First Division 1929/30

Sheffield Wednesday won the 1929/30 First Division with 60 points, 10 points ahead of Derby County. Burnley and Everton were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,758 goals, 3.81 a game.

Sheffield Wed

Champions

1,758

Goals

3.81

Goals a game

56%

Home wins

Final table


1	Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed	42	26	8	8	105	57	+48	60
2	Derby CountyDerby County	42	21	8	13	90	82	+8	50
3	Manchester CityMan City	42	19	9	14	91	81	+10	47
4	Aston VillaAston Villa	42	21	5	16	92	83	+9	47
5	Leeds UnitedLeeds United	42	20	6	16	79	63	+16	46
6	Blackburn RoversBlackburn	42	19	7	16	99	93	+6	45
7	West Ham UnitedWest Ham	42	19	5	18	86	79	+7	43
8	Leicester CityLeicester City	42	17	9	16	86	90	-4	43
9	SunderlandSunderland	42	18	7	17	76	80	-4	43
10	Huddersfield TownHuddersfield	42	17	9	16	63	69	-6	43
11	Birmingham CityBirmingham	42	16	9	17	67	62	+5	41
12	LiverpoolLiverpool	42	16	9	17	63	79	-16	41
13	PortsmouthPortsmouth	42	15	10	17	66	62	+4	40
14	ArsenalArsenal	42	14	11	17	78	66	+12	39
15	Bolton WanderersBolton	42	15	9	18	74	74	0	39
16	MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough	42	16	6	20	82	84	-2	38
17	Manchester UnitedMan United	42	15	8	19	67	88	-21	38
18	Grimsby TownGrimsby Town	42	15	7	20	73	89	-16	37
19	Newcastle UnitedNewcastle	42	15	7	20	71	92	-21	37
20	Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd	42	15	6	21	91	96	-5	36
21	BurnleyBurnley	42	14	8	20	79	97	-18	36
22	EvertonEverton	42	12	11	19	80	92	-12	35

▌ 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 1929/30 title race

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

Points, Sat 3 May 1930

Sheffield Wed

Derby County

Man City

Aston Villa

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1929/30 · Sat 3 May 1930

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The 1929/30 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 1

2 2 1 1 1

1 6 8 2

7 12 17 9 6 5 1

9 23 26 15 15 11 1 1

19 42 30 31 25 6 2 3 1

9 32 22 27 15 5 1 1

Home goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

2 results in 1929/30 had never happened in the English top flight before, counting home and away separately:

March 3, 1930Sheffield Utd 5–7 BlackburnFirst 7–5 away win

April 21, 1930Leicester City 6–6 ArsenalFirst 6–6 draw

Biggest wins

April 12, 1930Arsenal 8–1 Sheffield Utd7-goal home win

January 1, 1930Blackburn 7–0 Middlesbrough7-goal home win

January 1, 1930Bolton 7–1 Huddersfield6-goal home win

January 4, 1930Portsmouth 7–1 Burnley6-goal home win

January 4, 1930Sheffield Utd 7–1 Leicester City6-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

September 28, 1929Blackburn 7–5 Birmingham12 goals

March 3, 1930Sheffield Utd 5–7 Blackburn12 goals

April 21, 1930Leicester City 6–6 Arsenal12 goals

November 9, 1929Blackburn 8–3 Burnley11 goals

April 12, 1930Arsenal 8–1 Sheffield Utd9 goals

Most common results

#11–1 draw42 · 9%

#21–0 home win32 · 7%

#33–1 home win31 · 7%

#42–1 home win30 · 6%

#53–0 home win27 · 6%

How 1929/30 compares

At 3.81 goals a game, 1929/30 was the 10th 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; 19% were draws and 25% away wins.

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