First Division 1927/28

Everton won the 1927/28 First Division with 53 points, 2 points ahead of Huddersfield Town. Tottenham Hotspur and Middlesbrough were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,765 goals, 3.82 a game.

Everton

Champions

1,765

Goals

3.82

Goals a game

54%

Home wins

Final table


1	EvertonEverton	42	20	13	9	102	66	+36	53
2	Huddersfield TownHuddersfield	42	22	7	13	91	68	+23	51
3	Leicester CityLeicester City	42	18	12	12	96	72	+24	48
4	Derby CountyDerby County	42	17	10	15	96	83	+13	44
5	BuryBury	42	20	4	18	80	80	0	44
6	Cardiff CityCardiff	42	17	10	15	70	80	-10	44
7	Bolton WanderersBolton	42	16	11	15	81	66	+15	43
8	Aston VillaAston Villa	42	17	9	16	78	73	+5	43
9	Newcastle UnitedNewcastle	42	15	13	14	79	81	-2	43
10	ArsenalArsenal	42	13	15	14	82	86	-4	41
11	Birmingham CityBirmingham	42	13	15	14	70	75	-5	41
12	Blackburn RoversBlackburn	42	16	9	17	66	78	-12	41
13	Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd	42	15	10	17	79	86	-7	40
14	Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed	42	13	13	16	81	78	+3	39
15	SunderlandSunderland	42	15	9	18	74	76	-2	39
16	LiverpoolLiverpool	42	13	13	16	84	87	-3	39
17	West Ham UnitedWest Ham	42	14	11	17	81	88	-7	39
18	Manchester UnitedMan United	42	16	7	19	72	80	-8	39
19	BurnleyBurnley	42	16	7	19	82	98	-16	39
20	PortsmouthPortsmouth	42	16	7	19	66	90	-24	39
21	Tottenham HotspurTottenham	42	15	8	19	74	86	-12	38
22	MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough	42	11	15	16	81	88	-7	37

▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Two points for a win, one for a draw; clubs level on points are split by goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), as they were then. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →

The 1927/28 title race

The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →

Points, Sat 5 May 1928

Everton

Huddersfield

Leicester City

Derby County

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1927/28 · Sat 5 May 1928

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The 1927/28 scoreline grid

Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way; ringed squares are results the English top flight had never seen before this season. Select a square to see those matches.

Away goals

1 2 3 2 1

3 3 4 2 1 1

6 9 21 12 6 3 1

7 19 33 11 18 11 2 1 2

14 46 31 32 20 9 4 3

21 28 22 21 11 6 3 1

Home goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

One result in 1927/28 had never happened in the English top flight before, counting home and away separately:

November 26, 1927Derby County 4–6 Sheffield WedFirst 6–4 away win

Biggest wins

October 22, 1927Everton 7–0 West Ham7-goal home win

October 1, 1927Huddersfield 8–2 Cardiff6-goal home win

October 1, 1927Liverpool 8–2 Portsmouth6-goal home win

September 10, 1927Man United 1–7 Newcastle6-goal away win

November 5, 1927Bolton 7–1 Burnley6-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

March 10, 1928Newcastle 7–5 Aston Villa12 goals

October 1, 1927Huddersfield 8–2 Cardiff10 goals

October 1, 1927Liverpool 8–2 Portsmouth10 goals

November 26, 1927Derby County 4–6 Sheffield Wed10 goals

January 7, 1928Sheffield Utd 6–4 Arsenal10 goals

Most common results

#11–1 draw46 · 10%

#22–2 draw33 · 7%

#33–1 home win32 · 7%

#42–1 home win31 · 7%

#51–0 home win28 · 6%

How 1927/28 compares

At 3.82 goals a game, 1927/28 was the 9th highest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 54% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 25% were draws and 21% away wins.

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