Date Opponents V Comp H-T F-T Pos Att 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11     1928-29 ARSENAL CAREER FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION 1 1928-29
1 25/08/1928 Sheffield Wednesday   A FL 1-1 2-3 14 23,684 Lewis Parker Cope Baker Butler John Hulme Blyth Brain 1 Thompson Jones 1 1   League FA Cup LFACC Friendlies League FA Cup LFACC Friendlies   Team P W D L F A Pts
2 29/08/1928 Derby County   H FL 1-2 1-3 17 20,064 Lewis Parker Cope Baker Butler John Hulme Blyth 1 Brain Thompson Jones 2 Player Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls 1 The Wednesday 42 21 10 11 86 62 52
3 01/09/1928 Bolton Wanderers   H FL 2-0 2-0 15 35,124 Paterson Parker Cope Baker Butler John Hulme Peel 1 Brain 1 Jones Hoar 3 A Baker 31   -   5   -   -   -   1   -   290   23   34   1   15   2   28   10   2 Leicester City 42 21 9 12 96 67 51
4 08/09/1928 Portsmouth   A FL 0-1 0-2 20 24,846 Paterson Parker Cope Baker Butler John Hulme Blyth Brain Jones Hoar 4 JC Barley 3   -   1   -   -   -   1   -   8   1   2   -   1   -   2   -   3 Aston Villa 42 23 4 15 98 81 50
5 15/09/1928 Birmingham   H FL 0-0 0-0 20 30,118 Paterson Parker John Baker Butler Blyth Hulme Jones Brain Lambert Peel 5 WN Blyth 21   1   1   -   1   -   2   -   314   45   29   6   17   1   29   7   4 Sunderland 42 20 7 15 93 75 47
6 22/09/1928 Manchester City   A FL 0-2 1-4 20 36,223 Paterson Parker John Baker Butler Blyth Hulme Tricker Brain 1 Thompson Jones 6 J Brain 37   19   5   2   -   -   1   -   182   121   26   14   7   7   13   9   5 Liverpool 42 17 12 13 90 64 46
7 26/09/1928 Derby County   A FL 0-0 0-0 20 16,754 Lewis Parker Cope Baker Roberts John Hulme Brain Lambert Thompson Jones 7 JD Butler 22   -   1   -   -   -   2   -   265   7   29   1   15   2   24   1   6 Derby County 42 18 10 14 86 71 46
8 29/09/1928 Huddersfield Town   H FL 0-0 2-0 17 39,938 Lewis Parker Cope Baker Roberts John 1 Hulme Brain Lambert 1 Thompson Hoar 8 HW Cope 23   -   1   -   1   -   1   -   58   -   11   -   1   -   2   -   7 Blackburn Rovers 42 17 11 14 72 63 45
9 06/10/1928 Everton   A FL 1-3 2-4 19 37,846 Lewis Parker Cope Baker Roberts John Hulme Brain 1 Lambert Thompson Jones 1 9 EA Hapgood 17   -   4   -   -   -   1   -   20   -   4   -   -   -   5   -   8 Manchester City 42 18 9 15 95 86 45
10 13/10/1928 West Ham United   H FL 1-2 2-3 19 43,327 Lewis Parker Cope Baker Roberts John Hulme Brain Lambert Thompson Jones 2 10 SW Hoar 6   1   1   -   -   -   2   -   100   16   17   2   4   -   9   1   9 ARSENAL 42 16 13 13 77 72 45
1 15/10/1928 Queen's Park Rangers   A LFACC 0-3 1-5 -   Lewis Parker 1 Cope Blyth Roberts John Hulme Parkin Shaw Thompson Jones 1 JHA Hulme 41   6   5   1   1   -   -   -   129   24   17   7   2   -   7   4   10 Newcastle United 42 19 6 17 70 72 44
11 20/10/1928 Newcastle United   A FL 1-0 3-0 18 30,121 Lewis Parker Cope Baker Roberts Blyth Hulme Jack Brain 1 Thompson 2(1p) Jones 11 DBN Jack 31   25   5   1   -   -   -   -   31   25   5   1   -   -   -   -   11 Sheffield United 42 15 11 16 86 85 41
1 24/10/1928 Corinthians   A FR 3-1 4-1 - 9,000 Lewis Parker Hapgood Baker Butler Blyth Hoar Peel Parkin 1 Thompson 3 Jones 1 RF John 34   1   3   -   1   -   -   -   221   6   26   -   8   -   25   2   12 Manchester United 42 14 13 15 66 76 41
12 27/10/1928 Liverpool OG H FL 2-4 4-4 19 33,782 Lewis Parker Cope Baker Roberts Blyth Hulme Jack Brain 1 Thompson 2(1p) Jones 12 C Jones 39   6   3   -   1   -   2   -   39   6   3   -   1   -   5   1   13 Leeds United 42 16 9 17 71 84 41
13 03/11/1928 Cardiff City   A FL 1-0 1-1 19 18,757 Lewis Parker Cope Blyth Butler John Hulme Jack Brain Thompson Jones 1 13 J Lambert 6   1   -   -   -   -   -   -   38   5   1   1   2   -   4   4   14 Bolton Wanderers 42 14 12 16 73 80 40
14 10/11/1928 Sheffield United   H FL 0-0 2-0 17 28,560 Lewis Parker Cope Blyth Butler Barley Hulme 1 Jack 1 Brain Thompson Jones 14 D Lewis 32 (8) 55 * 5 (3) 2 * 1 (0) 5 * 2 (0) 2 * 112 (20) 204 * 19 (6) 18 * 3 (1) 7 * 17 (3) 25 * 15 Birmingham 42 15 10 17 68 77 40
2 14/11/1928 Nottingham Forest   H FR 0-0 0-1 - 3,600 Lewis Parker Cope Blyth Butler Barley Hoar Parkin Brain Thompson Jones 2 WJ Maycock -   -   1   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   1   -   -   -   -   -   16 Huddersfield Town 42 14 11 17 70 61 39
15 17/11/1928 Bury   A FL 0-0 0-1 19 10,957 Lewis Parker Cope Blyth Butler Barley Hoar Jack Brain Thompson Jones 15 TR Parker 42   3   5   -   1   1   2   -   133   14   17   -   3   2   13   2   17 West Ham United 42 15 9 18 86 96 39
16 24/11/1928 Aston Villa   H FL 0-4 2-5 20 30,491 Lewis Parker Cope Blyth Butler John Hulme Jack 2 Lambert Thompson Jones 16 R Parkin 5   3   -   -   1   -   2   1   5   3   -   -   1   -   4   2   18 Everton 42 17 4 21 63 75 38
17 01/12/1928 Leicester City   A FL 1-1 1-1 19 26,851 Lewis Parker Cope Blyth Butler John Hulme Jack Brain 1 Peel Jones 17 W Paterson 10 (4) 17 * -   -   -   -   -   -   15 (4) 29 * -   -   -   -   -   -   19 Burnley 42 15 8 19 81 103 38
18 08/12/1928 Manchester United   H FL 2-0 3-1 16 18,923 Lewis Parker Cope Blyth Butler John Hulme Jack 2 Brain 1 Peel Jones 18 HB Peel 24   5   5   1   -   -   1   -   46   5   5   1   1   -   5   1   20 Portsmouth 42 15 6 21 56 80 36
19 15/12/1928 Leeds United   A FL 1-1 1-1 16 20,293 Lewis Parker Cope Blyth Butler John Hulme Jack Brain 1 Peel Jones 19 H Roberts 20   -   4   -   1   -   -   -   25   -   4   -   2   -   3   -   21 Bury 42 12 7 23 62 99 31
20 22/12/1928 Burnley   H FL 1-0 3-1 16 14,990 Lewis Parker Cope Blyth Butler John Hulme 1 Jack Brain 1 Peel 1 Jones 20 J Shaw -   -   -   -   1   -   -   -   11   4   -   -   1   -   5   2   22 Cardiff City 42 8 13 21 43 59 29
21 25/12/1928 Blackburn Rovers   A FL 1-3 2-5 16 30,828 Lewis Parker Cope Baker Roberts John Hulme Jack 1 Brain 1 Peel Jones 21 L Thompson 17   5   -   -   1   -   2   3   18   5   -   -   1   -   2   3  
22 26/12/1928 Sunderland   H FL 1-1 1-1 15 15,747 Lewis Parker Cope Baker Butler Blyth Hulme Jack Brain Peel 1 Jones 22 RW Tricker 1   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   12   5   -   -   -   -   1   -  
23 29/12/1928 Sheffield Wednesday   H FL 2-0 2-2 16 39,255 Lewis Parker Cope Baker Butler Blyth Hulme 1 Jack Brain 1 Peel Jones 23 Own Goals -   1   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   18   -   4   -   -   -   20  
24 01/01/1929 Sunderland   A FL 1-2 1-5 16 32,843 Lewis Parker Cope Blyth Butler John Hulme Parkin 1 Brain Thompson Jones 24
25 05/01/1929 Bolton Wanderers   A FL 2-0 2-1 14 17,597 Lewis Parker Cope Baker Roberts Barley Hulme Parkin Jack 2 Peel Hoar 25
3 12/01/1929 Stoke City   H FAC 0-1 2-1 - 30,762 Lewis Parker Cope Baker Roberts Barley Hulme 1 Jack Brain 1 Peel Jones 3
26 19/01/1929 Portsmouth   H FL 3-0 4-0 13 32,224 Lewis Parker Hapgood Baker Butler John Hulme Jack 2 Brain 1 Peel 1 Jones 26
4 26/01/1929 Mansfield Town   H FAC 0-0 2-0 - 44,493 Lewis Parker Hapgood Baker Butler Blyth Hulme Jack 1 Brain Peel 1 Jones 4
27 02/02/1929 Manchester City   H FL 0-0 0-0 13 13,764 Lewis Parker Hapgood Baker Roberts John Hulme Jack Brain Peel Jones 27
28 09/02/1929 Huddersfield Town   A FL 1-0 1-0 13 14,697 Lewis Parker Hapgood Baker Roberts John Hulme Parkin Jack 1 Peel Jones 28
5 16/02/1929 Swindon Town   A FAC 0-0 0-0 - 16,692 Lewis Parker Hapgood Baker Roberts John Hulme Jack Brain Peel Jones 5
5 20/02/1929 Swindon Town   H FAC 1-0 1-0 - 44,582 Lewis Parker Hapgood Baker Roberts John Hulme Jack Brain 1 Peel Maycock 5
29 23/02/1929 West Ham United   A FL 2-2 4-3 11 28,931 Paterson Parker Hapgood Blyth Roberts John Hulme 1 Brain 1 Jack 1 Peel Hoar 1 29
6 02/03/1929 Aston Villa   A FAC 0-0 0-1 - 73,700 Lewis Parker Hapgood Baker Roberts John Hulme Brain Jack Peel Hoar 6
30 09/03/1929 Liverpool   A FL 2-1 4-2 9 26,195 Lewis Parker Hapgood Baker Roberts John Hulme 2 Brain 1 Jack Peel Jones 1 30
31 13/03/1929 Birmingham   A FL 0-0 1-1 9 11,001 Lewis Parker Hapgood Baker Roberts John Hulme Brain Jack 1 Thompson Jones 31
32 16/03/1929 Cardiff City   H FL 1-0 2-1 8 28,393 Lewis Parker Hapgood Baker Roberts John Hulme Brain 1 Jack 1 Peel Jones 32
33 23/03/1929 Sheffield United   A FL 1-1 2-2 9 20,266 Lewis Parker 1p Hapgood Baker Roberts John Hulme Brain Jack 1 Peel Jones 33
34 29/03/1929 Blackburn Rovers   H FL 0-0 1-0 7 39,038 Lewis Parker Hapgood Blyth Roberts John Hulme Brain 1 Jack Peel Jones 34
35 30/03/1929 Bury   H FL 3-1 7-1 6 22,577 Lewis Parker Hapgood Baker Roberts John Hulme Parkin 2 Jack 4 Thompson 1 Jones 35
36 02/04/1929 Newcastle United   H FL 0-1 1-2 7 21,699 Lewis Parker Hapgood Baker Roberts John Hulme Parkin Jack 1 Thompson Jones 36
37 06/04/1929 Aston Villa   A FL 1-3 2-4 8 26,664 Lewis Parker Hapgood Baker Roberts Blyth Hulme Brain 1 Jack 1 Peel Jones 37
38 13/04/1929 Leicester City   H FL 1-1 1-1 7 19,139 Paterson Parker 1p Hapgood Baker Roberts John Hulme Brain Jack Peel Jones 38
39 20/04/1929 Manchester United   A FL 0-4 1-4 9 22,858 Paterson Parker Hapgood Baker Butler John Hulme Brain Jack 1 Peel Jones 39
40 22/04/1929 Everton   H FL 1-0 2-0 8 11,696 Paterson Parker 1p Hapgood Baker Butler John Hulme Brain Jack 1 Peel Jones 40
41 27/04/1929 Leeds United   H FL 1-0 1-0 8 21,465 Paterson Parker Hapgood Baker Butler John Hulme Brain Jack Peel 1 Jones 41
42 04/05/1929 Burnley   A FL 1-1 3-3 9 7,400 Paterson Parker Hapgood Baker Butler John Hulme Brain 1 Jack 2 Peel Jones 42
06/04/1929 Baker replaced Lewis in goal after 40 minutes with the score at 1-3.
Home ground - Highbury
Manager - Herbert Chapman
Directors - Samuel Hill-Wood, John Edwards (Vice-chairman), George Allison, John Norton-Griffiths, Herbert Reed, Mathew Wilson (from 20 November 1928), Herbert Chapman (Secretary), John Peters (Assistant secretary).
Captain - Billy Blyth
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