The 1929–30 season was the 38th 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 onwards, 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sheffield Wednesday (C) | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 105 | 57 | 1.842 | 60 | |
2 | Derby County | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 90 | 82 | 1.098 | 50 | |
3 | Manchester City | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 91 | 81 | 1.123 | 47 | |
4 | Aston Villa | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 92 | 83 | 1.108 | 47 | |
5 | Leeds United | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 79 | 63 | 1.254 | 46 | |
6 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 99 | 93 | 1.065 | 45 | |
7 | West Ham United | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 86 | 79 | 1.089 | 43 | |
8 | Leicester City | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 86 | 90 | 0.956 | 43 | |
9 | Sunderland | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 76 | 80 | 0.950 | 43 | |
10 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 63 | 69 | 0.913 | 43 | |
11 | Birmingham | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 67 | 62 | 1.081 | 41 | |
12 | Liverpool | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 63 | 79 | 0.797 | 41 | |
13 | Portsmouth | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 66 | 62 | 1.065 | 40 | |
14 | Arsenal | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 78 | 66 | 1.182 | 39 | |
15 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 74 | 74 | 1.000 | 39 | |
16 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 82 | 84 | 0.976 | 38 | |
17 | Manchester United | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 67 | 88 | 0.761 | 38 | |
18 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 73 | 89 | 0.820 | 37 | |
19 | Newcastle United | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 71 | 92 | 0.772 | 37 | |
20 | Sheffield United | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 91 | 96 | 0.948 | 36 | |
21 | Burnley (R) | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 79 | 97 | 0.814 | 36 | Relegation to the Second Division |
22 | Everton (R) | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 80 | 92 | 0.870 | 35 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
Maps
Second Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Blackpool (C, P) | 42 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 98 | 67 | 1.463 | 58 | Promotion to the First Division |
2 | Chelsea (P) | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 74 | 46 | 1.609 | 55 | |
3 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 90 | 51 | 1.765 | 53 | |
4 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 91 | 70 | 1.300 | 50 | |
5 | Bury | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 78 | 67 | 1.164 | 49 | |
6 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 105 | 73 | 1.438 | 47 | |
7 | Southampton | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 77 | 76 | 1.013 | 45 | |
8 | Cardiff City | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 61 | 59 | 1.034 | 44 | |
9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 77 | 79 | 0.975 | 41 | |
10 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 55 | 69 | 0.797 | 41 | |
11 | Stoke City | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 74 | 72 | 1.028 | 40 | |
12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 59 | 61 | 0.967 | 39 | |
13 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 59 | 63 | 0.937 | 39 | |
14 | Millwall | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 57 | 73 | 0.781 | 39 | |
15 | Swansea Town | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 57 | 61 | 0.934 | 37 | |
16 | Preston North End | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 65 | 80 | 0.813 | 37 | |
17 | Barnsley | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 71 | 0.789 | 36 | |
18 | Bradford City | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 60 | 77 | 0.779 | 36 | |
19 | Reading | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 54 | 67 | 0.806 | 35 | |
20 | Bristol City | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 61 | 83 | 0.735 | 35 | |
21 | Hull City (R) | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 51 | 78 | 0.654 | 35 | Relegation to the Third Division North |
22 | Notts County (R) | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 54 | 70 | 0.771 | 33 | Relegation to the Third Division South |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
Maps
Third Division North
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Port Vale | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 2.784 | 67 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Stockport County | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 24 | 2.409 | 63 | |
3 | Darlington | 42 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 71 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 44 | 1.479 | 50 | |
4 | Chesterfield | 42 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 1.357 | 50 | |
5 | Lincoln City | 42 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 54 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 38 | 1.361 | 48 | |
6 | York City[a] | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 44 | 1.203 | 46 | |
7 | South Shields[b] | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 42 | 1.041 | 46 | |
8 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 50 | 1.095 | 45 | |
9 | Southport | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 31 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 43 | 1.095 | 43 | |
10 | Rochdale | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 57 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 61 | 0.978 | 43 | |
11 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 55 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 43 | 1.155 | 42 | |
12 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 57 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 51 | 0.965 | 41 | |
13 | New Brighton | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 57 | 0.873 | 40 | |
14 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 47 | 0.899 | 39 | |
15 | Carlisle United | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 63 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 67 | 0.891 | 39 | |
16 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 55 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 51 | 1.037 | 37 | |
17 | Wrexham | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 60 | 0.761 | 34 | |
18 | Wigan Borough | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 62 | 0.682 | 33 | |
19 | Nelson | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 55 | 0.638 | 33 | |
20 | Rotherham United | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 73 | 0.593 | 30 | |
21 | Halifax Town | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 53 | 0.557 | 28 | Re-elected |
22 | Barrow | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 70 | 0.418 | 27 |
Notes:
- ^ New club in the league; elected from Midland League
- ^ After this season South Shields moved to Gateshead and became Gateshead A.F.C.
Results
Maps
Third Division South
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 26 | 2.579 | 68 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Brentford | 42 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 2.136 | 61 | |
3 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 42 | 1.176 | 51 | |
4 | Northampton Town | 42 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 53 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 29 | 38 | 1.414 | 50 | |
5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 54 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 1.381 | 50 | |
6 | Coventry City | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 48 | 1.205 | 47 | |
7 | Fulham | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 50 | 1.048 | 47 | |
8 | Norwich City | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 49 | 1.143 | 46 | |
9 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 56 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 48 | 1.095 | 46 | |
10 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 37 | 1.180 | 43 | |
11 | Southend United | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 40 | 1.169 | 43 | |
12 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 0.887 | 41 | |
13 | Luton Town | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 53 | 0.821 | 40 | |
14 | Swindon Town | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 58 | 0.880 | 38 | |
15 | Watford | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 43 | 0.822 | 38 | |
16 | Exeter City | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 44 | 0.918 | 35 | |
17 | Walsall | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 54 | 0.910 | 34 | |
18 | Newport County | 42 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 48 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 56 | 0.871 | 34 | |
19 | Torquay United | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 56 | 0.681 | 31 | |
20 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 62 | 0.720 | 30 | |
21 | Gillingham | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 52 | 0.638 | 30 | Re-elected |
22 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 86 | 0.444 | 21 | Failed re-election |
Results
Maps
See also
References
- ^ "England 1929-30". 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.
- ^ "Premier League 1929/1930". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
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