1929–30 in English football

The 1929–30 season was the 55th season of competitive football in England.

Events

The Wednesday officially changed their name to Sheffield Wednesday prior to the start of this season.[1]

Blackpool claimed their only championship to date on the final day of the Division Two season, 3 May, with a goalless draw at Nottingham Forest. Runners-up Chelsea could have won the title themselves the same afternoon if they had won and Blackpool had lost, but the Londoners were defeated at Bury by a single goal. Blackpool forward, Jimmy Hampson, finished the season as the top goal scorer in England, with 46 goals in all competitions.[2] According to Moving The Goalposts by Rob Jovanovic the 1929-30 team of Sheffield Wednesday F.C. is statistically the greatest side English side in history.

Deaths

• 29 September, Joe Schofield—manager of Port Vale and former England international

Honours

Competition	Winner	Runner-up
First Division	Sheffield Wednesday (4)	Derby County
Second Division	Blackpool	Chelsea
Third Division North	Port Vale	Stockport County
Third Division South	Plymouth Argyle	Brentford
FA Cup	Arsenal (1)	Huddersfield Town
Charity Shield	Professionals XI	Amateurs XI
Home Championship	England	Scotland

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

Football League

Main article: 1929–30 Football League

First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sheffield Wednesday	42	26	8	8	105	57	1.842	60
2	Derby County	42	21	8	13	90	82	1.098	50
3	Manchester City	42	19	9	14	91	81	1.123	47
4	Aston Villa	42	21	5	16	92	83	1.108	47
5	Leeds United	42	20	6	16	79	63	1.254	46
6	Blackburn Rovers	42	19	7	16	99	93	1.065	45
7	West Ham United	42	19	5	18	86	79	1.089	43
8	Leicester City	42	17	9	16	86	90	0.956	43
9	Sunderland	42	18	7	17	76	80	0.950	43
10	Huddersfield Town	42	17	9	16	63	69	0.913	43
11	Birmingham	42	16	9	17	67	62	1.081	41
12	Liverpool	42	16	9	17	63	79	0.797	41
13	Portsmouth	42	15	10	17	66	62	1.065	40
14	Arsenal	42	14	11	17	78	66	1.182	39
15	Bolton Wanderers	42	15	9	18	74	74	1.000	39
16	Middlesbrough	42	16	6	20	82	84	0.976	38
17	Manchester United	42	15	8	19	67	88	0.761	38
18	Grimsby Town	42	15	7	20	73	89	0.820	37
19	Newcastle United	42	15	7	20	71	92	0.772	37
20	Sheffield United	42	15	6	21	91	96	0.948	36
21	Burnley	42	14	8	20	79	97	0.814	36	Relegated to the Second Division
22	Everton	42	12	11	19	80	92	0.870	35

Source: rsssf.com
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	Blackpool	42	27	4	11	98	67	1.463	58	Promoted to the First Division
2	Chelsea	42	22	11	9	74	46	1.609	55
3	Oldham Athletic	42	21	11	10	90	51	1.765	53
4	Bradford Park Avenue	42	19	12	11	91	70	1.300	50
5	Bury	42	22	5	15	78	67	1.164	49
6	West Bromwich Albion	42	21	5	16	105	73	1.438	47
7	Southampton	42	17	11	14	77	76	1.013	45
8	Cardiff City	42	18	8	16	61	59	1.034	44
9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	16	9	17	77	79	0.975	41
10	Nottingham Forest	42	13	15	14	55	69	0.797	41
11	Stoke City	42	16	8	18	74	72	1.028	40
12	Tottenham Hotspur	42	15	9	18	59	61	0.967	39
13	Charlton Athletic	42	14	11	17	59	63	0.937	39
14	Millwall	42	12	15	15	57	73	0.781	39
15	Swansea Town	42	14	9	19	57	61	0.934	37
16	Preston North End	42	13	11	18	65	80	0.813	37
17	Barnsley	42	14	8	20	56	71	0.789	36
18	Bradford City	42	12	12	18	60	77	0.779	36
19	Reading	42	12	11	19	54	67	0.806	35
20	Bristol City	42	13	9	20	61	83	0.735	35
21	Hull City	42	14	7	21	51	78	0.654	35	Relegated to the Third Division North
22	Notts County	42	9	15	18	54	70	0.771	33	Relegated to the Third Division South

Source: rsssf.com
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	Port Vale	42	30	7	5	103	37	2.784	67	Promoted to the Second Division
2	Stockport County	42	28	7	7	106	44	2.409	63
3	Darlington	42	22	6	14	108	73	1.479	50
4	Chesterfield	42	22	6	14	76	56	1.357	50
5	Lincoln City	42	17	14	11	83	61	1.361	48
6	York City	42	15	16	11	77	64	1.203	46
7	South Shields	42	18	10	14	77	74	1.041	46	Club relocated and changed name[lower-alpha 1]
8	Hartlepools United	42	17	11	14	81	74	1.095	45
9	Southport	42	15	13	14	81	74	1.095	43
10	Rochdale	42	18	7	17	89	91	0.978	43
11	Crewe Alexandra	42	17	8	17	82	71	1.155	42
12	Tranmere Rovers	42	16	9	17	83	86	0.965	41
13	New Brighton	42	16	8	18	69	79	0.873	40
14	Doncaster Rovers	42	15	9	18	62	69	0.899	39
15	Carlisle United	42	16	7	19	90	101	0.891	39
16	Accrington Stanley	42	14	9	19	84	81	1.037	37
17	Wrexham	42	13	8	21	67	88	0.761	34
18	Wigan Borough	42	13	7	22	60	88	0.682	33
19	Nelson	42	13	7	22	51	80	0.638	33
20	Rotherham United	42	11	8	23	67	113	0.593	30
21	Halifax Town	42	10	8	24	44	79	0.557	28	Re-elected
22	Barrow	42	11	5	26	41	98	0.418	27

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. After this season South Shields moved to Gateshead and became Gateshead A.F.C.

Third Division South

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Plymouth Argyle	42	30	8	4	98	38	2.579	68	Promoted to the Second Division
2	Brentford	42	28	5	9	94	44	2.136	61
3	Queens Park Rangers	42	21	9	12	80	68	1.176	51
4	Northampton Town	42	21	8	13	82	58	1.414	50
5	Brighton & Hove Albion	42	21	8	13	87	63	1.381	50
6	Coventry City	42	19	9	14	88	73	1.205	47
7	Fulham	42	18	11	13	87	83	1.048	47
8	Norwich City	42	18	10	14	88	77	1.143	46
9	Crystal Palace	42	17	12	13	81	74	1.095	46
10	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	42	15	13	14	72	61	1.180	43
11	Southend United	42	15	13	14	69	59	1.169	43
12	Clapton Orient	42	14	13	15	55	62	0.887	41
13	Luton Town	42	14	12	16	64	78	0.821	40
14	Swindon Town	42	13	12	17	73	83	0.880	38
15	Watford	42	15	8	19	60	73	0.822	38
16	Exeter City	42	12	11	19	67	73	0.918	35
17	Walsall	42	13	8	21	71	78	0.910	34
18	Newport County	42	12	10	20	74	85	0.871	34
19	Torquay United	42	10	11	21	64	94	0.681	31
20	Bristol Rovers	42	11	8	23	67	93	0.720	30
21	Gillingham	42	11	8	23	51	80	0.638	30	Re-elected
22	Merthyr Town	42	6	9	27	60	135	0.444	21	Not re-elected

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Top goalscorers

First Division

• Vic Watson (West Ham United) – 41 goals[3]

Second Division

• Jimmy Hampson (Blackpool) – 45 goals[3]

Third Division North

• Frank Newton (Stockport County) – 36 goals[4]

Third Division South

• George Goddard (Queens Park Rangers) – 37 goals[4]

References

1. Brown's Golden Era
2. Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.
3. "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
4. "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.