1929–30 in English football
# 1929–30 in English football

The 1929–30 season was the 55th season of competitive football in England.

## Events

The Wednesday officially changed their name to Sheffield Wednesday prior to the start of this season.

Blackpool claimed their only championship to date on the final day of the Division Two season, 3 May, with a goalless draw at Nottingham Forest. Runners-up Chelsea could have won the title themselves the same afternoon if they had won and Blackpool had lost, but the Londoners were defeated at Bury by a single goal. Blackpool forward, Jimmy Hampson, finished the season as the top goal scorer in England, with 46 goals in all competitions.

### Deaths

* 29 September, Joe Schofield—manager of Port Vale and former England international

## Honours

| Competition | Winner | Runner-up |
| - | - | - |
| First Division | Sheffield Wednesday (4) | Derby County |
| Second Division | Blackpool | Chelsea |
| Third Division North | Port Vale | Stockport County |
| Third Division South | Plymouth Argyle | Brentford |
| FA Cup | Arsenal (1) | Huddersfield Town |
| Charity Shield | Professionals XI | Amateurs XI |
| Home Championship | England | Scotland |

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

## Football League

### First Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 105 | 57 | 1.842 | 60 | League Champions |
| 2 | Derby County | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 90 | 82 | 1.098 | 50 | Runner-up |
| 3 | Manchester City | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 91 | 81 | 1.123 | 47 | 3rd Place |
| 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 | FA Cup Winners |
| 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 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 79 | 97 | 0.814 | 36 | Relegated to the Second Division |
| 22 | Everton | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 80 | 92 | 0.870 | 35 | Relegated to the Second Division |

### Second Division

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

### Third Division North

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

* ↑ After this season South Shields moved to Gateshead and became Gateshead A.F.C.

### Third Division South

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 98 | 38 | 2.579 | 68 | Promoted to the Second Division |
| 2 | Brentford | 42 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 94 | 44 | 2.136 | 61 | |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 80 | 68 | 1.176 | 51 | |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 82 | 58 | 1.414 | 50 | |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 87 | 63 | 1.381 | 50 | |
| 6 | Coventry City | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 88 | 73 | 1.205 | 47 | |
| 7 | Fulham | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 87 | 83 | 1.048 | 47 | |
| 8 | Norwich City | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 88 | 77 | 1.143 | 46 | |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 81 | 74 | 1.095 | 46 | |
| 10 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 72 | 61 | 1.180 | 43 | |
| 11 | Southend United | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 69 | 59 | 1.169 | 43 | |
| 12 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 55 | 62 | 0.887 | 41 | |
| 13 | Luton Town | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 64 | 78 | 0.821 | 40 | |
| 14 | Swindon Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 73 | 83 | 0.880 | 38 | |
| 15 | Watford | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 60 | 73 | 0.822 | 38 | |
| 16 | Exeter City | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 67 | 73 | 0.918 | 35 | |
| 17 | Walsall | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 71 | 78 | 0.910 | 34 | |
| 18 | Newport County | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 74 | 85 | 0.871 | 34 | |
| 19 | Torquay United | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 64 | 94 | 0.681 | 31 | |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 67 | 93 | 0.720 | 30 | |
| 21 | Gillingham | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 51 | 80 | 0.638 | 30 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 60 | 135 | 0.444 | 21 | Not re-elected |

### Top goalscorers

First Division

* Vic Watson (West Ham United) – 41 goals

Second Division

* Jimmy Hampson (Blackpool) – 45 goals

Third Division North

* Frank Newton (Stockport County) – 36 goals

Third Division South

* George Goddard (Queens Park Rangers) – 37 goals
