English League Tables

1926/27 Tables◄ 1927/28 Tables  ►1928/29 Tables

Football League First Division  1927/28

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Everton 42 20 13 9 102 66 1.545 53 Champions
2nd  Huddersfield Town 42 22 7 13 91 68 1.338 51 Runners Up
3rd  Leicester City 42 18 12 12 96 72 1.333 48 -
4th  Derby County 42 17 10 15 96 83 1.157 44 -
5th  Bury 42 20 4 18 80 80 1.000 44 -
6th  Cardiff City 42 17 10 15 70 80 0.875 44 -
7th  Bolton Wanderers 42 16 11 15 81 66 1.227 43 -
8th  Aston Villa 42 17 9 16 78 73 1.068 43 -
9th  Newcastle United 42 15 13 14 79 81 0.975 43 -
10th  Arsenal 42 13 15 14 82 86 0.953 41 -
11th  Birmingham 42 13 15 14 70 75 0.933 41 -
12th  Blackburn Rovers 42 16 9 17 66 78 0.846 41 -
13th  Sheffield United 42 15 10 17 79 86 0.919 40 -
14th  The Wednesday 42 13 13 16 81 78 1.038 39 -
15th  Sunderland 42 15 9 18 74 76 0.974 39 -
16th  Liverpool 42 13 13 16 84 87 0.966 39 -
17th  West Ham United 42 14 11 17 81 88 0.920 39 -
18th  Manchester United 42 16 7 19 72 80 0.900 39 -
19th  Burnley 42 16 7 19 82 98 0.837 39 -
20th  Portsmouth 42 16 7 19 66 90 0.733 39 -
21st  Tottenham Hotspur 42 15 8 19 74 86 0.860 38 ▼Relegated
22nd  Middlesbrough 42 11 15 16 81 88 0.920 37 ▼Relegated

Football League Second Division  1927/28

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Manchester City 42 25 9 8 100 59 1.695 59 ▲Champions
2nd  Leeds United 42 25 7 10 98 49 2.000 57 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Chelsea 42 23 8 11 75 45 1.667 54 -
4th  Preston North End 42 22 9 11 100 66 1.515 53 -
5th  Stoke City 42 22 8 12 78 59 1.322 52 -
6th  Swansea Town 42 18 12 12 75 63 1.190 48 -
7th  Oldham Athletic 42 19 8 15 75 51 1.471 46 -
8th  West Bromwich Albion 42 17 12 13 90 70 1.286 46 -
9th  Port Vale 42 18 8 16 68 57 1.193 44 -
10th  Nottingham Forest 42 15 10 17 83 84 0.988 40 -
11th  Grimsby Town 42 14 12 16 69 83 0.831 40 -
12th  Bristol City 42 15 9 18 76 79 0.962 39 -
13th  Barnsley 42 14 11 17 65 85 0.765 39 -
14th  Hull City 42 12 15 15 41 54 0.759 39 -
15th  Notts County 42 13 12 17 68 74 0.919 38 -
16th  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 13 10 19 63 91 0.692 36 -
17th  Southampton 42 14 7 21 68 77 0.883 35 -
18th  Reading 42 11 13 18 53 75 0.707 35 -
19th  Blackpool 42 13 8 21 83 101 0.822 34 -
20th  Clapton Orient 42 11 12 19 55 85 0.647 34 -
21st  Fulham 42 13 7 22 68 89 0.764 33 ▼Relegated
22nd  South Shields 42 7 9 26 56 111 0.505 23 ▼Relegated

Football League Third Division North  1927/28

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Bradford Park Avenue 42 27 9 6 101 45 2.244 63 ▲Champions
2nd  Lincoln City 42 24 7 11 91 64 1.422 55 Runners Up
3rd  Stockport County 42 23 8 11 89 51 1.745 54 -
4th  Doncaster Rovers 42 23 7 12 80 44 1.818 53 -
5th  Tranmere Rovers 42 22 9 11 105 72 1.458 53 -
6th  Bradford City 42 18 12 12 85 60 1.417 48 -
7th  Darlington 42 21 5 16 89 74 1.203 47 -
8th  Southport 42 20 5 17 79 70 1.129 45 -
9th  Accrington Stanley 42 18 8 16 76 67 1.134 44 -
10th  New Brighton 42 14 14 14 72 62 1.161 42 -
11th  Wrexham 42 18 6 18 64 67 0.955 42 -
12th  Halifax Town 42 13 15 14 73 71 1.028 41 -
13th  Rochdale 42 17 7 18 74 77 0.961 41 -
14th  Rotherham United 42 14 11 17 65 69 0.942 39 -
15th  Hartlepools United 42 16 6 20 69 81 0.852 38 -
16th  Chesterfield 42 13 10 19 71 78 0.910 36 -
17th  Crewe Alexandra 42 12 10 20 77 86 0.895 34 -
18th  Ashington 42 11 11 20 77 103 0.748 33 -
19th  Barrow 42 10 11 21 54 102 0.529 31 -
20th  Wigan Borough 42 10 10 22 56 97 0.577 30 -
21st  Durham City 42 11 7 24 53 100 0.530 29 ▼Not Re Elected
22nd  Nelson 42 10 6 26 76 136 0.559 26 Re Elected

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Election for League Membership
The two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for League membership by 3 non-league clubs.
Votes Club End Result
37 Nelson Re Elected to the League
33 Carlisle United ▲Elected to the League
11 Durham City ▼Not Re Elected to the League
7 York City Not Elected to the League
2 Chester Not Elected to the League

Football League Third Division South  1927/28

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Millwall 42 30 5 7 127 50 2.540 65 ▲Champions
2nd  Northampton Town 42 23 9 10 102 64 1.594 55 Runners Up
3rd  Plymouth Argyle 42 23 7 12 85 54 1.574 53 -
4th  Brighton & Hove Albion 42 19 10 13 81 69 1.174 48 -
5th  Crystal Palace 42 18 12 12 79 72 1.097 48 -
6th  Swindon Town 42 19 9 14 90 69 1.304 47 -
7th  Southend United 42 20 6 16 80 64 1.250 46 -
8th  Exeter City 42 17 12 13 70 60 1.167 46 -
9th  Newport County 42 18 9 15 81 84 0.964 45 -
10th  Queens Park Rangers 42 17 9 16 72 71 1.014 43 -
11th  Charlton Athletic 42 15 13 14 60 70 0.857 43 -
12th  Brentford 42 16 8 18 76 74 1.027 40 -
13th  Luton Town 42 16 7 19 94 87 1.080 39 -
14th  Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic 42 13 12 17 72 79 0.911 38 -
15th  Watford 42 14 10 18 68 78 0.872 38 -
16th  Gillingham 42 13 11 18 62 81 0.765 37 -
17th  Norwich City 42 10 16 16 66 70 0.943 36 -
18th  Walsall 42 12 9 21 75 101 0.743 33 -
19th  Bristol Rovers 42 14 4 24 67 93 0.720 32 -
20th  Coventry City 42 11 9 22 67 96 0.698 31 -
21st  Merthyr Town 42 9 13 20 53 91 0.582 31 Re Elected
22nd  Torquay United 42 8 14 20 53 103 0.515 30 Re Elected

 

Election for League Membership
The bottom two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for League membership by 3 non league clubs.
Votes Club End Result
42 Torquay United Re Elected to the League
27 Merthyr Town Re Elected to the League
16 Argonauts Not Elected to the League
3 Kettering Town Not Elected to the League
2 Peterborough & Fletton United Not Elected to the League

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