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1928-29

First Division

Finished 3rd of 22 · P42 W23 D4 L15 · 98 scored, 81 conceded

Results

Date		Opponent	Score
25 Aug 1928	A	Leeds United	1–4	L
27 Aug 1928	H	Manchester United	0–0	D
1 Sept 1928	H	Liverpool	3–1	W
8 Sept 1928	A	West Ham United	1–4	L
15 Sept 1928	H	Newcastle United	1–1	D
22 Sept 1928	A	Burnley	1–4	L
29 Sept 1928	H	Cardiff City	1–0	W
6 Oct 1928	A	Sheffield United	3–1	W
13 Oct 1928	H	Bury	7–1	W
20 Oct 1928	H	Bolton Wanderers	3–5	L
27 Oct 1928	A	Birmingham City	4–2	W
3 Nov 1928	H	Derby County	2–3	L
10 Nov 1928	A	Sunderland	3–1	W
17 Nov 1928	H	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	W
24 Nov 1928	A	Arsenal	5–2	W
1 Dec 1928	H	Everton	2–0	W
8 Dec 1928	A	Huddersfield Town	0–3	L
19 Dec 1928	H	Manchester City	5–1	W
22 Dec 1928	A	Sheffield Wednesday	1–4	L
25 Dec 1928	A	Portsmouth	2–3	L
26 Dec 1928	H	Portsmouth	3–2	W
29 Dec 1928	H	Leeds United	1–0	W
1 Jan 1929	A	Manchester United	2–2	D
5 Jan 1929	A	Liverpool	0–4	L
19 Jan 1929	H	West Ham United	5–2	W
2 Feb 1929	H	Burnley	4–2	W
9 Feb 1929	A	Cardiff City	2–0	W
20 Feb 1929	H	Sheffield United	3–2	W
23 Feb 1929	A	Bury	2–2	D
9 Mar 1929	H	Birmingham City	1–2	L
13 Mar 1929	A	Newcastle United	1–2	L
16 Mar 1929	A	Derby County	0–1	L
25 Mar 1929	H	Sunderland	3–1	W
30 Mar 1929	A	Blackburn Rovers	5–2	W
1 Apr 1929	A	Leicester City	1–4	L
2 Apr 1929	H	Leicester City	4–2	W
6 Apr 1929	H	Arsenal	4–2	W
13 Apr 1929	A	Everton	1–0	W
17 Apr 1929	A	Bolton Wanderers	1–3	L
20 Apr 1929	H	Huddersfield Town	4–1	W
27 Apr 1929	A	Manchester City	0–3	L
4 May 1929	H	Sheffield Wednesday	4–1	W

Scores are shown Villa first. League matches only; cup ties not included.

Final table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Sheffield Wednesday	42	21	10	11	86	62	+24	52
2	Leicester City	42	21	9	12	96	67	+29	51
3	Aston Villa	42	23	4	15	98	81	+17	50
4	Sunderland	42	20	7	15	93	75	+18	47
5	Liverpool	42	17	12	13	90	64	+26	46
6	Derby County	42	18	10	14	86	71	+15	46
7	Blackburn Rovers	42	17	11	14	72	63	+9	45
8	Manchester City	42	18	9	15	95	86	+9	45
9	Arsenal	42	16	13	13	77	72	+5	45
10	Newcastle United	42	19	6	17	70	72	-2	44
11	Sheffield United	42	15	11	16	86	85	+1	41
12	Manchester United	42	14	13	15	66	76	-10	41
13	Leeds United	42	16	9	17	71	84	-13	41
14	Bolton Wanderers	42	14	12	16	73	80	-7	40
15	Birmingham City	42	15	10	17	68	77	-9	40
16	Huddersfield Town	42	14	11	17	70	61	+9	39
17	West Ham United	42	15	9	18	86	96	-10	39
18	Everton	42	17	4	21	63	75	-12	38
19	Burnley	42	15	8	19	81	103	-22	38
20	Portsmouth	42	15	6	21	56	80	-24	36
21	Bury	42	12	7	23	62	99	-37	31
22	Cardiff City	42	8	13	21	43	59	-16	29

Positions decided on goal average, as the rules of the day had it. Two points for a win.

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Sources: engsoccerdata (1888–2025) and football-data.co.uk (recent seasons), compiled by the Villa Blog results pipeline.