A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Season | 1929–30 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Relegated | Merthyr Town |
| New Team in League | York City |
← 1928–29 1930–31 → | |
The 1929–30 season was the 38th season of The Football League.
Final league tables
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season. From the 1922–23 season onwards, re-election was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South.[2]
First Division
| Season | 1929–30 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sheffield Wednesday 4th English title |
| Relegated | Burnley Everton |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,758 (3.81 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Vic Watson (41 goals)[3] |
| Biggest home win | Blackburn Rovers 7–0 Middlesbrough (1 January 1930) Arsenal 8–1 Sheffield United (12 April 1930) |
| Biggest away win | Liverpool 0–6 Sunderland (19 April 1930) |
| Highest scoring | Blackburn Rovers 7–5 Birmingham (28 September 1929) Sheffield United 5–7 Blackburn Rovers (3 March 1930) Leicester City 6–6 Arsenal (21 April 1930) |
← 1928–29 1930–31 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday (C) | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 105 | 57 | 1.842 | 60 | |
| 2 | Derby County | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 90 | 82 | 1.098 | 50 | |
| 3 | Manchester City | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 91 | 81 | 1.123 | 47 | |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 92 | 83 | 1.108 | 47 | |
| 5 | Leeds United | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 79 | 63 | 1.254 | 46 | |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 99 | 93 | 1.065 | 45 | |
| 7 | West Ham United | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 86 | 79 | 1.089 | 43 | |
| 8 | Leicester City | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 86 | 90 | 0.956 | 43 | |
| 9 | Sunderland | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 76 | 80 | 0.950 | 43 | |
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 63 | 69 | 0.913 | 43 | |
| 11 | Birmingham | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 67 | 62 | 1.081 | 41 | |
| 12 | Liverpool | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 63 | 79 | 0.797 | 41 | |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 66 | 62 | 1.065 | 40 | |
| 14 | Arsenal | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 78 | 66 | 1.182 | 39 | |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 74 | 74 | 1.000 | 39 | |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 82 | 84 | 0.976 | 38 | |
| 17 | Manchester United | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 67 | 88 | 0.761 | 38 | |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 73 | 89 | 0.820 | 37 | |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 71 | 92 | 0.772 | 37 | |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 91 | 96 | 0.948 | 36 | |
| 21 | Burnley (R) | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 79 | 97 | 0.814 | 36 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 22 | Everton (R) | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 80 | 92 | 0.870 | 35 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated