1927–28 Football League

36th season of the Football League

Football league season

The Football LeagueSeason| 1927–28

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Champions| Everton
Relegated| Durham City
New Team in League| Torquay United

← 1926–27

1928–29 →

The 1927–28 season was the 36th season of The Football League.

## Final league tables

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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 on Re-election was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South.[2]

## First Division

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Football league season

First DivisionSeason| 1927–28

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Champions| Everton
3rd English title
Relegated| Tottenham Hotspur
Middlesbrough
Matches played| 462
Goals scored| 1,765 (3.82 per match)
Top goalscorer| Dixie Dean
(60 goals)[3]
Biggest home win| Everton 7–0 West Ham United
(22 October 1927)
Biggest away win| Manchester United 1–7 Newcastle United
(10 September 1927)
Sheffield United 1–7 Huddersfield Town
(12 November 1927)
Highest scoring| Newcastle United 7–5 Aston Villa
(10 March 1928)

← 1926–27

1928–29 →

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation

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1  | Everton (C) | 42  | 20  | 13  | 9  | 102  | 66  | 1.545  | 53  |
2  | Huddersfield Town | 42  | 22  | 7  | 13  | 91  | 68  | 1.338  | 51  |
3  | Leicester City | 42  | 18  | 12  | 12  | 96  | 72  | 1.333  | 48
4  | Derby County | 42  | 17  | 10  | 15  | 96  | 83  | 1.157  | 44
5  | Bury | 42  | 20  | 4  | 18  | 80  | 80  | 1.000  | 44
6  | Cardiff City | 42  | 17  | 10  | 15  | 70  | 80  | 0.875  | 44
7  | Bolton Wanderers | 42  | 16  | 11  | 15  | 81  | 66  | 1.227  | 43
8  | Aston Villa | 42  | 17  | 9  | 16  | 78  | 73  | 1.068  | 43
9  | Newcastle United | 42  | 15  | 13  | 14  | 79  | 81  | 0.975  | 43
10  | Arsenal | 42  | 13  | 15  | 14  | 82  | 86  | 0.953  | 41
11  | Birmingham | 42  | 13  | 15  | 14  | 70  | 75  | 0.933  | 41
12  | Blackburn Rovers | 42  | 16  | 9  | 17  | 66  | 78  | 0.846  | 41
13  | Sheffield United | 42  | 15  | 10  | 17  | 79  | 86  | 0.919  | 40
14  | The Wednesday | 42  | 13  | 13  | 16  | 81  | 78  | 1.038  | 39
15  | Sunderland | 42  | 15  | 9  | 18  | 74  | 76  | 0.974  | 39
16  | Liverpool | 42  | 13  | 13  | 16  | 84  | 87  | 0.966  | 39
17  | West Ham United | 42  | 14  | 11  | 17  | 81  | 88  | 0.920  | 39
18  | Manchester United | 42  | 16  | 7  | 19  | 72  | 80  | 0.900  | 39
19  | Burnley | 42  | 16  | 7  | 19  | 82  | 98  | 0.837  | 39
20  | Portsmouth | 42  | 16  | 7  | 19  | 66  | 90  | 0.733  | 39
21  | Tottenham Hotspur (R) | 42  | 15  | 8  | 19  | 74  | 86  | 0.860  | 38  | Relegation to the Second Division
22  | Middlesbrough (R) | 42  | 11  | 15  | 16  | 81  | 88  | 0.920  | 37

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

### Results

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Home \ Away  | ARS | AST | BIR | BLB | BOL | BUR | BRY | CAR | DER | EVE | HUD | LEI | LIV | MUN | MID | NEW | POR | SHU | SUN | TOT | WED | WHU

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Arsenal |  | 0–3  | 2–2  | 3–2  | 1–2  | 4–1  | 3–1  | 3–0  | 3–4  | 3–2  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 6–3  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 4–1  | 0–2  | 6–1  | 2–1  | 1–1 | 1–1  | 2–2
Aston Villa | 2–2  |  | 1–1 | 2–0  | 2–2  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 0–1  | 2–3  | 3–0  | 0–3  | 3–4  | 3–1  | 5–1  | 3–0  | 7–2  | 1–0  | 4–2  | 1–2  | 5–4  | 1–0
Birmingham | 1–1  | 1–1 |  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 4–0  | 2–2  | 1–3  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 3–1  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 3–2  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 4–1  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 1–0  | 1–2
Blackburn Rovers | 4–1  | 0–1  | 4–4  |  | 1–6  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 3–2  | 4–2  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 6–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 3–1  | 1–0
Bolton Wanderers | 1–1  | 3–1  | 3–2  | 3–1  |  | 7–1  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 3–3  | 2–1  | 3–2  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 4–1  | 2–0  | 4–0
Burnley | 1–2  | 4–2  | 2–1  | 3–1  | 2–2  |  | 2–3  | 2–1  | 4–2  | 3–5  | 0–1  | 5–1  | 2–2  | 4–0  | 1–1  | 5–1  | 2–0  | 5–3  | 3–0  | 2–2  | 3–1  | 0–0
Bury | 5–1  | 0–0  | 2–3  | 2–3  | 1–0  | 2–0  |  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 2–3  | 2–3  | 2–1  | 5–2  | 4–3  | 1–4  | 1–4  | 4–0  | 1–0  | 5–3  | 1–2  | 4–2  | 3–1
Cardiff City | 2–2  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 3–2  | 0–1  |  | 4–4  | 2–0  | 4–0  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–5
Derby County | 4–0  | 5–0  | 4–1  | 6–0  | 1–0  | 3–4  | 5–2  | 7–1  |  | 0–3  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 2–3  | 5–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 4–6  | 2–3
Everton | 3–3  | 3–2  | 5–2  | 4–1  | 2–2  | 4–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–2  |  | 2–2  | 7–1  | 1–1 | 5–2  | 3–1  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 2–5  | 4–0  | 7–0
Huddersfield Town | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 3–0  | 8–2  | 2–1  | 4–1  |  | 3–1  | 2–4  | 4–2  | 2–4  | 1–3  | 4–1  | 0–1  | 4–2  | 4–2  | 1–0  | 5–2
Leicester City | 3–2  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 6–0  | 4–2  | 5–0  | 2–2  | 4–1  | 4–0  | 1–0  | 1–2  |  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 3–3  | 3–0  | 6–2  | 3–1  | 3–3  | 6–1  | 2–2  | 2–3
Liverpool | 0–2  | 0–0  | 2–3  | 4–2  | 4–2  | 2–2  | 5–1  | 1–2  | 5–2  | 3–3 | 4–2  | 1–1  |  | 2–0 | 1–1  | 0–0  | 8–2  | 2–1  | 2–5  | 2–0  | 5–2  | 1–3
Manchester United | 4–1  | 5–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 4–3  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 5–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 5–2  | 6–1 |  | 3–0  | 1–7  | 2–0  | 2–3  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 1–1
Middlesbrough | 2–2  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–5  | 2–3  | 6–1  | 1–2  | 3–3  | 4–2  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–2  |  | 1–1 | 5–1  | 3–0  | 0–3 | 3–1  | 3–3  | 2–2
Newcastle United | 1–1  | 7–5  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 2–3  | 2–0  | 4–3  | 2–2  | 2–3  | 1–5  | 1–1  | 4–1  | 3–3 |  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 3–1 | 4–1  | 4–3  | 3–1
Portsmouth | 2–3  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 2–2  | 1–3  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 4–1  | 0–1  |  | 4–1  | 3–5  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 2–1
Sheffield United | 6–4  | 0–3  | 3–1  | 2–3  | 4–3  | 5–2  | 3–1  | 3–4  | 1–0  | 1–3  | 1–7  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 4–1  | 1–1  | 3–1  |  | 5–1  | 3–1  | 1–1 | 6–2
Sunderland | 5–1  | 2–3  | 4–2  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–3  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 3–0  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 4–1  | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3  | 0–1  |  | 0–0  | 2–3  | 3–2
Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | 2–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 5–0  | 1–4  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 1–3  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 3–1  | 4–1  | 4–2  | 5–2  | 0–3  | 2–2  | 3–1  |  | 1–3  | 5–3
The Wednesday | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–3  | 4–1  | 3–0  | 5–0  | 4–0  | 3–3  | 2–2  | 1–2  | 0–5  | 1–2  | 4–0  | 0–2  | 2–3  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 3–3 | 0–0  | 4–2  |  | 2–0
West Ham United | 2–2  | 0–0  | 3–3  | 4–3  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 4–2  | 4–0  | 3–1  | 1–2  | 4–5  | 5–2  | 4–2  | 1–1  | 2–4  | 1–1  | 1–2  |

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

### Maps

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Arsenal

Tottenham

West Ham

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Locations of the Football League First Division London teams

Arsenal

Aston Villa

Birmingham

Blackburn Rovers

Bolton

Burnley

Bury

Cardiff City

Derby County

Everton

Huddersfield

Leicester City

Liverpool

Manchester United

Middlesbrough

Newcastle

Portsmouth

Sheffield United

Sunderland

Tottenham

The Wednesday (Sheffield)

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Locations of the Football League First Division teams

## Second Division

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Football league season

Football League
Second DivisionSeason| 1927–28

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Champions| Manchester City (4th title)
Relegated| Fulham
South Shields
Matches played| 462
Goals scored| 1,607 (3.48 per match)
Top goalscorer| Jimmy Cookson (West Bromwich Albion), 38 [3]
Biggest home win| Notts County – Barnsley 9–0 (19 Nov 1927)
Biggest away win| Grimsby Town – West Bromwich Albion 0–6 (7 Jan 1928)
Highest scoring| Barnsley–Fulham 8–4 (28 Jan 1928)

← 1926–27

1928–29 →

Pos | Team  | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation

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1  | Manchester City | 42  | 18  | 2  | 1  | 70  | 27  | 7  | 7  | 7  | 30  | 32  | 1.695  | 59  | Division Champions, promoted
2  | Leeds United | 42  | 16  | 2  | 3  | 63  | 15  | 9  | 5  | 7  | 35  | 34  | 2.000  | 57  | Promoted
3  | Chelsea | 42  | 15  | 2  | 4  | 46  | 15  | 8  | 6  | 7  | 29  | 30  | 1.667  | 54  |
4  | Preston North End | 42  | 15  | 3  | 3  | 62  | 24  | 7  | 6  | 8  | 38  | 42  | 1.515  | 53
5  | Stoke City | 42  | 14  | 5  | 2  | 44  | 17  | 8  | 3  | 10  | 34  | 42  | 1.322  | 52
6  | Swansea Town | 42  | 13  | 6  | 2  | 46  | 17  | 5  | 6  | 10  | 29  | 46  | 1.190  | 48
7  | Oldham Athletic | 42  | 15  | 3  | 3  | 55  | 18  | 4  | 5  | 12  | 20  | 33  | 1.471  | 46
8  | West Bromwich Albion | 42  | 10  | 7  | 4  | 50  | 28  | 7  | 5  | 9  | 40  | 42  | 1.286  | 46
9  | Port Vale | 42  | 11  | 6  | 4  | 45  | 20  | 7  | 2  | 12  | 23  | 37  | 1.193  | 44
10  | Nottingham Forest | 42  | 10  | 6  | 5  | 54  | 37  | 5  | 4  | 12  | 29  | 47  | 0.988  | 40
11  | Grimsby Town | 42  | 8  | 6  | 7  | 41  | 41  | 6  | 6  | 9  | 28  | 42  | 0.831  | 40
12  | Bristol City | 42  | 11  | 5  | 5  | 42  | 18  | 4  | 4  | 13  | 34  | 61  | 0.962  | 39
13  | Barnsley | 42  | 10  | 5  | 6  | 43  | 36  | 4  | 6  | 11  | 22  | 49  | 0.765  | 39
14  | Hull City | 42  | 9  | 8  | 4  | 25  | 19  | 3  | 7  | 11  | 16  | 35  | 0.759  | 39
15  | Notts County | 42  | 10  | 4  | 7  | 47  | 26  | 3  | 8  | 10  | 21  | 48  | 0.919  | 38
16  | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42  | 11  | 5  | 5  | 43  | 31  | 2  | 5  | 14  | 20  | 60  | 0.692  | 36
17  | Southampton | 42  | 11  | 3  | 7  | 54  | 40  | 3  | 4  | 14  | 14  | 37  | 0.883  | 35
18  | Reading | 42  | 9  | 8  | 4  | 32  | 22  | 2  | 5  | 14  | 21  | 53  | 0.707  | 35
19  | Blackpool | 42  | 11  | 3  | 7  | 55  | 43  | 2  | 5  | 14  | 28  | 58  | 0.822  | 34
20  | Clapton Orient | 42  | 9  | 7  | 5  | 32  | 25  | 2  | 5  | 14  | 23  | 60  | 0.647  | 34
21  | Fulham | 42  | 12  | 7  | 2  | 46  | 22  | 1  | 0  | 20  | 22  | 67  | 0.764  | 33  | Relegated
22  | South Shields | 42  | 5  | 5  | 11  | 30  | 41  | 2  | 4  | 15  | 26  | 70  | 0.505  | 23

Source: [citation needed]

### Results

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Home \ Away  | BAR | BLP | BRI | CHE | CLA | FUL | GRI | HUL | LEE | MCI | NOT | NTC | OLD | PTV | PNE | REA | SOU | SSH | STK | SWA | WBA | WOL

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Barnsley |  | 2–1  | 2–3  | 3–1  | 4–2  | 8–4  | 1–4  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 0–3  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 4–2  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 3–3  | 2–4  | 2–2
Blackpool | 1–3  |  | 6–2  | 2–4  | 0–1  | 4–0  | 4–5  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 2–2  | 5–3  | 3–3  | 1–2 | 1–6  | 4–1 | 3–1  | 1–0  | 4–1  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 4–3  | 3–0
Bristol City | 2–0  | 2–2  |  | 1–1  | 5–1  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 4–0  | 1–3  | 4–1  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 4–0  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 4–1
Chelsea | 1–2  | 3–0  | 5–2  |  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 4–0  | 2–0  | 2–3  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 5–0  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 6–0  | 1–0  | 4–0  | 1–1  | 2–0
Clapton Orient | 2–0  | 2–5  | 4–2  | 2–1  |  | 3–2  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 2–2  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 0–0
Fulham | 3–1  | 2–2  | 5–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  |  | 2–2  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 4–0  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 1–5  | 3–2  | 3–1  | 7–0
Grimsby Town | 3–1  | 3–3  | 1–4  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 1–0  |  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 4–1  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 3–0  | 4–6  | 3–3  | 2–2  | 4–1  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 0–6  | 0–1
Hull City | 2–1  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 2–2  | 3–2  | 0–1  |  | 3–1  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 2–0
Leeds United | 2–2  | 4–0  | 3–2  | 5–0  | 4–0  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 2–0  |  | 0–1  | 4–0  | 6–0  | 1–0 | 3–0  | 2–4  | 6–2  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 5–1  | 5–0  | 1–2  | 3–0
Manchester City | 7–3  | 4–1  | 4–2  | 0–1  | 5–3  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  |  | 3–3  | 3–1  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 4–1  | 6–1  | 3–0  | 4–0  | 7–4  | 3–1  | 3–0
Nottingham Forest | 1–1  | 4–1  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 4–3  | 7–0  | 5–2  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 4–5  |  | 2–1 | 2–1  | 0–2  | 3–1  | 5–3  | 1–1  | 7–2  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 3–2
Notts County | 9–0  | 3–1  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 0–1  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 1–2 |  | 2–1  | 2–4  | 6–2  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 4–1  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 1–2
Oldham Athletic | 0–1  | 6–0  | 4–1  | 2–1  | 5–0  | 4–2  | 1–0  | 5–0  | 0–1 | 3–2  | 4–1  | 0–0  |  | 4–1  | 0–0  | 3–2  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 3–1  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 3–0
Port Vale | 2–1  | 3–0  | 5–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 4–1  | 2–2  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 2–2  | 3–0  | 1–0  |  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 4–0  | 2–3  | 0–0 | 2–0  | 4–1  | 2–2
Preston North End | 1–2  | 2–1 | 5–1  | 0–3  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 4–2  | 5–1  | 1–0  | 5–0  | 4–0  | 1–1  | 4–0  |  | 4–0  | 1–2  | 7–2  | 2–0  | 4–2  | 3–3  | 5–4
Reading | 1–1  | 1–0  | 3–2  | 1–2  | 4–0  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 3–0  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 2–1  |  | 0–0  | 5–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–4  | 2–1
Southampton | 6–1  | 2–0  | 3–2  | 2–4  | 1–3  | 5–2  | 5–0  | 2–0  | 1–4  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 5–1  | 5–2  | 1–3  | 0–0  | 0–0  |  | 3–5  | 3–6  | 0–2  | 3–2  | 4–1
South Shields | 0–0  | 2–2  | 1–3  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 1–5  | 0–1  | 3–4  | 2–3  | 0–3  | 0–1  | 2–3  | 0–0  | 2–1  |  | 2–3  | 3–1  | 2–3  | 2–2
Stoke City | 0–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 5–1  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 5–1  | 2–0  | 1–3  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 0–2 | 3–2  | 4–1  | 2–1  | 3–1  |  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–2
Swansea Town | 3–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 5–0  | 2–1  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 5–3  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 6–3  | 1–1  |  | 3–2  | 6–0
West Bromwich Albion | 1–1  | 6–3  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 4–1  | 4–0  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–3  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 2–4  | 5–3  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 2–4  | 5–2  |  | 4–0
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1  | 2–4  | 5–2  | 1–2  | 5–3  | 3–1  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 2–3  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 4–1 |

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

### Maps

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Chelsea

Clapton Orient

Fulham

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Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams

Barnsley

Blackpool

Bristol City

Chelsea

Clapton Orient

Fulham

Grimsby Town

Hull

Leeds U.

Notts County

Manchester City

Nottingham Forest

Oldham

Port Vale

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Reading

Southampton

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Stoke

West Bromwich Albion

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## Third Division North

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Third Division NorthSeason| 1927–28

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Champions| Bradford Park Avenue (1st title)
Failed re-election| Durham City
Matches played| 462
Goals scored| 1,676 (3.63 per match)
Top goalscorer| Joe Smith (Stockport County), 38 [3]

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2  | Lincoln City | 42  | 15  | 4  | 2  | 53  | 20  | 9  | 3  | 9  | 38  | 44  | 1.422  | 55  |
3  | Stockport County | 42  | 16  | 5  | 0  | 62  | 14  | 7  | 3  | 11  | 27  | 37  | 1.745  | 54
4  | Doncaster Rovers | 42  | 15  | 4  | 2  | 59  | 18  | 8  | 3  | 10  | 21  | 26  | 1.818  | 53
5  | Tranmere Rovers | 42  | 14  | 6  | 1  | 68  | 28  | 8  | 3  | 10  | 37  | 44  | 1.458  | 53
6  | Bradford City | 42  | 15  | 4  | 2  | 59  | 19  | 3  | 8  | 10  | 26  | 41  | 1.417  | 48
7  | Darlington | 42  | 15  | 1  | 5  | 63  | 28  | 6  | 4  | 11  | 26  | 46  | 1.203  | 47
8  | Southport | 42  | 15  | 2  | 4  | 55  | 24  | 5  | 3  | 13  | 24  | 46  | 1.129  | 45
9  | Accrington Stanley | 42  | 14  | 4  | 3  | 49  | 22  | 4  | 4  | 13  | 27  | 45  | 1.134  | 44
10  | New Brighton | 42  | 10  | 7  | 4  | 45  | 22  | 4  | 7  | 10  | 27  | 40  | 1.161  | 42
11  | Wrexham | 42  | 15  | 1  | 5  | 48  | 19  | 3  | 5  | 13  | 16  | 48  | 0.955  | 42
12  | Halifax Town | 42  | 11  | 7  | 3  | 47  | 24  | 2  | 8  | 11  | 26  | 47  | 1.028  | 41
13  | Rochdale | 42  | 13  | 4  | 4  | 45  | 24  | 4  | 3  | 14  | 29  | 53  | 0.961  | 41
14  | Rotherham United | 42  | 11  | 6  | 4  | 39  | 19  | 3  | 5  | 13  | 26  | 50  | 0.942  | 39
15  | Hartlepools United | 42  | 10  | 3  | 8  | 41  | 35  | 6  | 3  | 12  | 28  | 46  | 0.852  | 38
16  | Chesterfield | 42  | 10  | 4  | 7  | 46  | 29  | 3  | 6  | 12  | 25  | 49  | 0.910  | 36
17  | Crewe Alexandra | 42  | 10  | 6  | 5  | 51  | 28  | 2  | 4  | 15  | 26  | 58  | 0.895  | 34
18  | Ashington | 42  | 10  | 5  | 6  | 54  | 36  | 1  | 6  | 14  | 23  | 67  | 0.748  | 33
19  | Barrow | 42  | 10  | 8  | 3  | 41  | 24  | 0  | 3  | 18  | 13  | 78  | 0.529  | 31
20  | Wigan Borough | 42  | 8  | 5  | 8  | 30  | 32  | 2  | 5  | 14  | 26  | 65  | 0.577  | 30
21  | Durham City | 42  | 10  | 5  | 6  | 37  | 30  | 1  | 2  | 18  | 16  | 70  | 0.530  | 29  | Failed re-election
22  | Nelson | 42  | 8  | 4  | 9  | 50  | 49  | 2  | 2  | 17  | 26  | 87  | 0.559  | 26  | Re-elected

Source: rsssf.com

### Results

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Accrington Stanley |  | 3–1  | 5–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 5–0  | 0–0  | 1–3  | 2–0  | 3–2  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 7–1  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 4–1  | 1–0  | 2–3  | 2–4  | 2–0
Ashington | 1–1  |  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 0–3  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 2–3  | 1–2  | 2–2  | 3–3  | 3–1  | 4–5  | 5–1  | 3–2  | 5–1  | 6–0  | 1–3  | 4–1  | 3–0  | 6–3  | 2–1
Barrow | 1–0  | 1–1  |  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 6–2  | 2–0  | 3–3  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 2–3  | 2–1  | 6–2  | 2–2
Bradford City | 2–0  | 5–0  | 4–1  |  | 2–3  | 3–3  | 4–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 4–0  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 3–1  | 9–1  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 2–2  | 3–1  | 3–0  | 2–0
Bradford Park Avenue | 3–3  | 5–0  | 1–1  | 5–0  |  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 6–3  | 0–2  | 4–0  | 3–2  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 3–2  | 2–1  | 4–1  | 3–1  | 5–3  | 2–0  | 6–2  | 5–1  | 2–0
Chesterfield | 3–1  | 3–0  | 6–0  | 2–0  | 0–0  |  | 3–2  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 4–2  | 3–0  | 1–3  | 0–1  | 6–0  | 2–3  | 1–3  | 2–5  | 5–2  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 0–1
Crewe Alexandra | 2–3  | 3–0  | 4–1  | 2–1  | 1–3  | 4–1  |  | 3–3  | 4–1  | 5–2  | 1–1  | 4–0  | 0–0  | 6–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 2–3  | 1–2  | 1–1
Darlington | 3–0  | 5–1  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 1–3  | 4–2  | 1–3  |  | 3–0  | 5–0  | 2–0  | 5–0  | 9–2  | 4–1  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 4–1  | 3–1  | 3–1  | 3–7  | 1–0  | 1–3
Doncaster Rovers | 0–0  | 3–2  | 4–0  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 4–0  | 3–1  | 5–0  |  | 5–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 4–2  | 5–1  | 5–2  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 5–2  | 4–1  | 1–1
Durham City | 2–1  | 0–0  | 4–1  | 3–2  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 5–1  | 3–3  | 1–3  |  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–4  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 3–2  | 1–4  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 1–3  | 3–0  | 1–1
Halifax Town | 3–1  | 6–1  | 5–2  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 3–1  |  | 4–1  | 3–1  | 5–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–3  | 2–2  | 2–2  | 4–1
Hartlepool | 0–2  | 4–1  | 6–2  | 2–3  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 4–3  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–1  |  | 1–2  | 4–5  | 3–3  | 0–2  | 1–3  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 4–2
Lincoln City | 3–1  | 3–1  | 5–0  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 5–2  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 5–2  | 1–5  |  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 4–1  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 4–1  | 5–0
Nelson | 1–4  | 1–5  | 4–0  | 0–3  | 1–2  | 3–3  | 3–3  | 4–0  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 3–2  | 4–2  | 1–3  |  | 0–3  | 6–3  | 6–1  | 1–1  | 0–4  | 3–5  | 3–3  | 4–0
New Brighton | 3–1  | 6–0  | 3–3  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 3–3  | 5–1  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 4–0  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 2–3  | 4–0  |  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 0–0
Rochdale | 3–2  | 2–2  | 3–0  | 3–3  | 0–4  | 5–1  | 4–0  | 4–1  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 0–3  | 1–0  | 0–0  |  | 2–1  | 5–1  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 3–0  | 3–0
Rotherham United | 2–1  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 5–0  | 2–4  | 4–3  | 0–0  | 3–1  |  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 6–0  | 0–1
Southport | 5–0  | 3–3  | 4–0  | 5–1  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 3–1  | 0–2  | 3–1  | 1–2  | 4–2  | 3–1  | 1–1  |  | 4–0  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 4–1
Stockport County | 3–3  | 3–0  | 4–0  | 3–0  | 2–2  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 4–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 8–0  | 0–0  | 5–1  | 2–0  | 6–3  |  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 5–0
Tranmere | 3–2  | 5–3  | 5–0  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 6–3  | 3–3  | 3–1  | 0–0  | 11–1  | 2–2  | 1–2  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 4–0  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 5–2  |  | 5–2  | 2–1
Wigan Borough | 2–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 1–3  | 3–2  | 2–1  | 0–3  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 1–3  | 0–2  | 1–3  | 4–2  | 2–2  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 1–3  | 1–3  | 1–0  |  | 3–0
Wrexham | 0–1  | 5–1  | 5–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 4–0  | 2–0  | 3–2  | 1–0  | 5–2  | 0–2  | 2–1  | 3–2  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 5–1  |

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

### Maps

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Bradford Park Avenue

Chesterfield

Crewe Alexandra

Darlington

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Durham City

Halifax Town

Hartlepool

Lincoln City

Nelson

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Rochdale

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## Third Division South

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Football league season

Football League
Third Division SouthSeason| 1927–28

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Champions| Millwall (1st title)
Failed re-election| None
Matches played| 462
Goals scored| 1,680 (3.64 per match)
Top goalscorer| Harry Morris (Swindon Town), 38 [3]

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2  | Northampton Town | 42  | 17  | 3  | 1  | 67  | 23  | 6  | 6  | 9  | 35  | 41  | 1.594  | 55  |
3  | Plymouth Argyle | 42  | 17  | 2  | 2  | 60  | 19  | 6  | 5  | 10  | 25  | 35  | 1.574  | 53
4  | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42  | 14  | 4  | 3  | 51  | 24  | 5  | 6  | 10  | 30  | 45  | 1.174  | 48
5  | Crystal Palace | 42  | 15  | 3  | 3  | 46  | 23  | 3  | 9  | 9  | 33  | 49  | 1.097  | 48
6  | Swindon Town | 42  | 12  | 6  | 3  | 60  | 26  | 7  | 3  | 11  | 30  | 43  | 1.304  | 47
7  | Southend United | 42  | 14  | 2  | 5  | 48  | 19  | 6  | 4  | 11  | 32  | 45  | 1.250  | 46
8  | Exeter City | 42  | 11  | 6  | 4  | 49  | 27  | 6  | 6  | 9  | 21  | 33  | 1.167  | 46
9  | Newport County | 42  | 12  | 5  | 4  | 52  | 38  | 6  | 4  | 11  | 29  | 46  | 0.964  | 45
10  | Queens Park Rangers | 42  | 8  | 5  | 8  | 37  | 35  | 9  | 4  | 8  | 35  | 36  | 1.014  | 43
11  | Charlton Athletic | 42  | 12  | 5  | 4  | 34  | 27  | 3  | 8  | 10  | 26  | 43  | 0.857  | 43
12  | Brentford | 42  | 12  | 4  | 5  | 49  | 30  | 4  | 4  | 13  | 27  | 44  | 1.027  | 40
13  | Luton Town | 42  | 13  | 5  | 3  | 56  | 27  | 3  | 2  | 16  | 38  | 60  | 1.080  | 39
14  | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42  | 12  | 6  | 3  | 44  | 24  | 1  | 6  | 14  | 28  | 55  | 0.911  | 38
15  | Watford | 42  | 10  | 5  | 6  | 42  | 34  | 4  | 5  | 12  | 26  | 44  | 0.872  | 38
16  | Gillingham | 42  | 10  | 3  | 8  | 33  | 26  | 3  | 8  | 10  | 29  | 55  | 0.765  | 37
17  | Norwich City | 42  | 9  | 8  | 4  | 41  | 26  | 1  | 8  | 12  | 25  | 44  | 0.943  | 36
18  | Walsall[a] | 42  | 9  | 6  | 6  | 52  | 35  | 3  | 3  | 15  | 23  | 66  | 0.743  | 33
19  | Bristol Rovers | 42  | 11  | 3  | 7  | 41  | 36  | 3  | 1  | 17  | 26  | 57  | 0.720  | 32
20  | Coventry City | 42  | 5  | 8  | 8  | 40  | 36  | 6  | 1  | 14  | 27  | 60  | 0.698  | 31
21  | Merthyr Town | 42  | 7  | 6  | 8  | 38  | 40  | 2  | 7  | 12  | 15  | 51  | 0.582  | 31  | Re-elected
22  | Torquay United[b] | 42  | 4  | 10  | 7  | 27  | 36  | 4  | 4  | 13  | 26  | 67  | 0.515  | 30

Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

1. ^ Walsall had been transferred from Third Division North for this season.
2. ^ New club in the league; elected from Southern League and Western League

### Results

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Brentford | 2–1  |  | 1–3  | 5–1  | 1–1  | 4–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 4–2  | 4–0  | 6–1  | 3–1  | 3–0  | 3–1  | 0–2  | 0–3  | 2–2  | 1–4  | 1–2  | 3–2  | 1–1
Brighton & Hove Albion | 3–2  | 5–2  |  | 5–0  | 2–2  | 3–0  | 4–2  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 5–0  | 3–1  | 1–4  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 4–1  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 4–2  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 1–1
Bristol Rovers | 3–0  | 1–3  | 1–0  |  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 2–4  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 1–6  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 3–0  | 3–1  | 0–4  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 5–1  | 5–2  | 3–1
Charlton Athletic | 1–1  | 3–2  | 3–0  | 2–1  |  | 2–1  | 0–4  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 4–3  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 2–2  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 1–3  | 0–2
Coventry City | 3–2  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 2–3  | 3–3  |  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 4–2  | 1–2  | 0–3  | 0–2  | 2–4  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 6–1  | 4–0  | 5–1  | 0–1  | 2–3
Crystal Palace | 6–1  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 5–0  | 1–0  |  | 2–0  | 2–2  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 0–4  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 4–1  | 1–0  | 3–2  | 5–1  | 2–1
Exeter City | 4–1  | 0–1  | 0–3  | 4–1  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 2–2  |  | 2–2  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 2–4  | 5–1  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 4–0  | 3–2  | 0–0  | 5–0  | 3–0  | 3–3
Gillingham | 2–1  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 1–1  |  | 0–4  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 4–0  | 1–3  | 3–0  | 3–1  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 4–1  | 2–0  | 0–3
Luton Town | 3–3  | 5–2  | 2–5  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 3–1  | 6–1  | 2–1  | 6–1  |  | 5–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 5–0  | 4–1  | 3–2
Merthyr Town | 1–1  | 3–1  | 4–2  | 2–3  | 0–0  | 3–2  | 2–2  | 0–3  | 3–1  | 0–0  |  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 1–4  | 0–4  | 2–3  | 8–2  | 1–3  | 3–2  | 3–1
Millwall | 2–0  | 3–0  | 6–0  | 1–0  | 5–0  | 9–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 6–0  | 3–2  | 3–0  |  | 5–1  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 6–1  | 5–1  | 3–3  | 9–1  | 7–1  | 4–2
Newport County | 4–3  | 3–0  | 3–1  | 3–1  | 4–3  | 3–0  | 0–3  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 7–2  | 1–1  | 1–3  |  | 4–1  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 1–6  | 3–2  | 1–3  | 2–2  | 4–1  | 3–2
Northampton Town | 1–1  | 3–2  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 5–0  | 1–0  | 6–5  | 6–0  | 5–2  | 1–2  |  | 4–2  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 4–4  | 10–0  | 5–0
Norwich City | 3–3  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 4–2  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 4–1  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 4–0  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 3–4  |  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 1–3  | 4–0  | 1–4  | 1–1
Plymouth Argyle | 3–1  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 4–1  | 2–0  | 4–0  | 5–1  | 1–2  | 2–2  | 4–0  | 5–0  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 3–3  | 4–2  |  | 3–0  | 3–2  | 3–0  | 4–1  | 2–1  | 0–1
Queens Park Rangers | 2–0  | 2–3  | 5–0  | 4–2  | 3–3  | 1–5  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 3–3  | 3–2  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 4–2  | 0–4  | 0–0  | 0–1  |  | 3–2  | 0–1  | 2–3  | 1–1  | 2–1
Southend | 3–0  | 3–2  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 3–2  | 6–1  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 5–1  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 7–0  |  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 3–0
Swindon Town | 3–2  | 1–1  | 4–3  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 6–0  | 3–3  | 3–0  | 6–1  | 4–2  | 1–2  | 3–0  | 4–1  | 4–0  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 0–2  | 0–1  |  | 2–2  | 5–0  | 4–0
Torquay United | 2–2  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 2–3  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–4  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–5  | 4–2  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 3–3  | 2–1  |  | 1–1  | 1–1
Walsall | 2–3  | 4–2  | 3–3  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 7–0  | 1–1  | 5–1  | 7–4  | 4–1  | 2–2  | 2–5  | 0–3  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 4–0  |  | 2–0
Watford | 2–0  | 1–1  | 3–3  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 3–2  | 5–3  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–3  | 2–3  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 3–3  | 1–1  | 2–5  | 1–2  | 4–0  |

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

### Maps

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Brentford

Charlton Athletic

Crystal Palace

Millwall

Queens Park Rangers

Watford

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Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams

Bournemouth

Brentford

Brighton & Hove

Bristol Rovers

Charlton

Coventry

Crystal P.

Exeter City

Gillingham

Luton Town

Merthyr Town

Millwall

Newport County

Northampton Town

Norwich City

Plymouth Argyle

QPR

Southend

Torquay

Swindon

Walsall

Watford

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Locations of the Football League Third Division South teams

## See also

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* 1927-28 in English football
* 1927 in association football
* 1928 in association football

## References

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[citation needed]

1. ^ "England 1927-28". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
2. ^ a b Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
3. ^ a b c d "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.

* Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.

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* Sunderland
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* The Wednesday
* West Ham United

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* Barnsley
* Blackpool
* Bristol City
* Chelsea
* Clapton Orient
* Fulham
* Grimsby Town
* Hull City
* Leeds United
* Manchester City
* Nottingham Forest
* Notts County
* Oldham Athletic
* Port Vale
* Preston North End
* Reading
* South Shields
* Southampton
* Stoke City
* Swansea Town
* West Bromwich Albion
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

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* Accrington Stanley
* Ashington
* Barrow
* Bradford City
* Bradford Park Avenue
* Chesterfield
* Crewe Alexandra
* Darlington
* Doncaster Rovers
* Durham City
* Halifax Town
* Hartlepools United
* Lincoln City
* Nelson
* New Brighton
* Rochdale
* Rotherham United
* Southport
* Stockport County
* Tranmere Rovers
* Wigan Borough
* Wrexham

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* Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
* Brentford
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Bristol Rovers
* Charlton Athletic
* Coventry City
* Crystal Palace
* Exeter City
* Gillingham
* Luton Town
* Merthyr Town
* Millwall
* Newport County
* Northampton Town
* Norwich City
* Plymouth Argyle
* Queens Park Rangers
* Southend United
* Swindon Town
* Torquay United
* Walsall
* Watford

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* Austria
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* Scotland
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