English League Tables

1928/29 Tables◄ 1929/30 Tables  ►1930/31 Tables

Football League First Division  1929/30

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

Football League Second Division  1929/30

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Blackpool 42 27 4 11 98 67 1.463 58 ▲Champions
2nd  Chelsea 42 22 11 9 74 46 1.609 55 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Oldham Athletic 42 21 11 10 90 51 1.765 53 -
4th  Bradford Park Avenue 42 19 12 11 91 70 1.300 50 -
5th  Bury 42 22 5 15 78 67 1.164 49 -
6th  West Bromwich Albion 42 21 5 16 105 73 1.438 47 -
7th  Southampton 42 17 11 14 77 76 1.013 45 -
8th  Cardiff City 42 18 8 16 61 59 1.034 44 -
9th  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 16 9 17 77 79 0.975 41 -
10th  Nottingham Forest 42 13 15 14 55 69 0.797 41 -
11th  Stoke City 42 16 8 18 74 72 1.028 40 -
12th  Tottenham Hotspur 42 15 9 18 59 61 0.967 39 -
13th  Charlton Athletic 42 14 11 17 59 63 0.937 39 -
14th  Millwall 42 12 15 15 57 73 0.781 39 -
15th  Swansea Town 42 14 9 19 57 61 0.934 37 -
16th  Preston North End 42 13 11 18 65 80 0.813 37 -
17th  Barnsley 42 14 8 20 56 71 0.789 36 -
18th  Bradford City 42 12 12 18 60 77 0.779 36 -
19th  Reading 42 12 11 19 54 67 0.806 35 -
20th  Bristol City 42 13 9 20 61 83 0.735 35 -
21st  Hull City 42 14 7 21 51 78 0.654 35 ▼Relegated
22nd  Notts County 42 9 15 18 54 70 0.771 33 ▼Relegated

Football League Third Division North  1929/30

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Port Vale 42 30 7 5 103 37 2.784 67 ▲Champions
2nd  Stockport County 42 28 7 7 106 44 2.409 63 Runners Up
3rd  Darlington 42 22 6 14 108 73 1.479 50 -
4th  Chesterfield 42 22 6 14 76 56 1.357 50 -
5th  Lincoln City 42 17 14 11 83 61 1.361 48 -
6th  York City 42 15 16 11 77 64 1.203 46 -
7th  South Shields 42 18 10 14 77 74 1.041 46 Relocated
8th  Hartlepools United 42 17 11 14 81 74 1.095 45 -
9th  Southport 42 15 13 14 81 74 1.095 43 -
10th  Rochdale 42 18 7 17 89 91 0.978 43 -
11th  Crewe Alexandra 42 17 8 17 82 71 1.155 42 -
12th  Tranmere Rovers 42 16 9 17 83 86 0.965 41 -
13th  New Brighton 42 16 8 18 69 79 0.873 40 -
14th  Doncaster Rovers 42 15 9 18 62 69 0.899 39 -
15th  Carlisle United 42 16 7 19 90 101 0.891 39 -
16th  Accrington Stanley 42 14 9 19 84 81 1.037 37 -
17th  Wrexham 42 13 8 21 67 88 0.761 34 -
18th  Wigan Borough 42 13 7 22 60 88 0.682 33 -
19th  Nelson 42 13 7 22 51 80 0.638 33 -
20th  Rotherham United 42 11 8 23 67 113 0.593 30 -
21st  Halifax Town 42 10 8 24 44 79 0.557 28 Re Elected
22nd  Barrow 42 11 5 26 41 98 0.418 27 Re Elected

 - South Shields closed down, relocated and became Gateshead who took their place in the 1930/31 Season

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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
40 Halifax Town Re Elected to the League
22 Barrow Re Elected to the League
15 Mansfield Town Not Elected to the League
13 Manchester Central Not Elected to the League
0 Prescot Cables Not Elected to the League

Football League Third Division South  1929/30

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Plymouth Argyle 42 30 8 4 98 38 2.579 68 ▲Champions
2nd  Brentford 42 28 5 9 94 44 2.136 61 Runners Up
3rd  Queens Park Rangers 42 21 9 12 80 68 1.176 51 -
4th  Northampton Town 42 21 8 13 82 58 1.414 50 -
5th  Brighton & Hove Albion 42 21 8 13 87 63 1.381 50 -
6th  Coventry City 42 19 9 14 88 73 1.205 47 -
7th  Fulham 42 18 11 13 87 83 1.048 47 -
8th  Norwich City 42 18 10 14 88 77 1.143 46 -
9th  Crystal Palace 42 17 12 13 81 74 1.095 46 -
10th  Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic 42 15 13 14 72 61 1.180 43 -
11th  Southend United 42 15 13 14 69 59 1.169 43 -
12th  Clapton Orient 42 14 13 15 55 62 0.887 41 -
13th  Luton Town 42 14 12 16 64 78 0.821 40 -
14th  Swindon Town 42 13 12 17 73 83 0.880 38 -
15th  Watford 42 15 8 19 60 73 0.822 38 -
16th  Exeter City 42 12 11 19 67 73 0.918 35 -
17th  Walsall 42 13 8 21 71 78 0.910 34 -
18th  Newport County 42 12 10 20 74 85 0.871 34 -
19th  Torquay United 42 10 11 21 64 94 0.681 31 -
20th  Bristol Rovers 42 11 8 23 67 93 0.720 30 -
21st  Gillingham 42 11 8 23 51 80 0.637 30 Re Elected
22nd  Merthyr Town 42 6 9 27 60 135 0.444 21 ▼Not Re Elected

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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 4 non- league clubs.
Votes Club End Result
33 Gillingham Re Elected to the League
20 Thames Association (later Thames) ▲Elected to the League
19 Aldershot Town Not Elected to the League
14 Merthyr Town Not Re Elected to the League
4 LIanelly Not Elected to the League
0 Argonauts Not Elected to the League

1928/29 Tables◄ 1929/30 Tables  ►1930/31 Tables