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Seasons · Division Two · Season 8

1927/28

Finished 3rd · Manager Dick Ray
← 1926/27 1928/29 → All seasons
Played
43
Won
25
Drawn
7
Lost
11
For
98
Against
50
Points
57
league only
The season

Form & highlights

Home form
Away form
Biggest win
6–0 v Notts County
Biggest defeat
1–5 v Preston North End
Clean sheets
18
Top scorer
John White · 21
Most assists
—
Avg attendance
20,566
Matchlog

Every fixture

Division Two · 42 played

Division Two fixtures, 1927/28
DateOpponentScoreResult
27 Aug South Shields 5–1 Won 5–1 v South Shields
29 Aug Barnsley 2–2 Drew 2–2 v Barnsley
3 Sep Southampton 2–0 Won 2–0 v Southampton
10 Sep Nottingham Forest 4–0 Won 4–0 v Nottingham Forest
17 Sep Manchester City 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Manchester City
24 Sep Hull City 2–0 Won 2–0 v Hull City
26 Sep Barnsley 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Barnsley
1 Oct Preston North End 1–5 Lost 1–5 v Preston North End
8 Oct Swansea City 5–0 Won 5–0 v Swansea City
15 Oct Fulham 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Fulham
22 Oct Grimsby Town 2–3 Lost 2–3 v Grimsby Town
29 Oct Oldham Athletic 1–0 Won 1–0 v Oldham Athletic
5 Nov Notts County 2–2 Drew 2–2 v Notts County
12 Nov Reading 6–2 Won 6–2 v Reading
19 Nov Blackpool 2–0 Won 2–0 v Blackpool
26 Nov West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Lost 1–2 v West Bromwich Albion
3 Dec Leyton Orient 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Leyton Orient
10 Dec Chelsea 5–0 Won 5–0 v Chelsea
17 Dec Bristol City 2–1 Won 2–1 v Bristol City
24 Dec Stoke City 5–1 Won 5–1 v Stoke City
26 Dec Port Vale 2–1 Won 2–1 v Port Vale
27 Dec Port Vale 3–0 Won 3–0 v Port Vale
31 Dec South Shields 3–0 Won 3–0 v South Shields
7 Jan Southampton 4–1 Won 4–1 v Southampton
21 Jan Nottingham Forest 2–2 Drew 2–2 v Nottingham Forest
28 Jan Bristol City 3–2 Won 3–2 v Bristol City
4 Feb Hull City 1–3 Lost 1–3 v Hull City
11 Feb Preston North End 2–4 Lost 2–4 v Preston North End
18 Feb Swansea City 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Swansea City
25 Feb Fulham 2–1 Won 2–1 v Fulham
3 Mar Grimsby Town 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Grimsby Town
10 Mar Oldham Athletic 1–0 Won 1–0 v Oldham Athletic
17 Mar Notts County 6–0 Won 6–0 v Notts County
24 Mar Reading 1–0 Won 1–0 v Reading
31 Mar Blackpool 4–0 Won 4–0 v Blackpool
7 Apr West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Won 1–0 v West Bromwich Albion
9 Apr Wolves 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Wolves
10 Apr Wolves 3–0 Won 3–0 v Wolves
14 Apr Leyton Orient 4–0 Won 4–0 v Leyton Orient
21 Apr Chelsea 3–2 Won 3–2 v Chelsea
25 Apr Manchester City 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Manchester City
5 May Stoke City 1–5 Lost 1–5 v Stoke City

FA Cup · 1 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1927/28
DateOpponentScoreResult
14 Jan Manchester City 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Manchester City