SEASON: 1926-27
- DIVISION:
- English Second Division (Tier 2)
- MANAGER(s):
- John Baynes
- FA Cup:
- 4th Round (Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) 0-2)
- League Cup:
- Did not exist
- Top Goalscorer:
- Sid Gibson (17 goals)
TABLE
SECOND DIVISION (Tier 2) - 1926-27
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 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 122 | 60 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 78 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 37 | 2.03333 | 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 | 1.77551 | 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 | 1.77049 | 54 | 3-3 | 1-1 | ||
4 | Chelsea | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 62 | 52 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 1.19231 | 52 | 4-1 | 0-2 | ||
5 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 80 | 55 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 57 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 1.45455 | 50 | ||||
6 | Preston North End | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 74 | 72 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 43 | 1.02778 | 49 | 7-0 | 0-1 | ||
7 | Hull City | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 63 | 52 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 1.21154 | 47 | 3-1 | 2-1 | ||
8 | Port Vale | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 88 | 78 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 52 | 1.12821 | 45 | 0-3 | 2-0 | ||
9 | Blackpool | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 95 | 80 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 65 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 54 | 1.18750 | 44 | 2-0 | 2-2 | ||
10 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 74 | 84 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 47 | .88095 | 44 | 1-1 | 3-3 | ||
11 | Barnsley | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 88 | 87 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 64 | 1.01149 | 43 | 3-1 | 2-0 | ||
12 | Swansea Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 68 | 72 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 51 | .94444 | 43 | 2-2 | 1-2 | ||
13 | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 62 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 40 | .96774 | 42 | 3-1 | 0-1 | ||
14 | Reading | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 64 | 72 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 52 | .88889 | 40 | 5-1 | 0-4 | ||
15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 73 | 75 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 54 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 45 | .97333 | 35 | 1-1 | 0-2 | ||
16 | Notts County | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 70 | 96 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 72 | .72917 | 35 | 2-0 | 2-1 | ||
17 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 74 | 91 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 52 | .81319 | 34 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
18 | Fulham | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 58 | 92 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 61 | .63043 | 34 | 2-0 | 1-2 | ||
19 | South Shields | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 71 | 96 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 71 | .73958 | 33 | 4-2 | 1-1 | ||
20 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 60 | 96 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 61 | .62500 | 31 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
21 | Darlington | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 79 | 98 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 53 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 56 | .80612 | 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 | .56818 | 23 | Relegated | 3-0 | 1-1 |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
- GAME COUNTS
- 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%
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
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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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:
- 30,616 (Portsmouth)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 4,659 (Grimsby Town)
- Average League Attendance:
- 12,764
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- -
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- -
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 10
- Yellow Cards:
- 0
- Red Cards:
- 0   
- Own goals (for):
- 2   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 0   (scored by us for opponents)   
- Penalties scored:
- 1
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 3
- Penalties saved:
- 3
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 08, 1927 | Ashington | 3 | A | 2-0 | - | Stocks (?), Burton (?) | |
Sat Jan 29, 1927 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | A | 0-2 | - |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mon May 09, 1927 | Northampton Town | England | A | 1-0 | - | Stocks (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (8) - £0 | Out (8) - £0 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Harold Wadsworth | Bought | Duncan Walker | Retired | Joseph Laws | Bought | John Saxton | Sold | Ted Linley | Bought | Joseph Laws | Sold | Tom Turner | Bought | Joseph Taylor | Sold | 1926 | Cliff Price | Bought | Ralph Lynas | Sold | May 01, 1926 | Alf Townsend | Bought | Randolph Galloway | Sold | May 01, 1926 | Ebor Reed | Bought | Ted Linley | Sold | May 01, 1927 | Albert Harrison | Bought | 1927 | Ebor Reed | 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 | Len Langford | England | 27 | 44 | 19 | 14 | 11 | Defenders | ||||||||
D | Henry Marsden | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
D | William 'Bill' Thompson | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | Midfielders | ||||||||||
M | Albert Harrison | England | 22 | |||||||||||||
M | Gerry Morgan | N. Ireland | 27 | 44 | 19 | 14 | 11 | |||||||||
M | John Saxton | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||
M | Joseph Taylor | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
M | Sid Gibson | England | 27 | 43 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 17 | ||||||||
M | Tom Turner | Forwards | ||||||||||||||
F | Alf Townsend | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
F | Bob Wallace | Scotland | 33 | 41 | 18 | 12 | 11 | |||||||||
F | Charlie Jones | Wales | 26 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||
F | Cliff Price | England | 26 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
F | Cyril Stocks | 40 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 15 | ||||||||||
F | Duncan Walker | Scotland | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
F | Ebor Reed | England | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
F | Harold Wadsworth | England | 27 | |||||||||||||
F | Jackie Belton | England | 31 | 35 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||
F | Joseph Laws | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
F | Noah Burton | England | 29 | 35 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 13 | ||||||||
F | Percy Barratt | England | 27 | 44 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 8 | ||||||||
F | Ralph Lynas | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
F | Randolph Galloway | England | 29 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
F | Ted Linley | England | 31 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
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17 | Sid Gibson | 43 |
15 | Cyril Stocks | 40 |
13 | Noah Burton | 35 |
11 | Charlie Jones | 32 |
8 (1) | Percy Barratt | 44 |
5 | Cliff Price | 15 |
5 | Ted Linley | 31 |
2 | Duncan Walker | 2 |
2 | Own Goals | 44 |
1 | Alf Townsend | 8 |
1 | Jackie Belton | 35 |
1 | Joseph Laws | 6 |
1 | Randolph Galloway | 3 |
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 | |
Barnsley | Sat Sep 25, 1926 | Away | 2-0 | Sat Feb 12, 1927 | Home | 3-1 | |
Hull City | Sat Nov 06, 1926 | Away | 2-1 | Sat Mar 26, 1927 | Home | 3-1 | |
Notts County | Sat Sep 18, 1926 | Away | 2-1 | Sat Feb 05, 1927 | Home | 2-0 |
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 |