1928–29 Arsenal F.C. season

43rd season in existence of Arsenal F.C.

Arsenal 1928–29 football season

Arsenal
1928–29 season
Chairman	Henry Norris
Manager	Herbert Chapman
Stadium	Highbury
First Division	9th
FA Cup	6th Round
← 1927–28 1929–30 →

The 1928–29 season was Arsenal's 10th consecutive season in the top division of English football.

Results

Arsenal's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
25 August 1928	The Wednesday	A	2–3
29 August 1928	Derby County	H	1–3
1 September 1928	Bolton Wanderers	H	2–0
8 September 1928	Portsmouth	A	0–2
15 September 1928	Birmingham	H	0–0
22 September 1928	Manchester City	A	1–4
26 September 1928	Derby County	A	0–0
29 September 1928	Huddersfield Town	H	2–0
6 October 1928	Everton	A	2–4
13 October 1928	West Ham United	H	2–3
20 October 1928	Newcastle United	A	3–0
27 October 1928	Liverpool	H	4–4
3 November 1928	Cardiff City	A	1–1
10 November 1928	Sheffield United	H	2–0
17 November 1928	Bury	A	0–1
24 November 1928	Aston Villa	H	2–5
1 December 1928	Leicester City	A	1–1
8 December 1928	Manchester United	H	3–1
15 December 1928	Leeds United	A	1–1
22 December 1928	Burnley	H	3–1
25 December 1928	Blackburn Rovers	A	2–5
26 December 1928	Sunderland	H	1–1
29 December 1928	The Wednesday	H	2–2
1 January 1929	Sunderland	A	1–5
5 January 1929	Bolton Wanderers	A	2–1
19 January 1929	Portsmouth	H	4–0
2 February 1929	Manchester City	H	0–0
9 February 1929	Huddersfield Town	A	1–0
23 February 1929	West Ham United	A	4–3
9 March 1929	Liverpool	A	4–2
13 March 1929	Birmingham	A	1–1
16 March 1929	Cardiff City	H	2–1
23 March 1929	Sheffield United	A	2–2
29 March 1929	Blackburn Rovers	H	1–0
30 March 1929	Bury	H	7–1
2 April 1929	Newcastle United	H	1–2
6 April 1929	Aston Villa	A	2–4
13 April 1929	Leicester City	H	1–1
20 April 1929	Manchester United	A	1–4
22 April 1929	Everton	H	2–0
27 April 1929	Leeds United	H	1–0
4 May 1929	Burnley	A	3–3

Final League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
7	Blackburn Rovers	42	17	11	14	72	63	1.143	45
8	Manchester City	42	18	9	15	95	86	1.105	45
9	Arsenal	42	16	13	13	77	72	1.069	45
10	Newcastle United	42	19	6	17	70	72	0.972	44
11	Sheffield United	42	15	11	16	86	85	1.012	41

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
R3	12 January 1929	Stoke City	H	2–1
R4	26 January 1929	Mansfield Town	H	2–0
R5	16 February 1929	Swindon Town	A	0–0
R5 R	20 February 1929	Swindon Town	H	1–0
R6	2 March 1929	Aston Villa	A	0–1

References

^ "Arsenal results for the 1928-1929 season – Statto.com". Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2018.

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FA competitions

FA Cup (Qualifying rounds
Final)
FA Charity Shield

Football League

Lower leagues

Related to national team

Home Championship

Club seasons

First Division

Arsenal
Aston Villa
Birmingham
Blackburn Rovers
Bolton Wanderers
Burnley
Bury
Cardiff City
Derby County
Everton
Huddersfield Town
Leeds United
Leicester City
Liverpool
Manchester City
Manchester United
Newcastle United
Portsmouth
Sheffield United
Sunderland
The Wednesday
West Ham United

Second Division

Barnsley
Blackpool
Bradford Park Avenue
Bristol City
Chelsea
Clapton Orient
Grimsby Town
Hull City
Middlesbrough
Millwall
Nottingham Forest
Notts County
Oldham Athletic
Port Vale
Preston North End
Reading
Southampton
Stoke City
Swansea Town
Tottenham Hotspur
West Bromwich Albion
Wolverhampton Wanderers

Third Division

North	Accrington Stanley Ashington Barrow Bradford City Carlisle United Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Rovers Halifax Town Hartlepools United Lincoln City Nelson New Brighton Rochdale Rotherham United South Shields Southport Stockport County Tranmere Rovers Wigan Borough Wrexham
South	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol Rovers Charlton Athletic Coventry City Crystal Palace Exeter City Fulham Gillingham Luton Town Merthyr Town Newport County Northampton Town Norwich City Plymouth Argyle Queens Park Rangers Southend United Swindon Town Torquay United Walsall Watford