SAFC 1928-1929 Football League Division 1 Season Review

Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Finished
42 20 7 15 93 75 4th

By Season End

Sunderland AFC finished 4th at the end of the 1928-1929 season scoring 93 goals, conceding 75 with a goal difference of 18.

The Goals

Dave Halliday contributed the most goals in the 1928-1929 Football League Division 1 season, netting 43 (1.02 goals per game). With a goalscoring average of 0.45 goals per game the Rokerites netted a total of 67 goals at Roker Park conceding 30 (37), away from home scoring 26 and conceding 45 (-19) with an away goalscoring average of 1.62 and an overall goalscoring average of 0.45 goals per game.

The Wins

The season finished in 1928-1929 with 20 wins, a win ratio of 47.62%, the Sunderland AFC faithful at Roker Park enjoyed 16 wins and the travelling support saw 4 games won.

The Draws

Of the 42 games played the Rokerites managed 7 draws by the end of the 1928-1929 season, 2 draws at Roker Park and 5 away from home.

The Losses

In total SAFC lost 15 games, 3 games lost at Roker Park (30 goals conceded) and 12 games lost away (45 goals conceded).

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