1929–30 in English football
overview of association football-related events in England during the 1929–1930 season
The 1929–30 season was the 55th season of competitive football in England.
Events
The Wednesday officially changed their name to Sheffield Wednesday prior to the start of this season.
Blackpool claimed their only championship to date on the final day of the Division Two season, 3 May, with a goalless draw at Nottingham Forest. Runners-up Chelsea could have won the title themselves the same afternoon if they had won and Blackpool had lost, but the Londoners were defeated at Bury by a single goal. Blackpool forward, Jimmy Hampson, finished the season as the top goal scorer in England, with 46 goals in all competitions.
Deaths
29 September, Joe Schofield—manager of Port Vale and former England international
Honours
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour.
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