The 1927–28 season was the 53rd season of competitive football in England.
Season | 1927–28 | |
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Men's football | ||
Football League | Everton | |
Football League Second Division | Manchester City | |
FA Cup | Blackburn Rovers | |
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Events
This was the season in which Dixie Dean scored 60 goals in 39 league appearances for Everton – more than half of their total for the season (102).
Honours
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
Football League
First Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Everton | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 102 | 66 | 1.545 | 53 | |
2 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 91 | 68 | 1.338 | 51 | |
3 | Leicester City | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 96 | 72 | 1.333 | 48 | |
4 | Derby County | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 96 | 83 | 1.157 | 44 | |
5 | Bury | 42 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 80 | 80 | 1.000 | 44 | |
6 | Cardiff City | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 70 | 80 | 0.875 | 44 | |
7 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 81 | 66 | 1.227 | 43 | |
8 | Aston Villa | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 78 | 73 | 1.068 | 43 | |
9 | Newcastle United | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 79 | 81 | 0.975 | 43 | |
10 | Arsenal | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 82 | 86 | 0.953 | 41 | |
11 | Birmingham | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 70 | 75 | 0.933 | 41 | |
12 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 66 | 78 | 0.846 | 41 | |
13 | Sheffield United | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 79 | 86 | 0.919 | 40 | |
14 | The Wednesday | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 81 | 78 | 1.038 | 39 | |
15 | Sunderland | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 74 | 76 | 0.974 | 39 | |
16 | Liverpool | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 84 | 87 | 0.966 | 39 | |
17 | West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 81 | 88 | 0.920 | 39 | |
18 | Manchester United | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 72 | 80 | 0.900 | 39 | |
19 | Burnley | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 82 | 98 | 0.837 | 39 | |
20 | Portsmouth | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 66 | 90 | 0.733 | 39 | |
21 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 74 | 86 | 0.860 | 38 | Relegated to the Second Division |
22 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 81 | 88 | 0.920 | 37 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Second Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manchester City | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 100 | 59 | 1.695 | 59 | Promoted to the First Division |
2 | Leeds United | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 98 | 49 | 2.000 | 57 | |
3 | Chelsea | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 75 | 45 | 1.667 | 54 | |
4 | Preston North End | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 100 | 66 | 1.515 | 53 | |
5 | Stoke City | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 78 | 59 | 1.322 | 52 | |
6 | Swansea Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 75 | 63 | 1.190 | 48 | |
7 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 75 | 51 | 1.471 | 46 | |
8 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 90 | 70 | 1.286 | 46 | |
9 | Port Vale | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 68 | 57 | 1.193 | 44 | |
10 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 83 | 84 | 0.988 | 40 | |
11 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 69 | 83 | 0.831 | 40 | |
12 | Bristol City | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 76 | 79 | 0.962 | 39 | |
13 | Barnsley | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 85 | 0.765 | 39 | |
14 | Hull City | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 41 | 54 | 0.759 | 39 | |
15 | Notts County | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 68 | 74 | 0.919 | 38 | |
16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 91 | 0.692 | 36 | |
17 | Southampton | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 68 | 77 | 0.883 | 35 | |
18 | Reading | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 53 | 75 | 0.707 | 35 | |
19 | Blackpool | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 83 | 101 | 0.822 | 34 | |
20 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 55 | 85 | 0.647 | 34 | |
21 | Fulham | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 68 | 89 | 0.764 | 33 | Relegated to the Third Division South |
22 | South Shields | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 56 | 111 | 0.505 | 23 | Relegated to the Third Division North |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Third Division North
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 101 | 45 | 2.244 | 63 | Promoted to the Second Division |
2 | Lincoln City | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 91 | 64 | 1.422 | 55 | |
3 | Stockport County | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 89 | 51 | 1.745 | 54 | |
4 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 80 | 44 | 1.818 | 53 | |
5 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 105 | 72 | 1.458 | 53 | |
6 | Bradford City | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 85 | 60 | 1.417 | 48 | |
7 | Darlington | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 89 | 74 | 1.203 | 47 | |
8 | Southport | 42 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 79 | 70 | 1.129 | 45 | |
9 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 76 | 67 | 1.134 | 44 | |
10 | New Brighton | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 72 | 62 | 1.161 | 42 | |
11 | Wrexham | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 64 | 67 | 0.955 | 42 | |
12 | Halifax Town | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 73 | 71 | 1.028 | 41 | |
13 | Rochdale | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 74 | 77 | 0.961 | 41 | |
14 | Rotherham United | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 69 | 0.942 | 39 | |
15 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 69 | 81 | 0.852 | 38 | |
16 | Chesterfield | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 71 | 78 | 0.910 | 36 | |
17 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 77 | 86 | 0.895 | 34 | |
18 | Ashington | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 77 | 103 | 0.748 | 33 | |
19 | Barrow | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 54 | 102 | 0.529 | 31 | |
20 | Wigan Borough | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 56 | 97 | 0.577 | 30 | |
21 | Durham City | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 53 | 100 | 0.530 | 29 | Not re-elected |
22 | Nelson | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 76 | 136 | 0.559 | 26 | Re-elected |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Third Division South
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Millwall | 42 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 127 | 50 | 2.540 | 65 | Promoted to the Second Division |
2 | Northampton Town | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 102 | 64 | 1.594 | 55 | |
3 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 85 | 54 | 1.574 | 53 | |
4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 81 | 69 | 1.174 | 48 | |
5 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 79 | 72 | 1.097 | 48 | |
6 | Swindon Town | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 90 | 69 | 1.304 | 47 | |
7 | Southend United | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 80 | 64 | 1.250 | 46 | |
8 | Exeter City | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 70 | 60 | 1.167 | 46 | |
9 | Newport County | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 81 | 84 | 0.964 | 45 | |
10 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 72 | 71 | 1.014 | 43 | |
11 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 60 | 70 | 0.857 | 43 | |
12 | Brentford | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 76 | 74 | 1.027 | 40 | |
13 | Luton Town | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 94 | 87 | 1.080 | 39 | |
14 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 72 | 79 | 0.911 | 38 | |
15 | Watford | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 68 | 78 | 0.872 | 38 | |
16 | Gillingham | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 62 | 81 | 0.765 | 37 | |
17 | Norwich City | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 66 | 70 | 0.943 | 36 | |
18 | Walsall | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 75 | 101 | 0.743 | 33 | |
19 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 67 | 93 | 0.720 | 32 | |
20 | Coventry City | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 67 | 96 | 0.698 | 31 | |
21 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 53 | 91 | 0.582 | 31 | Re-elected |
22 | Torquay United | 42 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 53 | 103 | 0.515 | 30 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Top goalscorers
First Division
- Dixie Dean (Everton) – 60 goals[1]
Second Division
- Jimmy Cookson (West Bromwich Albion) – 38 goals[1]
Third Division North
- Joe Smith (Stockport County) – 38 goals[2]
Third Division South
- Harry Morris (Swindon Town) – 38 goals[2]
References
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