The 1929–30 season was the 55th season of competitive
football in
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...
.
Events
The Wednesday officially changed their name to ''Sheffield Wednesday'' prior to the start of this season.
Blackpool
Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre rivers, and ...
claimed their only championship to date on the final day of the
Division Two season, 3 May, with a goalless draw at
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...
. 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
James Hampson (23 March 1906 – 10 January 1938) was an English professional footballer. He spent eleven seasons at Blackpool, where he remains record goalscorer with 252 goals in 373 games, and is still regarded as one of the best centre forw ...
, finished the season as the top goal scorer in England, with 46 goals in all competitions.
Deaths
*29 September,
Joe Schofield
Joseph Alfred Schofield (1 January 1871 – 29 September 1929) was an English footballer and football manager.
A winger, he played for Stoke between 1891 and 1899, winning himself three England caps in the process. He was later appointed ...
—manager of Port Vale and former England international
Honours
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
Football League
First Division
Second Division
Third Division North
Third Division South
Top goalscorers
First Division
*
Vic Watson
Victor Martin Watson (10 November 1897 – 3 August 1988) was an English professional footballer who played most of his club football for West Ham United.
Playing career
Watson, a centre forward, played 505 times for West Ham between 1920 and ...
(
West Ham United
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club that plays its home matches in Stratford, East London. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club plays at the London Stadium ...
) – 41 goals
Second Division
*
Jimmy Hampson
James Hampson (23 March 1906 – 10 January 1938) was an English professional footballer. He spent eleven seasons at Blackpool, where he remains record goalscorer with 252 goals in 373 games, and is still regarded as one of the best centre forw ...
(
Blackpool
Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre rivers, and ...
) – 45 goals
Third Division North
*
Frank Newton (
Stockport County
Stockport County Football Club are a professional football club in Stockport, England, who compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, they were renamed Stockport Co ...
) – 36 goals
Third Division South
*
George Goddard (
Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England, which compete in the . After a nomadic early existence, they have played home matches at Loftus ...
) – 37 goals
References
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