1927–28 Football League

The Football League
Season 1927–28
Champions Everton

The 19271928 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.

Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.

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

Football League, First Division
Season 1927–28
Champions Everton (3rd English title)
Relegated Middlesbrough
Tottenham Hotspur
FA Cup winners Blackburn Rovers (6th and as of 2016 the last FA Cup title)
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1765 (3.82 per match)
Top goalscorer Dixie Dean (Everton), 60 [3]
Biggest home win EvertonWest Ham 7–0 (22 Oct 1927)
Biggest away win Manchester UnitedNewcastle 1–7 (10 Sept 1927)
Sheffield UnitedHuddersfield 1–7 (12 Nov 1927)
Highest scoring NewcastleAston Villa 7–5 (10 Mar 1928)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Everton42118260289574238102661.545+3653
2Huddersfield Town4215155731768343791681.338+2351
3Leicester City42145266254710304796721.333+2448
4Derby County42124559305610375396831.157+1344
5Bury42131753357311274580801.000±044
6Cardiff City 42127244275313265370800.875–1044
7Bolton Wanderers42125447264611344081661.227+1543
8Aston Villa42133552304611264378731.068+543
9Newcastle United429754941669304079810.975–243
10Arsenal4210654933399335382860.953–441
11Birmingham42107436253810345070750.933–541
12Blackburn Rovers42135341223414255666780.846–1241
13Sheffield United42124556423612234479860.919–740
14The Wednesday4296645294710364981781.038+339
15Sunderland4295737296411374774760.974–239
16Liverpool42106554363711305184870.966–339
17West Ham United4297548345412335481880.920–739
18Manchester United42126351274116215372800.900–839
19Burnley42125455314215276782980.837–1639
20Portsmouth42134440233315266766900.733–2439
21Tottenham Hotspur42123647343513275274860.860–1238
22Middlesbrough4279546354611355381880.920–737

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
League Champions
FA Cup Winners
Welsh Cup winners
Relegated

First Division results

Home ╲ Away ARS AST BIRBLBBOLBURBRYCARDEREVEHUDLEILIVMUNMIDNEWPORSHUSUNTOTWEDWHU
Arsenal 03 22 32 12 41 31 30 34 32 00 22 63 01 31 41 02 61 21 11 11 22
Aston Villa 22 11 20 22 31 10 31 01 23 30 03 34 31 51 30 72 10 42 12 54 10
Birmingham City 11 11 21 11 40 22 13 21 22 31 02 20 00 32 02 20 41 11 32 10 12
Blackburn Rovers 41 01 44 16 21 01 00 32 42 11 00 21 30 30 10 60 10 00 21 31 10
Bolton Wanderers 11 31 32 31 71 21 21 13 11 01 33 21 32 00 12 31 11 12 41 20 40
Burnley 12 42 21 31 22 23 21 42 35 01 51 22 40 11 51 20 53 30 22 31 00
Bury 51 00 23 23 10 20 30 30 23 23 21 52 43 14 14 40 10 53 12 42 31
Cardiff City 22 21 21 11 21 32 01 44 20 40 30 11 20 11 31 31 22 31 21 11 15
Derby County 40 50 41 60 10 34 52 71 03 00 21 23 50 21 11 22 21 10 11 46 23
Everton 33 32 52 41 22 41 11 21 22 22 71 11 52 31 30 00 00 01 25 40 70
Huddersfield Town 21 11 20 31 10 12 30 82 21 41 31 24 42 24 13 41 01 42 42 10 52
Leicester City 32 30 30 60 42 50 22 41 40 10 12 11 10 33 30 62 31 33 61 22 23
Liverpool 02 00 23 42 42 22 51 12 52 33 42 11 20 11 00 82 21 25 20 52 13
Manchester United 41 51 11 11 21 43 01 22 50 10 00 52 61 30 17 20 23 21 30 11 11
Middlesbrough 22 00 11 20 25 23 61 12 33 42 31 11 11 12 11 51 30 03 31 33 22
Newcastle United 11 75 11 01 22 11 23 20 43 22 23 15 11 41 33 13 10 31 41 43 31
Portsmouth 23 31 22 22 10 10 10 30 22 13 21 20 10 10 41 01 41 35 30 00 21
Sheffield United 64 03 31 23 43 52 31 34 10 13 17 11 11 21 41 11 31 51 31 11 62
Sunderland 51 23 42 10 11 23 10 02 01 02 30 22 21 41 10 11 33 01 00 23 32
Tottenham Hotspur 20 21 10 11 12 50 14 10 12 13 22 21 31 41 42 52 03 22 31 13 53
The Wednesday 11 20 23 41 30 50 40 33 22 12 05 12 40 02 23 00 20 33 00 42 20
West Ham United 22 00 33 43 20 20 12 20 22 00 42 40 31 12 45 52 42 11 24 11 12

Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

First Division maps

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1927–1928

Second Division

Football League, Second Division
Season 1927–28
Champions Manchester City (4th title)
Relegated Fulham
South Shields
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1607 (3.48 per match)
Top goalscorer Jimmy Cookson (West Bromwich), 38 [3]
Biggest home win Notts CountyBarnsley 9–0 (19 Nov 1927)
Biggest away win Grimsby TownWest Bromwich 0–6 (7 Jan 1928)
Highest scoring BarnsleyFulham 8–4 (28 Jan 1928)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Manchester City42182170277773032100591.695+4159
2Leeds United4216236315957353498492.000+4957
3Chelsea4215244615867293075451.667+3054
4Preston North End42153362247683842100661.515+3453
5Stoke City42145244178310344278591.322+1952
6Swansea Town42136246175610294675631.190+1248
7Oldham Athletic42153355184512203375511.471+2446
8West Bromwich Albion4210745028759404290701.286+2046
9Port Vale42116445207212233768571.193+1144
10Nottingham Forest42106554375412294783840.988–140
11Grimsby Town428674141669284269830.831–1440
12Bristol City42115542184413346176790.962–339
13Barnsley42105643364611224965850.765–2039
14Hull City4298425193711163541540.759–1339
15Notts County42104747263810214868740.919–638
16Wolverhampton Wanderers42115543312514206063910.692–2836
17Southampton42113754403414143768770.883–935
18Reading4298432222514215353750.707–2235
19Blackpool421137554325142858831010.822–1834
20Clapton Orient4297532252514236055850.647–3034
21Fulham42127246221020226768890.764–2133
22South Shields425511304124152670561110.505–5523

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Relegated

Second Division results

Home ╲ Away BAR BLP BRICHECLAFULGRIHULLEEMCINOTNTCOLDPTVPNEREASOUSSHSTKSWAWBAWOL
Barnsley 21 23 31 42 84 14 11 21 03 21 00 01 42 21 20 01 00 31 33 24 22
Blackpool 13 62 24 01 40 45 21 02 22 53 33 12 16 41 31 10 41 31 22 43 30
Bristol City 20 22 11 51 30 00 01 12 20 00 12 21 40 13 41 30 11 40 21 01 41
Chelsea 12 30 52 10 21 40 20 23 01 21 50 21 10 21 00 02 60 10 40 11 20
Clapton Orient 20 25 42 21 32 12 00 21 02 22 01 20 01 11 30 20 22 32 11 00 00
Fulham 31 22 50 11 20 22 02 11 11 20 21 11 40 22 10 10 20 15 32 31 70
Grimsby Town 31 33 14 11 22 10 11 32 41 21 10 12 30 46 33 22 41 12 12 06 01
Hull City 21 22 11 02 22 32 01 31 00 20 11 22 10 00 01 10 10 10 02 11 20
Leeds United 22 40 32 50 40 21 00 20 01 40 60 10 30 24 62 20 30 51 50 12 30
Manchester City 73 41 42 01 53 21 20 21 21 33 31 31 10 22 41 61 30 40 74 31 30
Nottingham Forest 11 41 11 22 43 70 52 11 22 45 21 21 02 31 53 11 72 02 02 02 32
Notts County 90 31 12 01 30 01 32 11 22 21 12 21 24 62 11 00 41 12 20 30 12
Oldham Athletic 01 60 41 21 50 42 10 50 01 32 41 00 41 00 32 31 22 31 01 31 30
Port Vale 21 30 51 11 00 41 22 12 12 12 22 30 10 20 30 40 23 00 20 41 22
Preston North End 12 21 51 03 00 10 30 42 51 10 50 40 11 40 40 12 72 20 42 33 54
Reading 11 10 32 12 40 21 22 30 01 11 02 22 10 00 21 00 51 11 00 14 21
Southampton 61 20 32 24 13 52 50 20 14 11 21 51 52 13 00 00 35 36 02 32 41
South Shields 00 22 13 21 22 21 12 10 15 01 34 23 03 01 23 00 21 23 31 23 22
Stoke City 00 20 10 10 20 51 00 31 51 20 13 30 30 02 32 41 21 31 11 11 22
Swansea Town 30 10 11 00 50 21 32 20 11 53 20 11 00 20 01 01 20 63 11 32 60
West Bromwich Albion 11 63 00 30 41 40 31 11 01 11 23 22 00 00 24 53 21 30 24 52 40
Wolverhampton Wanderers 21 24 52 12 53 31 01 11 00 22 10 22 31 21 23 21 21 21 12 11 41

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second Division maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1927–1928

Third Division North

Football League, Third Division North
Season 1927–28
Champions Bradford Park Avenue (1st title)
Failed re-election Durham City
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1676 (3.63 per match)
Top goalscorer Joe Smith (Stockport), 38 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Bradford Park Avenue42182168229753323101452.244+5663
2Lincoln City4215425320939384491641.422+2755
3Stockport County42165062147311273789511.745+3854
4Doncaster Rovers42154259188310212680441.818+3653
5Tranmere Rovers421461682883103744105721.458+3353
6Bradford City42154259193810264185601.417+2548
7Darlington42151563286411264689741.203+1547
8Southport42152455245313244679701.129+945
9Accrington Stanley42144349224413274576671.134+944
10New Brighton42107445224710274072621.161+1042
11Wrexham42151548193513164864670.955–342
12Halifax Town42117347242811264773711.028+241
13Rochdale42134445244314295374770.961–341
14Rotherham United42116439193513265065690.942–439
15Hartlepools United42103841356312284669810.852–1238
16Chesterfield42104746293612254971780.910–736
17Crewe Alexandra42106551282415265877860.895–934
18Ashington421056543616142367771030.748–2633
19Barrow421083412403181378541020.529–4831
20Wigan Borough4285830322514266556970.577–4130
21Durham City421056373012181670531000.530–4729
22Nelson42849504922172687761360.559–6026

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
New club in the league (none)
Re-elected
Failed re-election

Third Division North results

Home ╲ Away ACC ASH BRWBRABPACHFCREDARDONDURHALHARLINNELNWBROCROTSOUSTPTRAWIGWRE
Accrington Stanley (1891) 31 51 11 21 00 50 00 13 20 32 22 10 71 21 10 31 41 10 23 24 20
Ashington 11 10 22 03 00 02 23 12 22 33 31 45 51 32 51 60 13 41 30 63 21
Barrow 10 11 00 00 20 11 20 00 12 62 20 33 31 21 13 11 31 23 21 62 22
Bradford City 20 50 41 23 33 41 01 10 40 00 21 31 91 31 22 31 20 22 31 30 20
Bradford Park Avenue 33 50 11 50 10 20 63 02 40 32 30 30 32 21 41 31 53 20 62 51 20
Chesterfield 31 30 60 20 00 32 13 10 42 30 13 01 60 23 13 25 52 11 22 00 01
Crewe Alexandra 23 30 41 21 13 41 33 41 52 11 40 00 61 11 11 32 01 30 23 12 11
Darlington 30 51 11 12 13 42 13 30 50 20 50 92 41 30 10 41 31 31 37 10 13
Doncaster Rovers 00 32 40 21 20 40 31 50 50 11 11 30 42 51 52 20 01 02 52 41 11
Durham City 21 00 41 32 01 20 51 33 13 11 10 04 30 21 32 14 00 12 13 30 11
Halifax Town 31 61 52 21 11 12 00 21 01 31 41 31 51 11 11 00 10 13 22 22 41
Hartlepool United 02 41 62 23 11 10 43 01 10 21 01 12 45 33 02 13 21 21 20 11 42
Lincoln City 31 31 50 22 20 00 52 10 20 21 52 15 00 12 31 41 20 20 11 41 50
Nelson 14 15 40 03 12 33 33 40 01 21 32 42 13 03 63 61 11 04 35 33 40
New Brighton 31 60 33 11 12 33 51 00 31 40 31 21 23 40 21 11 01 00 01 21 00
Rochdale 32 22 30 33 04 51 40 41 10 10 22 01 03 10 00 21 51 21 12 30 30
Rotherham United 21 11 30 00 10 12 20 31 21 11 00 50 24 43 00 31 11 01 21 60 01
Southport 50 33 40 51 21 21 32 20 12 31 31 02 31 12 42 31 11 40 01 21 41
Stockport County 33 30 40 30 22 30 10 40 21 21 30 22 20 80 00 51 20 63 10 11 50
Tranmere 32 53 50 21 22 63 33 31 00 111 22 12 22 11 40 30 20 10 52 52 21
Wigan Borough 20 00 10 22 13 32 21 03 11 30 13 02 13 42 22 12 00 13 13 10 30
Wrexham 01 51 50 10 11 12 20 12 12 40 20 32 10 52 02 21 32 30 10 20 51

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division North maps

Third Division South

Football League, Third Division South
Season 1927–28
Champions Millwall (1st title)
Failed re-election None
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1680 (3.64 per match)
Top goalscorer Harry Morris (Swindon Town), 38 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Millwall421920871511374035127502.540+7765
2Northampton Town42173167236693541102641.594+3855
3Plymouth Argyle42172260196510253585541.574+3153
4Brighton & Hove Albion42144351245610304581691.174+1248
5Crystal Palace4215334623399334979721.097+748
6Swindon Town42126360267311304390691.304+2147
7Southend United42142548196411324580641.250+1646
8Exeter City4211644927669213370601.167+1046
9Newport County42125452386411294681840.964–345
10Queens Park Rangers428583735948353672711.014+143
11Charlton Athletic42125434273810264360700.857–1043
12Brentford42124549304413274476741.027+240
13Luton Town42135356273216386094871.080+739
14Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic42126344241614285572790.911–738
15Watford42105642344512264468780.872–1038
16Gillingham42103833263810295562810.765–1937
17Norwich City4298441261812254466700.943–436
18Walsall42966523533152366751010.743–2633
19Bristol Rovers42113741363117265767930.720–2632
20Coventry City4258840366114276067960.698–2931
21Merthyr Town4276838402712155153910.582–3831
22Torquay United424107273644132667531030.515–5030

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
New club in the league, see Torquay United
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)

Third Division South results

Home ╲ Away BOU BRE BHABROCHACOVCRYEXEGILLUTMERMILNPCNORNORPLYQPRSTDSWITORWALWAT
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 10 31 43 31 23 22 20 30 22 21 50 00 11 21 22 12 23 20 11 31 10
Brentford 21 13 51 11 41 21 11 20 42 40 61 31 30 31 02 03 22 14 12 32 11
Brighton & Hove Albion 32 52 50 22 30 42 02 00 31 50 31 14 21 10 41 13 10 42 30 00 11
Bristol Rovers 30 13 10 21 11 11 12 24 12 21 16 21 22 30 31 04 13 10 51 52 31
Charlton Athletic 11 32 30 21 21 04 00 10 43 00 11 32 22 32 20 10 12 31 10 13 02
Coventry City 32 00 22 23 33 22 00 12 42 12 03 02 24 22 11 00 61 40 51 01 23
Crystal Palace 61 02 11 32 50 10 20 22 32 20 04 20 10 21 02 11 41 10 32 51 21
Exeter City 41 01 03 41 21 01 22 22 32 20 24 51 11 22 20 40 32 00 50 30 33
Gillingham 21 21 01 31 11 12 31 11 04 11 01 40 13 30 31 12 10 01 41 20 03
Luton Town 33 52 25 20 21 31 61 21 61 51 11 11 20 13 11 01 00 21 50 41 32
Merthyr Town 11 31 42 23 00 32 22 03 31 00 00 02 13 11 14 04 23 82 13 32 31
Millwall 20 30 60 10 50 91 11 20 60 32 30 51 30 21 20 61 51 33 91 71 42
Newport County 43 30 31 31 43 30 03 10 11 72 11 13 41 22 11 16 32 13 22 41 32
Northampton Town 11 32 10 20 21 21 11 50 10 65 60 52 12 42 21 10 21 30 44 100 50
Norwich City 33 11 00 42 00 02 41 22 00 30 40 20 11 34 20 31 21 13 40 14 11
Plymouth Argyle 31 10 20 41 20 40 51 12 22 40 50 32 20 33 42 30 32 30 41 21 01
Queens Park Rangers 20 23 50 42 33 15 20 01 33 32 00 01 42 04 00 01 32 01 23 11 21
Southend 30 32 01 21 12 32 61 12 12 10 21 01 51 20 11 30 70 11 10 21 30
Swindon Town 32 11 43 21 22 60 33 30 61 42 12 30 41 40 11 22 02 01 22 50 40
Torquay United 22 21 11 00 12 23 02 11 11 04 22 01 11 15 42 12 10 33 21 11 11
Walsall 23 42 33 12 10 70 11 51 74 41 22 25 03 11 11 21 22 01 12 40 20
Watford 20 11 33 21 12 31 21 32 53 10 11 03 23 20 20 12 33 11 25 12 40

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division South maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams 1927–1928

See also

References

  1. "England 1927-28". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. 1 2 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
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