1928–29 Football League
The Football League First Division 1928/29, was the 37th season of the Football League First Division as the highest English football league. The Wednesday won with one point ahead of Leicester City is the third English championship in their history. Both newly promoted Manchester City and Leeds United were able to get the class; instead had the Bury FC and Cardiff City the transition to the Second Division compete. These two teams should be in the following season replaced by the two second division team FC Middlesbrough and Grimsby Town.
A total of 524 players were used, the Arsenal, the least and Newcastle United with 29 aufboten Blackburn Rovers, Leicester City and Portsmouth at 21, most players in league games. 108 newcomers were offset by 149 footballers who most recently came into play in the 1928/29 season.
Final Table
Results Table
In the left column of the home teams are listed.
Top scorers
The champion team of The Wednesday
In the following list, all players were listed for The Wednesday came in a league match for use during the 1928/29 season. It must be noted that in most cases a minimum number of games will be provided in English football to accept the official champion medal allowed. As regards the specific arrangements prior to the introduction of the Premier League, there is lack of clarity, all the players with an asterisk (*) have been provided which have received no champion medal presumably because of their small contribution. In brackets the number of bets as well as the goals achieved are called.
Jack Allen (35/ 33) | Ernie Blenkinsop (39/ 1) | Jack Brown (42/ 0 ) | Bert Burridge * ( 2/0 ) | Billy Felton * ( 3/0 ) | Bob Gregg (30/ 7) | Len Hargreaves * (2/1 ) | Ted Harper * (6/ 5) | Ernie Hatfield * (1/0 ) | Harold Hill * (1/0 ) | Mark Hooper (42/ 15) | Fred Kean * (4 / 0 ) | Tony Leach (36/ 0 ) | Billy Marsden (42/ 1) | Ellis Rimmer (34/ 7) | Jimmy Seed (39/ 8) | Alf Strange (42/ 5) | Jimmy Trotter * (6/1 ) | Tommy Walker (41/ 0 ) | John White House * (6/1 ) | Jack Wilkinson * ( 6/0 ) | Tug Wilson * (3 /1).
- Coach: Robert Brown
Special events
- Hughie Ferguson shot on September 1, 1928 Cardiff City against Burnley five goals.
- Tommy Johnson scored on 15 September 1928 in an away game for Manchester City against Everton five goals.
- Arthur Chandler shot on October 20, 1928 Leicester City against FC Portsmouth six goals.
- Vic Watson shot on February 9, 1929 West Ham United v Leeds United six goals.