Football League First Division 1927/28
| Football League First Division 1927/28 | |
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| master | Everton FC |
| Cup winners | Blackburn Rovers |
| Relegated |
Tottenham Hotspur Middlesbrough FC |
| Teams | 22nd |
| Games | 462 |
| Gates | 1,765 (ø 3.82 per game) |
| Top scorer | Dixie Dean ( Everton FC ) |
| ← Football League First Division 1926/27 | |
The Football League First Division 1927/28 was the 36th season of the highest English football league . It began on August 27, 1927 and ended on May 5, 1928.
The Everton won with two points ahead of Huddersfield Town , the third English championship in their history. Of the two promoted Middlesbrough FC and Portsmouth FC , only the South Coast club from Portsmouth could hold the class; with Middlesbrough FC, Tottenham Hotspur had to move into the Second Division . These two clubs should be replaced in the following season by the two second division promoted Manchester City and Leeds United .
A total of 544 players were used, with Portsmouth FC with 20 the fewest and Newcastle United and Derby County with 29 the most players in league games. 132 newcomers opposed 132 footballers who last came into play in the 1927/28 season. 18 players were able to play all 42 league games of their club.
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points | EgS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Everton FC | 42 | 20th | 13 | 9 | 102: 66 | 1.55 | 53:31 | 24 |
| 2. | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 22nd | 7th | 13 | 91:68 | 1.34 | 51:33 | 24 |
| 3. | Leicester City | 42 | 18th | 12 | 12 | 96:72 | 1.33 | 48:36 | 22nd |
| 4th | Derby County | 42 | 17th | 10 | 15th | 96:83 | 1.16 | 44:40 | 29 |
| 5. | Bury FC | 42 | 20th | 4th | 18th | 80:80 | 1.00 | 44:40 | 26th |
| 6th |
 Cardiff City (P)
|
42 | 17th | 10 | 15th | 70:80 | 0.88 | 44:40 | 24 |
| 7th | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15th | 81:66 | 1.23 | 43:41 | 25th |
| 8th. | Aston Villa | 42 | 17th | 9 | 16 | 78:73 | 1.07 | 43:41 | 28 |
| 9. | Newcastle United (M) | 42 | 15th | 13 | 14th | 79:81 | 0.98 | 43:41 | 29 |
| 10. | Arsenal FC | 42 | 13 | 15th | 14th | 82:86 | 0.95 | 41:43 | 24 |
| 11. | Birmingham FC | 42 | 13 | 15th | 14th | 70:75 | 0.93 | 41:43 | 27 |
| 12. | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17th | 66:78 | 0.85 | 41:43 | 21st |
| 13. | Sheffield United | 42 | 15th | 10 | 17th | 79:86 | 0.92 | 40:44 | 25th |
| 14th | The Wednesday | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 81:78 | 1.04 | 39:45 | 27 |
| 15th | Sunderland AFC | 42 | 15th | 9 | 18th | 74:76 | 0.97 | 39:45 | 28 |
| 16. | Liverpool FC | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 84:87 | 0.97 | 39:45 | 25th |
| 17th | West Ham United | 42 | 14th | 11 | 17th | 81:88 | 0.92 | 39:45 | 26th |
| 18th | Manchester United | 42 | 16 | 7th | 19th | 72:80 | 0.90 | 39:45 | 27 |
| 19th | Burnley FC | 42 | 16 | 7th | 19th | 82:98 | 0.84 | 39:45 | 27 |
| 20th | Portsmouth FC (N) | 42 | 16 | 7th | 19th | 66:90 | 0.73 | 39:45 | 20th |
| 21st | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15th | 8th | 19th | 74:86 | 0.86 | 38:46 | 28 |
| 22nd | Middlesbrough FC (N) | 42 | 11 | 15th | 16 | 81:88 | 0.92 | 37:47 | 21st |
| (M) | English champion 1926/27 |
| (P) | FA Cup winner 1926/27 |
| (N) | Newcomers from the Football League Second Division 1926/27 |
| EgS | used players |
Results table
The home teams are listed in the left column.
| ARS | AST | BIR | BLA | BOL | BUR | BUY | CAR | OF THE | EVE | HUD | LEI | LIV | MNU | MID | NEW | POR | SHU | SUN | DEAD | WED | WHU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal FC | 0: 3 | 2: 2 | 3: 2 | 1: 2 | 4: 1 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 3: 4 | 3: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 6: 3 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 4: 1 | 0: 2 | 6: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | |
| Aston Villa | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 3 | 3-0 | 0: 3 | 3: 4 | 3: 1 | 5: 1 | 3-0 | 7: 2 | 1-0 | 4: 2 | 1: 2 | 5: 4 | 1-0 | |
| Birmingham FC | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 3 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 3: 2 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | 4: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 4: 1 | 0: 1 | 4: 4 | 1: 6 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 3: 2 | 4: 2 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 6-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 2 | 3: 1 | 7: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 3: 3 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 4: 1 | 2-0 | 4-0 | |
| Burnley FC | 1: 2 | 4: 2 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 3 | 2: 1 | 4: 2 | 3: 5 | 0: 1 | 5: 1 | 2: 2 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 5: 1 | 2-0 | 5: 3 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | |
| Bury FC | 5: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 3 | 2: 3 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 2: 3 | 2: 3 | 2: 1 | 5: 2 | 4: 3 | 1: 4 | 1: 4 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 5: 3 | 1: 2 | 4: 2 | 3: 1 | |
| Cardiff City | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 0: 1 | 4: 4 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 5 | |
| Derby County | 4-0 | 5-0 | 4: 1 | 6-0 | 1-0 | 3: 4 | 5: 2 | 7: 1 | 0: 3 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 3 | 5-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 4: 6 | 2: 3 | |
| Everton FC | 3: 3 | 3: 2 | 5: 2 | 4: 1 | 2: 2 | 4: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 7: 1 | 1: 1 | 5: 2 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 2: 5 | 4-0 | 7-0 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 8: 2 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 4 | 4: 2 | 2: 4 | 1: 3 | 4: 1 | 0: 1 | 4: 2 | 4: 2 | 1-0 | 5: 2 | |
| Leicester City | 3: 2 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 6-0 | 4: 2 | 5-0 | 2: 2 | 4: 1 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 3 | 3-0 | 6: 2 | 3: 1 | 3: 3 | 6: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 3 | |
| Liverpool FC | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 3 | 4: 2 | 4: 2 | 2: 2 | 5: 1 | 1: 2 | 5: 2 | 3: 3 | 4: 2 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 8: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 5 | 2-0 | 5: 2 | 1: 3 | |
| Manchester United | 4: 1 | 5: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 4: 3 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 5: 2 | 6: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 7 | 2-0 | 2: 3 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | |
| Middlesbrough FC | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 5 | 2: 3 | 6: 1 | 1: 2 | 3: 3 | 4: 2 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 5: 1 | 3-0 | 0: 3 | 3: 1 | 3: 3 | 2: 2 | |
| Newcastle United | 1: 1 | 7: 5 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | 2-0 | 4: 3 | 2: 2 | 2: 3 | 1: 5 | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | 3: 3 | 1: 3 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 4: 1 | 4: 3 | 3: 1 | |
| Portsmouth FC | 2: 3 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 3 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 4: 1 | 0: 1 | 4: 1 | 3: 5 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | |
| Sheffield United | 6: 4 | 0: 3 | 3: 1 | 2: 3 | 4: 3 | 5: 2 | 3: 1 | 3: 4 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 1: 7 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 5: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 6: 2 | |
| Sunderland AFC | 5: 1 | 2: 3 | 4: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 3 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 3 | 3: 2 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 5-0 | 1: 4 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 3 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 4: 1 | 4: 2 | 5: 2 | 0: 3 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 1: 3 | 5: 3 | |
| The Wednesday | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 3 | 4: 1 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 4-0 | 3: 3 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 0: 5 | 1: 2 | 4-0 | 0: 2 | 2: 3 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 3: 3 | 0-0 | 4: 2 | 2-0 | |
| West Ham United | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 3: 3 | 4: 3 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 4: 2 | 4-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 2 | 4: 5 | 5: 2 | 4: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 4 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 |
List of goalscorers
| player | society | Gates | Sp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Dixie Dean
|
Everton FC | 60 | 39 |
| 2 |
George Beel
|
Burnley FC | 35 | 39 |
| 3 |
Arthur Chandler
|
Leicester City | 34 | 41 |
| 4th |
Harry Johnson
|
Sheffield United | 33 | 36 |
| = |
 Dave Halliday
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Sunderland FC | = | 38 |
| = |
George Camsell
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Middlesbrough FC | = | 40 |
| 7th |
Joe Bradford
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Birmingham FC | 29 | 37 |
| 8th |
George Brown
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Huddersfield Town | 27 | 32 |
| = |
Harry Bedford
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Derby County | = | 38 |
| 10 |
Jimmy Brain
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Arsenal FC | 25th | 39 |
The championship team of Everton FC
The following list lists all players who played in a league game for Everton during the 1927/28 season. It must be noted that in English football a minimum number of games is usually required in order to receive the official championship medal. Since there was uncertainty about the specific regulation before the introduction of the Premier League, all players who presumably did not receive a championship medal due to their low contribution were marked with an asterisk (*). The number of missions and the goals scored are given in brackets.
| 1. | Everton FC |
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David Bain * (2/0) | William Brown * (2/0) | Warney Cresswell (36/0) | Ted Critchley (40/6) | Arthur Davies (10/0) | Dixie Dean (39/60) | Arthur Dominy * (1/0) | Billy Easton * (3/1) | Dick Forshaw (23/5) | Harry Hardy * (6/0) | Hunter Hart (41/1) | Harold Houghton * (1/0) | Bobby Irvine * (9/3) | Jerry Kelly (40/1) | George Martin (10/3) | Sammy Meston * (1/0) | Jack O'Donnell (42/1) | David Raitt * (6/0) | Walter Rooney * (4/0) | Ted Taylor (26/0) | Alec Troup (42/10) | Albert Virr (39/1) | Tony Weldon (38/7) | Tommy White * (1/2).
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Change of players during the season
| player | from club | Games | to club | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Clark | Newcastle United | 5 | Liverpool FC | 2 |
| Ernie Curtis | Cardiff City | 28 | Birmingham FC | 11 |
| Bill Ellis | Sunderland AFC | 7th | Birmingham FC | 20th |
| Ted Harper | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 |
| Bobby Irvine | Everton FC | 9 | Portsmouth FC | 7th |
| Jim McClelland | Middlesbrough FC | 19th | Bolton Wanderers | 10 |
| Spud Murphy | Derby County | 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 14th |
| Ben Olney | Derby County | 6th | Aston Villa | 20th |
| Norman Smith | Huddersfield Town | 6th | Sheffield Wednesday | 19th |
| John Smith | Bolton Wanderers | 18th | Bury FC | 9 |
| George Stephenson | Aston Villa | 2 | Derby County | 28 |
| George Thornewell | Derby County | 6th | Blackburn Rovers | 14th |
| George Haslam | Manchester United | 3 | Portsmouth FC | 4th |
Special occurrences
- Dixie Dean scored five goals for Everton against Manchester United on October 8, 1927.
- Harry Johnson scored five goals for Sheffield United against West Ham United on December 26, 1927.
literature
- Michael Joyce: Football League Players' Records, 1888 to 1939. SoccerData, Beeston 2002, ISBN 1-899468-63-3 .
- Ian Ross, Gordon Smailes: Everton. A Complete Record 1878-1985. Breedon, Derby 1985, ISBN 0-907969-10-0 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Cross table of the English Football League First Division 1927/1928 (Fussballdaten.de)