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1929–30 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal
1929–30 season
ChairmanSamuel Hill-Wood
ManagerHerbert Chapman
StadiumHighbury
First Division14th
FA CupWinners

The 1929–30 Arsenal F.C. season was 11th consecutive season in the top division of English football. The Gunners won their first ever piece of silverware this season, beating manager Herbert Chapman's old side Huddersfield Town 2–0 in the FA Cup final, the first of many FA Cups the Gunners would go on to win.

Football League First Division

League match details

Key
Results[1]
Date Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
31 August 1929 Leeds United (H) 4–0 Parker (pen.), Hulme, Jack (2) 41,885
4 September 1929 Manchester City (A) 1–3 Jack 38,458
7 September 1929 Sheffield Wednesday (A) 2–0 Hulme, Jack 31,735
11 September 1929 Manchester City (H) 3–2 Jack (2), Johnstone 23,057
14 September 1929 Burnley (H) 6–1 Hulme, Jack, Lambert (2), James, Waterfield (o.g.) 38,556
21 September 1929 Sunderland (A) 1–0 Lambert 34,804
25 September 1929 Aston Villa (A) 2–5 Thompson, James 33,850
28 September 1929 Bolton Wanderers (H) 1–2 Jones 42,723
5 October 1929 Everton (A) 1–1 Hulme 45,015
12 October 1929 Derby County (H) 1–1 Parker (pen.) 42,448
19 October 1929 Grimsby Town (H) 4–1 Hulme, Lambert (3) 43,794
26 October 1929 Manchester United (A) 0–1 12,662
2 November 1929 West Ham United (H) 0–1 44,828
9 November 1929 Birmingham (A) 3–2 Hulme (2), Jack 33,904
23 November 1929 Blackburn Rovers (A) 1–1 Halliday 25,591
27 November 1929 Middlesbrough (H) 1–2 Jack 28,326
30 November 1929 Newcastle United (H) 0–1 40,365
14 December 1929 Huddersfield Town (H) 2–0 Hulme, Jack 34,097
16 December 1929 Sheffield United (A) 1–4 Halliday 16,134
21 December 1929 Liverpool (A) 0–1 32,819
25 December 1929 Portsmouth (A) 1–0 James 27,475
26 December 1929 Portsmouth (H) 1–2 Hulme 49,433
28 December 1929 Leeds United (A) 0–2 29,167
4 January 1930 Sheffield Wednesday (H) 2–3 Parker, Bastin 40,766
18 January 1930 Burnley (A) 2–2 Jack, Bastin 22,566
1 February 1930 Bolton Wanderers (A) 0–0 27,336
8 February 1930 Everton (H) 4–0 Williams, Lambert (3) 27,302
19 February 1930 Derby County (A) 1–4 Halliday 11,136
22 February 1930 Grimsby Town (A) 1–1 Lambert 17,151
8 March 1930 West Ham United (A) 2–3 Jack (2) 31,268
12 March 1930 Manchester United (H) 4–2 Hulme, Bastin, Lambert, Williams 18,082
15 March 1930 Birmingham (H) 1–0 James 32,174
29 March 1930 Blackburn Rovers (H) 4–0 Hulme, Lambert, Williams 40,459
2 April 1930 Liverpool (H) 0–1 18,824
5 April 1930 Newcastle United (A) 1–1 Halliday 36,609
9 April 1930 Middlesbrough (A) 1–1 Hulme 9,287
12 April 1930 Sheffield United (H) 8–1 Hulme, Johnstone (2), Lambert (3), James, Bastin 24,217
18 April 1930 Leicester City (H) 1–1 James 46,663
19 April 1930 Huddersfield Town (A) 2–2 Hulme, Bastin 11,988
21 April 1930 Leicester City (A) 6–6 Halliday (4), Bastin (2) 27,241
28 April 1930 Sunderland (H) 0–1 31,250
3 May 1930 Aston Villa (H) 2–4 Lambert (2) 37,036

Partial league table

Main article: 1929–30 Football League § First Division
Football League First Division final table, positions 12–16[2]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
12 Liverpool 42 16 9 17 63 79 0.797 41
13 Portsmouth 42 15 10 17 66 62 1.065 40
14 Arsenal 42 14 11 17 78 66 1.182 39
15 Bolton Wanderers 42 15 9 18 74 74 1.000 39
16 Middlesbrough 42 16 6 20 82 84 0.976 38
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

FA Cup

Main article: 1929–30 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 11 January 1930 Chelsea H 2–0 55,579
R4 25 January 1930 Birmingham H 2–2 43,274
R4 R 29 January 1930 Birmingham A 1–0 47,521
R5 15 February 1930 Middlesbrough A 2–0 42,073
R6 1 March 1930 West Ham United A 3–0 40,797
SF 22 March 1930 Hull City N 2–2 47,549
SF R 26 March 1930 Hull City N 1–0 46,200
F 26 April 1930 Huddersfield Town N 2–0 92,486

London Challenge Cup

London Challenge Cup match details

Key

  • In the result column, Arsenal's score is shown first
  • A = Away match
  • pen. = Penalty kick
Results[3]
Date Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
14 October 1929 Brentford (A) 1–2 Parker (pen.) NA

Players

Portrait of a man
Alex James joined Arsenal from Preston North End in early June 1929 for £8,750.
Player statistics[2]
Player Position[4] Football League First Division FA Cup Total
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
Alf Baker MF 19 0 7 2 26 2
Cliff Bastin FW 21 7 8 4 29 11
Jimmy Brain FW 6 0 0 0 6 0
Jack Butler MF 2 0 0 0 2 0
Horace Cope DF 1 0 0 0 1 0
Dave Halliday FW 15 8 0 0 15 8
Eddie Hapgood DF 38 0 8 0 46 0
Alf Haynes MF 13 0 1 0 14 0
Joe Hulme FW 37 14 4 0 41 14
Bert Humpish DF 3 0 0 0 3 0
David Jack MF 33 13 8 3 41 16
Alex James FW 31 6 6 1 37 7
Bob John MF 34 0 5 0 39 0
Bill Johnstone FW 7 3 0 0 7 3
Charlie Jones FW 31 1 4 0 35 1
Jack Lambert FW 20 18 8 5 28 23
Dan Lewis GK 30 0 6 0 36 0
Tom Parker DF 41 3 8 0 49 3
Harry Peel FW 1 0 0 0 1 0
Charlie Preedy GK 12 0 2 0 14 0
Herbie Roberts MF 26 0 5 0 31 0
Bill Seddon MF 24 0 3 0 27 0
Leonard Thompson FW 5 1 1 0 6 1
Joey Williams FW 12 3 4 0 16 3

See also

References

  1. ^ James, Andrews & Kelly 2018, p. 156.
  2. ^ a b James, Andrews & Kelly 2018, p. 154.
  3. ^ "The London Cup". Arsenal F.C. Official Programme Season 1929–30. Vol. 18, no. 10. 19 October 1929. p. 2. Retrieved 25 December 2023 – via The Arsenal Collection.
  4. ^ "Arsenal FC, Players from A-Z". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 December 2023.

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