SEASON: 1928-29
- DIVISION:
- English Second Division (Tier 2)
- MANAGER(s):
- John Baynes
- FA Cup:
- 2nd Round (Swansea Town (H) 1-2)
- League Cup:
- -
- Top Goalscorer:
- Sam Jennings (17 goals)
- 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%
ALL GAMES
LEAGUE GAMES
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
ATTENDANCES
END OF SEasON TABLE
*GA = Goal Average
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
Friendly
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 | 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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ATTENDANCES
- Highest League Attendance:
- 18,811 (League - Wolverhampton Wanderers)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 4,416 (League - Oldham Athletic)
- Average League Attendance:
- 9,495
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 19,211 (FA Cup - Swansea Town)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 19,211 (FA Cup - Swansea Town)
- Clean Sheets:
- 5
- Red cards:
- 1
- Yellow cards:
- 0
END OF SEasON TABLE
DIVISION TWO | Home | Away | Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA* | Pts | Result | Home | Away | ||||
1 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 92 | 57 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 35 | 1.614 | 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 | 1.344 | 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 | 1.257 | 48 | 3-2 | 1-1 | |||||
4 | Southampton | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 74 | 60 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 38 | 1.233 | 48 | 1-1 | 1-2 | |||||
5 | Notts County | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 78 | 65 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 41 | 1.200 | 47 | 1-2 | 1-1 | |||||
6 | Stoke City | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 74 | 51 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 1.451 | 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 | 1.013 | 46 | 1-2 | 0-3 | |||||
8 | Blackpool | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 92 | 76 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 43 | 58 | 1.211 | 45 | 2-0 | 2-2 | |||||
9 | Chelsea | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 65 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 35 | .985 | 44 | 3-0 | 0-3 | |||||
10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 75 | 81 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 55 | .926 | 43 | 2-2 | 1-2 | |||||
11 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 71 | 70 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 1.014 | 42 | |||||||
12 | Hull City | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 58 | 63 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 39 | .921 | 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 | .987 | 39 | 4-1 | 2-3 | |||||
14 | Millwall | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 86 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 51 | .826 | 39 | 0-4 | 1-1 | |||||
15 | Reading | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 86 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 56 | .733 | 39 | 1-2 | 3-0 | |||||
16 | Barnsley | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 69 | 66 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 38 | 1.045 | 38 | 1-3 | 2-1 | |||||
17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 77 | 81 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 36 | 50 | .951 | 37 | 2-1 | 3-2 | |||||
18 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 54 | 75 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 51 | .720 | 37 | 3-1 | 2-1 | |||||
18 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 54 | 75 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 51 | .720 | 37 | 3-1 | 0-2 | |||||
19 | Swansea Town | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 62 | 75 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 49 | .827 | 36 | 2-1 | 5-3 | |||||
20 | Bristol City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 58 | 72 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 47 | .806 | 36 | 1-1 | 5-2 | |||||
21 | Port Vale | 42 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 71 | 86 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 53 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 61 | .826 | 34 | Relegated | 2-2 | 2-4 | ||||
22 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 44 | 72 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 47 | .611 | 32 | Relegated | 0-0 | 4-1 |
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Ground | Notes |
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Sat Jan 12, 1929 | Swansea Town | 3 | H | 1-2 | Loss | 19,211 |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Ground | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wed Nov 14, 1928 | Arsenal | England | A | 1-0 | Win | - | ||
Mon Apr 22, 1929 | Chesterfield | England | A | 1-1 | Draw | - | Chesterfield Hospital Cup |
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 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||
GK | Len Langford | 29 | 11 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||
GK | Percy Ashton | ||||||||||||
D | George Goucher | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
D | Henry Marsden | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
D | William 'Bill' Thompson | 43 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 1 | |||||||
D | William Brown (1928) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
M | Albert Harrison | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | |||||||
M | Billy McKinlay | 40 | 14 | 10 | 15 | ||||||||
M | Charles Howie | 18 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | |||||||
M | David Cameron | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
M | Gerry Morgan | 17 | 5 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||
M | Joe Heathcock | 17 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |||||||
M | John Venters | ||||||||||||
M | Sid Gibson | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
M | Tom Turner | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
M | William Lennox | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
F | Bert Hales | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
F | Billy Dickinson | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||
F | Bob Morton | 28 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | |||||||
F | Bob Wallace | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | |||||||
F | Cyril Stocks | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 10 | |||||||
F | Eric Hague | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
F | Noah Burton | 31 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 10 | |||||||
F | Norman Thompson | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
F | Percy Barratt | 23 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | |||||||
F | Robert Heslop | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 3 | |||||||
F | Sam Jennings | 29 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 17 | |||||||
F | Tommy Graham | 42 | 15 | 11 | 15 |
GOALSCORERS
Competitive goals only
Goals | Player | Games |
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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
Home and away victories for the season
1928-29
Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score |
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Hull City | Sat Dec 22, 1928 | H | 3-1 | Sat May 04, 1929 | A | 1-0 |
Swansea Town | Sat Sep 15, 1928 | A | 5-3 | Wed Feb 20, 1929 | H | 2-1 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | Tue Dec 25, 1928 | A | 3-2 | Wed Dec 26, 1928 | H | 2-1 |