1929–30 Arsenal F.C. season

English football club season December 2022 Arsenal 1929–30 Herbert Chapman Samuel Hill-Wood Highbury First Division 14th FA Cup Winners 1928–29 1930–31 The 1929–30 Arsenal F.C. season was 11th consecutive season in the top division of English football. The Gunners won their first ever piece of silverware this season, beating manager Herbert Chapman's old side Huddersfield Town 2–0 in the FA Cup final, the first of many FA Cups the Gunners would go on to win. Football League First Division League match details Key In the result column, Arsenal's score is shown first H = Home match A = Away match pen. = Penalty kick o.g. = Own goal ResultsJames Andrews Kelly 2018 156 DateOpponentsResultGoalscorersAttendance31 August 1929Leeds United (H)4–0Parker (pen.), Hulme, Jack (2)41,8854 September 1929Manchester City (A)1–3Jack38,4587 September 1929Sheffield Wednesday (A)2–0Hulme, Jack31,73511 September 1929Manchester City (H)3–2Jack (2), Johnstone23,05714 September 1929Burnley (H)6–1Hulme, Jack, Lambert (2), James, Waterfield (o.g.)38,55621 September 1929Sunderland (A)1–0Lambert34,80425 September 1929Aston Villa (A)2–5Thompson, James33,85028 September 1929Bolton Wanderers (H)1–2Jones42,7235 October 1929Everton (A)1–1Hulme45,01512 October 1929Derby County (H)1–1Parker (pen.)42,448 19 October 1929Grimsby Town (H)4–1Hulme, Lambert (3)43,79426 October 1929Manchester United (A)0–112,6622 November 1929West Ham United (H)0–144,8289 November 1929Birmingham (A)3–2Hulme (2), Jack33,90423 November 1929Blackburn Rovers (A)1–1Halliday25,59127 November 1929Middlesbrough (H)1–2Jack28,32630 November 1929Newcastle United (H)0–140,36514 December 1929Huddersfield Town (H)2–0Hulme, Jack34,09716 December 1929Sheffield United (A)1–4Halliday16,13421 December 1929Liverpool (A)0–132,81925 December 1929Portsmouth (A)1–0James27,47526 December 1929Portsmouth (H)1–2Hulme49,433 28 December 1929Leeds United (A)0–229,1674 January 1930Sheffield Wednesday (H)2–3Parker, Bastin40,766 18 January 1930Burnley (A)2–2Jack, Bastin22,5661 February 1930Bolton Wanderers (A)0–027,3368 February 1930Everton (H)4–0Williams, Lambert (3)27,30219 February 1930Derby County (A)1–4Halliday11,13622 February 1930Grimsby Town (A)1–1Lambert17,1518 March 1930West Ham United (A)2–3Jack (2)31,26812 March 1930Manchester United (H)4–2Hulme, Bastin, Lambert, Williams18,08215 March 1930Birmingham (H)1–0James32,17429 March 1930Blackburn Rovers (H)4–0Hulme, Lambert, Williams40,4592 April 1930Liverpool (H)0–118,8245 April 1930Newcastle United (A)1–1Halliday36,6099 April 1930Middlesbrough (A)1–1Hulme9,28712 April 1930Sheffield United (H)8–1Hulme, Johnstone (2), Lambert (3), James, Bastin24,21718 April 1930Leicester City (H)1–1James46,66319 April 1930Huddersfield Town (A)2–2Hulme, Bastin11,98821 April 1930Leicester City (A)6–6Halliday (4), Bastin (2)27,24128 April 1930Sunderland (H)0–131,2503 May 1930Aston Villa (H)2–4Lambert (2)37,036 Partial league table 1929–30 Football League#First Division main WDL left auto Football League First Division final table, positions 12–16 PR ARS Arsenal BOL Bolton Wanderers LIV Liverpool MID Middlesbrough POR Portsmouth 12 14 11 17 78 66 15 9 18 74 74 16 9 17 63 79 16 6 20 82 84 15 10 17 66 62 Division Champions, promoted CP Promoted P P 2 y complete James Andrews Kelly 2018 154 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored FA Cup 1929–30 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR311 January 1930 ChelseaH2–055,579R425 January 1930 BirminghamH2–243,274R4 R29 January 1930 BirminghamA1–047,521R515 February 1930 MiddlesbroughA2–042,073R61 March 1930 West Ham UnitedA3–040,797SF22 March 1930 Hull CityN2–247,549SF R26 March 1930 Hull CityN1–046,200F26 April 1930 Huddersfield TownN2–092,486 Players alt=Portrait of a man|thumb|Alex James joined Arsenal from Preston North End in early June 1929 for £8,750. +Player statisticsJames Andrews Kelly 2018 154PlayerPositionArsenal FC, Players from A-Z https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te127/arsenal-fc/all-players/ 20 December 2023 worldfootball.netFootball League First DivisionFA CupTotalApps. appearancesGoalsApps. appearancesGoalsApps. appearancesGoalsAlf BakerMF19072262Cliff BastinFW217842911Jimmy BrainFW600060Jack Butler Jack Butler (footballer, born 1894)MF200020Horace CopeDF100010Dave HallidayFW15800158Eddie HapgoodDF38080460Alf HaynesMF13010140Joe HulmeFW3714404114Bert HumpishDF300030David JackMF3313834116Alex James Alex James (footballer)FW31661377Bob JohnMF34050390Bill Johnstone Bill Johnstone (Scottish footballer)FW730073Charlie Jones Charlie Jones (footballer, born 1899)FW31140351Jack Lambert Jack Lambert (footballer, born 1902)FW2018852823Dan Lewis Dan Lewis (footballer)GK30060360Tom Parker Tom Parker (footballer, born 1897)DF41380493Harry Peel Harry Peel (footballer)FW100010Charlie PreedyGK12020140Herbie RobertsMF26050310Bill SeddonMF24030270Leonard Thompson Leonard Thompson (footballer)FW511061Joey WilliamsFW12340163 See also 1929–30 in English football List of Arsenal F.C. seasons References Works cited James Josh Arsenal: The Complete Record Andrews Mark Kelly Andy deCoubertin Books 2018 978-1909245754 Liverpool September 2010 Category:English football clubs 1929–30 season 1929-30