Seasons · Division Two · Season 8

1927/28

Finished 2nd · Manager Dick Ray

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The season · Record

Played: 43
Won: 25
Drawn: 7
Lost: 11
For: 98
Against: 50
Points: 57

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 6–0; v Notts County
Biggest defeat: 1–5; v Preston North End
Clean sheets: 18
Top scorer: White; 21 goals
Most assists: -
Avg attendance: 20,566

Final table

Division Two

Final Division Two table, 1927/28
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Manchester City	42	25	9	8	100	59	+41	59
2	Leeds United	42	25	7	10	98	49	+49	57
3	Chelsea	42	23	8	11	75	45	+30	54
4	Preston North End	42	22	9	11	100	66	+34	53
5	Stoke	42	22	8	12	78	59	+19	52
6	Swansea Town	42	18	12	12	75	63	+12	48
7	Oldham Athletic	42	19	8	15	75	51	+24	46
8	West Bromwich Albion	42	17	12	13	90	70	+20	46
9	Port Vale	42	18	8	16	68	57	+11	44
10	Nottingham Forest	42	15	10	17	83	84	-1	40
11	Grimsby Town	42	14	12	16	69	83	-14	40
12	Bristol City	42	15	9	18	76	79	-3	39
13	Barnsley	42	14	11	17	65	85	-20	39
14	Hull City	42	12	15	15	41	54	-13	39
15	Notts County	42	13	12	17	68	74	-6	38
16	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	13	10	19	63	91	-28	36
17	Southampton	42	14	7	21	68	77	-9	35
18	Reading	42	11	13	18	53	75	-22	35
19	Blackpool	42	13	8	21	83	101	-18	34
20	Leyton Orient	42	11	12	19	55	85	-30	34
21	Fulham	42	13	7	22	68	89	-21	33
22	South Shields AFC	42	7	9	26	56	111	-55	23

Matchlog

Every fixture

Division Two · 42 played

Division Two fixtures, 1927/28
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
27 Aug	A	South Shields	5–1	9,826	Won 5–1 v South Shields
29 Aug	H	Barnsley	2–2	21,219	Drew 2–2 v Barnsley
3 Sep	H	Southampton	2–0	19,479	Won 2–0 v Southampton
10 Sep	H	Nottingham Forest	4–0	19,478	Won 4–0 v Nottingham Forest
17 Sep	A	Manchester City	1–2	40,931	Lost 1–2 v Manchester City
24 Sep	H	Hull City	2–0	21,943	Won 2–0 v Hull City
26 Sep	A	Barnsley	1–2	13,038	Lost 1–2 v Barnsley
1 Oct	A	Preston North End	1–5	16,966	Lost 1–5 v Preston North End
8 Oct	H	Swansea City	5–0	18,697	Won 5–0 v Swansea City
15 Oct	A	Fulham	1–1	16,704	Drew 1–1 v Fulham
22 Oct	A	Grimsby Town	2–3	11,909	Lost 2–3 v Grimsby Town
29 Oct	H	Oldham Athletic	1–0	17,615	Won 1–0 v Oldham Athletic
5 Nov	A	Notts County	2–2	9,866	Drew 2–2 v Notts County
12 Nov	H	Reading	6–2	17,257	Won 6–2 v Reading
19 Nov	A	Blackpool	2–0	9,008	Won 2–0 v Blackpool
26 Nov	H	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	23,690	Lost 1–2 v West Bromwich Albion
3 Dec	A	Leyton Orient	1–2	12,838	Lost 1–2 v Leyton Orient
10 Dec	H	Chelsea	5–0	22,059	Won 5–0 v Chelsea
17 Dec	A	Bristol City	2–1	18,326	Won 2–1 v Bristol City
24 Dec	H	Stoke City	5–1	12,889	Won 5–1 v Stoke City
26 Dec	A	Port Vale	2–1	18,869	Won 2–1 v Port Vale
27 Dec	H	Port Vale	3–0	32,275	Won 3–0 v Port Vale
31 Dec	H	South Shields	3–0	12,752	Won 3–0 v South Shields
7 Jan	A	Southampton	4–1	13,966	Won 4–1 v Southampton
21 Jan	A	Nottingham Forest	2–2	13,133	Drew 2–2 v Nottingham Forest
28 Jan	H	Bristol City	3–2	15,534	Won 3–2 v Bristol City
4 Feb	A	Hull City	1–3	12,502	Lost 1–3 v Hull City
11 Feb	H	Preston North End	2–4	24,276	Lost 2–4 v Preston North End
18 Feb	A	Swansea City	1–1	13,444	Drew 1–1 v Swansea City
25 Feb	H	Fulham	2–1	17,358	Won 2–1 v Fulham
3 Mar	H	Grimsby Town	0–0	23,567	Drew 0–0 v Grimsby Town
10 Mar	A	Oldham Athletic	1–0	22,029	Won 1–0 v Oldham Athletic
17 Mar	H	Notts County	6–0	17,643	Won 6–0 v Notts County
24 Mar	A	Reading	1–0	13,098	Won 1–0 v Reading
31 Mar	H	Blackpool	4–0	19,630	Won 4–0 v Blackpool
7 Apr	A	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	23,644	Won 1–0 v West Bromwich Albion
9 Apr	A	Wolves	0–0	25,251	Drew 0–0 v Wolves
10 Apr	H	Wolves	3–0	29,821	Won 3–0 v Wolves
14 Apr	H	Leyton Orient	4–0	22,884	Won 4–0 v Leyton Orient
21 Apr	A	Chelsea	3–2	47,562	Won 3–2 v Chelsea
25 Apr	H	Manchester City	0–1	48,470	Lost 0–1 v Manchester City
5 May	A	Stoke City	1–5	12,401	Lost 1–5 v Stoke City

FA Cup · 1 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1927/28
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
14 Jan	A	Manchester City	0–1	50,473	Lost 0–1 v Manchester City