SEASON: 1926-27
- DIVISION:
- English Second Division (Tier 2)
- MANAGER(s):
- John Baynes
- FA Cup:
- 4th Round (Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) 0-2)
- League Cup:
- -
- Top Goalscorer:
- Sid Gibson (17 goals)
- Competitive Games:
- 44
- Competitive Goals:
- 82
- Goals per game:
- 1.9
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 50 out of 84 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 59.5%
ALL GAMES
LEAGUE GAMES

Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
Friendly
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
SQUAD
Competitive goals only
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 11 times | 12 times | 6 times | 3 times | 3 times | Conceded | 19 times | 9 times | 4 times | 2 times | Won By | 4 times | 10 times | 2 times | 2 times | 1 time | Lost By | 5 times | 4 times | 1 time | 1 time |
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ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 30,616
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 4,659
- Average League Attendance:
- 12,764
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 0
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 0
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 10
- Red cards:
- 0
- Yellow cards:
- 0
- Penalties scored:
- 1
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 3
- Penalties saved:
- 3
END OF SEASON TABLE
SECOND DIVISION (Tier 2) | 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 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 122 | 60 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 78 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 37 | 2.033 | 62 | Promoted as Champions | 4-3 | 0-1 | 2 | Portsmouth | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 87 | 49 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 58 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 1.776 | 54 | Promoted | 1-0 | 0-0 | 3 | Manchester City | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 108 | 61 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 65 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 38 | 1.770 | 54 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 4 | Chelsea | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 62 | 52 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 1.192 | 52 | 4-1 | 0-2 | 5 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 80 | 55 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 57 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 1.455 | 50 | 6 | Preston North End | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 74 | 72 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 43 | 1.028 | 49 | 7-0 | 0-1 | 7 | Hull City | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 63 | 52 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 1.212 | 47 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 8 | Port Vale | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 88 | 78 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 52 | 1.128 | 45 | 0-3 | 2-0 | 9 | Blackpool | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 95 | 80 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 65 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 54 | 1.188 | 44 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 10 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 74 | 84 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 47 | .881 | 44 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 11 | Barnsley | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 88 | 87 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 64 | 1.011 | 43 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 12 | Swansea Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 68 | 72 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 51 | .944 | 43 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 13 | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 62 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 40 | .968 | 42 | 3-1 | 0-1 | 14 | Reading | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 64 | 72 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 52 | .889 | 40 | 5-1 | 0-4 | 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 73 | 75 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 54 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 45 | .973 | 35 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 16 | Notts County | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 70 | 96 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 72 | .729 | 35 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 17 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 74 | 91 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 52 | .813 | 34 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 18 | Fulham | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 58 | 92 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 61 | .630 | 34 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 19 | South Shields | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 71 | 96 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 71 | .740 | 33 | 4-2 | 1-1 | 20 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 60 | 96 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 61 | .625 | 31 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 21 | Darlington | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 79 | 98 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 53 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 56 | .806 | 30 | Relegated | 5-1 | 2-4 | 22 | Bradford City | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 50 | 88 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 60 | .568 | 23 | Relegated | 3-0 | 1-1 |
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sat Jan 08, 1927 | Ashington | 3 | A | 2-0 | Win | - | Stocks (?), Burton (?) | ||
Sat Jan 29, 1927 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | A | 0-2 | Loss | - |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mon May 09, 1927 | Northampton Town | England | A | 1-0 | Win | - | Stocks (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (8) | Out (8) | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Cliff Price | Bought | Duncan Walker | Retired | Harold Wadsworth | Bought | Ebor Reed | Sold | Joseph Laws | Bought | John Saxton | Sold | Ted Linley | Bought | Joseph Laws | Sold | Tom Turner | Bought | Joseph Taylor | Sold | May 01, 1926 | Alf Townsend | Bought | Ralph Lynas | Sold | May 01, 1926 | Ebor Reed | Bought | Randolph Galloway | Sold | Aug 27, 1927 | Albert Harrison | Bought | Ted Linley | Sold |
SQUAD
Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes |
GK | Len Langford | 44 | 19 | 14 | 11 | ||||||||
D | Henry Marsden | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
D | William 'Bill' Thompson | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | ||||||||
M | Albert Harrison | ||||||||||||
M | Gerry Morgan | 44 | 19 | 14 | 11 | ||||||||
M | John Saxton | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
M | Joseph Taylor | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
M | Sid Gibson | 43 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 17 | |||||||
M | Tom Turner | ||||||||||||
F | Alf Townsend | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
F | Bob Wallace | 41 | 18 | 12 | 11 | ||||||||
F | Charlie Jones | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 11 | |||||||
F | Cliff Price | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
F | Cyril Stocks | 40 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 15 | |||||||
F | Duncan Walker | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
F | Ebor Reed | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
F | Harold Wadsworth | ||||||||||||
F | Jackie Belton | 35 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 1 | |||||||
F | Joseph Laws | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
F | Noah Burton | 35 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 13 | |||||||
F | Percy Barratt | 44 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 8 | |||||||
F | Ralph Lynas | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
F | Randolph Galloway | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
F | Ted Linley | 31 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
GOALSCORERS
Competitive goals only
Goals | Player | Games |
---|---|---|
17 | Sid Gibson | 43 |
15 | Cyril Stocks | 40 |
13 | Noah Burton | 35 |
11 | Charlie Jones | 32 |
8 | Percy Barratt | 44 |
5 | Cliff Price | 15 |
5 | Ted Linley | 31 |
2 | Duncan Walker | 2 |
1 | Alf Townsend | 8 |
1 | Jackie Belton | 35 |
1 | Joseph Laws | 6 |
1 | Randolph Galloway | 3 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
1926-27
Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score |
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Barnsley | Sat Sep 25, 1926 | A | 2-0 | Sat Feb 12, 1927 | H | 3-1 |
Hull City | Sat Nov 06, 1926 | A | 2-1 | Sat Mar 26, 1927 | H | 3-1 |
Notts County | Sat Sep 18, 1926 | A | 2-1 | Sat Feb 05, 1927 | H | 2-0 |