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Summary of Season 1928-29

Football League Division 2

Home Away
Pl W D L F A W D L F A GA Pts
  1.  Middlesbrough 42 14 4 3 54 22 8 7 6 38 35 1.614 55
  2.  Grimsby Town 42 16 2 3 49 24 8 3 10 33 37 1.344 53
  3.  Bradford 42 18 2 1 62 22 4 2 15 26 48 1.257 48
  4.  Southampton 42 12 6 3 48 22 5 8 8 26 38 1.233 48
  5.  Notts County 42 13 4 4 51 24 6 5 10 27 41 1.2 47
  6.  Stoke City 42 12 7 2 46 16 5 5 11 28 35 1.45 46
  7.  West Bromwich Albion 42 13 4 4 50 25 6 4 11 30 54 1.012 46
  8.  Blackpool 42 13 4 4 49 18 6 3 12 43 58 1.21 45
  9.  Chelsea 42 10 6 5 40 30 7 4 10 24 35 0.984 44
10.  Tottenham Hotspur 42 16 3 2 50 26 1 6 14 25 55 0.925 43
11.  Nottingham Forest 42 8 6 7 34 33 7 6 8 37 37 1.014 42
12.  Hull City 42 8 8 5 38 24 5 6 10 20 39 0.92 40
13.  Preston North End 42 12 6 3 58 27 3 3 15 20 52 0.987 39
14.  Millwall 42 10 4 7 43 35 6 3 12 28 51 0.825 39
15.  Reading 42 12 3 6 48 30 3 6 12 15 56 0.732 39
16.  Barnsley 42 12 4 5 51 28 4 2 15 18 38 1.045 38
17.  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 9 6 6 41 31 6 1 14 36 50 0.95 37
18.  Oldham Athletic 42 15 2 4 37 24 1 3 17 17 51 0.72 37
19.  Swansea Town 42 12 3 6 46 26 1 7 13 16 49 0.826 36
20.  Bristol City 42 11 6 4 37 25 2 4 15 21 47 0.805 36
21.  Port Vale 42 14 1 6 53 25 1 3 17 18 61 0.825 34
22.  Clapton Orient 42 10 4 7 29 25 2 4 15 16 47 0.625 32

Matches

Aug 25 Swansea Town Home 4-0 Crawford, Biswell, Elliot, Pearson
Aug 27 Bradford Away 2-1 Biswell, Wilson
Sep 1 Blackpool Away 1-0 Wilson
Sep 5 Bradford Home 3-1 Bishop, Wilson, Pearson
Sep 8 Middlesbrough Home 2-0 Thain, Pearson
Sep 15 Barnsley Home 1-0 Wilson
Sep 22 Bristol City Away 0-0
Sep 29 Nottingham Forest Home 3-0 Biswell(2), Jackson
Oct 6 West Bromwich Albion Away 0-3
Oct 13 Clapton Orient Home 2-2 Wilson(2)(1P)
Oct 20 Oldham Athletic Away 0-1
Oct 27 Southampton Home 1-1 Meredith
Nov 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away 1-1 Meredith
Nov 10 Preston North End Home 2-1 Meredith, Wilson
Nov 17 Millwall Away 1-2 Meredith
Nov 24 Port Vale Home 3-3 Thain, Biswell(2)
Dec 1 Hull City Away 2-2 Thain, Biswell
Dec 8 Tottenham Hotspur Home 1-1 Townrow
Dec 15 Reading Away 3-3 Crawford, Meredith, Pearson
Dec 22 Notts County Home 1-1 Thain
Dec 25 Stoke City Away 1-0 Miller
Dec 26 Stoke City Home 3-1 Thompson(3)
Dec 29 Swansea Town Away 1-0 Thompson
Jan 5 Blackpool Home 2-3 Irving, Pearson
Jan 19 Middlesbrough Away 5-4 Law(P), Thain, Thompson(2), Miller
Jan 30 Barnsley Away 1-0 Miller
Feb 2 Bristol City Home 3-0 Thompson(2), Pearson
Feb 9 Nottingham Forest Away 0-3
Feb 23 Clapton Orient Away 0-1
Mar 2 Oldham Athletic Home 2-3 Odell(P), Miller
Mar 9 Southampton Away 2-1 Biswell, Pearson
Mar 13 Notts County Away 3-4 Bishop, Weaver(2)
Mar 16 Wolverhampton Wanderers Home 0-2
Mar 23 Preston North End Away 0-3
Mar 29 Grimsby Town Away 0-1
Mar 30 Millwall Home 0-3
Apr 1 Grimsby Town Home 3-2 Townrow, Weaver, Jackson
Apr 6 Port Vale Away 0-1
Apr 13 Hull City Home 0-0
Apr 17 West Bromwich Albion Home 2-5 Odell(P), Elliot
Apr 20 Tottenham Hotspur Away 1-4 Elliot
Apr 27 Reading Home 2-1 Weaver, Wilson

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 597,967 48,775 7,086 28,475
Away 401,799 37,774 7,886 19,133
Total 999,766 48,775 7,086 23,804

F.A. Cup

Round 5 (replay)

Matches

Jan 12 Everton Home 2-0 Thompson, Miller
Jan 26 Birmingham Home 1-0 Miller
Feb 16 Portsmouth Home 1-1 Law(P)
Feb 20 Portsmouth Away 0-1

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 156,743 61,316 38,474 52,248
Away 31,966 31,966 31,966 31,966
Total 188,709 61,316 31,966 47,177

Diary

11/07/1928 Stan Wicks born

15/07/1928 James Leadbetter born

27/07/1928 Jimmy Frost died

25/08/1928 Chelsea beat Swansea Town 4-0 in Football League Division 2

27/08/1928 Chelsea beat Bradford 2-1 in Football League Division 2

01/09/1928 Chelsea beat Blackpool 1-0 in Football League Division 2

05/09/1928 Chelsea beat Bradford 3-1 in Football League Division 2

08/09/1928 Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 2-0 in Football League Division 2

15/09/1928 Chelsea beat Barnsley 1-0 in Football League Division 2

22/09/1928 Chelsea drew with Bristol City 0-0 in Football League Division 2

29/09/1928 Chelsea beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 in Football League Division 2

06/10/1928 Chelsea lost to West Bromwich Albion 0-3 in Football League Division 2

08/10/1928 Chelsea beat Fulham 3-2 in London Professional Charity Fund

13/10/1928 Chelsea drew with Clapton Orient 2-2 in Football League Division 2

15/10/1928 Chelsea lost to West Ham United 1-4 in London Challenge Cup Round 1

20/10/1928 Chelsea lost to Oldham Athletic 0-1 in Football League Division 2

27/10/1928 Chelsea drew with Southampton 1-1 in Football League Division 2

30/10/1928 Frank Higgs transfered from Seaton Delaval

31/10/1928 John Carr transfered from Crawcrook Albion

01/11/1928 Harry Wilding transfered to Tottenham for 1,500

03/11/1928 Chelsea drew with Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 in Football League Division 2

10/11/1928 Chelsea beat Preston North End 2-1 in Football League Division 2

13/11/1928 Bill Robertson born

17/11/1928 Chelsea lost to Millwall 1-2 in Football League Division 2

24/11/1928 Chelsea drew with Port Vale 3-3 in Football League Division 2

01/12/1928 Chelsea drew with Hull City 2-2 in Football League Division 2

08/12/1928 Chelsea drew with Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 in Football League Division 2

15/12/1928 Chelsea drew with Reading 3-3 in Football League Division 2

22/12/1928 Chelsea drew with Notts County 1-1 in Football League Division 2

25/12/1928 Chelsea beat Stoke City 1-0 in Football League Division 2

26/12/1928 Chelsea beat Stoke City 3-1 in Football League Division 2

29/12/1928 Chelsea beat Swansea Town 1-0 in Football League Division 2

00/00/1929 Robert McNeil Retired

05/01/1929 Chelsea lost to Blackpool 2-3 in Football League Division 2

12/01/1929 Chelsea beat Everton 2-0 in F.A. Cup Round 3

19/01/1929 Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 5-4 in Football League Division 2

26/01/1929 Chelsea beat Birmingham 1-0 in F.A. Cup Round 4

30/01/1929 Chelsea beat Barnsley 1-0 in Football League Division 2

02/02/1929 Chelsea beat Bristol City 3-0 in Football League Division 2

08/02/1929 Bill Livingstone born

09/02/1929 Chelsea lost to Nottingham Forest 0-3 in Football League Division 2

16/02/1929 Chelsea drew with Portsmouth 1-1 in F.A. Cup Round 5

20/02/1929 Chelsea lost to Portsmouth 0-1 in F.A. Cup Round 5 (replay)

23/02/1929 Chelsea lost to Clapton Orient 0-1 in Football League Division 2

02/03/1929 Chelsea lost to Oldham Athletic 2-3 in Football League Division 2

09/03/1929 Chelsea beat Southampton 2-1 in Football League Division 2

12/03/1929 Reg Weaver transfered from Wolves for 5,000

13/03/1929 Chelsea lost to Notts County 3-4 in Football League Division 2

16/03/1929 Chelsea lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 in Football League Division 2

23/03/1929 Chelsea lost to Preston North End 0-3 in Football League Division 2

29/03/1929 Chelsea lost to Grimsby Town 0-1 in Football League Division 2

30/03/1929 Chelsea lost to Millwall 0-3 in Football League Division 2

01/04/1929 Chelsea beat Grimsby Town 3-2 in Football League Division 2

06/04/1929 Chelsea lost to Port Vale 0-1 in Football League Division 2

13/04/1929 Chelsea drew with Hull City 0-0 in Football League Division 2

17/04/1929 Chelsea lost to West Bromwich Albion 2-5 in Football League Division 2

20/04/1929 Chelsea lost to Tottenham Hotspur 1-4 in Football League Division 2

27/04/1929 Chelsea beat Reading 2-1 in Football League Division 2

09/05/1929 James Thompson transfered to Norwich for Free

15/05/1929 Arthur Robinson died

17/05/1929 George Anderson transfered to Norwich

24/05/1929 George Stone Released

25/05/1929 Chelsea beat Buenos Aires XI 3-2 in a friendly

26/05/1929 Chelsea lost to Provincia 0-4 in a friendly

27/05/1929 Willie Brown transfered to Fulham

30/05/1929 Chelsea beat Argentine Amateur Association 1-0 in a friendly

02/06/1929 Chelsea lost to Buenos Aires XI 2-3 in a friendly

08/06/1929 Chelsea beat San Lorenzo de Almagro 2-0 in a friendly

09/06/1929 Chelsea lost to Penarol 1-2 in a friendly

15/06/1929 Chelsea drew with Independiente 1-1 in a friendly

16/06/1929 Chelsea lost to Union, Santa Fe 0-5 in a friendly

16/06/1929 Chelsea lost to Rosario 1-2 in a friendly

20/06/1929 Chelsea lost to Racing Club 0-1 in a friendly

22/06/1929 Chelsea beat Estudiantil Porteno 3-2 in a friendly

23/06/1929 Chelsea beat Montevideo Wanderers 1-0 in a friendly

28/06/1929 Chelsea drew with Rio de Janeiro XI 1-1 in a friendly

30/06/1929 Chelsea lost to Rio de Janiro XI 1-2 in a friendly

Players Statistics

 

Appearances

Player League F.A. Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls
JE Townrow 41 2 4 45 2
T Law 38 1 4 1 42 2
GW Smith 37 4 41
S Millington 38 3 41
GW Pearson 32 7 4 36 7
SJ Irving 32 1 3 35 1
JF Crawford 27 2 4 31 2
HS Miller 23 4 4 2 27 6
AE Thain 23 5 3 26 5
W Ferguson 22 4 26
AN Wilson 21 8 21 8
SM Bishop 21 2 21 2
GW Biswell 18 8 1 19 8
J Meredith 16 5 16 5
S Elliot 14 3 14 3
W Russell 13 1 14
JW Thompson 8 8 4 1 12 9
R Weaver 11 4 11 4
W Jackson 9 2 9 2
LF Odell 7 2 7 2
P McKenna 4 1 5
GR Anderson 4 4
GB Rodger 2 2
JJ Carr 1 1
Own Goal