The 1927–28 season was the 36th 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 and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. 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.
First Division
Results
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Second Division
Results
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Third Division North
Results
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Third Division South
Results
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Attendances Source:
Division One No. Club Average 1 Everton FC 37,461 2 Aston Villa FC 32,505 3 Newcastle United FC 30,195 4 Liverpool FC 29,975 5 Arsenal FC 27,434 6 Manchester United 25,555 7 Leicester City FC 24,758 8 Portsmouth FC 22,752 9 Middlesbrough FC 22,632 10 The Wednesday 22,075 11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 21,928 12 West Ham United FC 21,419 13 Sunderland AFC 21,411 14 Birmingham City FC 21,217 15 Sheffield United FC 19,482 16 Bolton Wanderers FC 19,383 17 Huddersfield Town AFC 19,306 18 Blackburn Rovers FC 19,120 19 Burnley FC 17,408 20 Derby County FC 16,243 21 Bury FC 15,608 22 Cardiff City FC 15,607
Division Two
No. Club Average 1 Manchester City FC 37,468 2 Chelsea FC 33,546 3 Leeds United FC 21,829 4 Preston North End FC 17,537 5 West Bromwich Albion FC 17,381 6 Fulham FC 16,121 7 Bristol City FC 15,845 8 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15,298 9 Stoke City FC 14,395 10 Oldham Athletic FC 13,893 11 Leyton Orient FC 13,262 12 Swansea City AFC 12,153 13 Blackpool FC 11,421 14 Grimsby Town FC 11,237 15 Reading FC 11,215 16 Port Vale FC 11,121 17 Notts County FC 11,065 18 Nottingham Forest FC 10,478 19 Southampton FC 10,177 20 Hull City AFC 9,049 21 Barnsley FC 8,352 22 Gateshead AFC 5,379
See also 1927-28 in English football 1927 in association football 1928 in association football
References
Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.