SEASON: 1927-28
- DIVISION:
- English Second Division (Tier 2)
- MANAGER(s):
- John Baynes
- FA Cup:
- Quarter Final (Sheffield United (A) 0-3)
- League Cup:
- -
- Top Goalscorer:
- Cyril Stocks, Noah Burton (15 goals)
- 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%
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 | 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 |
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ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 21,957
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 2,572
- Average League Attendance:
- 10,478
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 35,625
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 35,625
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 6
- Red cards:
- 0
- Yellow cards:
- 0
- Penalties scored:
- 3
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 1
- Penalties saved:
- 0
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 | 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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GAMES
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 14, 1928 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | H | 1-0 | Win | - | Wadsworth (?) | ||
Sat Jan 28, 1928 | Derby County | 4 | A | 0-0 | Draw | 22,594 | |||
Wed Feb 01, 1928 | Derby County | 4 | Y | 1 | H | 2-0 | Win | 35,625 | Gibson (?), Stocks (?) |
Sat Feb 18, 1928 | Cardiff City | 5 | H | 2-1 | Win | - | Thompson (?), Stocks (?) | ||
Sat Mar 03, 1928 | Sheffield United | Quarter | A | 0-3 | Loss | - |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thu May 03, 1928 | Derby County | England | N | 1-1 | Draw | - | Price (?) |
Mon May 07, 1928 | Northampton Town | England | A | 2-3 | Loss | - | ? (?, ?) |
Tue May 08, 1928 | Kettering Town | England | A | 1-7 | Loss | - | ? (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (10) | Out (13) | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Bill Sturton | Bought | Alf Townsend | Sold | Billy McKinlay | Bought | Bill Sturton | Sold | Clive German | Bought | Cliff Price | Sold | Ernest McLachlan | Bought | Ernest McLachlan | Sold | Lee Gordon | Bought | Harold Wadsworth | Sold | Leonard Boot | Bought | Hugh McKenna | Sold | Stuart McMillan | Bought | Jackie Belton | Sold | Thomas Hicks | Bought | Lee Gordon | Sold | Tommy Roe | Bought | Leonard Boot | Sold | Oct 28, 1927 | Hugh McKenna | Bought | Stuart McMillan | Sold | Thomas Hicks | Sold | Tommy Roe | Sold | May 01, 1928 | Charlie Jones | 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 | Arthur Dexter | 33 | 12 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||
GK | Len Langford | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
GK | Leonard Boot | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
D | Henry Marsden | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
D | Thomas Hicks | 8 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
D | William 'Bill' Thompson | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 4 | |||||||
M | Albert Harrison | 41 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 2 | |||||||
M | Bill Sturton | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
M | Billy McKinlay | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||
M | Ernest McLachlan | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
M | Gerry Morgan | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||
M | Hugh McKenna | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
M | Lee Gordon | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
M | Sid Gibson | 43 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 13 | |||||||
M | Tom Turner | ||||||||||||
M | Tommy Roe | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |||||||
M | Harold Green | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
F | Alf Townsend | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
F | Bob Wallace | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 1 | |||||||
F | Charlie Jones | 41 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 10 | |||||||
F | Cliff Price | 5 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
F | Clive German | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
F | Cyril Stocks | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 15 | |||||||
F | Harold Wadsworth | 35 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 10 | |||||||
F | Jackie Belton | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||
F | Noah Burton | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 15 | |||||||
F | Norman Thompson | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
F | Percy Barratt | 45 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 5 | |||||||
F | Stuart McMillan | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
F | Tommy Graham | 2 | 2 |
GOALSCORERS
Competitive goals only
Goals | Player | Games |
---|---|---|
15 | Cyril Stocks | 36 |
15 | Noah Burton | 36 |
13 | Sid Gibson | 43 |
10 | Charlie Jones | 41 |
10 | Harold Wadsworth | 35 |
5 | Percy Barratt | 45 |
4 | Tommy Roe | 9 |
4 | William 'Bill' Thompson | 38 |
3 | Alf Townsend | 7 |
2 | Albert Harrison | 41 |
2 | Clive German | 2 |
2 | Ernest McLachlan | 8 |
1 | Bob Wallace | 34 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
1927-28
Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score |
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Notts County | Sat Sep 17, 1927 | H | 2-1 | Wed Feb 22, 1928 | A | 2-1 |
Reading | Sat Oct 22, 1927 | A | 2-0 | Thu Mar 29, 1928 | H | 5-3 |
South Shields | Sat Sep 03, 1927 | H | 7-2 | Sat Jan 07, 1928 | A | 4-3 |