1929–30 in English football

none July 2020 July 2020 England 1929–30 Football League Sheffield Wednesday Football League Second Division Blackpool FA Cup Arsenal 1928–29 1930–31 yes The 1929–30 season was the 55th season of competitive football in England. Events The Wednesday officially changed their name to Sheffield Wednesday prior to the start of this season.https://archive.today/20120805205356/http://www.swfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/CompleteHistory/0,,10304~65721,00.html Brown's Golden Era Blackpool claimed their only championship to date on the final day of the Division Two season, 3 May, with a goalless draw at Nottingham Forest. Runners-up Chelsea could have won the title themselves the same afternoon if they had won and Blackpool had lost, but the Londoners were defeated at Bury by a single goal. Blackpool forward, Jimmy Hampson, finished the season as the top goal scorer in England, with 46 goals in all competitions.Roy Calley Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992 Breedon Books Sport 1992 1-873626-07-X Deaths 29 September, Joe Schofield—manager of Port Vale and former England international Honours CompetitionWinnerRunner-upFirst DivisionSheffield Wednesday (4)Derby CountySecond DivisionBlackpoolChelseaThird Division NorthPort ValeStockport CountyThird Division SouthPlymouth ArgyleBrentfordFA CupArsenal (1)Huddersfield TownCharity ShieldProfessionals XIAmateurs XIHome ChampionshipENGSCO Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition Football League 1929–30 Football League First Division y First Division Second Division y Second Division Third Division North y Third Division North Third Division South y Third Division South Top goalscorers First Division Vic Watson (West Ham United) – 41 goalshttps://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html English League Leading Goalscorers RSSSF 2017-08-30 Second Division Jimmy Hampson (Blackpool) – 45 goals Third Division North Frank Newton (Stockport County) – 36 goalshttps://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html English League Leading Goalscorers RSSSF 2017-08-30 Third Division South George Goddard (Queens Park Rangers) – 37 goals References 1929