1928–29 Leicester City F.C. season, Overview
The close season saw Leicester hold on to the spine of the team that had helped them to third place in the First Division the previous season. A bid for star man and club captain Johnny Duncan from Everton firmly rejected, while a deal for George Ritchie, who signed from Falkirk remained the major transfer dealing of the summer.


1928–29 Leicester City F.C. season, Overview
An indifferent start to the season saw Leicester sit 14th after 8 games and the season got worse after both Duncan and Reg Osborne picked up injuries which would see them kept out for lengthy periods of the season soon after.


1928–29 Leicester City F.C. season, Overview
However, fortunes began to turn on the pitch as Leicester picked up four wins on the bounce, including the legendary 10-0 win against Portsmouth. Leicester, who were being captained for the first time by centre half George Carr, were 5-0 up at half-time, in a first-half which included a 14-minute Arthur Chandler hat-trick. After 70 minutes when Chandler netted his 5th goal, five swans flew over Filbert Street, which led to cheers from the home crowd.


1928–29 Leicester City F.C. season, Overview
A few minutes later, after Ernie Hine had made it 8-0, a sixth swan flew overhead, which caused the crowd to react and call for Chandler to score his sixth, to which Chandler responded by promptly scoring, to equal teammate's Johnny Duncan's record of scoring 6 goals in a single match. Hine rounded up a hat-trick of his own shortly afterwards to make it 10-0 and to round off Leicester's record ever league win.


1928–29 Leicester City F.C. season, Overview
Inspired by this win Leicester rapidly began to climb the table and by 6 April, Leicester sat in second place 4 points off the lead with a game in hand However, it was ironically defeat against Portsmouth in their game in hand which may have cost Leicester the title as Leicester took 6 points from their final 5 games, they ended up the season as division runners-up, knowing that just one more point would have been enough to clinch the title from The Wednesday, having finished the season with a superior goal average.


1928–29 Leicester City F.C. season, Club statistics
All data from: Dave Smith and Paul Taylor, Of Fossils and Foxes: The Official Definitive History of Leicester City Football Club (2001) (ISBN 1-899538-21-6)


1928–29 Leicester City F.C. season, Club statistics, Appearances, Starting XI
The following players have been named in the most starting line-ups. This line-up may differ from the list of players with most appearances.


1928–29 Luxembourg National Division
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1928–29 Luxembourg National Division
The 1928–29 Luxembourg National Division was the 19th season of top level association football in Luxembourg.


1928–29 Luxembourg National Division, Overview
It was contested by 8 teams, and CA Spora Luxembourg won the championship.


1928–29 Malmö FF season
Malmö FF competed in Division 2 Södra for the 1928–29 season.


1928–29 Maltese Premier League
The 1928–29 Maltese First Division was the 18th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 3 teams, and Floriana F.C. won the championship.


1928–29 Manchester United F.C. season
The 1928–29 season was Manchester United's 33rd season in the Football League.


1928–29 Marquette Hilltoppers men's ice hockey season
The 1928–29 Marquette Hilltoppers men's ice hockey season was the 7th season of play for the program.


1928–29 Marquette Hilltoppers men's ice hockey season, Season
Marquette entered the year looking to repeat as league champions and, with most of their players returning, the newly-renamed Hilltoppers would have a good chance. The "Two Macs", MacKenzie and McFadyen led the way at the start, opening the year with four huge wins over NIHL opponents. In the second game against Michigan, the play turned rough and several Hilltoppers ended up with serious injuries; McFadyen broke a rib MacKenzie was cut over the eye, Buck had four teeth knocked out and Horrigan sprained his ankle.


1928–29 Marquette Hilltoppers men's ice hockey season, Season
This put the team in a difficult position 4 days later when they took on Chicago A.C.; rough play continued to the point when Marquette officials considered pulling their team off of the ice but they allowed the match to conclude with the Blue and Gold losing their first game of the season. When Marquette took on Wisconsin on the 18th, approximately 2,000 people showed up to see the Hilltoppers trounce the Badgers 9–0. The ice hockey team had become a big draw at Marquette and with the program continuing to play well under Kay Iverson, there was no reason to think that would change any time soon.


1928–29 Marquette Hilltoppers men's ice hockey season, Season
After a few weeks off, Marquette returned to the ice against Janesville at a nearby winter carnival. An easy victory set them up for a rematch against Chicago A.C. and the team got their revenge against the amateur club with a 4–1 victory. The following weekend was the first of two showdowns against Minnesota and the two best teams in the west.


1928–29 Marquette Hilltoppers men's ice hockey season, Season
The Hilltoppers looked like a shoe-in to repeat their championship when they took the first game 5–2 but the Gophers rallied for a victory in the second game, handing the Blue and Gold their first conference loss of the season. Both games were seen by about 2,500 fans despite the bitter cold. After Marquette's final home game of the year, another victory, the team hit the road but were stunned by Wisconsin and handed a 0–1 loss. The result came as a surprise, especially considering the Blue and Gold's earlier 9–0 win.


1928–29 Marquette Hilltoppers men's ice hockey season, Season
The loss was matched, however, with one by Minnesota a week earlier making the two teams essentially tied for the Intercollegiate lead. Marquette didn't play another game for three weeks and a final series was scheduled in Minnesota against the Gophers. The Hilltoppers didn't look rusty at all to start the game and they scored twice in the first to take a 2–1 lead. Unfortunately, Minnesota shut them down the rest of the game and scored three times to win 4–2. Marquette had to win the game to have any hope of holding on to their crown and both teams played a tough game. McFadyen scored in the second for the Hilltoppers but Minnesota's defense proved too good and skated to a 2–1 victory, consigning Marquette to runner-up status.


1928–29 Marquette Hilltoppers men's ice hockey season, Schedule and results
† Minnesota records the score of the game as 2–0 in their favor.


1928–29 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The 1928–29 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1928–29 season. The team played its home games at Yost Arena on the school's campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The team tied for the Western Conference Championship with the Wisconsin Badgers. The team was led by captain Ernie McCoy, who was an All-American. George F. Veenker became the only coach in Michigan history to win the conference championship in his first season.


1928–29 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team
The 1928–29 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Montana State University during the 1928–29 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was Schubert R. Dyche, coaching in his first season with the Bobcats. The team finished the season with a 36–2 record and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll. They defeated Amateur Athletic Union champion Cook's Painters in a best-of-three series. This team was later nicknamed the "Golden Bobcats" and is now a prominent part of the lore for the men's basketball program at Montana State University.


1928–29 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team
This Montana State squad is considered one of the best college teams in the first half of the 20th century. The 1928–29 season was a culmination of the entire decade in which the school revolutionized a fast break offense coupled with high-pressure defense, something that no other teams had ever done. Players John "Cat" Thompson and Frank Ward were named consensus All-Americans at the end of the season, and Thompson was later inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.


1928–29 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1928–29 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 20th season, and 12th in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team repeated its first-place finish in the Canadian Division and qualified for the playoffs. The Canadiens lost in the semi-finals against the Boston Bruins.


1928–29 Montreal Canadiens season, Regular season
The New York Americans, last place finishers in 1927–28, surprised everyone by occupying first place for much of the season in the Canadian Division. However, the Montreal Canadiens dislodged the Americans and finished first. George Hainsworth, Canadiens goaltender, set an unprecedented record of 22 shutouts and a 0.98 goals against average.


1928–29 Montreal Canadiens season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1928–29 Montreal Canadiens season, Playoffs
The Canadiens received a first-round bye and met the Boston Bruins in the semi-finals. In a best-of-five series, the Bruins defeated the Canadiens in three straight. The games were very defensive, Boston scoring five goals in the three games, Montreal only two.


1928–29 Montreal Maroons season
The 1928–29 Montreal Maroons season was the 5th season for the National Hockey League franchise.


1928–29 Montreal Maroons season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1928–29 Montreal Maroons season, Player stats, Regular season
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts;


1928–29 NCAA men's basketball season
The 1928–29 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1928, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1929.


1928–29 NCAA men's basketball season, Rule changes
The charging foul by the player dribbling the ball was introduced.


1928–29 NCAA men's basketball season, Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.


1928–29 NHL season
The 1928–29 NHL season was the 12th season of the National Hockey League. Ten teams played 44 games each. This was the first Stanley Cup final that saw two United States-based teams compete for the cup. The Boston Bruins defeated the New York Rangers two games to none in the best-of-three final.


1928–29 NHL season, League business, Notable rule changes
Forward passing was permitted from the neutral zone across the blue line into the attacking zone, as long as no offensive player preceded the puck into the attacking zone; forward passing within the attacking zone was still forbidden. Regular season overtime was changed to a 10-minute, non-sudden-death format, to be played in its entirety.


1928–29 NHL season, Regular season
Ottawa continued in financial trouble and sold Punch Broadbent to the New York Americans. They continued to erode, and at one point, rumour had it that they would be sold to a Chicago group. Frank Ahearn, the Senators owner, denied this, but admitted that the team was for sale to the highest bidder.


1928–29 NHL season, Regular season
The New York Americans, last place finishers in 1927–28, surprised everyone by occupying first place for much of the season in the Canadian Division. They were held up by the great play of defenceman Lionel Conacher and goaltender Roy Worters. However, the Montreal Canadiens dislodged the Americans and finished first. Boston, led by rookie Tiny Thompson in goal, led the American Division.


1928–29 NHL season, Regular season
Bruins' player George Owen was the first NHL player to regularly wear headgear for protective purposes. Prior to this, the only time protective headgear was worn was to temporarily protect injuries. Fifty-one years later the NHL mandated the use of helmets. Craig MacTavish was the last NHL player to not wear a helmet, retiring in 1997.


1928–29 NHL season, Regular season
The Chicago Black Hawks set records for goal scoring futility, scoring on average less than one goal per game (33), while giving up a league worst 85 goals against. In one stretch from February 7 through February 28, the Hawks were shut out in eight consecutive games. Forward Vic Ripley was the Hawks' leading goal scorer with only 11 goals and 2 assists for 13 points for the entire 44-game season.


1928–29 NHL season, Regular season
The season produced a record 120 shutouts in the 220 games played. George Hainsworth, Canadiens goaltender, set an NHL record that remains unmatched through the 2015–16 season of 22 shutouts and a 0.92 goals against average. Seven other goaltenders hit double digits in shutouts.


1928–29 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PIM = Penalties in minutes


1928–29 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold


1928–29 NHL season, Playoffs
The playoff format was revised to match the divisional first-place teams in a best-of-five semifinal. The divisional second-place teams and third-place teams played off in a two-game total-goals series to determine the participants for the other best-of-three semifinal. The semifinal winners then played off in a best-of-three series for the Cup.


1928–29 NHL season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
The Bruins won their first Stanley Cup defeating the Rangers. In the process, Boston became one of the few Cup winners in history to not lose a single game in the playoffs, and the last team until 1952 to go undefeated in the playoffs.


1928–29 NHL season, Awards
Frank Boucher won his second consecutive Lady Byng award and George Hainsworth won his third consecutive Vezina Trophy.


1928–29 NHL season, Player statistics, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes


1928–29 NHL season, Player statistics, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average


1928–29 NHL season, Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1928–29 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):


1928–29 NHL season, Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1928–29 (listed with their last team):


1928–29 NHL transactions
The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 1928–29 NHL season. It lists which team each player has been traded to and for which player(s) or other consideration(s), if applicable.


1928–29 National Challenge Cup
The 1928–29 National Challenge Cup was the annual open cup held by the United States Football Association now known as the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. This edition of the soccer tournament featured 100 entrants (51 in the East and 49 in the West). In this edition the Western bracket played the first round in December 1928 while the Eastern section chose to wait out the poor weather and began the first-round games in February 1929. The Cup final, which drew 21,583 spectators, broke the record for the largest crowd to see a Cup final, and remained the largest crowd, until 2010, when the Seattle Sounders FC defeat Columbus Crew in front of 31,311 spectators.


1928–29 National Football League (Ireland)
The 1928–29 National Football League was the 3rd staging of the National Football League, a Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.


1928–29 National Football League (Ireland)
For the second year in a row, Kerry defeated Kildare in the final.


1928–29 National Football League (Ireland), Format
There were four divisions – Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western. Division winners played off for the NFL title.


1928–29 National Hurling League
The 1928–29 National Hurling League was the third edition of the National Hurling League, which ran from 21 October 1928 to 8 December 1929.


1928–29 National Hurling League
The twelve participating teams were Clare, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Laois, Limerick, Meath, Offaly, Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford who were divided into an Eastern Division and a Southwestern Division. Each team played each of their rivals once with two points awarded for a win and one point awarded for a drawn game. The two teams who finished top of their respective divisions would play a final, with the winners being declared National Hurling League champions.


1928–29 National Hurling League
Dublin defeated Cork by 7-4 to 1-5 in the final.


1928–29 Nelson F.C. season
During the 1928–29 season, Nelson Football Club played as a professional team in the Football League for the eighth time. After playing without a team manager during the previous season, Jack English was appointed to the post in the summer of 1928 following the club's successful re-election application. A record of 17 wins, 5 draws and 20 defeats, giving a total of 39 points, helped Nelson to a 15th-placed finish in the Third Division North, above Rotherham United on goal average. The team was inconsistent throughout the season, as they had been in the previous campaign, although significant improvements in the defense meant that 46 fewer goals were conceded. Nelson's attack was also improved, and the team scored at least once in 36 of their 42 league matches.


1928–29 Nelson F.C. season
Nelson did not compete in the 1928–29 FA Cup, as they did not submit their application by the deadline. The club used a total of 26 different players during the season, but only six of these had been retained from the previous campaign. Yorkshire-born forward Bernard Radford was the top goalscorer for the second consecutive season, with a tally of 24 in 35 matches. With 11 goals, Gerry Kelly, a new signing from Sunderland, was the only other player to reach double figures.


1928–29 Nelson F.C. season
Half-back Jim Metcalfe made the most appearances for Nelson, missing only the final game of the season, the 4–4 draw away at Accrington Stanley. The highest attendance at Nelson's Seedhill ground was a record 14,979 for the visit of Bradford City on 27 April 1929, which stood until the stadium was demolished in 1980. Conversely, the lowest gate of the season was 2,749 for the victory against Stockport County on 22 January 1929.


1928–29 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and MTK Hungária FC won the championship.


1928–29 Netherlands Football League Championship
The Netherlands Football League Championship 1928–1929 was contested by 50 teams participating in five divisions. The national champion would be determined by a play-off featuring the winners of the eastern, northern, southern and two western football divisions of the Netherlands. PSV Eindhoven won this year's championship by beating Go Ahead, Feijenoord, Sparta Rotterdam and Velocitas 1897.


1928–29 New York Americans season
The 1928–29 New York Americans season was the fourth season of play of the Americans. After finishing out of the playoffs in the first three seasons, the team placed second in its division to make the playoffs for the first time. The team met the New York Rangers for a two-game total-goals series. The series was won by the Rangers, the only goal an over-time goal in the second game.


1928–29 New York Americans season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1928–29 New York Americans season, Playoffs
The Americans qualified for the playoff for the first time in history. They lost in the first round by the Rangers 1 goal to 0, or 0–1.


1928–29 New York Rangers season
The 1928–29 New York Rangers season was the third season for the team in the National Hockey League. During the regular season, the Rangers finished in second place in the American Division with a 21–13–10 record and qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs. In the postseason, the Rangers won series against the New York Americans and Toronto Maple Leafs to reach the Stanley Cup Finals, where they lost to the Boston Bruins 2–0.


1928–29 New York Rangers season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals AgainstTeams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1928–29 New York Rangers season, Playoffs
The playoffs were now between division finishers of each division, rather than a division champion from each division.


1928–29 New York Rangers season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.


1928–29 Newport County A.F.C. season
The 1928–29 season was Newport County's ninth season in the Football League, eighth season in the Third Division South and ninth season overall in the third tier.


1928–29 Newport County A.F.C. season, League table
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points


1928–29 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team
The 1928–29 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University during the 1928–29 NCAA college men's basketball season. The head coach was William McCarthy, coaching his second season with the Purple Eagles.


1928–29 Northern Football League
The 1928–29 Northern Football League season was the 36th in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.


1928–29 Northern Football League, Clubs
The league featured 13 clubs which competed in the last season, no new clubs joined the league this season.


1928–29 Northern Rugby Football League season
The 1928–29 Rugby Football League season was the 34th season of rugby league football.


1928–29 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Huddersfield won their fourth Championship when they beat Leeds 2-0 in the play-off final.


1928–29 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
On 4 May 1929 the first Challenge Cup Final to be held at Wembley Stadium was played. 41,500 saw Wigan beat Dewsbury 13-2.


1928–29 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Carlisle City fielded a team, but resigned after 10 matches and their record was expunged from the table. They won 1 and lost 9, scoring 59 and conceding 166.


1928–29 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Swinton moved from their Chorley Road ground this season due to a dispute over rent. They built a new stadium at Station Road, Swinton using the stands from the old ground.


1928–29 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Swinton won the Lancashire League, and Huddersfield won the Yorkshire League. Wigan beat Widnes 5–4 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Leeds beat Featherstone Rovers 5–0 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.


1928–29 Northern Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
Wigan beat Dewsbury 13–2 in the first final to be played at Wembley Stadium in front of a crowd of 41,000.


1928–29 Northern Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
This was Wigan’s second Challenge Cup Final win in their fourth Cup Final appearance.


1928–29 Ottawa Senators season
The 1928–29 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 12th season in the NHL, 44th overall. The Senators' financial troubles continued, as the team sold Punch Broadbent to the New York Americans. There were numerous rumours that the team was going to be sold to a group from Chicago: Senators owner Frank Ahearn denied this, but admitted that the team was for sale to the highest bidder. Once again, for the second straight year, the Senators would play two "home" games in Detroit due to poor fan support when US-based teams would play games in Ottawa.


1928–29 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season
On the ice, the Senators struggled to score goals, scoring only 54, the fourth fewest in the league. Frank Finnigan scored 15 of them to lead the team, and finish with a club high of 19 points. New captain King Clancy scored 13 goals to lead the defense. Midway through the season, the Sens traded longtime player Buck Boucher to the Montreal Maroons in exchange for youngster Joe Lamb.


1928–29 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season
Alec Connell was steady in the Senators' net, winning 14 games, and having a GAA of 1.43, along with seven shutouts.


1928–29 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season
The Senators failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1925, as they finished in fourth place in the five-team Canadian Division.


1928–29 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1928–29 Ottawa Senators season, Transactions
The Senators were involved in the following transactions during the 1928–29 season.


1928–29 PCHL season
The 1928–29 PCHL season was the first season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey League, a minor professional league with teams in the western United States and western Canada. It consisted of four teams: Vancouver Lions, Seattle Eskimos, Portland Buckaroos and Victoria Cubs.


1928–29 PCHL season
The season ran 36 games and the two best teams in the league standings met in a best-of-five playoff format series for league championship honors.


1928–29 PCHL season, Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals AgainstTeams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold


1928–29 PCHL season, Playoffs
Vancouver Lions defeated Seattle Eskimos 3 games to 0 (2-0, 3–1, 4-2).


1928–29 Panhellenic Championship
The 1928–29 Panhellenic Championship was not held due to serious financial problems, as the organization of friendly matches between the POK members had led the HFF to economic and competitive decline.


1928–29 Panhellenic Championship
The return of the members of POK to the HFF in July 1928 and the desire of both sides to hold the championship did not succeed, as the championships of Athens, Piraeus and Macedonia were held, in which Panathinaikos and Olympiacos alongside Ethnikos Piraeus and Aris finished first respectively, but there was a significant delay in their completion, as a result of which the Panhellenic championship was not held, since the summer had already arrived and there was a strong fear of another financial failure.


1928–29 Panhellenic Championship, Qualification Round, Athens Football Clubs Association
*Panathinaikos–AEK Athens game in the 2nd round did not take place, as the title was essentially judged according to the criteria goal ratio, which was then applied in cases of equality (AEK needed to win the game with 10–0 or a 11–goal difference if they conceded even a single goal). As a result, the 2 clubs played 8 games.


1928–29 Panhellenic Championship, Qualification Round, Athens Football Clubs Association
* *Goudi resigned from the 2nd round of the tournament and consequently having played only 5 matches, while the other clubs played 9.


1928–29 Panhellenic Championship, Qualification Round, Piraeus Football Clubs Association
*In the ranking matches, both of them achieved a victory and as stipulated by the HFF legislation, 2 ranking matches were re-defined. The 3rd match ended a draw and a 4th match was held in the summer on July 14, 1929 and if it ended in a draw it would be led to extra time. The game was suspended at the 87th minute because of fan invasion, while the score was 1–1. In the end, the Piraeus' Association declared both clubs co-champions in order not to repeat the incidents of the previous periods, with the departures of any of them.


1928–29 Panhellenic Championship, Qualification Round, Piraeus Football Clubs Association
* *The 1st half ends with 1–0 in favor of Olympiacos and in the 2nd half Ethnikos manages to equalize. Ethnikos also scored a second goal after a clash between the goalkeeper of Olympiacos and 3 players of Ethnikos, after he had previously blocked the ball and thus was considered a foul. The game continues until a fan invades the field and attacks an Olympiacos' player and then a general conflict ensues as other fans invade. In the end, the game never continued and did not go to extra time and it was stopped permanently,


1928–29 Penn Quakers men's ice hockey season
The 1929–30 Penn Quakers men's ice hockey season was the 13th season of play for the program.


1928–29 Penn Quakers men's ice hockey season, Season
Penn revived its ice hockey program and announced the team's schedule in early December. With new coach Normand Shay, a former NHL player, in charge of the program, there was hope that the team could do well despite several years of inactivity. To entice the potential fans even more was the skill of the freshman team which was supposed to make the Quakers viable in the coming years. The sport was reinstituted on a provision basis, however, and would only survive if this season if the university's Council of Athletics agreed to continue the program.


1928–29 Penn Quakers men's ice hockey season, Season
The team opened its season on the 11th of December and, while their loss was unsurprising, the magnitude of the defeat was a bit hard to swallow. the team was walloped 12–0 and would need to improve quickly if they wanted to compete with their contemporaries. One of the biggest issues for the club was the lack of conditioning that saw them flag badly in the later half of each period. Unfortunately, the team had little time to get better before their next game and fell 3–19 to a very strong Princeton team. In spite of the lopsided score, Penn showed some life late by scoreing their three goals in the later half of the match.


1928–29 Penn Quakers men's ice hockey season, Season
A rematch with the Tigers awaited the team after the Christmas break and coach Shay left his starting lineup unchanged. While the Quakers lost the rematch, they nearly halved the number of goals they allowed, demonstrating significant improvement during the previous month. The team had a short turnaround before the next game and welcomed Boston College to Philadelphia for the first meeting between the two programs. While Penn lost again, the margin of their defeats continued to fall and the improved play of goaltender Goodman held their opponents to 6 goals on 33 shots.


1928–29 Penn Quakers men's ice hockey season, Season
Continued improvement put Penn closer to their first win of the season and they were within striking distance of Brown for much of their next match. The following game came against possibly the best team in the country when Yale arrived to revive the programs' rivalry. Yale ended up winning the game in dominating fashion, though Penn was missing one of its regular defensemen in Oldham.


1928–29 Penn Quakers men's ice hockey season, Season
Nearing the halfway point of their season, the Quakers had yet to win a game. However, excluding the Yale game, the team had produced better results each game and were progressing well with the training they received from coach Shay. The final game before the team paused for semester examinations was against the Pennsylvania Athletic Club and led by former Quaker player and coach, George Orton. It would turn out to be the final game behind the bench for Shay as he was replaced by Percy Fynan.


1928–29 Penn Quakers men's ice hockey season, Season
The first game under Fynan was a debacle as the team was solidly defeated 1–9 but the team was getting used to their new coach as well as a new lineup. Captain O'Reilly had been shifted to wing while new addition Jim Holland was installed at center. The Quakers weren't able to improve on their first meeting with BC, mainly due to a lack of teamwork.


1928–29 Penn Quakers men's ice hockey season, Season
Two more losses followed in which the Quakers couldn't manage a goal but then coach Fynan had time to teach his men a new system. When the Quakers entered the game against a mediocre MIT they knew it was probably their best chance to win all season. Penn took an early lead, but soon found themselves behind. Goodman held MIT back for the remainder of the game and allowed Penn to score twice more to earn their first victory of the year. The program had one final game to play and closed out the year with a 3–1 win over Rensselaer.


1928–29 Penn Quakers men's ice hockey season, Season
The success at the end of the year convinced the athletic department to bring the team back for the following year.


1928–29 Penn Quakers men's ice hockey season, Schedule and Results
† Most records erroneously have the game recorded as being played on January 10, when it was originally scheduled to be held.


1928–29 Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) season
The 1928–29 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the fourth season of the Pirates ice hockey team in the National Hockey League.


1928–29 Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals AgainstTeams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1928–29 Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) season, Player stats, Regular season
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals      MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts;


1928–29 Polska Liga Hokejowa season
The 1928–29 Polska Liga Hokejowa season was the third season of the Polska Liga Hokejowa, the top level of ice hockey in Poland. Six teams participated in the final round, and AZS Warszawa won the championship.


1928–29 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1928–29 season was Port Vale's tenth consecutive season of football (23rd overall) in the English Football League. For the first time in their history they suffered relegation. This was down to poor away form, at home they went a club record 19 games without a draw, picking up all but five of their points in front of their home fans. The season also saw the departure of club legends Tom Page and Wilf Kirkham.


1928–29 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
The pre-season saw only the addition of one major player – goalkeeper Jack Prince from Oldham Athletic. Otherwise the club felt confident that they had a nice blend of youth and experience.


1928–29 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
The season started with a 4–1 home defeat to Wolves, yet two days later the Vale travelled to The Dell, where they beat Southampton with two Stewart Littlewood goals – this would prove to be their only away victory of the season. Picking up just two wins in September (a 5–2 win over Millwall thanks to a Littlewood hat-trick, and a 2–1 win over Tottenham Hotspur), the club soon found themselves struggling. They also lost 2–1 at Stoke's Victoria Ground in front of 35,288 supporters.


1928–29 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
Heading into December they won six successive home games to take them into mid-table, including a four-goal haul from Jack Simms to see off Nottingham Forest. December would prove to be the month that killed the Vale. Oakes had a cartilage operation, Gillespie tore an elbow joint, and the team lost six of their seven festive games. In January the popular high-scoring Littlewood was traded to Oldham Athletic for veteran striker Albert Pynegar and £1,300. Falling down the table fast, in late February they were slaughtered 7–1 at Preston North End's Deepdale.


1928–29 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
Back at The Old Recreation Ground they managed to regularly pick up victories, most notably demolishing West Bromwich Albion 8–1 on 9 March – the biggest victory in the division that season, Pynegar scoring a hat-trick. Further good work picking up three points from Oldham Athletic and beating Chelsea was undone by a horrifying 6–0 defeat at fellow strugglers Barnsley. The "Valiants" beat Bristol City 5–0 in front of a miserable home turnout thanks to a four-goal effort from Pynegar, yet it was too little too late as the club were relegated.


1928–29 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
They finished in 21st place with 34 points from 42 games, two points from safety, they suffered relegation for the first time in their history (they had previously failed re-elections). Scoring 71 goals was respectable, however 86 goals conceded was the joint-worst in the league. Their awful away form was not unique, Vale one of four teams with only one away win to their name, though they conceded more on their travels than any other side.


1928–29 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances
On the financial side, plans of a new stadium were shelved as the directors channelled money into rebuilding their team. Vic Rouse, Alf Bennett, and David Rollo were let go, Rouse joining Crewe Alexandra. Club legend Tom Page also left the club after racking up 286 Football League appearances. With a £1,223 drop in gate receipts there were fears that the club might close, these fears were heightened when fellow legend Wilf Kirkham was sold to Stoke City for £2,800 (the second highest transfer the club had ever received).


1928–29 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the FA Cup, it was a repeat of the 1925–26 season as the club were drawn against Manchester United at home. The First Division club returned to Old Trafford with a 3–0 victory. The end of season North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary Cup was cancelled, with Vale seemingly too despondent to field a team.


1928–29 Primera Fuerza season, Overview
It was contested by 9 teams, and Marte won the championship.


1928–29 Primera Fuerza season, Moves, Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.


1928–29 Rangers F.C. season
The 1928–29 season was the 55th season of competitive football by Rangers.


1928–29 Real Madrid CF season
The 1928–29 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 27th season in existence, and their first in the Primera División, the top flight of Spanish football. The club also played in the Campeonato Regional Centro (Central Regional Championship) and the Copa del Rey.


1928–29 Real Madrid CF season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1928–29 Real Sociedad season
The 1928–29 season was Real Sociedad's first season in La Liga. As one of the six clubs to have won the cup Real Sociedad were invited to take part and were thus one of the founding members of the 1st division.


1928–29 Real Sociedad season
League matches were played from February to June 1929. Real Sociedad finished in 4th position. In the King Alfonso XIII's Cup Real Sociedad faced Patria Aragón, who they beat with ease. In the next round Real Sociedad were knocked out by FC Barcelona, the holding champions.


1928–29 Real Sociedad season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1928–29 Rochdale A.F.C. season
The 1928–29 season saw Rochdale compete for their 8th season in the Football League Third Division North.


1928–29 Rugby Union County Championship
The 1928–29 Rugby Union County Championship was the 36th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.


1928–29 Rugby Union County Championship
Middlesex won the competition for the first time after defeating Lancashire in the final replay following a drawn match in the first match.


1928–29 SK Rapid Wien season
The 1928–29 SK Rapid Wien season was the 31st season in club history.


1928–29 SM-sarja season
The 1928–1929 SM-Sarja season was the second season of the Finnish SM-sarja. Like the season before the 1928–29 season was played as a cup.


1928–29 Scottish Cup
The 1928–29 Scottish Cup was the 51st staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Kilmarnock who defeated Rangers in the final.


1928–29 Scottish Districts season
The 1928–29 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union matches for Scotland's district teams.


1928–29 Scottish Districts season, History
Edinburgh District drew with Glasgow District in the Inter-City match.


1928–29 Scottish Division One
The 1928–29 Scottish Division One season of Association football was won by Rangers by sixteen points over nearest rival Celtic. Third Lanark and Raith Rovers finished 19th and 20th respectively and were relegated to the 1929–30 Scottish Division Two.


1928–29 Scottish Division Two
The 1928–29 Scottish Second Division was won by Dundee United who, along with second placed Morton, were promoted to the First Division.


1928–29 Sheffield Shield season
The 1928–29 Sheffield Shield season was the 33rd season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.


1928–29 Slovenian Republic League
The 1928–29 Slovenian Republic League was the tenth season of the Slovenian Republic League. Primorje have won the league for the second time in a row after defeating I. SSK Maribor with 12–7 on aggregate in the final.


1928–29 Southampton F.C. season
The 1928–29 season was the 34th season of competitive football by Southampton, and the club's seventh in the Second Division of the Football League. After finishing in the bottom half of the Second Division league table the last three seasons, the club returned to challenging for promotion to the First Division when they finished fourth, their highest position in the league to date. The team were strong throughout the campaign, picking up key wins over teams around them in the table to secure a strong position.


1928–29 Southampton F.C. season
They stayed in the top six of the league for most of the campaign from September, reaching third place on two occasions and dropping to seventh just twice. Southampton finished the season in fourth place with 17 wins, 14 draws and 11 losses, five points behind Grimsby Town in the first promotion place.


1928–29 Southampton F.C. season
In the 1928–29 FA Cup, Southampton entered in the third round at home to divisional rivals Clapton Orient. After a goalless draw at The Dell, the sides played a replay at Clapton Stadium which the hosts won 2–1, eliminating the Saints at the first hurdle for the third time in four seasons. The club ended the 1928–29 season with two games against local rivals Portsmouth, for the Rowland Hospital Cup and the Hampshire Benevolent Cup.


1928–29 Southampton F.C. season
The Saints won both games, the former 2–1 at Fratton Park and the latter 3–2 at The Dell, marking the first time they had won both tournaments in a season. Southampton also played three friendly matches during the season, all in April 1929, beating Southern League side Guildford City, Wiltshire County League side Warminster Town and Dorset League side Wimborne Town.


1928–29 Southampton F.C. season
Southampton used 25 different players during the 1928–29 season and had 14 different goalscorers. Their top scorer was centre-forward Willie Haines, who scored 16 goals in the Second Division. Outside-left Stan Cribb scored 13 times in the league, followed by inside-right Jerry Mackie with ten goals. Twelve players were signed by the club during the campaign, with seven released and sold to other clubs. The average attendance at The Dell during the 1928–29 season was 15,164. The highest attendance was 24,247 against Chelsea on 9 March 1929, which set a new league record for the stadium. The lowest attendance of the season was 6,510 against Swansea Town on 4 May 1929, in the last league game of the season. After the last game, the East Stand of The Dell burned down and had to be rebuilt.


1928–29 Southampton F.C. season, Background and transfers
Southampton conducted a large amount of transfer activity throughout the 1928–29 season. The club's first signing in the summer was Portsmouth centre-forward Willie Haines, who joined from the First Division side having scored 119 goals in 164 league appearances. In June, Southampton manager Arthur Chadwick brought in centre-half Bill Stoddart from Third Division South side Coventry City, trading mainstay goalkeeper Tommy Allen and outside-right Bill Henderson for his services. Two months later, Scottish goalkeeper Willie White was signed from Heart of Midlothian as Allen's replacement, costing the Saints £800.


1928–29 Southampton F.C. season, Background and transfers
In June, outside-right Cuthbert Coundon was sold to Wolverhampton Wanderers for £150, and inside-left Sam Taylor joined Halifax Town in the Third Division North. Right-back James Ellison left the Saints for Rochdale in July. In August, the club signed outside-right Bert Jepson from Huddersfield Town, as well as trialist Tom Sloan from Craghead United (he left a month later).


1928–29 Southampton F.C. season, Background and transfers
Transfers continued throughout the season for Southampton. In September the club signed outside-left Johnny Arnold from Oxford City, and in October they brought in inside-left Herbert Coates from the Royal Navy. Before the end of the year the club also signed Newport County centre-forward Archie Waterston, and broke their transfer record with the £1,000 signing of outside-right Bobby Weale from Swindon Town. Due to ongoing injury problems for his side's regular centre-forward Haines, in February 1929 Chadwick brought in former Royal Air Force aircraftsman Douglas Vernon to help with the end of season run-in.


1928–29 Southampton F.C. season, Background and transfers
The final signings of the season were goalkeeper Bert Scriven from Totton and inside-left Ernie Warren from Third Division North side Lincoln City in March 1929. During the season, "big offers" had also been made by various clubs to sign players including Ted Hough, Arthur Bradford, Stan Cribb and Dick Rowley, although the club's directors had "wisely resisted" them.


1928–29 Southampton F.C. season, Second Division
After a slow start to the 1928–29 season in which they picked up just two points in their opening three fixtures, Southampton won five games in a row to secure a top five place in the table by the end of September. The run included a 2–1 defeat of recently relegated side Middlesbrough, home and away wins over Port Vale, and a 4–0 besting of Preston North End, who had finished just four points shy of promotion to the First Division the previous season.


1928–29 Southampton F.C. season, Second Division
A largely winless run followed starting on 6 October, during which time the Saints picked up ten draws in thirteen games. The club's only win during this period was an 8–2 thrashing of Blackpool at The Dell, who had avoided relegation by just one point the previous year. Half of Southampton's goals against the Seasiders were scored by recent signing Willie Haines, who in doing so became the first player for the club to score more than three in a Second Division match. After two more wins, Southampton found themselves in fourth place at the end of the year.


1928–29 Southampton F.C. season, Second Division
Despite winning just one of their three matches during the month, in January the Saints moved up to third in the table, keeping up with leaders Chelsea and Middlesbrough. 2–1 wins over struggling sides Bristol City and Wolverhampton Wanderers in February helped them to remain in the running, holding off fellow challengers Grimsby Town who were in the middle of a five-game winning run. However, the team began struggling for goals due to Haines being injured, with his replacement Douglas Vernon failing to score in his five league appearances.


1928–29 Southampton F.C. season, Second Division
A string of three consecutive losses in March saw the team as low as seventh in the table, although wins over Nottingham Forest and Millwall at the tail end of the month brought them back into the top four. Southampton continued to pick up wins, but Grimsby's ongoing form saw them pull ahead of the Saints and third-placed Bradford Park Avenue; the club finished in fourth with 17 wins, 14 draws and 11 losses, five points behind the first promotion place.


1928–29 Southampton F.C. season, FA Cup
Southampton entered the 1928–29 FA Cup in the third round against fellow Second Division side Clapton Orient. Drawn at The Dell, the game ended goalless as Dick Rowley hit the post and top scorer Willie Haines had "a poor game at centre-forward". The replay at Clapton Stadium started well for the Saints, who went ahead through Arthur Bradford and almost doubled their lead courtesy of Stan Cribb. However, the hosts equalised before the end of the first half and continued to pressurise the visitors throughout the second, eventually scoring a second past deputising goalkeeper George Thompson.


1928–29 Southampton F.C. season, Other matches
Outside of the league and the FA Cup, Southampton played five additional first-team matches during the 1928–29 season. The first was a friendly match against Southern League side Guildford City on 17 April, which ended in a 2–1 win to the visiting Saints thanks to goals from Willie Haines and Johnny Arnold. Five days later the club played another away friendly, this time against Warminster Town of the Wiltshire County League. The Saints won comfortably 6–1, with Haines (three), Arthur Bradford, Stan Cribb and Stan Woodhouse all getting on the scoresheet. A third friendly followed a week later against Dorset League club Wimborne Town. Southampton picked up another convincing win when they beat the Magpies 6–2, Haines and Dick Rowley scoring two each, and Arnold and Bobby Weale scoring the other two.


1928–29 Southampton F.C. season, Other matches
As usual, the club ended the season with two matches against local rivals Portsmouth. The first, for the Rowland Hospital Cup, saw the Saints edge Pompey 2–1 at Fratton Park, with goals from Rowley and Bert Jepson enough to hold off the hosts despite a controversial headed goal from Jack Smith, which had reportedly failed to cross the line. Southampton also won the Hampshire Benevolent Cup two days later, beating Pompey at The Dell 3–2. Jimmy Easson opened the scoring for the visitors within five minutes, before an Arthur Bradford penalty made it 1–1 going into half-time. After the break, Rowley scored Southampton's second and set up the third for Herbert Coates, giving the hosts enough despite a second late goal from Easson (another controversial goal, as he was claimed to have been offside).


1928–29 Southampton F.C. season, Player details
Southampton used 25 different players during the 1928–29 season, 14 of whom scored during the campaign. The team played in a 2–3–5 formation throughout, using two full-backs, three half-backs, two outside forwards, two inside forwards and a centre-forward. Right-half Bert Shelley and goalkeeper Willie White made the most appearances for the club during the campaign, the former appearing in all but one league game and the end-of-season cups, and the latter playing in all but two league games and the FA Cup third round replay. Jerry Mackie and Stan Woodhouse both made 40 appearances in total during the season.


1928–29 Southampton F.C. season, Player details
Centre-forward Willie Haines finished as the season's top scorer with 16 goals, all in the Second Division. Outside-left Stan Cribb scored 13 league goals, followed by Dick Rowley who scored nine in the league and one each in the Rowland Hospital Cup and Hampshire Benevolent Cup. Arthur Bradford was the season's highest-scoring half-back, with three goals in all competitions.


1928–29 Southern Football League
The 1928–29 season was the 31st in the history of the Southern League. The league consisted of Eastern and Western Divisions. Kettering Town won the Eastern Division and Plymouth Argyle reserves won the Western Division. Plymouth reserves were declared Southern League champions after winning a championship play-off at Kettering 4-2.


1928–29 Southern Football League
Three clubs from the Southern League applied to join the Football League, although none were successful. Two clubs (both from the Eastern Division) left the league at the end of the season.


1928–29 Southern Football League, Eastern Division
A total of 19 teams contest the division, including 18 sides from previous season and one new team.


1928–29 Southern Football League, Western Division
A total of 14 teams contest the division, including 13 sides from previous season and one new team.


1928–29 Southern Football League, Football League election
Three Southern League clubs, Aldershot Town, Thames Association and Kettering Town, applied to join the Football League. However, both League clubs were re-elected.


1928–29 St. Louis Soccer League season
Final league standings for the 1928-29 St. Louis Soccer League.


1928–29 Stoke City F.C. season
The 1928–29 season was Stoke City's 29th season in the Football League and the ninth in the Second Division.


1928–29 Stoke City F.C. season
There were no major signings in 1928–29 as the club decided to change a number of policies regarding players' contracts in order to avoid a repeat of the scenes at the end of the 1923–24 season. Mather also brought in a number of players from the club's reserve and youth teams as the squad held a solid defence and with only 51 goals conceded Stoke had the best defensive record in the top two divisions. Stoke finished the season in sixth place which the fans thought they could have done better considering their defensive qualities.


1928–29 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
The Stoke board acquired the freehold of the Victoria Ground in the summer of 1928, but decided against any major signings for the 1928–29 campaign, as young players were slowly being introduced into the first team and reserve side. After some of the players' actions of 1924, chairman Sherwin along with the board and manager decided to sort out the respective salaries of their professional players in order to avoid any further problems.


1928–29 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
Stoke had a solid look to their squad and they started the season in perfect fashion beating Nottingham Forest 5–1 on the opening day of the season at a stunned City Ground. Stoke's good form continued and by the end of October the team was in a good position to mount a promotion challenge. However they won just one match in November and December and although they did pick up in the new year Stoke were unable to challenge for a promotion spot and finished the season in sixth place. Some supporters felt the team should have done better, especially as they had the best defensive record outside the First Division. Fans were also disappointed at the sale of favourite Harry Davies to Huddersfield Town, he would later return to the club in 1931.


1928–29 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, FA Cup
Arsenal knocked Stoke out of the FA Cup for the second season running this time in the third round.


1928–29 Sussex County Football League
The 1928–29 Sussex County Football League season was the ninth in the history of the competition.


1928–29 Sussex County Football League, Clubs
The league featured 12 clubs, 11 which competed in the last season, along with one new club:


1928–29 Swedish football Division 2
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 for the 1928–29 season.


1928–29 Swedish football Division 2, League standings, Division 2 Norra 1928–29
Teams from a large part of northern Sweden, approximately above the province of Medelpad, were not allowed to play in the national league system until the 1953–54 season, and a championship was instead played to decide the best team in Norrland.


1928–29 Swedish football Division 3
Statistics of Swedish football Division 3 for the 1928–29 season.


1928–29 Swiss International Ice Hockey Championship
The 1928–29 Swiss International Ice Hockey Championship was the 14th edition of the international ice hockey championship in Switzerland. HC Davos won the championship by defeating Star Lausanne in the final.


1928–29 Swiss International Ice Hockey Championship, First round, Eastern Series
EHC St. Moritz opted not to participate in the International Championship.


1928–29 Swiss International Ice Hockey Championship, First round, Western Series
HC Rosey Gstaad did not participate in the final due to issues with the National Championship Final. Star Lausanne qualified for the final as a result.


1928–29 Swiss National Ice Hockey Championship
The 1928–29 Swiss National Ice Hockey Championship was the 19th edition of the national ice hockey championship in Switzerland. HC Davos won the championship as HC Rosey Gstaad forfeited the final.


1928–29 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1928–29 Toronto Maple Leafs season featured the Maple Leafs first play-off appearance. After finishing in third position in the Canadian Division, the Maple Leafs defeated the Detroit Cougars before losing to the New York Rangers in the semi-finals.


1928–29 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1928–29 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Playoffs
In their first play-off appearance the Maple Leafs met the Detroit Cougars in the two game total goals quarter-finals, and won 7–2.


1928–29 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Playoffs
The Leafs next faced the New York Rangers in a best-of-three series, losing 2–0.


1928–29 Torquay United F.C. season
The 1928–29 Torquay United F.C. season was Torquay United's second season in the Football League and their second consecutive season in Third Division South. The season runs from 1 July 1928 to 30 June 1929.


1928–29 Torquay United F.C. season, Overview
Having finished bottom of the table for the 1927–28 season in only their first year in the Football League, Torquay United needed to apply for re-election in order to remain in the Third Division South. Fortunately, for the Magpies, the League members voted in their favour and manager Percy Mackrill set about rebuilding the team in an attempt to make a more competitive showing in their second League campaign. Mackrill made wholesale changes which meant an entirely new first eleven took to the field at Plainmoor on the first day of the season. Despite losing their opening game 4–3 to Queens Park Rangers, it wasn't long before Torquay began producing a much more attacking style of football, demonstrated by high scoring victories over Brighton & Hove Albion and Merthyr Town.


1928–29 Torquay United F.C. season, Overview
Perhaps the most impressive of all the new signings was the former Morton centre forward  Bill Henderson who scored 10 goals in 15 games before his season was ended by injury in the home defeat to Coventry City in November. Also coming up with the goals were Cyril Hemingway and Bill Gardner, with Hemingway ending the season as top scorer with 12 in all competitions. Two other strong additions to the team were ex-England goalkeeper Harold Gough and full-back Jack Fowler who would become a crucial part of the Torquay defence for several seasons to come. Mackrill also managed to discover some local talent in the form of Babbacombe born Sid Cann. The promising young defender was only 16 when he made his League debut against Crystal Palace in September and made an impressive 17 appearances in his first season at United.


1928–29 Torquay United F.C. season, Overview
Despite some encouraging performances at the start season (including a 5–1 demolition of Gillingham in the FA Cup), Torquay's form took a serious dip in the New Year. February and March saw the Magpies lose 9 out of their 10 League games and only a late rally towards the end of the season steered the club away from the need for re-election for a second consecutive year. Although an 18th-place finish represented some kind of progress for United, with Percy Mackrill leaving the club before the end of the season, another fresh start would be required for Torquay's third year in the Football League.


1928–29 Torquay United F.C. season, Match of the season
FULHAM 2–1 TORQUAY UNITEDThird Division SouthCraven Cottage, 25 December 1928


1928–29 Torquay United F.C. season, Match of the season
With an attendance of 20,327, this Christmas Day meeting at Craven Cottage was the largest crowd that a Torquay United team had yet to play in front of. This was Fulham's first season in Third Division South after having been in the Second Division since 1907 and this would have been viewed as one of toughest fixtures of the season by the Magpies, who had been beaten 3–0 away to Southend just three days previously. However, Torquay did not disgrace themselves in front of the huge crowd and came away from the Cottage with a fairly respectable 2–1 defeat, United's goal coming from the Welsh inside forward Alwyn Thomas.


1928–29 Torquay United F.C. season, Match of the season
Playing in the heart of defence that day in front of ex-England goalkeeper Harold Gough was Willie Brown (who had earlier in the season lost his place to teenage sensation Sid Cann) and the so-called 'Rock of Gibraltar' Jack Fowler, who played in all but four matches for Torquay during the season. Reliable marksman Cyril Hemingway did not make the scoresheet that day, while goalscorer Alwyn Thomas was playing only his third game of the season after coming in for Dan Kelly. Bill Gardner, meanwhile, had only recently returned to the side due to Bill Henderson's unfortunate injury in November.


1928–29 Torquay United F.C. season, Match of the season
The two teams met again at Plainmoor the following day for the Boxing Day fixture (with Jim Carrick replacing Arthur Smeaton at left half). Jim Mackey scored Torquay's goal in a game which ended in a 1–1 draw.


1928–29 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season
Tranmere Rovers F.C. played the 1928–29 season in the Football League Third Division North. It was their eighth season of league football, and they finished 7th of 22. They reached the Second Round of the FA Cup.


1928–29 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The 1928–29 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1928–29 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by eighth year head coach Caddy Works. They finished the regular season with a record of 7–9 and were fourth in the southern division with a record of 1–8.


1928–29 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bruins finished the season 10–5 overall and were third in the PCC south division with a record of 5–4.


1928–29 UCLA Bruins men's ice hockey season
The 1928–29 UCLA Bruins men's ice hockey season was the 3rd season of play for the program.


1928–29 UCLA Bruins men's ice hockey season, Season
Entering the season, UCLA joined several other schools in the Pacific Coast Conference, though ice hockey was not yet sponsored by the conference. They were also joined on the ice by two other California programs (California and Loyola) for their first official seasons. UCLA, however did have to content with several problems throughout the season. The first issue was a lack of a head coach for the team. Former team captain Harvey Tafe was brought in to keep the team afloat.


1928–29 UCLA Bruins men's ice hockey season, Season
The Bruins also had to scramble to find a place to practice and were only able to schedule three games on the year. The team didn't even meet until February 25 but, by the time they did, the program had been rescued from the abyss. The reason the team was so late in starting was that the school's administration had decided to discontinue the program after the second season but a later meeting approved its renewal for the spring semester.


1928–29 UCLA Bruins men's ice hockey season, Season
After some wrangling, the team scheduled three games against USC with the first coming on March 12. Unsurprisingly, with the Trojans having been together for far longer than the Bruins, UCLA lost a lopsided affair to begin their season. Afterwards, UCLA played far better against Southern California. The return of Chester Englund between the pipes helped keep their final two games within one goal, though they lost both.


1928–29 UCLA Bruins men's ice hockey season, Season
Note: UCLA used the same colors as UC-Berkley until 1949.


1928–29 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season
The 1928–29 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season was the 34th season of collegiate ice hockey in the United States.


1928–29 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The 1928–29 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1928–29 NCAA college basketball season. Led by ninth-year head coach Hec Edmundson, the Huskies were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus at the UW Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.


1928–29 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The Huskies were 18–0 overall in the regular season and 10–0 in conference play; first in the Northern division for a second consecutive year. Undefeated Washington hosted Southern division winner California in the Pacific Coast championship series, but lost two straight. It was the sixth consecutive win for the Southern division in the title series.


1928–29 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) debuted in 1938, and the NCAA Tournament in 1939.


1928–29 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The 1928–29 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State College for the 1928–29 college basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Jack Friel, the Cougars were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus at WSC Gymnasium in Pullman, Washington.


1928–29 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The Cougars were 9–14 overall in the regular season and 5–5 in conference play, third in the Northern division.


1928–29 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
Alumnus Friel was the head coach at North Central High School in Spokane, and won the state title in his third and final season at NCHS in 1928. A former team captain and all-conference player under Fred Bohler, Friel led Washington State as head coach for three decades.


1928–29 Welsh Cup
The 1928–29 FAW Welsh Cup is the 48th season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Wales.


1928–29 Welsh Cup, Fifth round
Eight winners from the Fourth round and eight new clubs.


1928–29 Western Football League
The 1928–29 season was the 32nd in the history of the Western Football League.


1928–29 Western Football League
The Division One champions this season were Bristol Rovers Reserves. The winners of Division Two were the returning Bath City Reserves. There was no promotion or relegation between the two divisions this season.


1928–29 Western Football League, Final tables, Division One
The number of clubs in Division One was reduced from eleven to eight after Salisbury City and Weymouth were relegated to Division Two. Lovells Athletic also left, joining the Southern League. No new teams joined the league.


1928–29 Western Football League, Final tables, Division Two
Weymouth Reserves, Poole Reserves and Minehead all left the league, but Division Two was increased from eight to nine clubs after two clubs were relegated from Division One and two new clubs joined.


1928–29 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team
The 1928–29 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1928–29 season. Under the only year of head coach L. Tucker Jones, the team finished the season with a 9–11 record. This was the 24th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe. William & Mary played the season as an independent.


1928–29 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
The 1928–1929 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Walter Meanwell, coaching his fifteenth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the Red Gym in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.


1928–29 Yorkshire Cup
The 1928–29 Yorkshire Cup was the 21st occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held. Leeds won the trophy by beating Featherstone Rovers in the final by the score of 5-0. The match was played at Belle Vue, in the City of Wakefield, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 14,000 and receipts were £838. This was Leeds' first of six victories in a period of ten years, during which time they won every Yorkshire Cup final in which they appeared.


1928–29 Yorkshire Cup, Background
The Rugby Football League's Yorkshire Cup competition was a knock-out competition between (mainly professional) rugby league clubs from  the  county of Yorkshire. The actual area was at times increased to encompass other teams from  outside the  county such as Newcastle, Mansfield, Coventry, and even London (in the form of Acton & Willesden.


1928–29 Yorkshire Cup, Background
The Rugby League season always (until the onset of "Summer Rugby" in 1996) ran from around August-time through to around May-time and this competition always took place early in the season, in the Autumn, with the final taking place in (or just before) December (The only exception to this was when disruption of the fixture list was caused during, and immediately after, the two World Wars).


1928–29 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and Results
This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, no new entrants and no "leavers" and so the total of entries remained the  same at fifteen. This in turn resulted in three byes in the first round.


1928–29 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and Results, Final, Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = four (4) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = one (1) point


1928–29 Yorkshire Cup, Notes
1 * The attendance is given as 13,000 by RUGBYLEAGUEproject   but 14,000 by the  Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook of 1991-92 and 1990-91


1928–29 Yorkshire Cup, Notes
2 * Belle Vue is the home ground of Wakefield Trinity with a capacity of approximately 12,500. The record attendance was 37,906 on the 21 March 1936 in the Challenge Cup semi-final between Leeds and Huddersfield


1928–29 in Belgian football
The 1928–29 season was the 29th season of competitive football in Belgium. R Antwerp FC won their first Premier Division title, after a test match they won 2–0 to rival Beerschot AC. The test match was played because both teams ended up the season with the same number of points at the top of the Premier Division.


1928–29 in Belgian football, Overview
At the end of the season, ARA La Gantoise and Tilleur FC were relegated to the Division I, while RFC Brugeois (Division I winner) and SC Anderlechtois were promoted to the Premier Division. The Promotion – the third level in Belgian football – was won by SK Roulers, Charleroi SC and RFC Montegnée. The three clubs were replaced by the 12th, 13th and 14th placed teams in the Division I, i.e. respectively CS Tongrois, Boom FC and AS Renaisien.


1928–29 in English football
The 1928–29 season was the 54th season of competitive football in England.


1928–29 in English football, Honours
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition


1928–29 in Mandatory Palestine football
The 1928–29 season was the 2nd season of competitive football in the British Mandate for Palestine under the Eretz Israel Football Association, which was established during the previous season. The latest matches of the season were played on 17 August 1929, during the preceding stages of the 1929 Palestine riots, including a match which was interrupted by rioting rabble. During the riots all sport activities were cancelled and the next football match, which opened the next season, was played on 14 September 1929.


1928–29 in Mandatory Palestine football, IFA Competitions, 1929 Palestine Cup
The second Palestine Cup saw 18 teams competing for the cup. previous season's finalist (and joint-winner), Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem made it to the final for a second year in a row, but was beaten by Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–0.


1928–29 in Mandatory Palestine football, Minor Cups and Leagues, Tel Aviv District Cup
This cup was contested by six teams, playing in a double round-robin league format. Three of the teams, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Avshalom Petah Tikva were Jewish teams, and three, RAF Ramla, Wireless Sarafand and PGH Sarafand, were British military teams. The competition was won by Maccabi Tel Aviv, although it was never completed. The British teams withdrew after seven rounds of play, and the final round match between leaders Maccabi Tel Aviv and second-placed Maccabi Avshalom Petah Tikva wasn't played as Petah Tikva failed to show to the match.


1928–29 in Mandatory Palestine football, Minor Cups and Leagues, Jerusalem Cup
This cup was contested by five teams, playing in a double round-robin league format. Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem's senior team won the cup.


1928–29 in Mandatory Palestine football, Minor Cups and Leagues, Nashashibi Cup
This cup was a knock-out competition named after Raghib al-Nashashibi, mayor of Jerusalem. The cup was won by Hapoel Jerusalem.


1928–29 in Mandatory Palestine football, Minor Cups and Leagues, Other Cups, Jaffa Mayor Cup
This cup was contested in a single match on 30 March 1929 between Hapoel Tel Aviv and an Islamic Sports Club from Jaffa. Hapoel won the match and the cup 5–1.


1928–29 in Mandatory Palestine football, Minor Cups and Leagues, Other Cups, Mr. Guth Cup
This cup was contested in a single match by Maccabi Hasmonean and a select team from the Palestine Police Force. The match, played on 16 March 1929 ended in a 1–1 draw and a replay was arranged. A replay, arranged for 6 April 1929 ended goalless, and a third match, played on 14 April 1929 was won by the British Police 3–1.


1928–29 in Scottish football
The 1928–29 season was the 56th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 39th season of the Scottish Football League.


1928–29 in Scottish football, Scottish League Division Two
NOTE: Arthurlie resigned - fixtures stand Bathgate resigned - fixtures expunged


1928–29 in Scottish football, Scottish Cup
Kilmarnock were winners of the Scottish Cup after a 2–0 win over last years winners Rangers.


1928–29 in Scottish football, Junior Cup
Dundee Violet were winners of the Junior Cup after a 4–0 win over Denny Hibs in the final replay.


1928–29 in Scottish football, Scotland national team
Scotland were winners of the 1928–29 British Home Championship. 1929 also saw Scotland compete against non-British teams for the first time.


1928–29 in Swedish football
The 1928-29 season in Swedish football, starting August 1928 and ending July 1929:


1928–29 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Evald Andersson - Rudolf Carlsson, Ingvar Persson - Walfrid Persson, Bror Persson, Einar Snitt - Ernst Lööf, Hilmer Johansson, Erik Bergström, Helge Andersson, Sigurd Roos.


1928–29 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Anders Rydberg - Axel Alfredsson, Gunnar Zacharoff - Åke Hansson, Nils Rosén, Torsten Johansson - Charles Brommesson, Gunnar Olsson, Harry Lundahl, Tore Keller, Knut Kroon.


1928–29 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Anders Rydberg - Axel Alfredsson, Gunnar Zacharoff - Åke Hansson, Herbert Lundgren, Torsten Johansson - Rune Wenzel, Sven Rydell, Harry Lundahl, Wilhelm Engdahl, Knut Kroon.


1928–29 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Sigfrid Lindberg - Folke Andersson, Douglas Krook - Åke Hansson, Henning Helgesson, Allan Billing - John Nilsson, Sven Rydell, Per Kaufeldt, Albin Dahl, Knut Kroon.


1928–29 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Gunnar Ragnar - Nils Axelsson, Arne Johansson - Svante Kvist, Nils Rosén, Verner Andersson - Vigor Lindberg, Bertil Thulin, Harry Lundahl, Carl-Erik Holmberg, Wilhelm Engdahl.


1928–29 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Gunnar Ragnar - Folke Andersson, Douglas Krook - Henning Helgesson, Nils Rosén, Allan Billing - John Nilsson, Sven Rydell, Per Kaufeldt, Albin Dahl, Wilhelm Engdahl.


1928–29 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Sigfrid Lindberg - Erik Linder (46' Carl Huldt), Nils Axelsson - Svante Kvist, Fritz Lindfors, Erik Persson - Erik Jönsson, Harry Dahl, Harry Lundahl, Albin Dahl, Knut Kroon.


1928–29 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Sigfrid Lindberg - Herbert Samuelsson, Douglas Krook - Evert Blomgren, Henning Helgesson, Allan Billing - John Nilsson, Sven Rydell, Rupert Andersson, Albin Dahl, Knut Kroon.


1929
1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1929th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 929th  year of the 2nd millennium, the 29th  year of the 20th century, and the  10th  and last year of the 1920s decade.


1929
This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholic counter-revolution in Mexico. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, a British high court, ruled that Canadian women are persons in the Edwards v. Canada (Attorney General) case. The 1st Academy Awards for film were held in Los Angeles, while the Museum of Modern Art opened in New York City. The Peruvian Air Force was created.


1929
In Asia, the Republic of China and the Soviet Union engaged in a minor conflict after the Chinese seized full control of the Manchurian Chinese Eastern Railway, which ended with a resumption of joint administration. In the Soviet Union, General Secretary Joseph Stalin expelled Leon Trotsky and adopted a policy of collectivization. The Grand Trunk Express began service in India. Rioting between Muslims and Jews in Jerusalem over access to the Western Wall took place in the Middle East. The centenary of Western Australia was celebrated. The Afghan Civil War, which started in November in the preceding year, continued until October.


1929
The Kellogg–Briand Pact, a treaty renouncing war as an instrument of national policy, went into effect. In Europe, the Holy See and the Kingdom of Italy signed the Lateran Treaty. The Idionymon law was passed in Greece to outlaw political dissent. Spain hosted the Ibero-American Exposition which featured pavilions from Latin American countries. The German airship LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin flew around the world in 21 days.


1929, Summary, Middle East, Asia, and Pacific Isles
On August 1 of this year the 1929 Palestine riots broke out between Palestinians and Jews over control of the Western Wall. The rioting, initiated in part when British police tore down a screen the Jews had constructed in front of the Wall, continued until the end of the month. In total, 133 Jews and 116 Palestinians were killed. Two of the more famous incidents occurring during these riots were the August 23–24 1929 Hebron massacre, in which almost 70 Jews were killed by Palestinians and the remaining Jews are forced to stay at Hebron.


1929, Summary, Middle East, Asia, and Pacific Isles
The Palestinians had been told that Jews were killing Palestinians. Jews would not return to Hebron until after the Six-Day War in 1967. The other major clash was the 1929 Safed massacre, in which 18–20 Jews were killed by Palestinians in Safed in similar fashion. Elsewhere in the Middle East, Iraq took a big step toward gaining independence from the British. The Iraqi government had, since the end of World War I and the beginning of the British Mandate in the Middle East, consistently resisted British hegemony. In September, Great Britain announced it would support Iraq's inclusion in the League of Nations, signaling the beginning of the end of their direct control of the region.


1929, Summary, Middle East, Asia, and Pacific Isles
Early in 1929, the Afghan Civil War saw the Afghan leader King Amanullah lose power to the Saqqawists under Habibullāh Kalakāni. Kalakani's rule, however, only lasted nine months. Nadir Shah replaced him in October, starting a line of monarchs which would last 40 years. In India, a general strike in Bombay continued throughout the year despite efforts by the British. On December 29, the All India Congress in Lahore declared Indian independence from Britain, something it had threatened to do if Britain did not grant India dominion status.


1929, Summary, Middle East, Asia, and Pacific Isles
China and Russia engaged in a minor conflict after China seized full control of the Manchurian Chinese Eastern Railway. Russia counterattacked and took the cities of Hailar and Manchouli after issuing an ultimatum demanding joint control of the railway to be reinstated. The Chinese agreed to the terms on November 26. The Japanese would later see this defeat as a sign of Chinese weakness, leading to their taking control of Manchuria. The Far East began to experience economic problems late in the year as the effects of the Great Depression began to spread.


1929, Summary, Middle East, Asia, and Pacific Isles
Southeast Asia was especially hard hit as its exports (spice, rubber, and other commodities) were more sensitive to economic problems. In the Pacific, on December 28 – "Black Saturday" in Samoa – New Zealand colonial police killed 11 unarmed demonstrators, an event which led the Mau movement to demand independence for Samoa.


1929, Summary, Europe, Western
In 1929, the Fascist Party in Italy tightened its control. National education policy took a major step towards being completely taken over by the agenda of indoctrination. In that year, the Fascist government took control of the authorization of all textbooks, all secondary school teachers were required to take an oath of loyalty to Fascism, and children began to be taught that they owed the same loyalty to Fascism as they did to God.


1929, Summary, Europe, Western
On February 11, Mussolini signed the Lateran Treaty, making Vatican City a sovereign state. On July 25, Pope Pius XI emerged from the Vatican and entered St. Peter's Square in a huge procession witnessed by about 250,000 persons, thus ending nearly 60 years of papal self-imprisonment within the Vatican. Italy used the diplomatic prestige associated with this successful agreement to adopt a more aggressive foreign policy. Germany experienced a major turning point in this year due to the economic crash. The country had experienced prosperity under the government of the Weimar Republic until foreign investors withdrew their German interests. This began the crumbling of the Republican government in favor of Nazism. In 1929, the number of unemployed reached three million. On July 27, the Geneva Convention, held in Switzerland, addressed the treatment of prisoners of war in response to problems encountered during World War I.


1929, Summary, Europe, Western
On May 31, the British general election returned a hung parliament yet again, with the Liberals in position to determine who would have power. These elections were known as the "Flapper" elections due to the fact that it was the first British election in which women under 30 could vote. A week after the vote, on June 7 the Conservatives conceded power rather than ally with the Liberals. Ramsay MacDonald founded a new Labour government the next day.


1929, Summary, Europe, Western
1929 is regarded as a turning point by French historians, who point out that it was last year in which prosperity was felt before the effects of the Great Depression. The Third Republic had been in power since before World War I. On July 24, French prime minister Raymond Poincaré resigned for medical reasons; he was succeeded by Aristide Briand. Briand adopted a foreign policy of both peace and defensive fortification.


1929, Summary, Europe, Western
The Kellogg–Briand Pact, renouncing war as an instrument of foreign policy, went into effect in this year (it was first signed in Paris in 1928 by most leading world powers). The French began work on the Maginot Line in this year, as a defense against a possible German attack, and on September 5 Briand presented a plan for the United States of Europe. On October 22, Briand was replaced as Prime Minister by André Tardieu. Primo de Rivera's dictatorship in Spain experienced growing dissatisfaction among students and academics, as well as businessmen who blamed the government for recent economic woes. Many called for a fascist regime, like that in Italy.


1929, Summary, Europe, Eastern
In May, Joseph Stalin consolidated his power in the Soviet Union by sending Leon Trotsky into exile. The only country that would grant Trotsky asylum was Turkey, in return for his help during Turkey's civil war. He and his family left the USSR aboard ship on February 12. Stalin turned on his former political ally, Nikolai Bukharin, who was the last real threat to his power. By the end of the year Bukharin had been defeated. Once Stalin was in power, he turned his former support for Lenin's New Economic Policy into opposition.


1929, Summary, Europe, Eastern
In November, Stalin declared that it "The Year of the Great Breakthrough" and stated that the country would focus on industrial programs as well as on collectivizing the grain supply. He hoped to surpass the West not only in agriculture, but in industry. Millions of Soviet farmers were removed from their private farms, their property was collected, and they were moved to state-owned farms. Stalin emphasized in 1929 a campaign demonizing kulaks as a plague on society. Kulak property was taken and they were deported by cattle train to areas of frozen tundra.


1929, Summary, Europe, Eastern
The timber market in Finland began to decline in 1929 due to the Great Depression, as well as the Soviet Union's entrance into the market. Financial and political problems culminated in the birth of the fascist Lapua Movement on November 23 in a demonstration in Lapua. The movement's stated aim was Finnish democracy and anti-communism. The Finnish legislature received heavy pressure to remove basic rights from Communist groups. Politics in Lithuania was heated, as President Voldemaras was unpopular in some quarters, and survived an assassination attempt in Kaunas.


1929, Summary, Europe, Eastern
Later, while attending a meeting of the League of Nations, he was ousted in a coup by President Smetona, who made himself dictator. Upon Voldemaras' removal from office, Geležinis Vilkas went underground and received aid and encouragement in its activities from Germany. The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes was renamed the "Kingdom of Yugoslavia" as King Alexander sought to unite the South Slavs under his rule. The state's new Monarchy replaced the old parliament, which had been dominated by Serbs.


1929, Summary, North America
In October 1929, the British Judicial Committee of the Privy Council overturned a ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada that women could not be members of the legislature. This case, which came to be known as the Persons Case, had important ramifications not just for the rights of women but because in overturning the case, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council engendered a radical change in the Canadian judicial approach to the Canadian constitution, an approach that has come to be known as the "living tree doctrine".


1929, Summary, North America
The five women who initiated the case are known in Canada as the Famous Five. In November, the 1929 Grand Banks earthquake occurred off the south coast of Newfoundland in the Atlantic Ocean. It registered as a Richter magnitude 7.2 submarine earthquake centered on Grand Banks, broke 12 submarine transatlantic telegraph cables and triggered a tsunami that destroyed many south coast communities in the Burin Peninsula area, killing 28 (as of 1997, Canada's most lethal earthquake). Ross-Loos Medical Group is established in downtown Los Angeles by two physicians, Donald E. Ross and H. Clifford Loos - the first HMO in the United States.


1929, Summary, North America
The Mexican Cristero War continued in 1929 as clerical forces attempted an assassination of the provisional president in a train bombing in February. The attempt failed. Plutarco Calles, at the center of power for the anti-clerics, continued to gather power in Mexico City. His government was considered an enemy to more conservative Mexicans who held to traditional forms of government and more religious control. Calles founded the National Revolutionary Party early in the year to increase his power; a party which was, ironically, seen by foreigners as fascist and which was in opposition to the Mexican Right.


1929, Summary, North America
A special election was held in this year, which Jose Vasconselos lost to Ortiz Rubio. By this time, the war had ended. The last group of rebels was defeated on June 4, and in the same month US Ambassador Dwight Morrow initiated talks between parties. On June 21 an agreement was brokered ending the Cristero War. On June 27, church bells rang and mass was held publicly for the first time in three years. The agreement heavily favored the government, as priests were required to register with the government and religion was banned from schools.


1929, Summary, North America
The major event of the year for the United States was the stock market crash on Wall Street, which was to have international effects. On September 3, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) peaked at 381.17, a height it would not reach again until November 1954. Then, from October 24–October 29, stock prices suffered three multi-digit percentage drops, wiping out more than $30 billion from the New York Stock Exchange (10 times greater than the annual budget of the federal government). On December 3 U.S. President Herbert Hoover announced to the U.S. Congress that the worst effects of the recent stock market crash were behind the nation, and that the American people had regained faith in the economy.


1929, Summary, Literature, arts, and entertainment
Literature of the time reflected the memories many harbored of the horrors of World War I. A major seller was All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque. Remarque was a German who had fought in the war at age eighteen and been wounded in the Third Battle of Ypres. He stated that he intended the book to tell the story "of a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped its shells, were destroyed by the war."


1929, Summary, Literature, arts, and entertainment
Another 1929 book reflecting on World War I was Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms, as well as Good-Bye to All That by Robert Graves. In lighter media, a few stars of the comic industry made their debut, including Tintin, a comic book character created by Hergé, who would appear in over 200 million comic books in 60 languages. Popeye, another comic strip character created by Elzie Crisler Segar, also appeared in this year.


1929, Summary, Literature, arts, and entertainment
Within the film industry, on May 16 the 1st Academy Awards were presented at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, with Wings winning Best Picture. Also, Hallelujah! became the first Hollywood film to contain an entirely black cast, and Atlantic, a film about the Titanic, is an early sound-on-film movie. The arts were in the midst of the Modernist movement, as Pablo Picasso painted two cubist works, Woman in a Garden and Nude in an Armchair, during this year. The surrealist painters Salvador Dalí and René Magritte completed several works, including The First Days of Spring and The Treachery of Images. On November 7 in New York City, the Museum of Modern Art opened to the public. The latest in modern architecture was also represented by the Barcelona Pavilion in Spain, and the Royal York Hotel in Toronto, at its completion the tallest building in the British Empire.


1929, Summary, Science and technology
The year saw several advances in technology and exploration. On June 27 the first public demonstration of color TV was held by H. E. Ives and his colleagues at Bell Telephone Laboratories in New York. The first images were a bouquet of roses and an American flag. A mechanical system was used to transmit 50-line color television images between New York and Washington. The BBC broadcast a television transmission for the first time. By November, Vladimir Zworykin had taken out the first patent for color television.


1929, Summary, Science and technology
On November 29, Bernt Balchen, U.S. Admiral Richard Byrd, Captain Ashley McKinley, and Harold June, became the first to fly over the South Pole. Within the year, Britain, Australia and New Zealand began a joint Antarctic Research Expedition, and the German airship Graf Zeppelin began a round-the-world flight (ended August 29). This year Ernst Schwarz describes Bonobo (Pan paniscus) as a different species from common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), both closely related phylogenetically to human beings.


1929, Summary, Science and technology
During the year 1929, there were two solar eclipses and two penumbral lunar eclipses:


1929 24 Hours of Le Mans
The 1929 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 7th Grand Prix of Endurance that took place at the Circuit de la Sarthe on 15 and 16 June 1929.


1929 24 Hours of Le Mans
In the most dominant display in the race to date, Bentley achieved a comprehensive victory taking the first four places on distance. Bentley director Woolf Barnato repeated his victory of the previous year, co-driven this time by fellow Bentley Boy Sir Henry “Tim” Birkin. They had led from start to finish, setting a new distance record and lap record.


1929 24 Hours of Le Mans
The race was relatively quiet, without serious incident, aside from a fuel fire burning Stutz driver Édouard Brisson. Half of the reduced field had retired by dawn on the Sunday and the Bentley team was able to stage a formation finish for its four finishers.


1929 24 Hours of Le Mans, Regulations
The international regulations remained unchanged. However, for its part, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) decreed that 2-seater cars could now be no bigger than 1000cc (either supercharged or not) and the 3-seat dispensation for 1500cc cars was removed after two years. This year Shell petrol was the official fuel for all cars.


1929 24 Hours of Le Mans, Regulations
Residents of southern Le Mans city were successful in petitioning the council. A new by-pass road, the Rue de Circuit, was built 600 metres ahead of the Pontlieue hairpin at the edge of the city. It reduced the track length by 922 metres from 17.362 km (10.788 mi) to 16.340 km (10.153 mi).


1929 24 Hours of Le Mans, Regulations
The road surface experiments continued on the track. The left-hand turn approaching Arnage was partially re-surfaced with bricks and named Indianapolis, after the famous American “Brickyard”. A new spectator area was opened between the two corners. Also, many roadside trees had their trunks painted white for visibility and all the corners were signposted.


1929 24 Hours of Le Mans, Regulations
The media centre was also enlarged to include six phone booths and a telegraph table.


1929 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
The global recession was hitting the auto-industry hard and only 26 cars made it to the start-line. For the first time French cars were in the minority with none in line for outright distance honours. It became a three-nation entry list with cars only from France, Great Britain and the United States. In lieu of a lack of direct manufacturer support, more privateer entries arrived. Supercharged engines were very popular with ten cars having ‘blown’ engines. Dunlop Tyres now shod all the cars in the field. Of the sixteen places open in the Biennial Cup final, thirteen were taken up.


1929 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
Belying its precarious financial position, defending winners Bentley arrived with a very strong five-car entry, led by the new Speed Six sport version of its 6½-litre tourer. The engine was developed by Harry Weslake using a magnesium-alloy (elektron) crankcase to reduce weight. It put out over 190 bhp and get to 185 kp/h (115 mph). The previous year's winner, and company director, Woolf Barnato would drive it with Henry “Tim” Birkin. Another Le Mans winner, Dudley Benjafield, was slated to drive the car, but he gave his place to Birkin believing he would have a better chance of winning.


1929 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
The remaining four cars were the reliable 4½-litre tourers, the chassis strengthened after the issues from the previous year. They were assigned to more of the “Bentley Boys”: Frank Clement / Jean Chassagne, Benjafield with Baron André d’Erlanger and Glen Kidston/Jack Dunfee. The fourth car, of Earl Howe/Bernard Rubin, had only a week earlier been used in a 24-hour record-breaking attempt at Montlhéry by Mary Petre and her husband Victor Bruce. The experienced driving squad was supported by Bertie Kensington-Moir, back from Lagonda as team manager, and Walter Hassan as lead mechanic.


1929 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
After the close-fought duel the previous year, Stutz returned with three cars. The new Model M Blackhawk had a 5.3-litre engine capable of 155 bhp through a four-speed gearbox. The cars were entered by their European dealerships. British agent Warwick Wright had George Eyston/Dick Watney as drivers. Automobiles Elite, of Paris, hired Guy Bouriat and Philippe de Rothschild; while Paris-based American Charles Terres Weymann had grand-prix master Louis Chiron with the experienced Édouard Brisson. Their car was fitted with an optional Roots-supercharger.