1927–28 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Pontypridd resigned from the League after playing 8 games, and their record was expunged from the table. They won 1 and lost 7, scoring 46 and conceding 149. 1927-28.


1927–28 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Swinton won the Lancashire League, and Leeds won the Yorkshire League. Swinton beat Wigan 5–2 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Dewsbury beat Hull F.C. 8–2 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.


1927–28 Northern Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
Swinton beat Warrington 5-3 in the final played at Wigan in front of a crowd of 33,909.


1927–28 Northern Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
This was Swinton’s third Challenge Cup Final win from four Final appearances and completed a League and Cup double for the club.


1927–28 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
The 1927–28 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in college basketball during the 1927–28 NCAA men's basketball season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team were a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) former Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association at that time. The team posted an 18–0 overall record and an 18–0 conference record to finish first in the Conference for head coach Hugh McDermott.


1927–28 Ottawa Senators season
The 1927–28 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 11th season in the NHL, 43rd overall. Ottawa qualified for the playoffs to try to win their second-straight Stanley Cup; however, they were eliminated by the Montreal Maroons in a two-game total-goals series, losing by a combined score of 3–1.


1927–28 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season
The Senators were playing in by far the smallest market in the league, and were having problems financially due to escalating expenses. Part of the problem for the Senators was they had problems drawing fans against the expansion US teams, and as a result, they would play two "home" games in Detroit, collecting the bulk of the gate receipts.


1927–28 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season
The Senators would be led offensively by Frank Finnigan, who scored 20 goals and 25 points, both team highs, while 20-year-old Hec Kilrea would have a 23 point season. King Clancy would be the anchor of the Ottawa defense, and put up 15 points, along with 73 PIM. Cy Denneny would struggle all year long though, collecting only three goals, while the return of Punch Broadbent proved to be disastrous, as he only collected five points.


1927–28 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season
In goal, Alec Connell would have another strong season, earning 20 wins, having an NHL best 15 shutouts, and a 1.24 GAA. Connell would set an NHL record for longest shutout streak, as he did not allow a goal in 464 minutes and 29 seconds, recording six shutouts during the streak.


1927–28 Ottawa Senators season, Playoffs, Playoffs
The Senators played the  Montreal Maroons in a first round two-game, total-goals series. The Maroons won the series by three goals to one.


1927–28 Ottawa Senators season, Transactions
The Senators were involved in the following transactions during the 1927–28 season.


1927–28 PHL season
The 1927–28 season was the second and last season of the Prairie Hockey League (PHL). Two of the league's three remaining teams played 26 games while the third team played 28.


1927–28 PHL season, Regular season
Two teams, the Edmonton Eskimos and Calgary Tigers, folded after the previous season leaving only three teams for this, the last PHL season. The Saskatoon Sheiks, who had finished second overall the previous season, finished first overall for this one.


1927–28 PHL season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points


1927–28 PHL season, League Championship
In the second and last championship of the Prairie Hockey League, the Saskatoon Sheiks won the PHL Championship. The Moose Jaw Maroons were the runner-up.


1927–28 Panhellenic Championship
The 1927–28 Panhellenic Championship was the 1st season of the highest football league of Greece. It was held with the participation of 3 teams, the champions of the founding Associations of the HFF, Athens, Piraeus and Macedonia, in which Atromitos, Ethnikos Piraeus and Aris respectively finished first. At the beginning of the season, the HFF punished Olympiacos and forbade them from taking part in the Piraeus' championship and consequently in the Panhellenic championship. He also forced the other clubs not to play with them even in friendly matches.


1927–28 Panhellenic Championship
However, the strong teams of Athens, Panathinaikos, AEK Athens and Apollon Athens, expected financial income from the various tournaments they organized with the participation of Olympiacos. On October 31, 1927, the HFF expelled the illegal clubs and banned them from participating in the championship. As a result, the 3 biggest clubs created a partnership called POK, from the initials of the words: Podosferikós Ómilos Kéntrou (Football Central Clubs) or from the initials of the names of the three clubs: "Panathinaikos"-"Olympiacos"-"Konstantinoupόleos". In February 1928, Apollon Athens joined the alliance, with the press calling it "POKA".


1927–28 Panhellenic Championship
The non-participation of these clubs weakened the championship, as the fans preferred the international friendlies of the strong clubs and the tournaments that have been established since then during the holidays. The devaluation of the leagues forced the HFF the following July 1928 to revoke their dismissals and from the next season the clubs returned to the leagues normally. Aris eventually won the championship. The point system was: Win: 2 points - Draw: 1 point - Loss: 0 points.


1927–28 Panhellenic Championship, Qualification Round, Athens Football Clubs Association
After the departure of Panathinaikos and AEK Athens, only 5 clubs participated, Atromitos, Goudi, Athinaikos, Armeniki Enosis and Aias Athens. They played qualifying and final matches, without being clear exactly the system that was applied. The only thing that is certain is that after the qualifiers, Goudi and Atromitos qualified for the final.


1927–28 Panhellenic Championship, Qualification Round, Piraeus Football Clubs Association
The system of conduct is not clear, but it is known that a final match was held in May 1928, between the Ethnikos Piraeus and the Amyna Kokkinia, who seem to have been the only clubs in the league, after the punishment and non-participation of Olympiacos. The final was held on Sunday, May 13 1928, at the Neo Phaliron Velodrome, where and while Ethnikos Piraeus was leading 4-1, the players of Amyna Kokkinia, not accepting the defeat, made incidents and as a result the match was interrupted. The Piraeus Association stopped definitively the final and declared Ethnikos Piraeus the champion.


1927–28 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
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1927–28 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
The 1927–28 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 1927–28 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was Doc Carlson, coaching in his sixth season with the Panthers. The team finished the season with a 21–0 record and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll (the Panthers would receive retroactive recognition as the Helms national champion for the 1929–30 season as well). It is the only undefeated team in Pitt's history, and that season they were one of only two teams to finish with an unblemished record. Chuck Hyatt and Sykes Reed were named consensus All-Americans at the end of the season.


1927–28 Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) season
The 1927–28 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the third season of the Pirates ice hockey team in the National Hockey League.


1927–28 Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) season, Playoffs
They made it into the playoffs. They went against the Rangers in the first round and lost 6 goals to 4, or 4–6


1927–28 Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) season, Player stats, Playoffs
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;


1927–28 Polska Liga Hokejowa season
The 1927–28 Polska Liga Hokejowa season was the second season of the Polska Liga Hokejowa, the top level of ice hockey in Poland. Five teams participated in the final round, and AZS Warszawa won the championship.


1927–28 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1927–28 season was Port Vale's ninth consecutive season of football (22nd overall) in the English Football League. They finished in ninth place, following three consecutive eighth-placed finishes in the previous campaigns. Vale were once again looking strong in the division, yet unable to find the consistency necessary to win promotion to the top-flight. Top scorer Wilf Kirkham managed 14 goals, a whole 27 short of his previous record-breaking tally. Still one of the most successful season's in their history, they would better this finish on only three occasions over the next 85 years.


1927–28 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
The pre-season saw the players enjoy an outing at Rhyl, which helped new signings Alf Bennett (Nottingham Forest), David Rollo (Blackburn Rovers), Alex Trotter (South Shields), and Robert Gillespie (Luton Town) settle in.


1927–28 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
The season started terribly, with an opening day draw with Nottingham Forest followed by four consecutive defeats. The team was changed around, with new signing Rollo dropped from the starting eleven; this helped the Vale to turn things around with convincing wins over Bristol City and Swansea. Their third 4–0 away loss followed, and more injuries followed, along with cash offers from rival clubs for their best players. By mid-October a settled side was formed, and the "Valiants" defeated derby rivals Stoke 2–0 in front of a record 31,493 at the Victoria Ground.


1927–28 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
Going from strength to strength they travelled to Bloomfield Road and went from 1–0 down to 6–1 up within an amazing 25 minute spell. Three more victories followed until Christmas saw a downturn in form. Five consecutive post-Christmas defeats to four promotion candidates ended the Vale's promotion campaign. In February Wilf Kirkham was eventually rested, and replacement Stewart Littlewood bagged five in two games to end the run of poor results. Littlewood had previously scored seventy goals for the reserves in just over a season and brought the necessary firepower to help the club surge up the league.


1927–28 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
Manager Schofield had something of a headache in choosing either the out-of-form legend Kirkham or consistent Littlewood, and only added to the conundrum by signing Blackpool forward Bert Fishwick. Following defeats to doomed South Shields and to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, they finished the season with six consecutive clean sheets, though only won three of these games.


1927–28 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
They finished in ninth place with 44 points, almost in exactly the same spot they had finished for the past two seasons. The defence had tightened up, but the attack, and especially top-scorer Kirkham had been somewhat off the boil. This led to Jack Lowe, Sidney Blunt, and Alex Trotter all being handed free transfers; they left for Oldham Athletic, Shrewsbury Town, and Manchester Central respectively. Meanwhile, back-up keepers Matthews and Holdcroft were also released, the former went to Halifax Town; however the latter would eventually find himself an England international and FA Cup winner at Preston North End.


1927–28 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances
On the financial side, the directors wished to leave The Old Recreation Ground for new and bigger stadia, however attempts to move to the greyhound track at Sun Street were blocked by Stoke City, who claimed the Vale would be too close to them. Overall the club lost £1,051 on the season, with their income £1,155 lower than the previous campaign.


1927–28 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the FA Cup, Vale breezed past league rivals Barnsley and Third Division North New Brighton with two 3–0 home victories. Yet they came unstuck at Ewood Park, First Division Blackburn Rovers won 2–1 and would go on to win the final.


1927–28 Prima Divisione
The 1927–28 Prima Divisione was the 2nd edition of a second tier tournament of the Italian Football Championship which was organized at national level.


1927–28 Prima Divisione, Team selection
The format of the championship was confirmed, but AS Roma and SSC Napoli received a wild card to join the National Division as guests, so the Southern group remained solely with eight clubs.


1927–28 Prima Divisione, Team selection
Following merging of new clubs in Rome and Genoa, both Udinese and Anconitana were re-elected in the league.


1927–28 Prima Divisione, Team selection
AC Monza, Ponziana, Carrarese and Ternana were promoted from the inter-regional leagues.


1927–28 Prima Divisione, Team selection
Following various clubs merging and financial bankruptcies for a till weak Southern football, Valenzana and Lecco Calcio from the North, and Tivoli and US Savoia from the South were invited to join the league.


1927–28 Prima Divisione, Rules
Relegation zone was theoretically expanded to two clubs for each group, but the Great Reform of the Italian football of 1928–29 changed the situation.


1927–28 Prima Divisione, Championship reform
Under orders of fascist Leandro Arpinati, the FIGC President, the Italian football had its greatest reform between 1928 and 1929.


1927–28 Prima Divisione, Championship reform
A completely new round robin Serie B was planned for 1929. Arpinati immediately expanded the National Division, which would split in A and B in 1929, with best First Division clubs.


1927–28 Primera Fuerza season, Overview
It was contested by 8 teams, and América won the championship.


1927–28 Primera Fuerza season, League standings
Club España left the league and lost their last 4 matches by default vs. América, México FC, Atlante and Necaxa (0-1 each game)


1927–28 Primera Fuerza season, League standings, Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.


1927–28 Rangers F.C. season
The 1927–28 season was the 54th season of competitive football by Rangers.


1927–28 Real Madrid CF season
The 1927–28 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 26th season in existence. The club played some friendly matches including their first ever tour of the Americas. They also played in the Campeonato Regional Centro (Central Regional Championship), the Copa del Rey and the Copa Federación Centro (Central Federation Cup).


1927–28 Real Madrid CF season
Real Madrid also played in the Torneo de Campeones, a competition involving the six teams that had previously won the Copa del Rey. However, the competition was played with a make shift schedule and the teams had been scheduled to play each other in a double round-robin format, however all matches could not be played, and some teams including Real Madrid only played 9 matches. The Torneo de Campeones served as a rehearsal for the establishment of La Liga, the first national football league in Spain, the following season.


1927–28 Rochdale A.F.C. season
The 1927–28 season saw Rochdale compete for their 7th season in the Football League Third Division North.


1927–28 Rugby Union County Championship
The 1927–28 Rugby Union County Championship was the 35th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.


1927–28 Rugby Union County Championship
Yorkshire won the competition for the ninth time after defeating Cornwall in the final.


1927–28 SBUs Mesterskabsrække
The 1927–28 SBUs Mesterskabsrække was the 32nd season of the Zealand Football Championship since its establishment in 1902 under the administration of Sjællands Boldspil-Union (SBU), and the 1st season since the league was renamed from SBUs A-Række to the SBUs Mesterskabsrække. The launch of the season began on 28 August 1927 and the final round of regular league fixtures were played in 20 May 1928 with the championship replays being held on 27 May and 3 June 1928 — including a 5 months long winter break between November and March.


1927–28 SBUs Mesterskabsrække
Skovshoved IF were the defending league champions from the 1926–27 season. The league ran simultaneously with the inaugural edition of the 1927–28 Danmarksmesterskabsturneringen i Fodbold, in which three the league's best placed teams from the previous season participated. The four highest ranking teams in the final standings would automatically qualify for the 1928–29 Danmarksmesterskabsturneringen i Fodbold. After the end of the season, the league winner would take part in the 1928 Provinsmesterskabsturneringen.


1927–28 SBUs Mesterskabsrække
The winner of the league were Skovshoved IF, who secured their third consecutive SBU top-flight title, after winning both replay Championship matches, that were scheduled, due to the club being tied on points with Frederiksborg IF after the regular season. Holbæk BK and Slagelse BK&IF finished at the bottom of the table, and they would therefore be relegated to the Zealand FA's second-tier football league, SBUs A-Række, while two other teams would be promoted for the upcoming season of Mesterrækken.


1927–28 SBUs Mesterskabsrække, Season summary, Regular season
The match schedule for the league's fall season was published on 26 August 1927 by the tournament official of the Zealand FA, Ludwig (a fitter from Korsør). Frederiksborg IF, located in Hillerød and trained by Harald Henriksen, won all seven league matches in the fall of 1927 and halfway through the season, they were placed at the top of the league with 14 points and a score of 35 goals for and 4 goals against.


1927–28 SBUs Mesterskabsrække, Season summary, Regular season
In the following spots, Korsør BK had 10 points, Skovshoved IF had 8 points, Frederikssund IK had 7 points, Haslev IF had 6 points, Holbæk BK and Næstved BK had 4 points, while Slagelse BK&IF had obtained 3 points. While Skovshoved IF won their first four league matches against Frederikssund IK (2–0), Haslev IF (5–1), Holbæk BK (12–0) and Slagelse BK&IF (11–1), they lost their last three matches of the fall season in a row against Næstved BK (1–4), Korsør BK (1–2) and Frederiksborg IF (1–2).


1927–28 SBUs Mesterskabsrække, Season summary, Regular season
After the fall season's last league match between Skovshoved IF and Frederiksborg IF on 30 October 1927 — played at the same time as the national match at Københavns Idrætspark between Denmark and Norway — the defending league and provincial champions, Skovshoved IF, were given few chances to catch up to the 6 points lead created by Frederiksborg IF in the upcoming spring season.


1927–28 SBUs Mesterskabsrække, Season summary, Regular season
At the club's general assembly on 27 April 1928, the chairman of Slagelse BK&IF, Thorvald Nielsen, argued that the bad results of the senior team during the fall season was caused by a large part of the active players departing the club in the summer period of 1927 either through membership cancellation or travelling away from the town and the remaining players not having sufficient training. The string of bad results continued in the spring, where the team did not manage to win any league matches and ending in the last spot, eventually resulting in the relegation of the club to the SBU's A-Række in the upcoming season.


1927–28 SBUs Mesterskabsrække, Season summary, Regular season
The fixtures for the last half of the 1927/28-season were published in late February, a month before the continuation of the league's spring season. The Hillerød-based club's seven matches long winning streak was abolished in the first spring match on their own home ground against Næstved BK, who won their third of the season and at the same time score all goals in the match (one own goal).


1927–28 SBUs Mesterskabsrække, Season summary, Regular season
While Frederiksborg IF had an unsteady spring season of 1928, losing several matches, Skovshoved IF on the other hand won all of home and away matches and caught with Frederiksborg IF in the regular season's penultimate fight, where the teams played each other. On 13 May 1928, the stage was set at the Idrætspladsen (at the end of the Sportsvej, the road now known as Tennisvej) in Hillerød in front of more than 600 spectators with Skovshoved IF playing in blue shirts and the Frederiksborg IF players appearing in red and white.


1927–28 SBUs Mesterskabsrække, Season summary, Regular season
Frederiksborg IF needed a win the match to secure the league title, while Skovshoved IF were forced to win the match to force an additional replay match for the title. After only five minutes of play, the Skovshoved IF forward Axel Gühle scored the first goal, which eventually turned out to be the last goal of the match, when the referee, Axel Holm from Lyngby, blew the whistle to end the game. Frederiksborg IF's player Max Larsen was injured during the match and on the doctor's orders, he did not participate for the remaining part of the season. When both teams also secured a win in their league matches, a championship replay match was organised a week later on a neutral ground between the rivals for the title. An agreement to play the match at either Hillerød or Skovshoved could not be reached.


1927–28 SBUs Mesterskabsrække, Season summary, Championship play-offs
Frederiksborg IF fielded a line-up consisting of a replica of players from their away match against Holbæk Boldklub on 20 May 1928. Skovshoved IF was declared winner of the 1927–28 edition of the tournament by winning both replay matches, and also won the right to keep the present trophy permanently after winning the league for the third consecutive season. A long and an emotional debate regarding the championship replays and the surrounding events took place at the annual general meeting for the Zealand Football Association on 10 June 1928.


1927–28 SBUs Mesterskabsrække, League table
A total of eight teams were contesting the league, all 8 sides from the 1926–27 season. Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away — seven matches per team in the fall and the remaining 7 matches in the spring. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw.


1927–28 SBUs Mesterskabsrække, League table
If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal average unless this concerned the Zealand Championship, qualification for the national championship tournament or relegation to Zealand FA's the second-tier league, in which case replay matches would be scheduled. The team with the most points were crowned champions, while the two teams with the fewest points would be relegated to SBUs A-række and replaced with the two highest ranking teams from the 1927–28 SBUs A-Række. At the start of the season, only three teams would qualify for the next season of the Danish national league championship, but this was later expanded to include a fourth team.


1927–28 SBUs Mesterskabsrække, Zealand Championship replays
Skovshoved IF and Frederiksborg IF both finished level on points (22 pts) at the top of the final league standings. A replay match was scheduled at a neutral playing field, Helsingør Stadium in Helsingør, to determine the Zealand League Championship, which Skovshoved IF won with the score 2–1. Due to a protest from Frederiksborg IF (due to the first match being delayed 21 minutes), a second replay match was played the following Sunday, before an actual decision regarding the protest had been made by the Zealand FA. The second match was also won by Skovshoved IF, who were hence declared the winner of the Zealandian league for 1927/28-season. Both Frederiksborg IF and Skovshoved IF fielded the same line-up for both matches.


1927–28 SK Rapid Wien season
The 1927–28 SK Rapid Wien season was the 30th season in club history.


1927–28 SM-sarja season
The 1927–28 SM-sarja was the first-ever Finnish Ice Hockey Championship. The tournament featured six teams from three cities and was set up by the Finnish Ball Association, before the establishment of the Finnish Ice Hockey Association in 1929.


1927–28 Scottish Cup
The 1927–28 Scottish Cup was the 50th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Celtic 4–0 in an Old Firm final; it was their first victory in the competition for 25 years – the last had been in 1903, with four defeats in finals since then.


1927–28 Scottish Cup, First round
All matches were played on 21 January 1928 with the exception of the Dumbarton/Hamilton Academical match which was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch and played four days later.


1927–28 Scottish Cup, Second round
The matches were played on 4 February 1928. All remaining non-league teams were knocked out.


1927–28 Scottish Cup, Third round
The ties were drawn on 8 February 1928 and played on 18 February 1928.


1927–28 Scottish Districts season
The 1927–28 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union matches for Scotland's district teams.


1927–28 Scottish Division One
The 1927–28 Scottish Division One season was won by Rangers by five points over nearest rival Celtic. Bo'ness and Dunfermline Athletic finished 19th and 20th respectively and were relegated to the 1928–29 Scottish Division Two.


1927–28 Scottish Division Two
The 1927–28 Scottish Second Division was won by Ayr United who, along with second placed Third Lanark, were promoted to the First Division. Armadale finished bottom.


1927–28 Sheffield Shield season
The 1927–28 Sheffield Shield season was the 32nd season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship. The method used to decide the championship was a new points system and matches were limited to five days. Don Bradman played in his maiden first-class match, scoring a century for New South Wales against South Australia.


1927–28 Slovenian Republic League
The 1927–28 Slovenian Republic League was the ninth season of the Slovenian Republic League. Primorje have won the league for the first time after defeating I. SSK Maribor 2–1 in the final. The Football Association of Ljubljana later repeal the match, and in the replay, I. SSK Maribor won the game 2–1. However, the Football Association of Yugoslavia repeal the replayed match and confirmed Primorje as the champions.


1927–28 Southampton F.C. season
The 1927–28 season was the 33rd season of competitive football by Southampton, and the club's sixth in the Second Division of the Football League. The season was the club's worst in the division to date, as they finished in 17th place just two points above Fulham in the first relegation spot. After a poor start in which they lost their first four games of the campaign, the Saints continued to drop points against teams throughout the Second Division, remaining in the bottom six positions for most of the year.


1927–28 Southampton F.C. season
A number of wins in the second half of the season over fellow mid-table sides helped to offset notable losses against those aiming for promotion, ensuring that the club avoided returning down to the Third Division South. Southampton finished the season in 17th place with 14 wins, seven draws and 21 losses.


1927–28 Southampton F.C. season
In the 1927–28 FA Cup, Southampton entered at the third round away to First Division side Cardiff City, who had beaten Arsenal to win the tournament the previous season. The game ended 2–1 to the Welsh side, with Bill Rawlings scoring a consolation goal for visitors as they were eliminated in their first fixture in the cup for the second time in three seasons. The club ended the season at Fratton Park for the Hampshire Benevolent Cup match against local rivals Portsmouth, who had just completed their first year as a top-flight side. Pompey thrashed the Saints 6–1, with Charlie Petrie scoring the sole goal for the visitors. Southampton also played five friendly matches during the season, losing to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Corinthian and Millwall, and drawing with Guildford City and Wimborne Town.


1927–28 Southampton F.C. season
Southampton used 27 different players during the 1927–28 season and had twelve different goalscorers. Their top-scorer was centre-forward Bill Rawlings, in his final season with the club, who scored 20 goals in the Second Division and one in the FA Cup. Sam Taylor scored ten goals in the league, followed by Jimmy Bullock with eight league goals. Jerry Mackie, who joined the club in March 1928 after Rawlings left for Manchester United, scored six goals in his seven league appearances. Eight players were signed by the club during the campaign, with four released and sold to other clubs. The average attendance at The Dell during the 1927–28 season was 10,309. The highest attendance was 15,763 against West Bromwich Albion on 9 April 1928; the lowest was 4,619 against Fulham on 19 November 1927.


1927–28 Southampton F.C. season, Background and transfers
Southampton manager Arthur Chadwick signed several new players after the end of the 1926–27 season. The first addition was right-back James Ellison, who joined on amateur terms in May from Welsh club Rhyl United, before signing a professional contract in October. The following month the club signed half-back Jack Mitton from Wolverhampton Wanderers for £150, and inside-forward Charlie Petrie from Swindon Town. Five more players arrived at The Dell in August: wing-half Bill Luckett from Liverpool County Combination side Skelmersdale United, full-back Ted Robinson from Lancashire Combination side Chorley, inside-forward Tommy Taylor from Manchester City, goalkeeper George Thompson from Midland League club York City, and half-back Arthur Wilson from Scotswood.


1927–28 Southampton F.C. season, Background and transfers
During the summer, goalkeeper James Thitchener left the club for Peterborough-based side Celta Mills. Also departing the club were right-half Ernie King, who signed for Southern League side Guildford City, and inside-left Frank Matthews, who joined Third Division North club Chesterfield. Shortly before the end of the season, in March 1928, centre-forward Bill Rawlings left the club to join First Division side Manchester United for a new club record fee of £3,860.


1927–28 Southampton F.C. season, Background and transfers
In a nine-year career at Southampton, Rawlings made a total of 377 appearances and scored 198 goals in all competitions, making him the club's top scorer at the time. To replace their top scorer, the Saints signed Jerry Mackie from local First Division rivals Portsmouth, who introduced himself by scoring a hat-trick on his debut.


1927–28 Southampton F.C. season, Second Division
Southampton's campaign in the 1927–28 Football League Second Division started with four straight losses, combining with the defeat on the last day of the previous season to mark their joint longest run of losses in league football. The first game of the season was a 6–3 loss at home to Stoke City on 27 August 1927, who had been recently promoted to the Second Division as Third Division North champions. Bill Rawlings (twice) and Sam Taylor scored for the home side in the club's highest-scoring draw to date.


1927–28 Southampton F.C. season, Second Division
The next three matches saw the Saints lose 2–0 away to Clapton Orient and Leeds United, and 3–1 in the return fixture against Orient at The Dell, leaving the team in 20th place in the Second Division table. A 5–2 win over Oldham Athletic and three draws saw Southampton move up three places in the standings to 17th by October, although by the next month they were back in close proximity to the relegation zone following defeats against Blackpool, Chelsea, Port Vale and South Shields.


1927–28 Southampton F.C. season, Second Division
The club continued to struggle throughout November and December, when they remained in the bottom six of the table facing the prospect of a battle against relegation. Fortunes began to turn in late January when the Saints beat Notts County 5–1 (in which debutant Bill Luckett scored twice), followed by a 5–0 defeat of Grimsby Town and 2–0 victories over Blackpool and Chelsea in February, all of which combined to help the side escape the bottom six for the first time during the campaign.


1927–28 Southampton F.C. season, Second Division
The remaining fixtures of the season saw Southampton pick up enough wins to remain out of the relegation zone and therefore safe in the second flight. Notable games included a 6–1 victory over Barnsley in which new signing Jerry Mackie scored a hat-trick on his debut, and a 2–1 away win over promotion hopefuls Preston North End. The Saints finished the season in 17th place in the Second Division league table – their lowest position in their six seasons in the division to date – with 14 wins, seven draws and 21 losses.


1927–28 Southampton F.C. season, FA Cup
Southampton entered the 1927–28 FA Cup in the third round against defending champions Cardiff City, who had beaten Southampton's semi-final opponents Arsenal in the final the previous year. The meeting took place on 14 January 1928 at Ninian Park, marking the first time the Saints had been drawn into the tournament away from home since the 1923–24 season. The Second Division side put up "a good show", but lost 2–1 to the top-flight Bluebirds. Bill Rawlings scored the only goal for the visitors, which marked his final cup goal for the club before leaving in March.


1927–28 Southampton F.C. season, Other matches
Outside of the league and the FA Cup, Southampton played six additional first-team matches during the 1927–28 season. The first was a friendly match against local side Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic on 28 September 1927, which they lost 3–1. In January the Saints travelled to face amateur club Corinthian, who thrashed them 5–0. Two away friendlies in April ended in draws: Arthur Wilson scored twice alongside Bert Shelley in a 3–3 draw against Southern League side Guildford City, and a week later a 2–2 draw with Dorset League side Wimborne Town included goals from Fred Lohse and Shelley. A final friendly took place against Millwall at The Dell on 2 May. A benefit for Michael Keeping and Ted Hough, it ended in a 2–1 win for the visitors, with Southampton's consolation scored by Jim Swinden.


1927–28 Southampton F.C. season, Other matches
Five days after the loss to Millwall, Southampton ended their season at Fratton Park with the annual Hampshire Benevolent Cup fixture against local rivals Portsmouth. The home side took the lead in the first minute through a header from Jack Weddle, with a Bobby Irvine volley doubling their advantage and Dave Watson adding a third before half-time. After Weddle scored a second and third goal after the break, Charlie Petrie pulled one back for the travelling Saints, although the Pompey forward later scored his fourth and his side's sixth to secure a 6–1 victory. For the first time since its introduction in the 1922–23 season, the Rowland Hospital Cup was not contested between the sides in 1927–28, with a local newspaper explaining that "Southampton could not find it convenient to field a team" for the fixture.


1927–28 Southampton F.C. season, Player details
Southampton used 27 different players during the 1927–28 season, twelve of whom scored during the campaign. The team played in a 2–3–5 formation throughout the campaign, using two full-backs, three half-backs, two outside forwards, two inside forwards and a centre-forward. Half-back and captain George Harkus made the most appearances during the season, playing in all but one league match. Arthur Bradford and Stan Woodhouse appeared in all but six games in the league. Centre-forward Bill Rawlings finished as the season's top scorer with 20 goals in the Second Division and one in the FA Cup. Jimmy Bullock was the second-highest scorer of the season, with eight goals in 17 league appearances. The highest-scoring half-back of the season was new signing Bill Luckett, who scored twice in the league.


1927–28 Southern Football League
The 1927–28 season  was the 30th in the history of the Southern League. The league consisted of Eastern and Western Divisions. Kettering Town won the Eastern Division and Bristol City reserves won the Western Division. Kettering were declared Southern League champions after defeating Bristol City reserves 5–0 in a championship play-off.


1927–28 Southern Football League
Two clubs from the Southern League applied to join the Football League, although neither was successful. Three clubs (all from the Western Division) left the league at the end of the season.


1927–28 Southern Football League, Eastern Division
A total of 18 teams contest the division, including 12 sides from previous season and six new teams.


1927–28 Southern Football League, Western Division
A total of 16 teams contest the division, including 13 sides from previous season and three new teams.


1927–28 Southern Football League, Football League election
Two Southern League clubs, Kettering Town and Peterborough & Fletton United, applied to join the Football League. However, both League clubs were re-elected, with Argonauts, a new amateur club who had never played a match winning more votes than either Southern League club.


1927–28 St. Louis Soccer League season
Final league standings for the 1927-28 St. Louis Soccer League.


1927–28 Stoke City F.C. season
The 1927–28 season was Stoke City's 28th season in the Football League and the eighth in the Second Division.


1927–28 Stoke City F.C. season
Record season ticket sales were recorded prior to the start of the 1927–28 season as supporters were buoyed following last season's Third Division North title win. Stoke had a good return to the Second Division, finishing 5th in the table, five points from promotion, and also reached the quarter final of the FA Cup losing to Arsenal. Charlie Wilson top-scored this season with a club-record 38 goals.


1927–28 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
The 1927–28 season saw Stoke back within one Division of the top flight, although a heavy bank overdraft of £13,000 meant that they couldn't go out and bolster the squad, Mather being forced to rely on the players who had served him well last season. However, chairman Sherwin assured the fans that he would spend the money if weakness became apparent but he stated that he would not be able to join in the transfer fee spiral that was gathering pace elsewhere. On a brighter note Stoke reported record season ticket sales for the new campaign.


1927–28 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
Stoke made a fantastic start back in the Second Division beating Southampton 6–3 in the first match, this was followed up with 4–2 and 3–0 victories as Stoke started the season in fine form. Performances did eventually drop off and the team hit an inconsistent spell just before Christmas but then won six matches back to back. Stoke enjoyed a successful end to the campaign finishing in 5th position.


1927–28 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
Stoke's cup run perhaps cost them a genuine promotion challenge but nevertheless it was a good season with the club's bank balance improving and the team showing great consistency with six players playing 40 or more League games. The reserves also had a fine season, winning the Central League title for the first time.


1927–28 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, FA Cup
After a number of pretty terrible performances in the FA Cup in the past few seasons, the 1927–28 season saw a marked improvement as Stoke beat Gillingham 6–1, Bolton Wanderers 4–2, Manchester City 1–0 before losing 4–1 to Arsenal in the quarter final stage. Nevertheless, the board were happy with the club's performance and income which the cup run generated.


1927–28 Sussex County Football League
The 1927–28 Sussex County Football League season was the eighth in the history of the competition.


1927–28 Sussex County Football League, Clubs
The league featured 12 clubs, 10 which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:


1927–28 Swedish football Division 2, League standings, Division 2 Uppsvenska Serien 1927–28
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.


1927–28 Swedish football Division 2, League standings, Division 2 Uppsvenska Serien 1927–28
No teams from Uppsvenska Serien were allowed to be promoted to Allsvenskan, due to both geographic and economic reasons.


1927–28 Swiss International Ice Hockey Championship
The 1927–28 Swiss International Ice Hockey Championship was the 13th edition of the international ice hockey championship in Switzerland. HC Rosey Gstaad won the championship by defeating HC Davos in the final.


1927–28 Swiss National Ice Hockey Championship
The 1927–28 Swiss National Ice Hockey Championship was the 18th edition of the national ice hockey championship in Switzerland. EHC St. Moritz won the championship as HC Rosey Gstaad forfeited the final.


1927–28 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1927–28 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the first under the Maple Leafs name for the Toronto National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. The club finished in fourth to miss the playoffs again.


1927–28 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Offseason
Conn Smythe left his duties as coach at the University of Toronto and became the general manager and coach of the Leafs. Smythe would be general manager for 30 years. Smythe put team captain Bert Corbeau on waivers in October. Corbeau cleared waivers and joined Toronto Ravinia of the Canadian-American Professional Hockey League. Smythe named Hap Day as team captain.


1927–28 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.


1927–28 Torquay United F.C. season
The 1927–28 Torquay United F.C. season was Torquay United's first season in the Football League and their first season in Third Division South. The season runs from 1 July 1927 to 30 June 1928.


1927–28 Torquay United F.C. season, Overview
Under the guidance of player-manager Percy Mackrill, Torquay United won the Western section of the Southern League in 1927 in only their sixth season as a professional football club. This achievement (along with an impressive three-leg resistance against high-flying Reading in the 1925–26 FA Cup) earned Torquay election to the Football League in time for the 1927–28 Third Division South season, at the expense of Aberdare Athletic.


1927–28 Torquay United F.C. season, Overview
After an encouraging Football League debut - a 1–1 draw against Exeter City in front of over 10,000 supporters at their Plainmoor home ground - Torquay then suffered a humiliating 9–1 defeat away to eventual champions Millwall two days later. Although United did manage to restore some dignity in their next game with a 3–1 win away to fellow strugglers Merthyr Town, the season would prove to be a challenge for the debutants.


1927–28 Torquay United F.C. season, Overview
Among the few highlights of a tough campaign were Bert Turner's hat-trick during the 4–2 win over Norwich City in January and the home and away victories over Brentford and Queens Park Rangers. Incidentally, Torquay were excused from this season's FA Cup as the additional qualifying rounds which had already been allocated to them before their election would have caused a significant disruption to their League fixtures.


1927–28 Torquay United F.C. season, Overview
Notable players during Torquay's first League season included the aforementioned Turner (top scorer with 11 goals), outside right Jim Mackey who played in all but two games and goalkeeper Archie Bayes who, despite missing out on the debut match against Exeter City, played a total of 37 games during the season. Significant contributions were also made by centre forwards Bob Ringland (9 goals in 14 appearances) and Lew Griffiths (8 goals in 12 appearances). However, of these players, only Mackey would still be lining up for Torquay during the following season.


1927–28 Torquay United F.C. season, Overview
With only 8 wins from 42 games, Torquay United ended their first season in the Third Division South in last place and had to seek re-election in order to remain in the Football League for the 1928–29 season.


1927–28 Torquay United F.C. season, Match of the season
TORQUAY UNITED 1–1 EXETER CITYThird Division SouthPlainmoor, 27 August 1927


1927–28 Torquay United F.C. season, Match of the season
Torquay United's very first match in the Football League was a Devon derby with nearest rivals Exeter City. Percy Mackrill fielded a side which would have been largely unfamiliar to supporters who had watched the Magpies in the Southern League. Fourteen new players were signed by Torquay before their first League campaign began and ten of those made their debuts in the first match of the season. Only Laurie Millsom had previously played for the Magpies before and he was only selected due to an injury to first choice keeper Archie Bayes (a Torquay veteran himself).


1927–28 Torquay United F.C. season, Match of the season
Player-manager Mackrill declined to select himself at left back, instead choosing George Smith to partner George Cook in defence. Centre half Frank Wragge anchored the midfield with captain Jack Connor on his left and (despite being an experienced forward) Maurice Wellock playing as a right wing half. Meanwhile, Welsh centre forward Jimmy Jones was flanked by inside forwards Tom McGovern and Bert Turner while Dan Thomson and Jim Mackey adopted the outside forward positions.


1927–28 Torquay United F.C. season, Match of the season
Torquay's debut Football League game ended in a 1–1 draw, with Bert Turner scoring the home side's goal from the penalty spot and Exeter's Billy Vaughan scoring a late equaliser for the visitors.


1927–28 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season
Tranmere Rovers F.C. played the 1927–28 season in the Football League Third Division North. It was their seventh season of league football, and they finished 5th of 22. They reached the Third Round of the FA Cup.


1927–28 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The 1927–28 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1927–28 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by seventh year head coach Caddy Works. They finished the regular season with a record of 10–5 and were third in the southern division with a record of 5–4.


1927–28 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Previous season
The Grizzlies finished the season 12–4 overall and were SCIAC champions with a record of 9–1. In 1927, the Regents of the University of California changed the name of the Southern Branch of the University of California to the University of California at Los Angeles.


1927–28 UCLA Grizzlies men's ice hockey season
The 1927–28 UCLA Grizzlies men's ice hockey season was the 2nd season of play for the program.


1927–28 UCLA Grizzlies men's ice hockey season, Season
Fresh off of their first official season, and an undefeated one no less, UCLA was slated to play their first game against USC. The game was delayed, however, and the team played a familiar opponent to begin their season, Occidental. The team lost its first game in two years and followed that up with a second consecutive defeat, putting them in a poor position right at the start. With so few games on their schedule, UCLA couldn't afford to lose any more and the team recovered with a hard fought win in game 3. The two early losses, and USC's dominance over Occidental, meant that UCLA could only hope for a tie with the Trojans for the crown but that could only happen if the Grizzlies won each of their remaining 3 games.


1927–28 UCLA Grizzlies men's ice hockey season, Season
In the pivotal game with Southern California, the Trojans got out to a 2-goal lead but UCLA was able to tie the game and make it look like they had a chance for a time. Unfortunately the attack from USC was to strong and the Grizzlies surrendered 6 goals, handing the city championship over to the Trojans. After a second loss to Occidental, the team's lineup was changed with Tafe dropping back to defense (where he had played the year before) and Al Johnson jumping up to the forward position. The game was delayed when USC got the date wrong and didn't show up to the game. The Grizzlies could have claimed a win on a forfeit but the team refused to do so. It was rescheduled for a week later but eventually cancelled.


1927–28 UCLA Grizzlies men's ice hockey season, Season
Note: UCLA used the same colors as UC-Berkley until 1949.


1927–28 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season
The 1927–28 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season was the 33rd season of collegiate ice hockey in the United States.


1927–28 Waratahs tour of the British Isles, France and Canada
Between July 1927 and March 1928 the New South Wales Waratahs, the top Australian representative rugby union side of the time, conducted a world tour encompassing Ceylon, Britain, France and Canada on which they played five Tests and twenty-six minor tour matches.


1927–28 Waratahs tour of the British Isles, France and Canada
The Queensland Rugby Union had collapsed in 1919 and would not be reborn until 1929 leaving the New South Wales Rugby Union to administer the game in Australia at the national representative level. Just prior to the start of the Australian 1927 season an invitation from the International Rugby Board arrived in Sydney requesting a New South Wales side tour Great Britain to play Tests against the Home Nations.


1927–28 Waratahs tour of the British Isles, France and Canada
In 1986 the Australian Rugby Union decreed the five full-internationals played on the tour as official Test matches.


1927–28 Waratahs tour of the British Isles, France and Canada, The squad and its captain
A squad of twenty-nine players was selected comprising twenty-eight New South Welshmen and one Queenslander in the great fly-half Tom Lawton, Snr who had been forced to come to Sydney to continue his career due to the absence of rugby in Brisbane. The side was captained by Arthur Cooper "Johnnie" Wallace who from Sydney University had earnt a Rhodes scholarship to Oxford in 1922 and whilst there had represented for Scotland in nine Tests between 1923 and 1926.


1927–28 Waratahs tour of the British Isles, France and Canada, The squad and its captain
The selection of Wallace as captain is referred to in the Howell reference as "a masterstoke". He was well known in Britain through his Oxford and Scotland association, was an experienced and naturally gifted player, a strong tactician and a great influence on the younger players. On the nine-month tour, the Australians won 24, lost 5 and drew 2 of the matches they played and returned having established an international reputation for playing fair and attacking rugby.


1927–28 Waratahs tour of the British Isles, France and Canada, Tour itinerary
The squad left Sydney by train on 22 July 1927 bound for Melbourne. They played a game on the afternoon of their arrival in Melbourne against a Victorian invitation XV which was won 19–9. They set off in the Ormonde from Melbourne on 26 July for Adelaide where they had a one-day stop.


1927–28 Waratahs tour of the British Isles, France and Canada, Tour itinerary
By 10 August the Ormonde had arrived in Colombo where they were the guests of the Colombo Rugby Union and the tourists played that day against an All Ceylon XV in front of a crowd of 5,000 spectators. They set sail from Ceylon on 11 August. The Ormonde passed through the Suez Canal and the Straits of Messina and a disembarkation was made at Naples to enable a visit to Pompeii. Another stop was made at Toulon before arriving at Gibraltar on 28 August and Plymouth by month's end.


1927–28 Waratahs tour of the British Isles, France and Canada, Tour itinerary
The squad had two weeks preparation on land at Teignmouth in Devon before the first tour match against Devon and Cornwall on 17 September. The tourists then relocated to Wales where matches were played at Newport, Swansea and Cardiff.


1927–28 Waratahs tour of the British Isles, France and Canada, Tour itinerary
At Oxford the Waratahs suffered their first defeat 0–3 against a varsity side, although they won the next encounter against Cambridge. Matches were also played at Liverpool, Newcastle and Coventry before they sailed to Dublin. The Waratahs won the first Test of the tour 5–3 against Ireland at Lansdowne Road on 12 November.


1927–28 Waratahs tour of the British Isles, France and Canada, Tour itinerary
Two weeks later the tourists met Wales at Cardiff Arms where they triumphed 18–8. From Cardiff they travelled to Scotland where matches were played at Glasgow, Melrose, Aberdeen and the Test loss at Edinburgh. The tourists made day trips to the Lochs, Lomond, Long and Gyll and where shown over the King's castle at Balmoral. Back in Edinburgh castles were visited by day with dinners and theatre parties attended at night.


1927–28 Waratahs tour of the British Isles, France and Canada, Tour itinerary
The party travelled to London for New Year and were shown over the Houses of Parliament by Lord Donoughmore, the Secretary of the House of Lords and Sir James Whitley, the Speaker of the House of Commons. They were presented to the Prince of Wales at St James's Palace and to the King at Sandringham House. At Sandringham they accompanied the King through the woods on a shooting expedition after lunch and were presented to Her Majesty, Queen Mary at afternoon tea.


1927–28 Waratahs tour of the British Isles, France and Canada, Tour itinerary
Later the Australians were flattered by a personal invitation to take tea at the Piccadilly residence of the Duke and Duchess of York where they met the infant Princess Elizabeth. Three other days were spent in the company of officers of the Army, Air Force and Navy culminating in a tour of the Royal Navy facilities at Portsmouth where they were of shown over the workings of the recently launched Australian submarines HMS Otway and HMS Oxley, the museum piece HMS Victory and the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert.


1927–28 Waratahs tour of the British Isles, France and Canada, Tour itinerary
Two days after the Test loss at Twickenham the squad left for France, spending a night in Paris before journeying to Bordeaux. There against a selected provincial side the Waratahs suffered the most convincing defeat of the tour with the locals taking an early lead and holding on to a 19–10 victory. Then followed a match in Toulouse against a side representing south-western France in which the visitors prevailed.


1927–28 Waratahs tour of the British Isles, France and Canada, Tour itinerary
Back in Paris, the tourists were entertained and shown the city's splendour before meeting the French national side at Stade Colombes in the final Test match of the tour in front of a crowd of 40,000 with 2,000 gendarmes stationed around the enclosure to keep in check the emotions of the enthusiasts. From Paris the squad crossed the channel and departed from Liverpool in the Melita for Canada. They travelled by train from coast to coast with stops at Montreal, Toronto, Banff and Sicamous. Arriving in Vancouver in late February 1928 the squad spent twelve days and played three exhibition matches against varsity and club sides.


1927–28 Waratahs tour of the British Isles, France and Canada, Tour itinerary
In March 1928 they boarded the Aorangi in Vancouver to commence the final leg home with stops in Honolulu, Suva and Auckland before arriving in Sydney by month's end, a full nine months after first setting out.


1927–28 Waratahs tour of the British Isles, France and Canada, Matches of the tour
The "Exhibition Matches" are not classed as important as the "Tour matches". They are listed on the tour but the starting line-ups are not counted in the players stats.


1927–28 Waratahs tour of the British Isles, France and Canada, Test matches, Scotland
Scotland: Dan Drysdale, Edward Taylor, Robert Kelly, James Dykes, Bill Simmers, Harry Greenlees, Peter Douty, William Ferguson, William Roughead, James Scott, John Bannerman, David MacMyn, James Graham, Willie Welsh, John Patterson New South Wales: Alex Ross, Eric Ford, Syd King, Billy Sheehan, Johnnie Wallace, Tom Lawton, Syd Malcolm, Harry Woods, Jock Blackwood, Bruce Judd, Geoff Storey, Huck Finlay, Arnold Tancred, Jack Ford, Wylie Breckenridge


1927–28 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The 1927–28 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1927–28 NCAA college basketball season. Led by eighth-year head coach Hec Edmundson, the Huskies were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus at the new UW Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.


1927–28 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The Huskies were 22–4 overall in the regular season and 9–1 in conference play; first in the Northern division, the beginning of a five-year run as division winners. UW dropped their final conference game in overtime to Oregon. The new UW Pavilion was opened in late December with a three-game series against Illinois.


1927–28 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
Washington traveled to Los Angeles and met Southern division winner USC in the Pacific Coast championship series. The Trojans swept in two close games; it was the fifth consecutive year that the title series was won by the Southern division team.


1927–28 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) debuted in 1938, and the NCAA Tournament in 1939.


1927–28 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The 1927–28 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State College for the 1927–28 college basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Karl Schlademan, the Cougars were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus in Pullman, Washington.


1927–28 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The Cougars were 7–17 overall in the regular season and 1–9 in conference play, last in the Northern division.


1927–28 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
Schlademan was the track and field coach for the Cougars until 1940, but this was his final year as head basketball coach. He was succeeded by alumnus Jack Friel, who 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.


1927–28 Western Football League
The 1927–28 season was the 31st in the history of the Western Football League.


1927–28 Western Football League
The Division One champions this season were Plymouth Argyle Reserves for the first time in their history. The winners of Division Two were Trowbridge Town.


1927–28 Western Football League, Final tables, Division One
The number of clubs in Division One was reduced from twelve to eleven after Poole and Swindon Town Reserves left the league. Torquay United also left, having been promoted to The Football League.


1927–28 Western Football League, Final tables, Division Two
Division Two was reduced from ten to eight clubs after Frome Town joined the Somerset Senior League, and Lovells Athletic Reserves also left. No new teams joined Division Two.


1927–28 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team
The 1927–28 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1927–28 season. Under the fifth, and final, year of head coach J. Wilder Tasker (who concurrently served as the head football and baseball coach), the team finished the season with a 16–4 record. This was the 23rd season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe. William & Mary played the season as an independent.


1927–28 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
The 1927–1928 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Walter Meanwell, coaching his fourteenth 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.


1927–28 Yorkshire Cup
The 1927–28 Yorkshire Cup tournament was the 20th occasion on which the competition had been held. Dewsbury won the trophy by beating Hull F.C. in the final by the score of 8-2. The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 21,700 and receipts were £1,466. This was Dewsbury's second triumph in a three-year period having last won the trophy in 1925–26.


1927–28 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.


1927–28 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).


1927–28 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 one bye in the first round.


1927–28 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and Results, Final, Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points


1927–28 Yorkshire Cup, Notes
1 * The first Yorkshire Cup game to be played at Castleford's new stadium


1927–28 Yorkshire Cup, Notes
2 * The official Hull F.C. archives give the venue as Sandy Desert but according to the official Castleford Tiugers website they moved from this ground in 1926 (or 1927 - depending on the article). Other references (including Wikipedia's Castleford] also add confusion to the date of the move


1927–28 Yorkshire Cup, Notes
3 * The  venue is given as Crown Flatt by RUGBYLEAGUEproject   but as Headingley by the  Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook of 1991-92 and 1990-91


1927–28 Yorkshire Cup, Notes
4 * Headingley, Leeds, is the home ground of Leeds RLFC with a capacity of 21,000. The record attendance was  40,175 for a league match between Leeds and Bradford Northern on 21 May 1947.


1927–28 in American soccer
The 1927–28 season was the 16th season of competitive soccer under the United States Soccer Federation.


1927–28 in Belgian football
The 1927–28 season was the 28th season of competitive football in Belgium. The Belgian Cup was not played this season and would only resume during the 1934-35 season. The Belgium national football team took part to their 3rd Olympic Games football tournament. They qualified for the quarter-finals, losing to Argentina. Beerschot AC won the Premier Division.


1927–28 in Belgian football, Overview
At the end of the season, SC Anderlechtois and RFC Brugeois were relegated to the Division I, while FC Malinois (Division I winner) and Tilleur FC were promoted to the Premier Division. For the first time test matches have been played to determine the second team to relegate to the Division I as 4 teams finished at the 10th place with the same number of points. The loser of this final round, RFC Brugeois, was relegated to the Division I. The Promotion - the third level in Belgian football - was won by AS Renaisien, Vilvorde FC and Tubantia FAC. The three clubs were replaced by the 12th, 13th and 14th placed teams in the Division I, i.e. respectively Courtrai Sports, Oude God Sport and Fléron FC.


1927–28 in English football
The 1927–28 season was the 53rd season of competitive football in England.


1927–28 in English football, Events
This was the season in which Dixie Dean scored 60 goals in 39 league appearances for Everton – more than half of their total for the season (102).


1927–28 in English football, Honours
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition


1927–28 in Mandatory Palestine football
The 1927–28 season was the 1st season of competitive football in the British Mandate for Palestine under the Eretz Israel Football Association, which was established during the season, on 18 July 1928, and thus it can also be considered to be the first season of competitive football in Israel.


1927–28 in Mandatory Palestine football, IFA Competitions, 1928 People's Cup
The first State Cup, then called People's Cup was held during early 1928, with Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem reaching the final. Hapoel won the cup by beating their opponents 2–0 in the final. However, the cup was later shared, as Maccabi Hasmonean appealed the result to the EIFA.


1927–28 in Mandatory Palestine football, Mond Cup
During a visit to Palestine, Sir Alfred Mond suggested a forming a Jewish unified team to tour The UK. In order to set the squad of the team which will be sent abroad, a competition, named "Mond Cup", in honor of Sir Mond, was organized between the four top Jewish teams, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Hapoel Haifa and Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem in which The four teams would play each other in a league format, after which the best players would be selected to the team.


1927–28 in Mandatory Palestine football, Mond Cup
Eventually, after the competition, due to disagreements between the clubs no team was composed and the tour didn't take place. The competition included the first ever competitive Tel Aviv derby match, which was played at Maccabi ground on 24 June 1928 and resulted in a 1–1 draw. The return fixture, played on 21 July 1928 was won 3–1 by Hapoel.


1927–28 in Scottish football
The 1927–28 season was the 55th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 38th season of the Scottish Football League.


1927–28 in Scottish football, Scottish Cup
Rangers were winners of the Scottish Cup after a 4–0 win over the previous year's winners, Celtic.


1927–28 in Scottish football, Junior Cup
Maryhill Hibs were winners of the Junior Cup after a 6–2 win over Burnbank Athletic in the final.


1927–28 in Swedish football
The 1927-28 season in Swedish football, starting August 1927 and ending July 1928:


1927–28 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Sigfrid Lindberg - Axel Alfredsson, Douglas Krook - Henning Helgesson, John Persson, Torsten Johansson - Charles Brommesson, Sven Rydell, Per Kaufeldt, Carl-Erik Holmberg, Knut Kroon.


1927–28 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Sigfrid Lindberg - Axel Alfredsson, Gunnar Zacharoff - Åke Hansson, Gunnar Holmberg, Verner Andersson - Charles Brommesson, Sven Rydell, Carl-Erik Holmberg, Filip Johansson, Knut Kroon.


1927–28 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Sigfrid Lindberg - Axel Alfredsson, Gunnar Zacharoff - Henning Helgesson, Gunnar Holmberg, Verner Andersson - Charles Brommesson, Sven Rydell, Carl-Erik Holmberg, Filip Johansson, Knut Kroon.


1927–28 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Anders Rydberg - Herbert Lundgren, Gunnar Zacharoff - Henning Helgesson, Sven Friberg, Nils Nilsson - Heinrich Brost, Sven Rydell, Harry Lundahl, Tore Keller, Knut Kroon.


1927–28 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Einar Jonasson - Knut Bergqvist, Yngve Forsblom - Erik Hedihn, Thure Svensson, Einar Snitt - Ernst Lööf, Ragnar Jacobsson, Ejnar Persson, John Kling, Bertil Pettersson.


1927–28 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Einar Jonasson - Knut Bergqvist, Yngve Forsblom - Hugo Eliasson, Thure Svensson, Einar Snitt - Ernst Lööf, John Kling, Ejnar Persson, Bror Ljunggren, Bertil Pettersson.


1927–28 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Anders Rydberg - Axel Alfredsson, Gunnar Zacharoff - Henning Helgesson, Sven Friberg, Torsten Johansson - Ernst Lööf, Sven Rydell, Harry Lundahl, Tore Keller, Gösta Dunker.


1927–30 Central European International Cup
The 1927–30 Central European International Cup was the first edition of the Central European International Cup and was held between September 18, 1927 and May 11, 1930. The tournament's structure included a round-robin competition for the five teams involved. As the winner was to receive a Bohemian crystal cup offered by Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia Antonín Švehla, the tournament became known as the Antonín Švehla Cup.


1927–30 Central European International Cup, Organizing committee
Sessions of the organizing committee took place on March 9, 1930 in Trieste and on March 11, 1930 in Budapest. The committee was composed by


1927–30 Central European International Cup, Events, 1927
The tournament began on September 18, 1927 with the match Czechoslovakia-Austria, which ended 2–0. The following week, Austria was defeated once more in Budapest, Hungary, with a score of 5–3. On October 23, in Prague, Italy's match against Czechoslovakia ended with a 2–2 draw. The last game of 1927 took place in Bologna between Italy and Austria, won 1–0 by Austria. The Austrian team complained in this occasion that the referee seemed not sufficiently impartial or fair.


1927–30 Central European International Cup, Events, 1928
1928 opened with Italy's victory against Switzerland on January 1 in Genoa (3–2) and then, on March 25 in Rome, Italy succeeded in beating Hungary for the first time in history (4- 3). Each player on the Italian team was awarded a prize of 24,000 [Italian lira|lire]. On April 1, in Vienna, Austria lost 0–1 against Czechoslovakia; on April 22, in Budapest, the Czech team lost 2–0 to Hungary. After a break to allow Switzerland and Italy to participate in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, the tournament resumed in the fall: Italy beat Switzerland (3–2); Austria wins 5–1 over Hungary  and 2–0 over Switzerland. The year ended with the victory of Hungary on Switzerland, on November 1, 3–1.


1927–30 Central European International Cup, Events, 1929
On March 3, 1929 Italy beat Czechoslovakia 4–2, losing 3–0 to the Austrians barely a month later, on April 7, in Vienna. On April 14 Hungary beats Switzerland 5–4, and the Swiss team surrenders again to the Czechs (4–1) on 5 May. The two winning teams draw in the match (1–1) held in Prague on September 8. On October 6, Czechoslovakia beats Switzerland 5–0, and the Swiss's annus horribilis continues with a loss to Austria on October 27, on Bern's home turf. At year end, with Switzerland last after losing all eight games played, Austria and Czechoslovakia are tied with 10 points at the head of the tournament, followed by Italy and Hungary with 9 points each.


1927–30 Central European International Cup, Events, 1930
The only game scheduled for 1930 was between Hungary and Italy. The match was played on May 11, 1930 in Budapest, and it is reported that Italy's trainer, Vittorio Pozzo brought his players to visit World War I battlefields before playing the last and decisive game of the tournament, perhaps wishing to bring back memories of their own participation, just 13 years earlier, in the fight against Austro-Hungarian soldiers. The team's crushing victory (5–0) brought Italy the first edition of the cup.


1928
1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1928th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 928th  year of the 2nd millennium, the 28th  year of the 20th century, and the  9th   year of the 1920s decade.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans
The 1928 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 6th Grand Prix of Endurance that took place at the Circuit de la Sarthe on 16 and 17 June 1928.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans
Bentley director Woolf Barnato and Australian-born Bernard Rubin in a Bentley 4½ Litre gave the company back-to-back victories after a race-long duel with the Stutz of Édouard Brisson and Robert Bloch. In the process they won the inaugural prize for overall distance.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans
The big publicity from the previous year's race and the White House crash raised manufacturer interest and several British and American companies brought teams to the race. In fact foreign cars outnumbered French ones for the first time. The race started at a record pace, but after two of the Bentleys and the Ariès retired early, it became a one-on-one duel between the Bentley and the Stutz. They traded positions through the night and into the next morning.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans
Going into the final hours the British car was suffering from water leaks and overheating, while the American car was losing its gears. Both teams drove as hard as they dared, and in the end the distance between the two was barely a lap, and both cars exceeded the previous record overall distance.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans
Salmson achieved consecutive victories in the Biennial Cup, while the new car from Bollack Netter and Co won the Index of Performance.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Regulations
The CSI (Commission Sportive Internationale - the AIACR’s regulatory body) had issued new racing regulations. The Appendix C linked minimum dry-weights (i.e. without liquids, tyres and tools) to engine capacity. These included the following ranges:


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Regulations
In lieu of getting the entrants to drain their cars at scrutineering, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) decreed that 15kg would cover the weight of fluids on cars over 3-litres and 10kg for those under. The required ‘passenger-ballast’ rule of 60kg per extra seat, after the driver's, was maintained and additional to those minimum weights.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Regulations
But the main innovation from the ACO this year was the introduction of the Coupe à la Distance for the car that travelled the furthest over the twenty-four hours. Supercharged engines were now allowed (but not into the final round of the 1927-28 Biennial Cup), with their effective capacity regarded as 1.3 times their swept volume. The driving hood test, when cars had to run the first twenty laps with their hoods up, was discarded. However, all convertibles were still required to have a hood fitted, though stowed.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Regulations
Once again, the ACO adjusted the Index target distances; although only by small margin. Example targets included the following:


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Regulations
The Hors Course rule was relaxed considerably this year – with cars now only disqualified for completing insufficient distance at the 12-hour mark and not every six hours as before. That distance now only had to be 80% of the target distance and not the previous 85%.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Regulations
The track re-surfacing was completed along its whole length and reflectors were put on the corners for better awareness at night. Roadside picket fencing was put up at all the spectator access areas and the public address system now also covered all those areas.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
After the previous year's short entry list, the ACO was gratified to have a far healthier entry list this year. No doubt motivated by the excitement of 1927, and a prize for an overall winner, there were more cars in the large-engine classes, although Ariès was still the only French manufacturer in that category. Indeed, foreign cars outnumbered French cars for the first time, including new entries from Lagonda, Alvis and Aston Martin from Great Britain, Alfa Romeo and Itala from Italy and Stutz from the USA. After the tough race the previous year, there were only six entries eligible for the 1927-28 Biennial Cup, with Salmson taking only one of its two available spots.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
Defending distance winners Bentley arrived with a four-car entry (one kept back for spare parts) and were strong favourites to win the inaugural distance prize. The cars were all 4½-litre tourers, two of them with racing chassis designed by Vanden Plas. The engine put out 130 bhp making them capable of a top speed of 165 kp/h (105 mph). Company director, and chief shareholder, Woolf Barnato drove with his wealthy Australian-born Grosvenor Square neighbour Bernard Rubin. They had the original 4½-litre (nicknamed “Old Mother Gun”) that had been mangled in the White House crash the previous year. The 1927 winner, Dudley Benjafield, was this time paired with 1924-winner Frank Clement. The third car was driven by another of the “Bentley Boys” debutantes, Sir Henry “Tim” Birkin, who was accompanied by the experienced Jean Chassagne, who had chased the team so hard in his Ariès the previous year.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
Automobiles Ariès again returned with its streamlined 3-litre GP2 surbaissée “tank”. Although showing its age, the 3-litre engine had been tuned to now put out 96 bhp. It was driven by works drivers Robert Laly and Louis Rigal. As before the team also entered a pair of smaller 1.1-litre CC4 cars.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
The biggest car in the field, by engine volume and stature was a Stutz BB Blackhawk. Its 5-litre engine produced 125 bhp and the car had been winning many races in the American AAA racing series. It was entered by Charles Terres Weymann, the Paris-based American car-distributor and aviator and driven by Le Mans veterans Édouard Brisson and Robert Bloch formerly of Lorraine-Dietrich.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
After a promising debut in the 1925 race, Chrysler returned with a big four-car team, once again entered by its French distributor, the Grand Garage St Didier Paris. The “72” was the latest version of the same Chrysler Six but had a bigger 4.1-litre sidevalve engine that developed 85 bhp. The team hired a squad of grand-prix drivers: Henri Stoffel (1925 Chrysler driver) was with dual race-winner André Rossignol, up-and-coming race-winner Louis Chiron ran with Cyril de Vere, Conte “Freddie” Zehender was paired with Jacques Ledure while the Cantacuzino brothers (Parisian-resident Romanian aristocrats) had the fourth car.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
Alfa Romeo had been vying with Bugatti for top Grand Prix honours in the mid-1920s. In sports-car racing they were also proving to be the team to beat with the fantastic new design from Vittorio Jano. The 6C-1500 Super Sport dominated Italian races, including winning the new Mille Miglia event. The supercharged 1.5-litre version only put out 75 bhp but gave a top speed of 140 kp/h (85 mph). The Russian émigrée Count Boris Ivanowski entered one for the race. However, the ACO scrutineers rejected it, saying it was “too racy” with too many standard components of a touring car removed to be eligible.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
Itala’s best racing days were pre-war, but two cars came to Le Mans for the manufacturer’s only appearance. The Tipo 65 had a twin-cam 2-litre engine producing 70 bhp  and capable of 130 kp/h (80 mph). Guy Benoist, winner of four Grand Prix in 1927 was partnered with former Chenard-Walcker driver Christian Dauvergne, while the two French nom-de-plumes “Sabipa” and “Christian” drove the other car.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
Like Itala, the British Lagonda company had been racing since before the war. The new 2-litre Speed Model had been very successful in 1927. It had a top speed of almost 150 kp/h (95 mph) and three were entered. Managed by former Bentley driver Bertie Kensington-Moir, he had former other ex-Bentley drivers Baron André d’Erlanger, Douglas Hawkes and Clive Gallop alongside regular drivers Francis Samuelson and Frank King (also Lagonda sales-manager).


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
Alvis had also established itself in the British racing scene in the 1920s and was now concentrating on touring-car racing. The new FA12/50 model featured innovative front-wheel drive and could get up to 135 kp/h (85 mph) with its 1.5-litre 50 bhp engine. Two cars were entered for their racing debut, driven by Major Morris Harvey and George Purdy and Sammy Davis (race winner with Bentley) with Bill Urquhart-Dykes. However, only Harvey was really familiar with the different driving style of front-wheel drive.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
Salmson was back with just a two-car team but looking to emulate their success in 1927 it was strong on paper. The Grand Sport had proven reliability and was entered in the Biennial Cup with 1927 winners, works drivers Georges Casse and André Rousseau. The team also entered the only supercharged car to get to the starting line. With the new rules permitting blown engines taking effect this year, they were ineligible for the ’27-28 Biennial Cup. The 1.1-litre engine with a Cozette supercharger was equivalent to a 1.43-litre engine and therefore had 20 more laps added to its target distance. It was driven by Jean Hasley / Albert Perrot.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
After an acrimonious departure from Salmson in 1923, André Lombard was barred from competing for five years. In that time he founded his open company, Automobiles Lombard, making small voiturettes like Salmson. The first production model was the AL3, designed by Edmond Vareille (another ex-Salmson employee). Low-slung, the standard double-overhead-cam 1.1-litre engine had a 4-speed gearbox and had a top speed of 130 kp/h (80 mph). Lombard got ex-Salmson works driver Lucien Desvaux to drive. A second car arrived for Amilcar co-founder André Morel but did not practice.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
A new challenger to Salmson for Index honours this year was Bollack Netter and Co (BNC). Founded in 1923, they started with small, quick cyclecars and then introducing models with bigger engines that proved competitive in racing. Three versions of their new Type H were offered (named after famous race-tracks), including the supercharged “Montlhéry” but it was a regular “Monza” model that was bought to Le Mans. This small 2-seater had a Ruby DS 1100 pushrod engine that put out 30 bhp and a three-speed gearbox. It was driven by regular works driver Michel Doré, along with Jean Treunet.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
After a terrible 1927 race, Tracta returned with three of their front-wheel drive cars. Along with an improved Gephi, two new Type A models were entered, one with a 1.5-litre SCAP engine and the other with a 1.1-litre SCAP engine. Once again, team co-founder Jean-Albert Grégoire was driving, choosing the smaller Type A for the ‘27-28 Biennial Cup. Race veterans Maurice Benoist and Louis Balart ran the 1.5-litre car, while Roger Bourcier (injured in the road accident before the previous year’s race) drove the Gephi with the first South American at Le Mans: the Argentine Hector Vasena.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
Aston Martin had had a difficult beginning, going through several bankruptcies since it was founded in 1913. The first design of the latest incarnation was the T-Type, which was to lead to the next model, the International. It was a four-seat convertible with a 1.5-litre engine and 4-speed gearbox. Two prototypes came to Le Mans, driven by engineer co-owner Augustus “Bert” Bertelli / George Eyston and Cyril Paul with former Bentley mechanic Jack Besant.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Practice
A number of teams found teething problems in the practice session. Fortunately, Morris Motors had purchased the Léon Bollée factory near Le Mans to produce cars for the French market. It routinely offered its facilities to foreign teams needing repair work and machining. This year, Alvis, Lagonda and Aston Martin availed themselves of that offer to get their cars race-ready. .


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Start
Just before the start of the race, a light squall came across the circuit. But it soon cleared and the weather was fine for the race. From the start the Bentleys were in front, with Birkin taking the lead, ahead of Brisson in the Stutz, Laly's Ariès the four Chryslers and two of the Lagondas. But not d’Erlanger, who had flooded his engine at the start and had been last away.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Start
First to fall was the Ariès, put out after only two laps with engine failure. Soon after, Ledure's Chrysler was in the pits with no radiator water after bolts had come loose on the frame.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Start
In the opening hour, the pace was torrid and the top four cars successively lowered the lap record. Brisson was able to keep up with the Bentleys but Barnato would not let him pass. It was only when the Stutz team protested the blocking tactics to the officials that Bentley signalled to Barnato to pull over. However, another short shower affected the Stutz's handling, letting Barnato pull away. Samuelson had been driving his Lagonda wildly. Ignoring team orders to slow down his luck ran out when he went off at Mulsanne corner and planted the car in the sandbank.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Start
He was reversing out when he was struck, ironically, by his teammate d’Erlanger, making up time after his delay at the start. The impact pushed Samuelson's car back through the sandbank and into the wooden fence beyond. It took him two hours to dig it out, whereupon he found the gearbox casing was cracked. Furious and bruised, d’Erlanger made it back to the pits where the front brakes and shock absorbers had to be disengaged to continue on.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Start
Shortly before 7pm, the cars started coming in for their first fuel stops and driver changes. But on his due in-lap, Birkin did not arrive. Barnato reported to the team that he had seen Birkin marooned at Mulsanne corner with a puncture. The rubber had wrapped itself around the axle. After 90 minutes of cutting he got the tyre off and tried to drive back on the rim. He got as far as Arnage until the rim collapsed, pushing him off into the roadside ditch. Unable to move the car with just a single jack he ran the 5km back to the pits. Co -driver Chassagne smuggled a second jack out and ran back to take over the repair. He got going eventually but they had lost three hours in the process.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Start
The Alvis team had planned on running 22-laps shifts but were concerned when their cars began sputtering on 19 laps because of their fuel-tank shape. They were both lucky to make it to the 20-lap minimum, forcing a change in the race-strategy. Bertelli had just taken over his Aston Martin when he had to take to the verge to overtake a slower car blocking him. But he hit a deep ditch wrecking his suspension.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Start
Benjafield inherited the lead but it would not last long, as he fell back with an oil-leak in the engine, dropping him to fourth. This left Rubin and Bloch dicing for the lead. After a thrilling hour of close racing it was Bloch, in the Stutz, who was in the lead as night fell.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Night
Bloch and Brisson kept the Stutz in the lead through the night. Barnato closed in again and Brisson repaid his earlier actions by himself blocking the road, even driving on the road-verge to throw stones up into the closely following Bentley. Later in the night the circuit had bouts of fog and light rain. The Benjafield/Clement Bentley was retired when a water pipe came loose emptying the water pump well before the 20-lap replenishment window. The cause was found to be because the chassis had flexed and broken from the strains of the hard racing.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Night
The three Chryslers continued comfortably in the top-10, until around 3am when Chiron started having trouble with his clutch and fell back. The car was later disqualified when the drivers tried to bump-start the car. Davis had a big moment in the rain when a tyre blew on his Alvis accelerating out of Mulsanne corner. Missing the roadside trees, he managed to limp round to the pits to do the repairs.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Night
Having been on schedule as night fell, the supercharged Salmson developed engine problems that meant it was disqualified, alongside one of the SARAs, at the halfway point for insufficient distance. Just before dawn, Barnato and Rubin retook the lead off the Stutz as they stopped for fuel. The Chryslers were third and fourth. The Benoist/Dauvergne Itala, the first of the 2-litres, was close behind with the Alvis cars holding down sixth and seventh.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Morning
Through the morning the Stutz pursued the British team, but Rubin gradually built a lead. Then not long after midday the green Bentley had to pit with a water leak as the radiator worked loose, also due to a cracked chassis like their sister car. But then soon after the Stutz gearbox started giving trouble jumping out of top gear, and the Frenchmen could not keep up their pace.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Morning
At 10 am Benoist was trying to lap an Alvis at the Pontlieue hairpin when both tried outbraking each other. Both had to take the escape road. Benoist only got a hundred metres further when he came to a stop in the middle of the road, possibly with a locked brake. It took an hour for him to get back to the pits and get repairs. Another Alvis puncture dropped Urquhart-Dykes down the order. Then at 2.30pm Brisson came in with no top gear and the Stutz lost two laps in the pits.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Finish and post-race
In a tense finish, Barnato nursed the Bentley home with an emptying radiator and a rising temperature gauge. He was alarmed to see the Stutz team signal their car to speed up, but Bloch had his own issues with the fragile gearbox. Trying to time his run to the finish, Barnato arrived at the line a minute too early and had to do an extra lap. With water spattering him from the overheating radiator, he dropped to 50 km/h, free-wheeling down slopes and stopping to let the engine cool a bit. The Stutz overtook him, unlapping itself.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Finish and post-race
In the end it took twenty minutes, and the winning margin over the Stutz was only 13 kilometres (8 miles). The pace of the two cars had been such that they easily broke the distance record, going seven laps further than Bloch and Rossignol had in the Lorraine-Dietrich in the 1926 race.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Finish and post-race
Two of the Chryslers came in third and fourth after trouble-free runs but were well back. The hard-charging Birkin/Chassagne Bentley had come back through the field to finish fifth. Birkin set a new lap record on his final lap, fully 39 seconds faster than the previous year, to just manage to meet their target of 135 laps.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Finish and post-race
After their respective tribulations it was the Alvis of Harvey & Purdy who won the 1.5-litre class (coming in sixth), while the Benoist/Dauvergne Itala had dropped to 8th, but still had a 5-lap advantage over the last Lagonda running to win the 2-litre class. After the time lost from the Saturday night repairs, d’Erlanger/Hawkes had pushed on to finish 11th.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Finish and post-race
Salmson repeated its previous year's success, coming in tenth overall and again winning the Biennial Cup, romping in and beating their target by 29 laps. However, they were beaten to this year's Index of Performance by the mighty little BNC that beat the same target by 33 laps, coming 7th overall and first French car home.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Finish and post-race
After a terrible race the previous year, Tracta had a complete reversal of fortune with all three of their cars finishing, the best being their 1.5-litre type A finishing 12th. Interestingly, all the cars of both front-wheel drive teams, Tracta and Alvis, finished the race. E.H.P. came away with their best result at Le Mans, finishing second in the Biennial Cup and beating their previous best distance by nine laps. However, the financial pressure of business downturn and the purchase of Bignan forced the company to close in 1929.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Finish and post-race
The SARA of Duval/Mottet was the one nominated for the Biennial Cup. It was delayed through the middle of the race but they made up time to make their target by the slimmest of margins – calculated by the ACO as only 35 metres on its last lap. In contrast, SCAP lost both their cars in the last few hours, just short of their required distances. Despite launching a larger 2.3-litre car, within a year the company had closed.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Finish and post-race
After much success in the mid-1920s Salmson closed its racing team in 1929 on this high note, as the grand prix cars were getting outdated and the company was moving out of the crowded fast sports-car market. Unfortunately BNC had invested in larger passenger cars, which did not sell. Bollack and Natter were forced out of their own company at the end of the year when it was bought by businessman Charles de Ricou.


1928 24 Hours of Le Mans, Official results, Finishers
Results taken from Quentin Spurring's book, officially licensed by the ACO Although there were no official engine classes, the highest finishers in unofficial categories aligned with the Index targets are in Bold text.


1928 AAA Championship Car season
The 1928 AAA Championship Car season consisted of seven races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Salem, New Hampshire on October 12. There were also three non-championship races. The AAA National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Louis Meyer.


1928 Aberdeen North by-election
The Aberdeen North by-election of 1928 was held on 16 August 1928. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Frank Herbert Rose. It was won by the Labour candidate William Wedgwood Benn. The by-election was one of the first British elections where a Communist candidate stood against Labour since Comintern had abandoned its policy of entryism, with the candidacy of Aitken Ferguson, a member of the local Trades Council, who had been the Labour candidate in the 1924 Glasgow Kelvingrove by-election.


1928 Akron Zippers football team
The 1928 Akron Zippers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1928 college football season. In its second season under head coach Red Blair, the team compiled a 5–4 record (3–4 against conference opponents) and outscored all opponents by a total of 158 to 94. John Mahoney was the team captain.


1928 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
The 1928 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1928 college football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 35th overall and 7th season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The team was led by head coach Wallace Wade, in his sixth year, and played their home games at Denny Field in Tuscaloosa, at Legion Field in Birmingham and at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of six wins and three losses (6–3 overall, 6–2 in the SoCon).


1928 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries
Alabama's October 20 meeting with Tennessee was the first game between the two schools in 14 years. While the game had been played on irregular dates up until 1914, when the series was renewed in 1928 the game was scheduled for the Third Saturday in October. Alabama and Tennessee have played yearly ever since, except when interrupted by World War II in 1943, although the game has more frequently been scheduled for the fourth Saturday in October since the SEC expanded to 12 teams in 1992. Alabama lost this renewal of the series 15–13, victimized by poor special teams play (a 98-yard kickoff return for Tennessee to open the game, a safety on a fumbled punt, a missed extra point) and mistakes (an offsides penalty that kept a Tennessee drive alive, leading to its second touchdown).


1928 All England Badminton Championships
The 1928 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Royal Horticultural Halls, Westminster, England from March 4 to March 11, 1928.


1928 All-Big Six Conference football team
The 1928 All-Big Six Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Six Conference teams for the 1928 college football season. The selectors for the 1928 season included the Associated Press (AP).


1928 All-Big Ten Conference football team
The 1928 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Big Ten Conference teams chosen by various selectors for the 1928 Big Ten Conference football season.


1928 All-Big Ten Conference football team, Key
Bold = Consensus first-team selections of at least two of the listed selectors (AP, UP and Eckersall)


1928 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship Final
The 1928 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship Final was the ? ?th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1928 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for teams in Ireland. The match was held on 5 May 1929 between Tipperary and Kilkenny.


1928 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
The 1928 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the first staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship. The championship began on 20 May 1928 and ended on 27 October 1929.


1928 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
Cork won the title following a 7-6 to 4-0 victory over Dublin in a second replay of the final.


1928 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1928 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 42nd staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. Kildare were the winners.


1928 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
The 1928 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 41st All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1928 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.