First Division 1928/29
Sheffield Wednesday won the 1928/29 First Division with 52 points, 1 point ahead of Leicester City. Bury and Cardiff City were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,688 goals, 3.65 a game.
Sheffield Wed
Champions
1,688
Goals
3.65
Goals a game
56%
Home wins
Final table
| 1 |  Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 86 | 62 | +24 | 52 |
| 2 |  Leicester CityLeicester City | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 96 | 67 | +29 | 51 |
| 3 |  Aston VillaAston Villa | 42 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 98 | 81 | +17 | 50 |
| 4 |  SunderlandSunderland | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 93 | 75 | +18 | 47 |
| 5 |  LiverpoolLiverpool | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 90 | 64 | +26 | 46 |
| 6 |  Derby CountyDerby County | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 86 | 71 | +15 | 46 |
| 7 |  Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 72 | 63 | +9 | 45 |
| 8 |  Manchester CityMan City | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 95 | 86 | +9 | 45 |
| 9 |  ArsenalArsenal | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 77 | 72 | +5 | 45 |
| 10 |  Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 70 | 72 | -2 | 44 |
| 11 |  Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 86 | 85 | +1 | 41 |
| 12 |  Manchester UnitedMan United | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 66 | 76 | -10 | 41 |
| 13 |  Leeds UnitedLeeds United | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 71 | 84 | -13 | 41 |
| 14 |  Bolton WanderersBolton | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 73 | 80 | -7 | 40 |
| 15 |  Birmingham CityBirmingham | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 68 | 77 | -9 | 40 |
| 16 |  Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 70 | 61 | +9 | 39 |
| 17 |  West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 86 | 96 | -10 | 39 |
| 18 |  EvertonEverton | 42 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 63 | 75 | -12 | 38 |
| 19 |  BurnleyBurnley | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 81 | 103 | -22 | 38 |
| 20 |  PortsmouthPortsmouth | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 56 | 80 | -24 | 36 |
| 21 |  BuryBury | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 62 | 99 | -37 | 31 |
| 22 |  Cardiff CityCardiff | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 43 | 59 | -16 | 29 |
▌ 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 1928/29 title race
The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →
Points, Sat 4 May 1929
1
Sheffield Wed
52
2
Leicester City
51
3
Aston Villa
50
4
Sunderland
47
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1928/29 · Sat 4 May 1929
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The 1928/29 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.
Times it's happened
Never
Once
2
3–4
5–9
10–19
20+
First-ever results
One result in 1928/29 had never happened in the English top flight before, counting home and away separately:
Biggest wins
Highest-scoring matches
Most common results
How 1928/29 compares
At 3.65 goals a game, 1928/29 was the 16th highest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 56% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 22% were draws and 22% away wins.