1927–28 Football League

36th season of the Football League The Football League 1927–28 Everton Durham City New Team in League Torquay United 1926–27 1928–29 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 websitehttps://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1927-28.html England 1927-28 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2010-02-24 and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. 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. First Division First Division 1927–28 Everton3rd English title Tottenham HotspurMiddlesbrough Dixie Dean(60 goals)https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html English League Leading Goalscorers RSSSF 2010-10-31 Everton 7–0 West Ham United(22 October 1927) Manchester United 1–7 Newcastle United(10 September 1927)Sheffield United 1–7 Huddersfield Town(12 November 1927) Newcastle United 7–5 Aston Villa(10 March 1928) 462 1765 1926–27 1928–29 main WDL First Division World Football EVE, HUD, LEI, DER, BRY, CAR, BOL, AVL, NEW, ARS, BIR, BLA, SHU, THW, SUN, LIV, WHU, MUN, BUR, POR, TOT, MID 1st REL REL complete 13 15 14 82 86 17 9 16 78 73 13 15 14 70 75 16 9 17 66 78 16 11 15 81 66 16 7 19 82 98 20 4 18 80 80 17 10 15 70 80 17 10 15 96 83 20 13 9 102 66 22 7 13 91 68 18 12 12 96 72 13 13 16 84 87 16 7 19 72 80 11 15 16 81 88 15 13 14 79 81 16 7 19 66 90 15 10 17 79 86 15 9 18 74 76 13 13 16 81 78 15 8 19 74 86 14 11 17 81 88 C R R Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Burnley Bury Cardiff City Derby County Everton Huddersfield Town Leicester City Liverpool Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Portsmouth Sheffield United Sunderland The Wednesday Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United 5 2 y 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored R yellow red1 Relegation to the Second Division Results main FBR grey ARS AST BIR BLB BOL BUR BRY CAR DER EVE HUD LEI LIV MUN MID NEW POR SHU SUN TOT WED WHU Arsenal 0–3 2–2 3–2 1–2 4–1 3–1 3–0 3–4 3–2 0–0 2–2 6–3 0–1 3–1 4–1 0–2 6–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 Aston Villa 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–0 3–1 0–1 2–3 3–0 0–3 3–4 3–1 5–1 3–0 7–2 1–0 4–2 1–2 5–4 1–0 Birmingham 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–3 2–1 2–2 3–1 0–2 2–0 0–0 3–2 0–2 2–0 4–1 1–1 3–2 1–0 1–2 Blackburn Rovers 4–1 0–1 4–4 1–6 2–1 0–1 0–0 3–2 4–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–0 6–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 3–1 3–2 3–1 7–1 2–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 0–1 3–3 2–1 3–2 0–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–2 4–1 2–0 4–0 Burnley 1–2 4–2 2–1 3–1 2–2 2–3 2–1 4–2 3–5 0–1 5–1 2–2 4–0 1–1 5–1 2–0 5–3 3–0 2–2 3–1 0–0 Bury 5–1 0–0 2–3 2–3 1–0 2–0 3–0 3–0 2–3 2–3 2–1 5–2 4–3 1–4 1–4 4–0 1–0 5–3 1–2 4–2 3–1 Cardiff City 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–2 0–1 4–4 2–0 4–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–5 Derby County 4–0 5–0 4–1 6–0 1–0 3–4 5–2 7–1 0–3 0–0 2–1 2–3 5–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 4–6 2–3 Everton 3–3 3–2 5–2 4–1 2–2 4–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–2 7–1 1–1 5–2 3–1 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–5 4–0 7–0 Huddersfield Town 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–2 3–0 8–2 2–1 4–1 3–1 2–4 4–2 2–4 1–3 4–1 0–1 4–2 4–2 1–0 5–2 Leicester City 3–2 3–0 3–0 6–0 4–2 5–0 2–2 4–1 4–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 3–3 3–0 6–2 3–1 3–3 6–1 2–2 2–3 Liverpool 0–2 0–0 2–3 4–2 4–2 2–2 5–1 1–2 5–2 3–3 4–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 8–2 2–1 2–5 2–0 5–2 1–3 Manchester United 4–1 5–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 4–3 0–1 2–2 5–0 1–0 0–0 5–2 6–1 3–0 1–7 2–0 2–3 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 Middlesbrough 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–5 2–3 6–1 1–2 3–3 4–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 5–1 3–0 0–3 3–1 3–3 2–2 Newcastle United 1–1 7–5 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–3 2–0 4–3 2–2 2–3 1–5 1–1 4–1 3–3 1–3 1–0 3–1 4–1 4–3 3–1 Portsmouth 2–3 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–2 1–3 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 4–1 0–1 4–1 3–5 3–0 0–0 2–1 Sheffield United 6–4 0–3 3–1 2–3 4–3 5–2 3–1 3–4 1–0 1–3 1–7 1–1 1–1 2–1 4–1 1–1 3–1 5–1 3–1 1–1 6–2 Sunderland 5–1 2–3 4–2 1–0 1–1 2–3 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–2 3–0 2–2 2–1 4–1 1–0 1–1 3–3 0–1 0–0 2–3 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 5–0 1–4 1–0 1–2 1–3 2–2 2–1 3–1 4–1 4–2 5–2 0–3 2–2 3–1 1–3 5–3 The Wednesday 1–1 2–0 2–3 4–1 3–0 5–0 4–0 3–3 2–2 1–2 0–5 1–2 4–0 0–2 2–3 0–0 2–0 3–3 0–0 4–2 2–0 West Ham United 2–2 0–0 3–3 4–3 2–0 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–2 0–0 4–2 4–0 3–1 1–2 4–5 5–2 4–2 1–1 2–4 1–1 1–2 Maps Greater London right 369 Locations of the Football League First Division London teams Greater London 51.558 -0.103 right Greater London 51.603 -0.066 right Greater London 51.532 0.039 right Arsenal Tottenham West Ham England none 369 Locations of the Football League First Division teams England 51.56 -0.10 right England 52.54 -1.87 right England 52.48 -1.89 right England 53.75 -2.48 right England 53.59 -2.56 right England 53.79 -2.25 right England 53.58 -2.295 right England 51.47 -3.20 right England 52.92 -1.476 right England 53.48 -2.97 right England 53.64 -1.78 right England 52.62 -1.14 right England 53.53 -2.99 right England 53.47 -2.30 right England 54.57 -1.23 right England 54.98 -1.62 right England 50.80 -1.06 right England 54.91 -1.39 right England 53.38 -1.47 right England 51.61 -0.063 right England 53.32 -1.47 right England 51.53 0.040 right Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham Blackburn Rovers Bolton Burnley Bury Cardiff City Derby County Everton Huddersfield Leicester City Liverpool Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle Portsmouth Sheffield United Sunderland Tottenham The Wednesday (Sheffield) West Ham Second Division Football LeagueSecond Division 1927–28 Manchester City (4th title) FulhamSouth Shields Jimmy Cookson (West Bromwich Albion), 38 Notts County – Barnsley 9–0 (19 Nov 1927) Grimsby Town – West Bromwich Albion 0–6 (7 Jan 1928) Barnsley–Fulham 8–4 (28 Jan 1928) 462 1607 1926–27 1928–29 main WDL PR Second Division 5 y 2 MCI Manchester City LEE Leeds United CHE Chelsea PNE Preston North End STK Stoke City SWA Swansea Town OLD Oldham Athletic WBA West Bromwich Albion PTV Port Vale NOT Nottingham Forest GRI Grimsby Town BRC Bristol City BAR Barnsley HUL Hull City NTC Notts County WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers SOU Southampton REA Reading BLP Blackpool LEY Clapton Orient FUL Fulham SSH South Shields 25 9 8 100 59 25 7 10 98 49 23 8 11 75 45 22 9 11 100 66 22 8 12 78 59 18 12 12 75 63 19 8 15 75 51 17 12 13 90 70 18 8 16 68 57 15 10 17 83 84 14 12 16 69 83 15 9 18 76 79 14 11 17 65 85 12 15 15 41 54 13 12 17 68 74 13 10 19 63 91 14 7 21 68 77 11 13 18 53 75 13 8 21 83 101 11 12 19 55 85 13 7 22 68 89 7 9 26 56 111 CP P R R green1 Promotion to the First Division P P red1 Relegation to the Third Division South RS red1 Relegation to the Third Division North RN complete Results main FBR grey BAR BLP BRI CHE CLA FUL GRI HUL LEE MCI NOT NTC OLD PTV PNE REA SOU SSH STK SWA WBA WOL Barnsley 2–1 2–3 3–1 4–2 8–4 1–4 1–1 2–1 0–3 2–1 0–0 0–1 4–2 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 3–1 3–3 2–4 2–2 Blackpool 1–3 6–2 2–4 0–1 4–0 4–5 2–1 0–2 2–2 5–3 3–3 1–2 1–6 4–1 3–1 1–0 4–1 3–1 2–2 4–3 3–0 Bristol City 2–0 2–2 1–1 5–1 3–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 4–0 1–3 4–1 3–0 1–1 4–0 2–1 0–1 4–1 Chelsea 1–2 3–0 5–2 1–0 2–1 4–0 2–0 2–3 0–1 2–1 5–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–2 6–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 Clapton Orient 2–0 2–5 4–2 2–1 3–2 1–2 0–0 2–1 0–2 2–2 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–2 3–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 Fulham 3–1 2–2 5–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–5 3–2 3–1 7–0 Grimsby Town 3–1 3–3 1–4 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 3–2 4–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 3–0 4–6 3–3 2–2 4–1 1–2 1–2 0–6 0–1 Hull City 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 3–2 0–1 3–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 Leeds United 2–2 4–0 3–2 5–0 4–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 4–0 6–0 1–0 3–0 2–4 6–2 2–0 3–0 5–1 5–0 1–2 3–0 Manchester City 7–3 4–1 4–2 0–1 5–3 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 3–3 3–1 3–1 1–0 2–2 4–1 6–1 3–0 4–0 7–4 3–1 3–0 Nottingham Forest 1–1 4–1 1–1 2–2 4–3 7–0 5–2 1–1 2–2 4–5 2–1 2–1 0–2 3–1 5–3 1–1 7–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–2 Notts County 9–0 3–1 1–2 0–1 3–0 0–1 3–2 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–4 6–2 1–1 0–0 4–1 1–2 2–0 3–0 1–2 Oldham Athletic 0–1 6–0 4–1 2–1 5–0 4–2 1–0 5–0 0–1 3–2 4–1 0–0 4–1 0–0 3–2 3–1 2–2 3–1 0–1 3–1 3–0 Port Vale 2–1 3–0 5–1 1–1 0–0 4–1 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–2 3–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 2–3 0–0 2–0 4–1 2–2 Preston North End 1–2 2–1 5–1 0–3 0–0 1–0 3–0 4–2 5–1 1–0 5–0 4–0 1–1 4–0 4–0 1–2 7–2 2–0 4–2 3–3 5–4 Reading 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–2 4–0 2–1 2–2 3–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 5–1 1–1 0–0 1–4 2–1 Southampton 6–1 2–0 3–2 2–4 1–3 5–2 5–0 2–0 1–4 1–1 2–1 5–1 5–2 1–3 0–0 0–0 3–5 3–6 0–2 3–2 4–1 South Shields 0–0 2–2 1–3 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–5 0–1 3–4 2–3 0–3 0–1 2–3 0–0 2–1 2–3 3–1 2–3 2–2 Stoke City 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 5–1 0–0 3–1 5–1 2–0 1–3 3–0 3–0 0–2 3–2 4–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 Swansea Town 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 5–0 2–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 5–3 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 6–3 1–1 3–2 6–0 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 6–3 0–0 3–0 4–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–3 2–2 0–0 0–0 2–4 5–3 2–1 3–0 2–4 5–2 4–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 2–4 5–2 1–2 5–3 3–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 2–2 3–1 2–1 2–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 4–1 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps Greater London right 369 Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams Greater London 51.482 -0.191 right Greater London 51.570 -0.058 right Greater London 51.475 -0.222 right Chelsea Clapton Orient Fulham England none 369 Locations of the Football League Second Division teams England 53.55 -1.48 right England 53.81 -3.05 right England 51.42 -2.59 right England 51.50 -0.19 right England 51.57 -0.047 right England 51.45 -0.24 right England 53.56 -0.068 right England 53.74 -0.33 right England 53.78 -1.57 right England 53.47 -2.18 right England 52.94 -1.137 right England 53.01 -1.137 right England 53.54 -2.12 right England 53.06 -2.21 right England 53.75 -2.7 right England 51.41 -0.97 right England 50.91 -1.39 right England 54.99 -1.43 right England 53.00 -2.18 right England 51.62 -3.95 right England 52.52 -1.97 right England 52.59 -2.13 right Barnsley Blackpool Bristol City Chelsea Clapton Orient Fulham Grimsby Town Hull Leeds U. Notts County Manchester City Nottingham Forest Oldham Port Vale Preston North End Reading Southampton South Shields Swansea Town Stoke West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers Third Division North Football LeagueThird Division North 1927–28 Bradford Park Avenue (1st title) Joe Smith (Stockport County), 38 Failed re-election Durham City 462 1676 1926–27 1928–29 main WDL PR Third Division North 5 y 2 BPA Bradford (Park Avenue) LIN Lincoln City STP Stockport County DON Doncaster Rovers TRA Tranmere Rovers BRA Bradford City DAR Darlington SOU Southport ACC Accrington Stanley NWB New Brighton WRE Wrexham HAL Halifax Town ROC Rochdale ROT Rotherham United HAR Hartlepools United CHF Chesterfield CRE Crewe Alexandra ASH Ashington BRW Barrow WIG Wigan Borough DUR Durham City NEL Nelson 27 9 6 101 45 24 7 11 91 64 23 8 11 89 51 23 7 12 80 44 22 9 11 105 72 18 12 12 85 60 21 5 16 89 74 20 5 17 79 70 18 8 16 76 67 14 14 14 72 62 18 6 18 64 67 13 15 14 73 71 17 7 18 74 77 14 11 17 65 69 16 6 20 69 81 13 10 19 71 78 12 10 20 77 86 11 11 20 77 103 10 11 21 54 102 10 10 22 56 97 11 7 24 53 100 10 6 26 76 136 CP R green1 Promotion to the Second Division CP red1 Failed re-election and demoted R red2 Re-elected REE complete rsssf.com Results main FBR grey ACC ASH BRW BRA BPA CHF CRE DAR DON DUR HAL HAR LIN NEL NWB ROC ROT SOU STP TRA WIG WRE Accrington Stanley 3–1 5–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 5–0 0–0 1–3 2–0 3–2 2–2 1–0 7–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 4–1 1–0 2–3 2–4 2–0 Ashington 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–3 0–0 0–2 2–3 1–2 2–2 3–3 3–1 4–5 5–1 3–2 5–1 6–0 1–3 4–1 3–0 6–3 2–1 Barrow 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–2 6–2 2–0 3–3 3–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 3–1 2–3 2–1 6–2 2–2 Bradford City 2–0 5–0 4–1 2–3 3–3 4–1 0–1 1–0 4–0 0–0 2–1 3–1 9–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 3–0 2–0 Bradford Park Avenue 3–3 5–0 1–1 5–0 1–0 2–0 6–3 0–2 4–0 3–2 3–0 3–0 3–2 2–1 4–1 3–1 5–3 2–0 6–2 5–1 2–0 Chesterfield 3–1 3–0 6–0 2–0 0–0 3–2 1–3 1–0 4–2 3–0 1–3 0–1 6–0 2–3 1–3 2–5 5–2 1–1 2–2 0–0 0–1 Crewe Alexandra 2–3 3–0 4–1 2–1 1–3 4–1 3–3 4–1 5–2 1–1 4–0 0–0 6–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–1 3–0 2–3 1–2 1–1 Darlington 3–0 5–1 1–1 1–2 1–3 4–2 1–3 3–0 5–0 2–0 5–0 9–2 4–1 3–0 1–0 4–1 3–1 3–1 3–7 1–0 1–3 Doncaster Rovers 0–0 3–2 4–0 2–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 5–0 5–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 4–2 5–1 5–2 2–0 0–1 0–2 5–2 4–1 1–1 Durham City 2–1 0–0 4–1 3–2 0–1 2–0 5–1 3–3 1–3 1–1 1–0 0–4 3–0 2–1 3–2 1–4 0–0 1–2 1–3 3–0 1–1 Halifax Town 3–1 6–1 5–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 3–1 4–1 3–1 5–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–3 2–2 2–2 4–1 Hartlepool 0–2 4–1 6–2 2–3 1–1 1–0 4–3 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–2 4–5 3–3 0–2 1–3 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 4–2 Lincoln City 3–1 3–1 5–0 2–2 2–0 0–0 5–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 5–2 1–5 0–0 1–2 3–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 5–0 Nelson 1–4 1–5 4–0 0–3 1–2 3–3 3–3 4–0 0–1 2–1 3–2 4–2 1–3 0–3 6–3 6–1 1–1 0–4 3–5 3–3 4–0 New Brighton 3–1 6–0 3–3 1–1 1–2 3–3 5–1 0–0 3–1 4–0 3–1 2–1 2–3 4–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 Rochdale 3–2 2–2 3–0 3–3 0–4 5–1 4–0 4–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 0–1 0–3 1–0 0–0 2–1 5–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 3–0 Rotherham United 2–1 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 5–0 2–4 4–3 0–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 6–0 0–1 Southport 5–0 3–3 4–0 5–1 2–1 2–1 3–2 2–0 1–2 3–1 3–1 0–2 3–1 1–2 4–2 3–1 1–1 4–0 0–1 2–1 4–1 Stockport County 3–3 3–0 4–0 3–0 2–2 3–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–2 2–0 8–0 0–0 5–1 2–0 6–3 1–0 1–1 5–0 Tranmere 3–2 5–3 5–0 2–1 2–2 6–3 3–3 3–1 0–0 11–1 2–2 1–2 2–2 1–1 4–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 5–2 5–2 2–1 Wigan Borough 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–3 3–2 2–1 0–3 1–1 3–0 1–3 0–2 1–3 4–2 2–2 1–2 0–0 1–3 1–3 1–0 3–0 Wrexham 0–1 5–1 5–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–2 4–0 2–0 3–2 1–0 5–2 0–2 2–1 3–2 3–0 1–0 2–0 5–1 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps England none 369 Locations of the Football League Third Division North teams England 53.75 -2.36 right England 55.18 -1.57 right England 54.11 -3.23 right England 53.82 -1.73 right England 53.76 -1.78 right England 53.24 -1.43 right England 53.099 -2.44 right England 54.53 -1.55 right England 53.52 -1.133 right England 54.78 -1.57 right England 53.72 -1.86 right England 54.69 -1.21 right England 53.23 -0.54 right England 53.83 -2.22 right England 53.43 -3.05 right England 53.61 -2.16 right England 53.43 -1.36 right England 53.65 -3.01 right England 53.41 -2.16 right England 53.37 -3.04 right England 53.54 -2.63 right England 53.03 -2.98 right Accrington Stanley Ashington Barrow Bradford City Bradford Park Avenue Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Durham City Halifax Town Hartlepool Lincoln City Nelson New Brighton Rochdale Rotherham Southport Stockport Tranmere Wigan Borough Wrexham Third Division South Football LeagueThird Division South 1927–28 Millwall (1st title) Harry Morris (Swindon Town), 38 Failed re-election None 462 1680 1926–27 1928–29 main WDL P Third Division South 5 y 2 MIL Millwall NOR Northampton Town PLY Plymouth Argyle B&HA Brighton & Hove Albion CRY Crystal Palace SWI Swindon Town STD Southend United EXE Exeter City NPC Newport County QPR Queens Park Rangers CHA Charlton Athletic BRE Brentford LUT Luton Town BOU Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic WAT Watford GIL Gillingham NWC Norwich City WAL Walsall BRR Bristol Rovers COV Coventry City MER Merthyr Town TOR Torquay United 30 5 7 127 50 23 9 10 102 64 23 7 12 85 54 19 10 13 81 69 18 12 12 79 72 19 9 14 90 69 20 6 16 80 64 17 12 13 70 60 18 9 15 81 84 17 9 16 72 71 15 13 14 60 70 16 8 18 76 74 16 7 19 94 87 13 12 17 72 79 14 10 18 68 78 13 11 18 62 81 10 16 16 66 70 12 9 21 75 101 14 4 24 67 93 11 9 22 67 96 9 13 20 53 91 8 14 20 53 103 CP green1 Promotion to the Second Division CP red2 Re-elected REE REE complete Results main FBR grey B&BA BRE B&HA BRR CHA COV CRY EXE GIL LUT MER MIL NPC NOR NWC PLY QPR STD SWI TOR WAL WAT Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1–0 3–1 4–3 3–1 2–3 2–2 2–0 3–0 2–2 2–1 5–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–2 2–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 Brentford 2–1 1–3 5–1 1–1 4–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 4–2 4–0 6–1 3–1 3–0 3–1 0–2 0–3 2–2 1–4 1–2 3–2 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–2 5–2 5–0 2–2 3–0 4–2 0–2 0–0 3–1 5–0 3–1 1–4 2–1 1–0 4–1 1–3 1–0 4–2 3–0 0–0 1–1 Bristol Rovers 3–0 1–3 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–4 1–2 2–1 1–6 2–1 2–2 3–0 3–1 0–4 1–3 1–0 5–1 5–2 3–1 Charlton Athletic 1–1 3–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 0–4 0–0 1–0 4–3 0–0 1–1 3–2 2–2 3–2 2–0 1–0 1–2 3–1 1–0 1–3 0–2 Coventry City 3–2 0–0 2–2 2–3 3–3 2–2 0–0 1–2 4–2 1–2 0–3 0–2 2–4 2–2 1–1 0–0 6–1 4–0 5–1 0–1 2–3 Crystal Palace 6–1 0–2 1–1 3–2 5–0 1–0 2–0 2–2 3–2 2–0 0–4 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 4–1 1–0 3–2 5–1 2–1 Exeter City 4–1 0–1 0–3 4–1 2–1 0–1 2–2 2–2 3–2 2–0 2–4 5–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 4–0 3–2 0–0 5–0 3–0 3–3 Gillingham 2–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–1 4–0 1–3 3–0 3–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 4–1 2–0 0–3 Luton Town 3–3 5–2 2–5 2–0 2–1 3–1 6–1 2–1 6–1 5–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 5–0 4–1 3–2 Merthyr Town 1–1 3–1 4–2 2–3 0–0 3–2 2–2 0–3 3–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–4 0–4 2–3 8–2 1–3 3–2 3–1 Millwall 2–0 3–0 6–0 1–0 5–0 9–1 1–1 2–0 6–0 3–2 3–0 5–1 3–0 2–1 2–0 6–1 5–1 3–3 9–1 7–1 4–2 Newport County 4–3 3–0 3–1 3–1 4–3 3–0 0–3 1–0 1–1 7–2 1–1 1–3 4–1 2–2 1–1 1–6 3–2 1–3 2–2 4–1 3–2 Northampton Town 1–1 3–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 5–0 1–0 6–5 6–0 5–2 1–2 4–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 4–4 10–0 5–0 Norwich City 3–3 1–1 0–0 4–2 0–0 0–2 4–1 2–2 0–0 3–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 3–4 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–3 4–0 1–4 1–1 Plymouth Argyle 3–1 1–0 2–0 4–1 2–0 4–0 5–1 1–2 2–2 4–0 5–0 3–2 2–0 3–3 4–2 3–0 3–2 3–0 4–1 2–1 0–1 Queens Park Rangers 2–0 2–3 5–0 4–2 3–3 1–5 2–0 0–1 3–3 3–2 0–0 0–1 4–2 0–4 0–0 0–1 3–2 0–1 2–3 1–1 2–1 Southend 3–0 3–2 0–1 2–1 1–2 3–2 6–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 5–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 7–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 Swindon Town 3–2 1–1 4–3 2–1 2–2 6–0 3–3 3–0 6–1 4–2 1–2 3–0 4–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–1 2–2 5–0 4–0 Torquay United 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–5 4–2 1–2 1–0 3–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 Walsall 2–3 4–2 3–3 1–2 1–0 7–0 1–1 5–1 7–4 4–1 2–2 2–5 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 0–1 1–2 4–0 2–0 Watford 2–0 1–1 3–3 2–1 1–2 3–1 2–1 3–2 5–3 1–0 1–1 0–3 2–3 2–0 2–0 1–2 3–3 1–1 2–5 1–2 4–0 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps Greater London right 369 Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams Greater London 51.486 -0.31 right Greater London 51.486 0.036 right Greater London 51.398 0.085 right Greater London 51.481 -0.048 right Greater London 51.509 -0.232 right Greater London 51.650 -0.401 right Brentford Charlton Athletic Crystal Palace Millwall Queens Park Rangers Watford England none 369 Locations of the Football League Third Division South teams England 50.73 -1.84 right England 51.486 -0.31 right England 50.83 -0.15 right England 51.46 -2.54 right England 51.49 0.05 right England 52.41 -1.51 right England 51.42 -0.07 right England 50.72 -3.53 right England 51.38 0.55 right England 51.9 -0.433 right England 51.75 -3.38 right England 51.48 -0.048 right England 51.59 -3.00 right England 52.24 -0.90 right England 52.63 1.30 right England 50.39 -4.15 right England 51.51 -0.23 right England 51.55 0.70 right England 51.56 -1.77 right England 50.48 -3.52 right England 52.58 -1.98 right England 51.65 -0.40 right Bournemouth Brentford Brighton & Hove Bristol Rovers Charlton Coventry Crystal P. Exeter City Gillingham Luton Town Merthyr Town Millwall Newport County Northampton Town Norwich City Plymouth Argyle QPR Southend Torquay Swindon Walsall Watford Attendances Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/eng/aveeng1928.htm Historical attendances European-football-statistics.co.uk July 26, 2026 Division One No. Club Average 1 Everton FC 37,461 2 Aston Villa FC 32,505 3 Newcastle United FC 30,195 4 Liverpool FC 29,975 5 Arsenal FC 27,434 6 Manchester United 25,555 7 Leicester City FC 24,758 8 Portsmouth FC 22,752 9 Middlesbrough FC 22,632 10 The Wednesday 22,075 11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 21,928 12 West Ham United FC 21,419 13 Sunderland AFC 21,411 14 Birmingham City FC 21,217 15 Sheffield United FC 19,482 16 Bolton Wanderers FC 19,383 17 Huddersfield Town AFC 19,306 18 Blackburn Rovers FC 19,120 19 Burnley FC 17,408 20 Derby County FC 16,243 21 Bury FC 15,608 22 Cardiff City FC 15,607 Division Two No. Club Average 1 Manchester City FC 37,468 2 Chelsea FC 33,546 3 Leeds United FC 21,829 4 Preston North End FC 17,537 5 West Bromwich Albion FC 17,381 6 Fulham FC 16,121 7 Bristol City FC 15,845 8 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15,298 9 Stoke City FC 14,395 10 Oldham Athletic FC 13,893 11 Leyton Orient FC 13,262 12 Swansea City AFC 12,153 13 Blackpool FC 11,421 14 Grimsby Town FC 11,237 15 Reading FC 11,215 16 Port Vale FC 11,121 17 Notts County FC 11,065 18 Nottingham Forest FC 10,478 19 Southampton FC 10,177 20 Hull City AFC 9,049 21 Barnsley FC 8,352 22 Gateshead AFC 5,379 See also 1927-28 in English football 1927 in association football 1928 in association football References January 2020 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. 1927–28 League