dec 01, 1928Preston North EndA2-316,22017Jennings (?), Morton (?)
18Sat Dec 08, 1928MiddlesbroughH1-18,83718Heathcock (?)
Sat Dec 15, 1928Oldham AthleticA2-1-Jennings (?), Heathcock (?)
19Sat Dec 22, 1928Hull CityH3-16,75817Heathcock (?, ?), Morton (?)
20Tue Dec 25, 1928Wolverhampton WanderersA3-214,45514Howie (?), Heathcock (?, ?)
21Wed Dec 26, 1928Wolverhampton WanderersH2-118,81113Heathcock (?), Morton (?)
22Sat Dec 29, 1928Stoke CityA1-18,14614Heslop (?)
23Tue Jan 01, 1929Oldham AthleticA0-215,50514
24Sat Jan 05, 1929Grimsby TownH0-17,36114
25Sat Jan 19, 1929Bradford Park AvenueA1-16,99714Stocks (?)
26Sat Feb 02, 1929BlackpoolA2-26,99714Stocks (?), Burton (?)
27Sat Feb 09, 1929ChelseaH3-010,82913Stocks (?, ?), Burton (?)
28Sat Feb 16, 1929BarnsleyA2-13,68811Lennox (?), Burton (?)
29Wed Feb 20, 1929Swansea TownH2-15,8729Stocks (?), Heslop (?)
30Sat Feb 23, 1929Bristol CityH1-18,29610Harrison (?)
31Sat Mar 02, 1929Notts CountyH1-218,43811Burton (?)
32Sat Mar 09, 1929MillwallA1-124,59111Jennings (?)
33Sat Mar 16, 1929Port ValeH2-27,38811Jennings (?), Heslop (?)
34Sat Mar 23, 1929SouthamptonA1-210,15811Stocks (?)
35Fri Mar 29, 1929West Bromwich AlbionH1-213,17012Jennings (?)
36Sat Mar 30, 1929Tottenham HotspurH2-28,50412Thompson (?), Burton (?)
37Mon Apr 01, 1929West Bromwich AlbionA0-312,06513
38Sat Apr 06, 1929ReadingA3-010,31513Heathcock (?, ?), Thompson (?)
39Sat Apr 13, 1929Preston North EndH4-15,21311Wallace (?), Heathcock (?, ?, ?)Safe
40Sat Apr 20, 1929MiddlesbroughA0-118,22013Safe
41Sat Apr 27, 1929Oldham AthleticH3-14,41611Heathcock (?, ?), Thompson (?)Safe
42Sat May 04, 1929Hull CityA1-04,29411Heathcock (?)Safe

FA Cup
DateOpponentRoundReplayH/AScoreAttScorers
Sat Jan 12, 1929Swansea Town3H1-219,211Jennings (?)

Friendly
DateOpponentCountryH/AScoreAttScorers
Wed Nov 14, 1928ArsenalEnglandA1-0-Jennings (?)
Mon Apr 22, 1929ChesterfieldEnglandA1-1-Heathcock (?)



TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (14) - £0 Out (10) - £0
Date Player Details Fee Date Player Details Fee
Bert HalesBoughtBert HalesSold
Bob MortonBoughtEric HagueSold
Eric HagueBoughtGeorge GoucherSold
Joe HeathcockBoughtHenry MarsdenSold
Robert HeslopBoughtSam JenningsSold
Sam JenningsBoughtTom TurnerSold
William Brown (1928)BoughtWilliam Brown (1928)Sold
William LennoxBoughtWilliam LennoxSold
1928John VentersBoughtSep 08, 1928Sid GibsonSold
1928Percy AshtonBoughtAug 1929Gerry MorganSold
Jun 01, 1928David CameronBought
Jun 27, 1928George GoucherBought
Sep 15, 1928Billy DickinsonBought
Oct 1928Charles HowieBought


SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1stSeason Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos Num Player Country Age* P W D L Goals Yellows Reds Went Off Came On Unused Sub Notes
Goalkeepers
GK Arthur Dexter England15438
GK Len Langford England29291198
GK Percy Ashton England19
Defenders
D Billy McKinlay Scotland2340141015
DGeorge Goucher11
DHenry Marsden2622
D Tommy Graham England2342151115
D William 'Bill' Thompson431512151
DWilliam Brown (1928) Scotland294121
Midfielders
M Albert Harrison England24247892
MCharles Howie Scotland185481
MDavid Cameron10514
M Gerry Morgan N. Ireland2917565
MJoe Heathcock1774515
MJohn Venters Scotland17
M Sid Gibson England2952212
MTom Turner11
MWilliam Lennox95311
Forwards
FBert Hales England19321
FBilly Dickinson England225325
FBob Morton England25289994
F Bob Wallace Scotland35176561
FCyril Stocks341291310
FEric Hague5113
F Noah Burton England3131891310
FNorman Thompson8622
F Percy Barratt England29238681
FRobert Heslop248793
FSam Jennings England2929881217


GOALSCORERS


Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens)PlayerGames
17Sam Jennings29
15Joe Heathcock17
10Cyril Stocks34
10Noah Burton31
5Billy Dickinson5
4Bob Morton28
3Robert Heslop24
2Albert Harrison24
2Norman Thompson8
2Sid Gibson5
1Bob Wallace17
1Charles Howie18
1William 'Bill' Thompson43
1William Lennox9


LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score
Hull CitySat Dec 22, 1928Home3-1Sat May 04, 1929Away1-0
Swansea TownSat Sep 15, 1928Away5-3Wed Feb 20, 1929Home2-1
Wolverhampton WanderersTue Dec 25, 1928Away3-2Wed Dec 26, 1928Home2-1



LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score
West Bromwich AlbionFri Mar 29, 1929Home1-2Mon Apr 01, 1929Away0-3