The 1927–28 season was the 36th season of The Football League.
Final league tables
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season. From the 1922–23 season on Re-election was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South.[2]
First Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Everton (C) | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 102 | 66 | 1.545 | 53 | |
2 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 91 | 68 | 1.338 | 51 | |
3 | Leicester City | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 96 | 72 | 1.333 | 48 | |
4 | Derby County | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 96 | 83 | 1.157 | 44 | |
5 | Bury | 42 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 80 | 80 | 1.000 | 44 | |
6 | Cardiff City | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 70 | 80 | 0.875 | 44 | |
7 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 81 | 66 | 1.227 | 43 | |
8 | Aston Villa | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 78 | 73 | 1.068 | 43 | |
9 | Newcastle United | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 79 | 81 | 0.975 | 43 | |
10 | Arsenal | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 82 | 86 | 0.953 | 41 | |
11 | Birmingham | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 70 | 75 | 0.933 | 41 | |
12 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 66 | 78 | 0.846 | 41 | |
13 | Sheffield United | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 79 | 86 | 0.919 | 40 | |
14 | The Wednesday | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 81 | 78 | 1.038 | 39 | |
15 | Sunderland | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 74 | 76 | 0.974 | 39 | |
16 | Liverpool | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 84 | 87 | 0.966 | 39 | |
17 | West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 81 | 88 | 0.920 | 39 | |
18 | Manchester United | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 72 | 80 | 0.900 | 39 | |
19 | Burnley | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 82 | 98 | 0.837 | 39 | |
20 | Portsmouth | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 66 | 90 | 0.733 | 39 | |
21 | Tottenham Hotspur (R) | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 74 | 86 | 0.860 | 38 | Relegation to the Second Division |
22 | Middlesbrough (R) | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 81 | 88 | 0.920 | 37 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
Maps
Second Division
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manchester City | 42 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 1.695 | 59 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Leeds United | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 63 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 2.000 | 57 | Promoted |
3 | Chelsea | 42 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 1.667 | 54 | |
4 | Preston North End | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 42 | 1.515 | 53 | |
5 | Stoke City | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 42 | 1.322 | 52 | |
6 | Swansea Town | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 46 | 1.190 | 48 | |
7 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 33 | 1.471 | 46 | |
8 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 50 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 42 | 1.286 | 46 | |
9 | Port Vale | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 1.193 | 44 | |
10 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 54 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 47 | 0.988 | 40 | |
11 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 42 | 0.831 | 40 | |
12 | Bristol City | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 61 | 0.962 | 39 | |
13 | Barnsley | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 49 | 0.765 | 39 | |
14 | Hull City | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 0.759 | 39 | |
15 | Notts County | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 48 | 0.919 | 38 | |
16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 60 | 0.692 | 36 | |
17 | Southampton | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 54 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 0.883 | 35 | |
18 | Reading | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 53 | 0.707 | 35 | |
19 | Blackpool | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 55 | 43 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 58 | 0.822 | 34 | |
20 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 60 | 0.647 | 34 | |
21 | Fulham | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 22 | 67 | 0.764 | 33 | Relegated |
22 | South Shields | 42 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 70 | 0.505 | 23 |
Results
Maps
Third Division North
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 68 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 2.244 | 63 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Lincoln City | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 44 | 1.422 | 55 | |
3 | Stockport County | 42 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 62 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 37 | 1.745 | 54 | |
4 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 59 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 1.818 | 53 | |
5 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 68 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 44 | 1.458 | 53 | |
6 | Bradford City | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 59 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 41 | 1.417 | 48 | |
7 | Darlington | 42 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 63 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 46 | 1.203 | 47 | |
8 | Southport | 42 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 55 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 46 | 1.129 | 45 | |
9 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 45 | 1.134 | 44 | |
10 | New Brighton | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 40 | 1.161 | 42 | |
11 | Wrexham | 42 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 48 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 48 | 0.955 | 42 | |
12 | Halifax Town | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 47 | 1.028 | 41 | |
13 | Rochdale | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 53 | 0.961 | 41 | |
14 | Rotherham United | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 50 | 0.942 | 39 | |
15 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 46 | 0.852 | 38 | |
16 | Chesterfield | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 49 | 0.910 | 36 | |
17 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 58 | 0.895 | 34 | |
18 | Ashington | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 54 | 36 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 67 | 0.748 | 33 | |
19 | Barrow | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 78 | 0.529 | 31 | |
20 | Wigan Borough | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 65 | 0.577 | 30 | |
21 | Durham City | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 70 | 0.530 | 29 | Failed re-election |
22 | Nelson | 42 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 50 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 26 | 87 | 0.559 | 26 | Re-elected |
Results
Maps
Third Division South
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Millwall | 42 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 35 | 2.540 | 65 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Northampton Town | 42 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 67 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 41 | 1.594 | 55 | |
3 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 1.574 | 53 | |
4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 45 | 1.174 | 48 | |
5 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 49 | 1.097 | 48 | |
6 | Swindon Town | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 60 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 43 | 1.304 | 47 | |
7 | Southend United | 42 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 45 | 1.250 | 46 | |
8 | Exeter City | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 1.167 | 46 | |
9 | Newport County | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 52 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 46 | 0.964 | 45 | |
10 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 36 | 1.014 | 43 | |
11 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 43 | 0.857 | 43 | |
12 | Brentford | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 44 | 1.027 | 40 | |
13 | Luton Town | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 38 | 60 | 1.080 | 39 | |
14 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 55 | 0.911 | 38 | |
15 | Watford | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 44 | 0.872 | 38 | |
16 | Gillingham | 42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 55 | 0.765 | 37 | |
17 | Norwich City | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 44 | 0.943 | 36 | |
18 | Walsall[a] | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 66 | 0.743 | 33 | |
19 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 57 | 0.720 | 32 | |
20 | Coventry City | 42 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 27 | 60 | 0.698 | 31 | |
21 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 40 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 51 | 0.582 | 31 | Re-elected |
22 | Torquay United[b] | 42 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 67 | 0.515 | 30 |
Notes:
- ^ Walsall had been transferred from Third Division North for this season.
- ^ New club in the league; elected from Southern League and Western League
Results
Maps
See also
References
- ^ "England 1927-28". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ a b Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
- ^ a b c d "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
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