Season story · Division 3
1928–29
22 league wins, 79–77 league goals and a campaign told match by match.
Manager: Bert Cooke
- Division
- Football League Division Three North
- Final league position
- 7th
- League matches
- 42
- League wins
- 22
- League draws
- 3
- League defeats
- 17
- League goals
- 79–77
- Average Prenton Park gate
- 5,125
The journey
Four moments from the campaign
25 Aug
Opening chapter
Stockport County · 4-1
View match3 Nov
Biggest victory
Southport · 6-1
View match20 Oct
The biggest crowd
New Brighton · 1-3
View match4 May
Final word
Chesterfield · 3-0
View match
Defining matches
The days that shaped the season
The team
Most-used XI
Top scorer
No data
Biggest crowd
10,641
New Brighton
Season form
DLLWWLWWWWLWLWLDWW
Season timeline
The campaign, month by month
Follow the rhythm of the season through every result, change in the dugout and recorded player movement.
- Months
- 10
- Matches
- 44
- Wins
- 23
Chapter 01
August 1928
LD2 matches · 0W 1D 1LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 02
September 1928
WLLWLW6 matches · 3W 0D 3LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 03
October 1928
LWLL4 matches · 1W 0D 3LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 04
November 1928
WWWW4 matches · 4W 0D 0LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 05
December 1928
WLWLWW6 matches · 4W 0D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 06
January 1929
LLLW4 matches · 1W 0D 3LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 07
February 1929
DLLW4 matches · 1W 1D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 08
March 1929
WLWWWWL7 matches · 5W 0D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 09
April 1929
WLWLDW6 matches · 3W 1D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 10
May 1929
W1 matches · 1W 0D 0LOpen chapter +Close chapter −
Summary
Selection summary
Overall record
44 matches played
| Venue | Pld | Won | Draws | Lost | For | Agn | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | 21 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |||
| Home | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Total | 44 | 23 | 3 | 18 |
Match list
Results
44 matches
| Date | Opposition | Competition | Result | Att. | Programme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/8 | AwayStockport County | 4-1 | |||
| 27/8 | HomeWrexham | 1-1 | |||
| 1/9 | HomeHalifax Town | 2-1 | |||
| 5/9 | AwayWrexham | 3-1 | |||
| 8/9 | AwayLincoln City | 3-1 | |||
| 15/9 | HomeBradford City | 1-0 | |||
| 22/9 | 2-0 | ||||
| 29/9 | 3-0 | ||||
| 6/10 | AwayCarlisle United | 4-1 | |||
| 13/10 | HomeRotherham United | 3-0 | |||
| 20/10 | HomeNew Brighton | 1-3 | |||
| 27/10 | AwayRochdale | 5-1 | |||
| 3/11 | HomeSouthport | 6-1 | |||
| 10/11 | AwayDarlington | 1-2 | |||
| 17/11 | HomeNelson | 6-1 | |||
| 24/11 | HomeRotherham United | 2-1 | |||
| 1/12 | HomeAshington | 3-2 | |||
| 8/12 | HomeBradford City | 0-1 | |||
| 15/12 | HomeBarrow | 2-1 | |||
| 22/12 | AwayChesterfield | 4-1 | |||
| 25/12 | AwayWigan Borough | 0-1 | |||
| 29/12 | HomeStockport County | 2-1 | |||
| 1/1 | HomeCrewe Alexandra | 1-2 | |||
| 5/1 | AwayHalifax Town | 2-0 | |||
| 12/1 | AwaySouth Shields | 4-1 | |||
| 19/1 | HomeLincoln City | 2-1 | |||
| 2/2 | 1-1 | ||||
| 9/2 | 4-1 | ||||
| 16/2 | HomeCarlisle United | 1-2 | |||
| 23/2 | AwayRotherham United | 0-1 | |||
| 2/3 | AwayNew Brighton | 1-2 | |||
| 6/3 | AwayBradford City | 8-0 | |||
| 9/3 | HomeRochdale | 5-1 | |||
| 16/3 | AwaySouthport | 1-2 | |||
| 23/3 | HomeDarlington | 4-0 | |||
| 29/3 | HomeWigan Borough | 3-2 | |||
| 30/3 | AwayNelson | 4-2 | |||
| 1/4 | AwayCrewe Alexandra | 0-1 | |||
| 2/4 | AwayDoncaster Rovers | 2-1 | |||
| 6/4 | HomeSouth Shields | 4-0 | |||
| 13/4 | AwayAshington | 3-2 | |||
| 20/4 | HomeDoncaster Rovers | 1-1 | |||
| 27/4 | AwayBarrow | 1-2 | |||
| 4/5 | HomeChesterfield | 3-0 |