1928–29 Manchester City F.C. season explained

Club:Manchester City
Season:1928–29
Manager:Peter Hodge
Stadium:Maine Road
League:First Division
League Result:8th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Fifth Round
League Topscorer:
Tommy Johnson (38)
Season Topscorer:
Tommy Johnson (38)
Highest Attendance:61,007 v Manchester United
(1 September 1928)
Lowest Attendance:15,000 v Newcastle United
(10 November 1928)
15,000 v Cardiff City
(24 November 1928)
Prevseason:1927–28
Nextseason:1929–30

The 1928–29 season was Manchester City's 34th season of competitive football and 22nd season in the top division of English football.[1] In addition to the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup. Tommy Johnson scored 38 goals across all competitions in the season, a club record which wasn’t beaten until the 2022-23 season by Erling Haaland. However, all 38 of his goals came in the league, which is still the club record for the most league goals scored in a season. In addition, City reached an average attendance of 31,715 over the season, the highest in the country.

Football League First Division

See main article: 1928–29 Football League.

Reports

DateOpponentsH / AVenueResultF – AScorersAttendance
25 August 1928Birmingham CityASt Andrews1 – 4Tait45,000
1 September 1928Manchester UnitedHMaine Road2 - 2Roberts, Johnson61,007
5 September 1928PortsmouthAFratton Park0 – 126,000
8 September 1928Huddersfield TownHMaine Road3 – 2Johnson (2), Marshall34,421
15 September 1928EvertonAGoodison Park6- 2Johnson (5), Brook47,871
22 September 1928ArsenalHMaine Road4 – 1Broadhurst (2), Tilson (2)36,223
29 September 1928Blackburn RoversAEwood Park2-2Tilson, Brook25,430
1 October 1928PortsmouthHMaine Road2 – 1Austin, Johnson20,000
6 October 1928SunderlandHMaine Road5 – 3Broadhurst, Barass, Johnson, Marshall, Brook40,000
13 October 1928Derby CountyABaseball Ground1 – 1Brook25,050
20 October 1928Leeds UnitedAElland Road1 – 4Barass32,866
27 October 1928Leicester CityHMaine Road2 – 3Roberts (2)30,000
3 November 1928West Ham UnitedABoleyn Ground0 – 326,000
10 November 1928Newcastle UnitedHMaine Road2 – 4Johnson (2)15,000
17 November 1928BurnleyATurf Moor3 – 2Cowan, Roberts, Brooks14,021
24 November 1928Cardiff CityHMaine Road1 – 1Broadhurst15,000
1 December 1928Sheffield UnitedABramhall Lane3 – 1Johnson (2), Roberts22,000
19 December 1928Aston VillaAVilla Park1 – 5Roberts13,002
22 December 1928LiverpoolHMaine Road2 – 3Bacon, Johnson20,000
25 December 1928Sheffield WednesdayAHillsborough Stadium0 – 445,000
26 December 1928Sheffield WednesdayHMaine Road2 – 2Johnson (2)55,000
29 December 1928Birmingham CityHMaine Road2 – 3Marshall, Johnson35,000
5 January 1929Manchester UnitedAOld Trafford2 – 1Austin, Johnson42,555
19 January 1929Huddersfield TownALeeds Road2 – 2Tait, Brook15,000
26 January 1929EvertonHMaine Road5 – 1Tilson (2), Austin, Brook36,241
30 January 1929BuryHMaine Road6 - 4Johnson (2), Tait, Brook, Tilson, Austin20,000
2 February 1929ArsenalAHighbury0 – 013,764
9 February 1929Blackburn RoversHMaine Road1 – 2Johnson 33,801
16 February 1929SunderlandARoker Park1 – 3Johnson10,000
23 February 1929Derby CountyHMaine Road2 – 3Johnson (2)27,941
2 March 1929Leeds UnitedHMaine Road3 – 0Johnson, Tilson, Brook33,921
9 March 1929Leicester CityAFilbert Street2 – 3Johnson, Tilson15,000
16 March 1929West Ham UnitedHMaine Road4 – 2Brook (2), Johnson, Austin30,000
23 March 1929Newcastle UnitedAMaine Road0 – 425,000
29 March 1929Birmingham CityHMaine Road5 – 1Johnson (3), Marshall, Tilson45,838
30 March 1929BurnleyHMaine Road4 – 1Johnson (2), Marshall, Brook33,166
1 April 1929Bolton WanderersABurnden Park1 – 1Marshall21,955
6 April 1929Cardiff CityANinian Park3 – 1Johnson (2), Tilson10,000
13 April 1929Sheffield UnitedHMaine Road3 – 1Marshall, Tilson, Brook20,000
20 April 1929BuryAGigg Lane2 – 1Johnson, Tilson15,000
27 April 1929Aston VillaHMaine Road3 – 0Toseland, Johnson, Brook25,000
4 May 1929LiverpoolAAnfield1 – 1Johnson25,000

FA Cup

Notes and References

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