Football League First Division 1928/29 
 
 
 
 
master 
The Wednesday 
 
 
Cup winners 
Bolton Wanderers 
 
 
Relegated 
Bury FC  , Cardiff City 
 
 
Teams 22nd
 
 
Games 462
 
 
Gates 1,688  (ø 3.65 per game) 
 
 
Top scorer 
Dave Halliday  ( Sunderland AFC  )
 
 
← Football League First Division 1927/28    
 
 
 
 
 
The Football League First Division  1928/29football league  . It began on August 25, 1928 and ended on May 4, 1929.
The Wednesday  won the third English championship in the club's history by one point ahead of Leicester City  . Both promoted Manchester City  and Leeds United  were able to hold the class; instead, Bury FC  and Cardiff City had  to move into the Second Division  . These two clubs should be replaced in the following season by the two second division promoted FC Middlesbrough  and Grimsby Town  .
A total of 525 players were used, with Arsenal FC, Blackburn Rovers, Leicester City and Portsmouth FC having the least with 21 and Newcastle United with 29 the most players in league games. 108 newcomers were opposed to 149 footballers who last came into play in the 1928/29 season. 17 players were able to play all 42 league games in their club.
Closing table 
 English master 
 Relegation to the Football League Second Division 
 
Results table The home teams are listed in the left column. 
 
ARS 
 
AST 
 
BIR 
 
BLA 
 
BOL 
 
BUR 
 
BUY 
 
CAR 
 
OF THE 
 
EVE 
 
HUD 
 
LEE 
 
LEI 
 
LIV 
 
MNC 
 
MNU 
 
NEW 
 
POR 
 
SHU 
 
SUN 
 
WED 
 
WHU 
 
 
Arsenal FC 
 
2: 5 
0-0 
1-0 
2-0 
3: 1 
7: 1 
2: 1 
1: 3 
2-0 
2-0 
1-0 
1: 1 
4: 4 
0-0 
3: 1 
1: 2 
4-0 
2-0 
1: 1 
2: 2 
2: 3
 
 
Aston Villa 4: 2
 
1: 2 
2: 1 
3: 5 
4: 2 
7: 1 
1-0 
2: 3 
2-0 
4: 1 
1-0 
4: 2 
3: 1 
5: 1 
0-0 
1: 1 
3: 2 
3: 2 
3: 1 
4: 1 
5: 2
 
 
Birmingham FC 1: 1 
2: 4
 
4-0 
0: 2 
3: 6 
3: 2 
0-0 
1: 4 
1: 3 
1: 2 
5: 1 
1-0 
0-0 
4: 1 
1: 1 
0-0 
1-0 
2: 2 
1-0 
4: 1 
2: 2
 
 
Blackburn Rovers 5: 2 
2: 5 
4: 1
 
1: 3 
1: 1 
1: 1 
2-0 
3: 1 
2: 1 
1: 1 
0: 1 
1: 1 
2: 1 
2: 2 
0: 3 
2-0 
4-0 
1: 1 
2-0 
4: 1 
2-0
 
 
Bolton Wanderers 1: 2 
3: 1 
6: 2 
0: 3
 
0: 1 
0: 1 
1-0 
3-0 
2: 3 
1: 1 
4: 1 
5-0 
0-0 
1: 1 
1: 1 
1-0 
4: 2 
3: 1 
2: 2 
2: 2 
4: 1
 
 
Burnley FC 3: 3 
4: 1 
4-0 
2: 2 
3: 1
 
0-0 
3-0 
2: 2 
2-0 
3: 2 
5-0 
0: 1 
3: 2 
2: 3 
3: 4 
4: 3 
4: 1 
2: 1 
3: 1 
0: 2 
3: 3
 
 
Bury FC 1-0 
2: 2 
3: 1 
1-0 
3: 4 
2: 1
 
4: 1 
3: 3 
1: 2 
2: 1 
2: 2 
3: 1 
2: 2 
1: 2 
1: 3 
2-0 
0-0 
4-0 
1: 3 
0: 4 
0: 3
 
 
Cardiff City 1: 1 
0: 2 
1: 4 
1: 1 
1: 1 
7-0 
4-0
 
3-0 
0: 2 
0-0 
2: 1 
1: 2 
1: 2 
1: 3 
2: 2 
2-0 
1: 1 
0-0 
0: 1 
3: 1 
3: 2
 
 
Derby County 0-0 
1-0 
2: 2 
5: 1 
2: 1 
4-0 
3: 1 
2-0
 
3-0 
1: 2 
3: 4 
5: 2 
2: 5 
1: 1 
6: 1 
1: 2 
1-0 
2: 2 
0-0 
6-0 
6-0
 
 
Everton FC 4: 2 
0: 1 
0: 2 
5: 2 
3-0 
2-0 
1-0 
1-0 
4-0
 
0: 3 
0: 1 
3: 1 
1-0 
2: 6 
2: 4 
5: 2 
4-0 
1: 3 
0-0 
0-0 
0: 4
 
 
Huddersfield Town 0: 1 
3-0 
0-0 
0: 2 
4: 1 
7: 1 
0: 2 
1: 1 
0-0 
3: 1
 
6: 1 
1: 1 
1: 3 
2: 2 
1: 2 
2: 1 
3: 1 
6: 1 
1: 2 
0-0 
4-0
 
 
Leeds United 1: 1 
4: 1 
0: 1 
0: 1 
2: 2 
2: 1 
3: 1 
3-0 
1: 1 
3: 1 
1: 2
 
4: 3 
2: 2 
4: 1 
3: 2 
0-0 
3: 2 
2-0 
0: 3 
0: 2 
4: 1
 
 
Leicester City 1: 1 
4: 1 
5: 3 
2: 1 
6: 1 
1: 1 
5: 2 
2-0 
1-0 
4: 1 
4: 1 
4: 4
 
2-0 
3: 2 
2: 1 
1: 1 
10-0 
3: 1 
1-0 
1: 1 
5-0
 
 
Liverpool FC 2: 4 
4-0 
1: 2 
1: 1 
3-0 
8-0 
3-0 
2-0 
3-0 
1: 2 
2: 3 
1: 1 
6: 3
 
1: 1 
2: 3 
2: 1 
0-0 
1: 2 
5: 2 
3: 2 
2: 1
 
 
Manchester City 4: 1 
3-0 
2: 3 
1: 2 
5: 1 
4: 1 
6: 4 
1: 1 
2: 3 
5: 1 
3: 2 
3-0 
2: 3 
2: 3
 
2: 2 
2: 4 
2: 1 
3: 1 
5: 3 
2: 2 
4: 2
 
 
Manchester United 4: 1 
2: 2 
1-0 
1: 4 
1: 1 
1-0 
1-0 
1: 1 
0: 1 
1: 1 
1-0 
1: 2 
1: 1 
2: 2 
1: 2
 
5-0 
0-0 
1: 1 
3-0 
2: 1 
2: 3
 
 
Newcastle United 0: 3 
2: 1 
1-0 
0: 2 
4: 1 
2: 7 
2: 1 
1: 1 
4: 1 
2-0 
4: 1 
3: 2 
1-0 
2: 2 
4-0 
5-0
 
0: 1 
4: 2 
4: 3 
2: 1 
1-0
 
 
Portsmouth FC 2-0 
3: 2 
3: 1 
2: 2 
4: 4 
3: 1 
4: 1 
0: 1 
1: 5 
3-0 
1-0 
0: 2 
1-0 
0: 1 
1-0 
3-0 
0: 1
 
2: 3 
4-0 
3: 2 
3-0
 
 
Sheffield United 2: 2 
1: 3 
3: 2 
2: 1 
1: 1 
10-0 
6: 1 
3: 1 
2: 1 
2: 1 
1-0 
1: 1 
1: 4 
1: 3 
1: 3 
6: 1 
3: 1 
3-0
 
4-0 
1: 1 
3: 3
 
 
Sunderland AFC 5: 1 
1: 3 
3: 4 
3: 1 
4-0 
2: 1 
3: 1 
1-0 
4-0 
2: 2 
4: 1 
2: 1 
1: 2 
2: 1 
3: 1 
5: 1 
5: 2 
5-0 
4: 4
 
4: 3 
4: 1
 
 
The Wednesday 3: 2 
4: 1 
3-0 
1-0 
0-0 
1: 1 
3: 1 
1-0 
5-0 
1-0 
1: 1 
4: 2 
1-0 
3: 2 
4-0 
2: 1 
3: 1 
2: 1 
5: 2 
2: 1
 
6-0
 
 
West Ham United 3: 4 
4: 1 
2: 1 
3: 3 
3-0 
4-0 
2: 3 
1: 1 
2: 2 
2: 4 
1: 1 
8: 2 
2: 1 
1: 1 
3-0 
3: 1 
1-0 
0: 1 
4-0 
3: 3 
3: 2
 
 
 
 
List of goalscorers 
 
The Wednesday championship team The following list lists all players who were used in a league game for The Wednesday during the 1928/29 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 appearances and the goals scored are given in brackets, lastly the number of all first division games up to that point. The Wednesday players had played a total of 1947 first division games at the end of the season.
Change of players during the season 
 
Special occurrences 
Hughie Ferguson  scored five goals for Cardiff City against Burnley FC on September 1, 1928. 
Tommy Johnson  scored five goals in an away game for Manchester City against Everton on September 15, 1928. 
Arthur Chandler  scored six goals for Leicester City against Portsmouth FC on October 20, 1928. 
Vic Watson  scored six goals for West Ham United against Leeds United on February 9, 1929. 
 
literature 
Michael Joyce: Football League Players' Records, 1888 to 1939.  SoccerData, Beeston 2002, ISBN 1-899468-63-3  . 
Keith Farnsworth: Sheffield Wednesday. A Complete Record 1867-1987.  Breedon, Derby 1987, ISBN 0-907969-25-9  . 
 
Individual evidence 
^  Cross table of the English Football League First Division 1928/1929  (Fussballdaten.de) 
 
Playing times of the highest English football league
 
 
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